(EDUCATION) Knox Samuel An Essay on the Best System of Liber

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(EDUCATION.) Knox, Samuel. An Essay on the Best System of Liberal Education. 8vo, contemporary 1/4 calf, worn, front joint starting; moderate dampstaining and page wear, a few faint crayon marks; early signature on title page and final page. Baltimore, 1799

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Knox was president of the Frederick Academy in Maryland. George Washington appears on the subscriber list for this prize-winning essay, but Knox's influence was probably stronger on Thomas Jefferson, who invited him to be the first faculty member at the University of Virginia. Evans 35690.