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Excerpt from Manual Labour School: Address on the Subject of a Manual Labour School; And an Address to the Citizens of Baltimore
ON the 16th December, 1839, a meeting of gentlemen desirous to establish, if possible, a manual labour school in the vicinity of Baltimore, was held in the first Baptist Church, at the corner of Sharp and Lombard streets.
On motion of Mr. George W. Norris, Dr. Dunbar was called to the chair, and John L. Carey Esq. Appointed secretary.
Mr. Whiston, superintendent of the Boston Farm School was present, and at the request of the meeting made a full and very interesting state ment in regard to the establishment, history and results of the institution under his charge. The meeting was also addressed by C. Gilman, Esq. When, on motion of Dr. Thomas E. Bond, Jr. A committee was appointed to take the subject into consideration, with instructions to call a meeting of the citizens, whenever they were prepared to report, and generally to pursue such course as they might deem best calculated to bring the mat ter fairly and favourably before the public.
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