THE TWENTY-SIXTH [and Twenty-Seventh and Twenty-Eighth] REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS OF THE AMERICAN ASYLUM, at Hartford, for the Education and Instruction of the Deaf and Dumb, Exhibited to the Asylum, May 14th, 1842.

Hartford, (CT): Case, Tiffany & Co., Printers, 1842-1844. Annual reports. 8vo. Three volumes: 32, (2); 33, (3); 44, (4) pp. The reports for 1843 and 1844 include a plate that illustrated each letter of the alphabet in sign language; each also includes a list of pupils, giving dates of admission and home address and an abstract of the treasurer’s account. The 1844 report also lists all of the pupils at the institution from its inception in 1817 and a list of all officers from that date. Cf. Sabin 15693 for the institution’s first report, issued in 1817. Disbound pamphlets (each with old tidelines and moderate foxing). Good copies. For the three pamphlets, Item #65767

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