Benjamin, Park, 1809-1864

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Dates:
Birth 1809-08-14
Death 1864-09-12

Biographical notes:

American journalist and poet; father of Park Benjamin, 1849-1922.

From the guide to the Park Benjamin letters and miscellany, 1841, 1847, 1848, 1877, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Editor and poet.

From the description of Park Benjamin poem, 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450619

American editor and poet.

From the description of To an old friend : autograph poem signed : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270905814

From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [n.p.], to Harper & Brothers, 1854 Jan. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270905813

Boston, Massachusetts poet and editor.

From the description of Letter, 1838. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31526776

American author and patent lawyer.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Richard Harding Davis, Managing Editor of Harper's Weekly, 1891 Feb. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270905815

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Subjects:

  • American literature
  • Publishers and publishing
  • African Americans
  • Authors and publishers
  • Diplomatic and consular service, American
  • Music critics
  • Plantations
  • Poetry

Occupations:

  • Authors, American
  • Diplomats
  • Editors
  • Historians
  • Journalists
  • Plantation owners
  • Poets
  • Slaveholders

Places:

  • Guyana (as recorded)
  • Norwich (Conn.) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Demerara (as recorded)

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