Phi Beta Kappa library books, . 1740-1854

Dwight, Timothy, 1828-1916

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Congregational minister, president of Yale. From the description of Letters of Timothy Dwight [manuscript], 1894-1897. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812954 Timothy Dwight was born on November 16, 1828 in Norwich, Connecticut. He graduated from Yale College in 1849 (B.A.) and 1852 (M.A.). Dwight was licensed to preach in 1855 and ordained in 1861. He served Yale College as tutor (1851-1855), assistant professor (1858-1861) and professor of Sacred Liter...

Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

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George Ticknor (1791-1871), educator and author, served as the first Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard from 1817 to 1835. After his arrival at Harvard, Ticknor became disenchanted with the school curriculum, characterizing the College as a well-disciplined high school, and began an effort to reorganize the College around four main goals: the division of students in courses according to academic proficiency and merit; the division of the ...

Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890

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John Charles Frémont (January 21, 1813 – July 13, 1890) was an American explorer, military officer, and politician. He was a US Senator from California, and in 1856 was the first Republican nominee for President of the United States. A native of Georgia, Frémont acquired male protectors after his father's death, and became proficient in mathematics, science, and surveying. During the 1840s, he led five expeditions into the Western United States and became known as "The Pathfinder". During the...

Phi Beta Kappa. Massachusetts Alpha (Harvard University)

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The Alpha chapter of Phi Beta Kappa was established at Harvard University in 1781. In 1995, it combined with the Radcliffe College chapter, Massachusetts Iota, to form the Massachusetts Alpha Iota chapter. From the description of Records of Phi Beta Kappa : general correspondence, 1782-1911. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77068003 The Harvard chapter of Phi Beta Kappa, Massachusetts Alpha, was established in 1781, making it the third oldest chapter of the organiza...

Baldwin, Ebenezer, 1745-1776

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Helvetius, M.

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Camões, Luís de, 1524?-1580

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Kames, Henry Home, Lord, 1696-1782

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Henry, Robert, 1718-1790

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Scottish historian. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to T. Cadell, 1783 Jan. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270467788 Epithet: Captain; Royal Marine Artillery British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000390.0x000375 ...

Nisbet, P.

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Watson, R

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Aiken, J.

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Voltaire

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Radcliffe, Ann Ward, 1764-1823

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English gothic novelist. From the description of Autograph letter in the third person : [n.p.], to Mr. [William Eusebius?] Andrews, 1822 Feb. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872138 ...

Belsham, William

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LaPorte, Count de.

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Stewart, D

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Knox, Vicesim.

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Sidney, A..

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Sullivan, James

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Lavater, J. C.

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Mamontel.

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Eton, William

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Epithet: subject of Wolley Ch x.14 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001084.0x000024 Epithet: of Add MS 37853 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x000159 ...

Vertot, Abbot de.

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

English, George B.

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Brydone, P. (Patrick), 1743-1818

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Epithet: of Add MS 35518 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000987.0x0002d2 ...

Simond, L. (Louis), 1767-1831

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Belknap, Jeremy, 1744-1798

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Jeremy Belknap was born in Boston on June 4, 1744. He received an AB from Harvard in 1762 and an AM in 1765. He became the minister of the First Congregational Church of Dover, New Hampshire in 1767, and later served as the minister of the Church in Long Lane, Boston. As a historian, Belknap published the History of New Hampshire and American Biography. His work on American Biography encouraged an interest in Harvard's history, and he explained in a letter two months before his de...

Petrarca, Francesco, 1304-1374

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Francesco Petrarca (b. July 20, 1304, Arezzo, Italy–d. July 19, 1374, Arquà, Italy), commonly anglicized as Petrarch, was a scholar and poet of Renaissance Italy who was one of the earliest humanists. His rediscovery of Cicero's letters is often credited with initiating the 14th-century Renaissance. Petrarch is often considered the founder of Humanism. Petrarch would be later endorsed as a model for Italian style by the Accademia della Crusca. Petrarch stduied law at the University of Montpell...

Thomson, T. L.

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Epithet: of Dudingstone British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x0001ff Epithet: Principal Clerk of Session British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x0001ea Epithet: MD; Professor of Chemistry al Glasgow British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001344.0x0001e7 ...

Parry, W. E.

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Price, Richard, 1966-....

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Epithet: DD, FRS British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000862.0x0001fb Epithet: of Add MS 61346 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000706.0x0001bc Epithet: MP British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000706.0x000199 Epithet: DD; of Add MS 34417 Bri...

Marshall, Ian, 1945-

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Epithet: Secretary, Independent Labour Party, Middlesbrough British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001192.0x000013 ...

St. John, J. H.

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Gregory, G. (George), 1754-1808

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Cogan, Thomas

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Epithet: MD, philosopher British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x0002d3 Epithet: of Egerton MS 2133 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000246.0x00002b ...

Blair, Hugh E.

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Epithet: DD; of Add MS 11679 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000126.0x00010b ...

Berwick, Duke of.

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Robin, Abbe.

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Walker, John, 1939-

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John Walker was born 15 August 1785 at "Locust Grove" in King and Queen County, Virginia, to Humphrey Walker (1762-1820) and Frances Temple Walker (ca. 1760-1824). John Walker moved to Tennessee in the 1810s, before returning to King and Queen County in 1819. He became a successful planter, inheriting "Chatham Hill" from his mother's family. After the death of a brother, he also became owner of "Locust Grove." Walker married Margaret Shepherd (1804-1886), and they had 7 children. John Walker die...

Watts, I.

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Montagu, M. W.

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Campbell, George (George F.)

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Epithet: of Add MS 36057 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000843.0x000289 Epithet: merchant, of Edinburgh British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000843.0x000287 Epithet: of Add MS 32735 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000843.0x000288 Epithet: Sergean...

Paley, Wm.

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Jenyns, Soam.

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Rousseau, J.-J.

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St. Pierre, J.

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Gilles, John

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Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774

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Irish author. From the description of AL : London, to Thomas Cadell, [ca. 1771]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122645561 ...

Allen, W.

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Anacharsis

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Cummings, Abraham.

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Necker, Jacques, 1732-1804

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Necker, a Swiss born, Protestant French statesman, was the finance minister of France (1776-1781). Necker played an important role in assisting the American Revolution of 1776, by providing finances for the American cause. From the description of [Letters, 1779-1789] / Necker. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 301351545 ...

Mortimer, Thomas, 1730-1810

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Nicholson, Wm.

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Boswell, James Griffin

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Epithet: Representative of Dysart at the Convention of Scottish Boroughs British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000302.0x000355 Epithet: of Add MS 38226 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000302.0x000353 ...

Palmer, Samuel, 1805-1881

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Epithet: merchant, of Oporto British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001092.0x00035b English artist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Tintern Abbey, Monmouthshire, to George Richmond, 1835 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872080 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Furze Hill House, to Harry Inglis Richmond, 1866 Sept. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609928...

Argens, Jean B. de Boyer, Marquis d'.

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Warren, J. C.

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Morse, Jedediah.

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Burgh, James, 1714-1775

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