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Mitchell, Silas Weir, 1829-1914

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Silas Weir Mitchell was a Philadelphia physician and author. After graduating from medical school, he studied in Europe, joined his father's practice, and ran Turner's Lane Hospital in Philadelphia during the Civil War, becoming the preeminent American neurologist of his generation. In addition to numerous medical papers and texts, he published popular novels, short stories, poetry, and essays. Born on 15 Feb. 1829, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he was a son of physician John Kear...

Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864

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George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – December 31, 1864) was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1828 to 1829 and as the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849. The son of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas, George Dallas attended elite preparatory schools before embarking on a legal career. He served as the private secretary to Albert Gallatin and worked for the Treasury Department and the Second Bank of the United Stat...

Sedgwick, Theodore, 1746-1813

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Theodore Sedgwick (May 9, 1746 – January 24, 1813) was an American attorney, politician and jurist, who served in elected state government and as a Delegate to the Continental Congress, a U.S. Representative, and a United States Senator from Massachusetts. He served as the fourth Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He was appointed to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in 1802 and served there the rest of his life. Born in West Hartford in the Connecticut Colony, Sedg...

Alexander, J. W.

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Caswell, Alexis, 1799-1877

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Sixth president of Brown University, 1868-1872; and professor of natural philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy at Brown, 1828-1863. From the description of Alexis Caswell papers, 1824-1877 (bulk 1860-1877). (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 86167730 ...

Pontifico, Governo

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Hodge, Charles

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Clarke, W. R.

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Fessenden, William Pitt

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Hamilton, A. Boyd (Adam Boyd), 1808-1896

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Green, Jacob

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Davis, Jefferson, formerly President of the Confederate States of America

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Epithet: formerly President of the Confederate States of America British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000213.0x00023b ...

Patterson, Joseph.

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Kennedy, J. C. G. (Joseph Camp Griffith), 1813-1887

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Statistician, superintendent of the 7th (1850) and 8th (1860) censuses. From the description of Letter to Edward Jarvis [manuscript], 1861 January 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647880484 From the description of Letter to Edward Jarvis, 1861 January 18. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 35035737 ...

Watts, Frederick, 1801-1889

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Peale, Franklin

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Palmer, Edward (Dr.)

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Gibbs, Wolcott

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Sudder, E. C.

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Flugel, Felix

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Whister

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Hilgard, J. E. (Julius Erasmus), 1825-1891

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Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an important scientific reformer during the early nineteenth century. From his position as superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, and through leadership roles in the scientific institutions of the time, Bache helped bring American science into alignment with the professional nature of its European counterpart. In addition, Bache fostered the reform of public education in America. On July 19, 1806 Alexander Dallas Bache wa...

Marietta College

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United States. Naval Observatory

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Organizational History 1830 Establishment of the Depot of Charts and Instruments, Washington, D.C. 1843 1844 Construction of the observatory on its present site 1846 Publication of the first ...

Maxwell, Hugh, 1777-1860

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Hugh Maxwell (1777-1860) was born in Ireland and came to Philadelphia, Pa. At the age of nineteen he entered a printing partnership with Mathew Carey (1760-1839) and went on to publish, on his own, the Port Folio. In 1817 he moved to Lancaster, Pa., where he began publication of the Lancaster Gazette. He then bought the Lancaster Journal, a Democratic newspaper, which he edited until 1839. Maxwell was active in encouraging public improvements in Lancaster County and took part in establishing a r...

Wooster, A. F.

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Bradley, W. A. (Postmaster)

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Lester, E. Edward

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Bernstein + Dingelstedt

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Grosh, A. B. (Rev.)

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Thomas, George H.

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Scott, W. B.

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Allen, Zachariah, 1795-1882

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Gledhill, William

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Van Ingen & Snyder

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Maclean, John, 1800-1886

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Rogers, Henry Darwin

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Goodman, Alfred Thomas

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Born in London, England, May 22, 1829 and came to Detroit in 1830. Purchased the Grand River House in 1862 and in 1868 built the Goodman House on the site. His son Frederick A. built two more stories on it and renamed it Griswold House. Alfred Goodman married Ulenna H. Bradley in 1856 and had besides Frederick a daughter, Nellie. (from Port. & Biog. Album of Oakland Co. Mich, 1891. pp. 813-814 ; Detroit News, May 20, 1936.) From the description of Alfred Goodman papers, 1873. (De...

Alexander, J. W., Rev.

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Bailey, W. W.

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Seaton, William Winston, 1785-1866

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Journalist, editor, mayor of Washington, D.C., 1840-1850. From the description of Letter : to "My good friend", [not after 1866] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22842661 From the description of Letter : to an unidentified recipient, 1849 Feb. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22777915 American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed (2) : Washington, D.C., to Redwood Fisher, 1845 June 29 and [Nov. 29]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2...

Cleaveland, Parker, 1780-1858

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Parker Cleaveland (1780-1858) was a professor at Bowdoin College from 1805 until his death in 1858. For the school terms 1840-41, 1841-42, and 1842-43, he was Professor of Chemistry, Mineralogy, and Natural Philosophy, as well as Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory, and Lecturer on Civil Polity. From the description of Lecture notes, c. 1840? (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259246 Parker Cleaveland (1780-1858) was a scientist and professor of chemistry, ...

Bailey, Theodorus

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Hildreth, Samuel P.

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Magie, David (Rev.)

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Nicholson, W.L.

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Bell, John

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Bossange, Gustave

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Armsby, James H. (James Harvey), 1809-1875

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Carnahan, James, 1775-1859

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James Carnahan was the ninth president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University), from which he graduated in 1800. In 1823 he was elected to the presidency of the college while it was in the middle of a period of decline. There were many faculty resignations, and enrollment had dropped from 120 to 70 students. He was very discouraged by the state of affairs and thought of recommending closing it down. However, with the help of professor John Maclean, he was able to strengthen the f...

Bullions, P.

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Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876

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American jurist and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Annapolis, Maryland, to Jonathan Meredith, 1841 Feb. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270486276 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Annapolis, Maryland, to Jonathan Meredith, 1830 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270486259 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to "My dear Otho", 1845 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270491319 ...

Jones, C. C.

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Everett, I. W. ?

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Capen, Nahum, 1804-1886

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Capen, born in Canton, Mass., began to study medicine at age 18; however, ill health prevented completion of his apprenticeship and in 1825 he entered into partnership in the publishing firm of Marsh, Capen, and Lyon. He wrote papers, articles, and books on history and politics, and was an advocate of free trade, federal copyright laws, popular education, and various social welfare reforms. He was postmaster of Boston from 1857 to 1861, and is credited with working out the free delivery system. ...

Cheney, T. Apoleon (Theseus Apoleon), 1830-1878

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Alexander Dallas Bache (1806-1867) was an important scientific reformer during the early nineteenth century. From his position as superintendent of the United States Coast Survey, and through leadership roles in the scientific institutions of the time, Bache helped bring American science into alignment with the professional nature of its European counterpart. In addition, Bache fostered the reform of public education in America. On July 19, 1806 Alexander Dallas Bache wa...

Dudley Observatory Board Of Trustees

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Collector Of Customs, New York

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Turner, Ernest

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Jackson, Isaac

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In 1833, Thomas Buxton presented a bill in Parliament that was the culmination of fifty years of abolitionist agitation, enacting an end to slavery in all territories under British dominion. Although passed in August 1833 for implementation one year later, the bill mandated that full emancipation would wait. While enslaved children were to be freed immediately, adults were required to serve out a four year "apprenticeship" under their former masters in order, as the act's supporters...

Prescott, William

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