Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1844-03-15
FRAUD IN SPELLING-BOO


HE attention Of the undersigned, proprirors
OF The Last Revised Edition ct WEBsrER's ELH-
MENTARY SPELLING BooK being All Improvement
on HE American Spelling Book, has been called
to II "Spelling Book" lately published 10y Il. H..
Sherburne, Boston, ana Ira 81 ne, Wells R.ver,
vermont, purpnrting TO be
" The last Revised edition Of The American Spell
Ing Book, continuing the RudIlnenrs OF the En-
glish lunginge tor q" lie use OF Schools in the IT,
nIted Siaes, b, Noah Webster, Esq, the c,ised
impression, NTH the latest cOrrecous"-
Which publication is calculated 10 IL jure the
Undersigned IN the sue 9th ir work, by convey
ing the impression that tho American Spell ing
BOOK oil DR.. Webster hal lately been by him, un
der that lille, rev istd aud corrected.
Soon alter the compilation of the Elementary
Spelling Book" DR.. Webster, at great pecunlary
sacrifice, made every effort to suspend the circu
la'iuii oi the Old American Spelling Bnok, and 10
substitute the ntw work, which had chained
such just ce.ebri,y. Ills REASONS gi, EN- 1T the lime,
were, HAT the American Spelling Book, passing
through thousands Of editions duiing period Ui
forty years, with II hundred fltrent publishers,
and twice that number OF stereotype plates, had
became so lnlI OF typographical and olher err"rs,
us to 70 him great il justice. Besides, It's want OF
Conformity 10 the principles laid down IN AL his
aIer writings, made him ANXIOUS 10 Withdraw the
Amerlcan," aud substitute the Elementary" rs
embracing lhe rhnnges aud Improvements ~ our
language aai ted 10 the present century, which he
III great measure accomplished.
"The Revised Impression with The latest Cur
rec'lons' of" the American Spelling Book by No.
all Webster, Esp" as published in Vermont und
Boston, is literal reprint Of the old work, page
for rae aud biunder for Uunder, with the simple
exception OF corrected census page IA, aud II
new table oil SAFES and Seuis of Gurtramtni"
page l2l, where several MISTAKES in orlhogrudhy
aud Geographical fact occur; also he omission OF
the date llS03) 10 The preface vi the Vernon, ELI
ZION.
the tables throughout the book, independent OF
The typographical errors comm many words,
which however they may have been spelled in
1903, are not SPELLED 81 now, and onght not TO lie
tiusied 10y any intelligent parent or teacher such
as MIssoRIE iloUsATONUC, WAUBosn, Misni0AN,
ONoNDAGo anI hundreds more.
Tie work now printed is not Z" the last re,i-
sed edition wl,h the latest corrections 10y Noah
Webster Esq,' and The undersigned having pur-
chased Of lis executors The exclusive cupyngh
OF the Elementary Spelling Book at heavy ex-
pense, The above rHpOse is as well due 10 ,hem-
selves as The reputation OF DR.. Webster.
GEORGE +. COOLIDGE g. BROTHER
.Nti0 York, January |, lS4l.
o. The genuine Last Revised edition Of Web
srerSs Elementary Spelling Book, contains en-
| gruyed tile pasr, got ul expressly for lhe pur
posc OF detecting my spurious cd ton or eGi'ions
aud is published by SAXBORN q CARTER, PolL
laad, Me- Also, by +. p. WALTON Sons, hon!
! peer W., and is tor sae by the wlnclpa Book
sellers Throughout Tho New England Stncs.