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WASHINGTON
The Model of Character
FOR
AMERICAN YOUTH.

WASHINGTON

THE

MODEL OF CHARACTER

FOR

AMERICAN YOUTH:

AN ADDRESS,

DELIVERED TO THE

Boys of the Public Schools.

BY REV. J. N. M‘JILTON, A. M.

CHAIRMAN OF THE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL, BALTIMORE.

BALTIMORE:
PRINTED AND PUBLISHED BY J. MURPHY,
178 MARKET STREET.

Entered, according to the Act of Congress, in the year 1846,
By JOHN MURPHY,
in the Clerk’s office of the District Court of Maryland.

CORRESPONDENCE.

Baltimore, July 24, 1846.

Rev. and Dear Sir:

The address delivered by you at the celebration of thePublic Schools of this city was so admirably adapted to theoccasion, and calculated to be of such essential service to theyouth of our city and country, that the committee of arrangementsfeel that they but reflect the sentiments and wishes ofall who heard it, by requesting that you would place a copyin their hands, with a view to publication, in order that itmay be preserved in a convenient and durable form for moreextended circulation and usefulness.

We are, sir, with great respect and esteem,

Your friends,

John R. W. Dunbar,
R. T. Spence,
John F. Monmonier,
R. S. Bowie,
Charles M. Keyser,
Com. of Arrangements.

To Rev. J. N. M‘Jilton.

Baltimore, July 27, 1846.

Gentlemen:

The address prepared at your request, and delivered tothe pupils of the public schools, is at your service. No objectionof mine shall be interposed between your desire thatit may be useful, and the effort to make it so.

With high consideration,

Your friend,

J. N. M‘Jilton.

To   Dr. John R. W. Dunbar,
  ”   R. T. Spence,
  ”   John F. Monmonier,
R. S. Bowie, Esq.,
Maj. Charles M. Keyser,
Committee of Arrangements.

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