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urged upon Jones the adoption of the Philadelphia plan. He had already communicated with President Santa Anna upon the subject while at the capital. But while we are told that Jones promised to exert his influence in favor of the plan in operation at the Manual Labor Academy of Pennsylvania, and while we know that the Lancasterian system was received with considerable favor in Mexico, there is no evidence that KeUeys influence counted for anything more than encouragement.**

12 Narrative of Events and DifHeulties, 75, Appoc. A. 87*9; Petition, 1866:4; Settlement of Oregon, K2. The system was esUbUsbed by law in the Pliiladel|>lita public schools in 18 18 bat abandoned in 1836.