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 Inscribed

TO

HIS EXCELLENCY DON DOMINGO FAUSTINO SARMIENTO,

CITIZEN OF THE UNITED PROVINCES OF THE RIO DE LA PLATA,

ALIAS

THE ARGENTINE REPUBLIC,

BY

ONE WHO ADMIRES HIS HONESTY OF PURPOSE

AND

THE HOMAGE WHICH HE PAYS TO PROGRESS.