John K. Kane lecture manuscript, 1841 November 26

Item — Box: 8, Folder: 6

Identifier: Vault MSS 792 Series 1 Sub-Series 6 Item 1

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Scope and Contents

Materials include John K. Kane's twenty-one page manuscript for the lecture he gave in November 1841 before the Mercantile Library Company of Philadelphia. His lecture is about the freedom of thought and says that "freedom is as indispensable to the growth and expansion of the mind, as it is to happiness." The manuscript is inlaid in a folded sheet used as a cover sheet with a title possibly written out by Elias Kent Kane. Dated November 26, 1841.

Dates

1841 November 26

Conditions Governing Use

It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Kane family papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Coordinating Committee.