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Letter to Editor
January 21, 1820
Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
Extract of a letter from a distinguished U.S. Congressman in Washington, dated December 24, to a gentleman in town, praising the condition of Transylvania University and urging Kentucky's legislature to support it as a beacon of science and literature for the western states.
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FROM THE REPORTER.
Extract from a distinguished member of congress, to a gentleman in this town, dated Washington, 24th Dec.
"I am extremely gratified to receive the favorable account you have given of the condition of the University. Even here, amidst the high and animating concerns of the State, it engages no inconsiderable share of the public attention and frequently forms an interesting topic of conversation. All whose eyes are turned to the West, regard it as a distinguished object; and those who wish for the welfare of that rising portion of our confederacy, feel the deepest solicitude for the growth and prosperity of Transylvania University. The legislature of Kentucky, it is believed cannot fail to foster and support an institution which is not merely destined to shed peculiar lustre upon that State, but which holds the torch of science and literature to all the States and Territories around that senior member of the western family."
Extract from a distinguished member of congress, to a gentleman in this town, dated Washington, 24th Dec.
"I am extremely gratified to receive the favorable account you have given of the condition of the University. Even here, amidst the high and animating concerns of the State, it engages no inconsiderable share of the public attention and frequently forms an interesting topic of conversation. All whose eyes are turned to the West, regard it as a distinguished object; and those who wish for the welfare of that rising portion of our confederacy, feel the deepest solicitude for the growth and prosperity of Transylvania University. The legislature of Kentucky, it is believed cannot fail to foster and support an institution which is not merely destined to shed peculiar lustre upon that State, but which holds the torch of science and literature to all the States and Territories around that senior member of the western family."
What sub-type of article is it?
Informative
Political
What themes does it cover?
Education
Politics
What keywords are associated?
Transylvania University
Kentucky Legislature
Western Confederacy
University Support
Science And Literature
What entities or persons were involved?
A Distinguished Member Of Congress
A Gentleman In This Town
Letter to Editor Details
Author
A Distinguished Member Of Congress
Recipient
A Gentleman In This Town
Main Argument
the writer is gratified by the positive report on transylvania university's condition and believes the kentucky legislature will support it, viewing it as vital for the intellectual progress of the western states.
Notable Details
Dated Washington, 24th Dec.
Regard It As A Distinguished Object
Holds The Torch Of Science And Literature