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interests of Greece appeared to recommend in order to obtain the favor of
any of the successive factions that have held may in that country. The
information they were enabled to communicate of it had been received in
the same spirit as that from whence it provided would have assuredly
prevented many evils and have conferred many benefits. A great variety
of friendly suggestions both political, statistic, military & naval,
justify hereafter, – and meanwhile there is consolation in thinking that
a good intended is really a good done.

2 Among the earliest contributions to the well-being of Greece were from the Committee
were several printing & Lithographic presses – several fonts of types &
all the materials necessary for the immediate production of a newspaper. and It is a matter of some pride to think that something however as English complacency to devote
in that the first newspapers ever printed in Greece were fr issued from
the presses & typers sent thither by the Greek Committee.

Newspapers Political journals were immediately established at Messolonghi, Athens & elsewhere – & the curious & touching spectacle of human scrutability was exhibited – that the ancient
& venerable theories of learning, which had fallen into barbarism &
decay, – again received the most important instrument of knowledge
& civilization from a country, unknown in the days of Grecian glory, or
if known, known only as the abode of naked savages. the establishment existence
of the press in Greece may hereafter give some security for
Good government – & open a course for acquiring genuine information
as to what is passing there. A quantity of maps & mathematical
instruments were also sent to the .

Identifier: | JB/110/020/001 "JB/" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 110.
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