Bradford, George Partridge, 1807-1890

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Teacher; member of Brook Farm community; friend of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 16, 1807. Direct descendant of Gov. William Bradford; son of Gamaliel and Elizabeth (Hickling) Bradford; brother of Sarah Alden (Bradford) Ripley (Mrs. Samuel Ripley). Died in Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 26, 1890. Classicist, Biblical scholar, and botanist; formally trained for the ministry. Graduated from Harvard College in 1825, from the Divinity School in 1828. Gave up the ministry and taught primarily young women in various locations in New England.

(Cont.) including Bangor, Me.; Boston, Concord, Dorchester, Jamaica Plain, Plymouth, and Salem, Mass.; and Newport, R.I. In May, 1841, joined the Brook Farm community, where he served as a teacher; he left in 1842. Co-authored with George Ripley "Philosophic Thought in Boston," a chapter in v. 4 of Justin Winsor's Memorial history of Boston (1881).

From the description of George Partridge Bradford notebooks, 1827-1873. (Concord Public Library). WorldCat record id: 33124463

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referencedIn Emerson family correspondence, ca. 1725-1900. Houghton Library
referencedIn Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879 Smithsonian Institution Archives
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
referencedIn James Bradley Thayer papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
creatorOf Bradford, George Partridge, 1807-1890. George Partridge Bradford notebooks, 1827-1873. Concord Free Public Library, Special Collection
referencedIn Ames family. Ames family papers, 1782-1927. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn George William Curtis corresponcence, 1842-1893. Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Library printed book provenance file, A-D Houghton Library
referencedIn Emerson family correspondence, ca. 1725-1900. Houghton Library
referencedIn May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871. Samuel Joseph May diary, 1865. Cornell University Library
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associatedWith Ames family. family
associatedWith Curtis, George William, 1824-1892 person
associatedWith Emerson family. family
correspondedWith Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882 person
associatedWith Harvard Divinity School corporateBody
correspondedWith Hoar, Ebenezer Rockwood (Hon.) person
associatedWith Houghton Library. corporateBody
associatedWith May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871. person
associatedWith Thayer, James Bradley, 1831-1902 person
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Birth 1807-02-16

Death 1890-01-26

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