Alexander Dallas Bache Papers, 1821-1869

Mitchell, Maria, 1818-1889

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Maria Mitchell and her father William Mitchell were astronomers. In 1869, Maria Mitchell was one of the first women elected into the American Philosophical Society. From the description of Papers, ca. 1825-1887. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624294 From the guide to the Maria Mitchell papers, ca. 1825-1887, Circa 1825-1887, (American Philosophical Society) Astronomer and teacher. From the description of Letter to Mr. Al...

Harvard College Observatory

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In 1839, the Harvard Corporation appointed William Cranch Bond the first Astronomical Observer to the University, thereby taking the first step in establishing the Harvard College Observatory, after which the first telescope was installed in 1847. Scholars and students had studied astronomy at Harvard since the seventeenth century, but it wasn’t until a large comet sparked public interest in 1843 that donors began donating funds to build an observatory. During the tenure of the Harvar...

Delafield, Richard, 1798-1873

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Richard Delafield was born in New York City on September 1, 1798. He was one of the 14 children of John and Anne (née Hallett) Delafield. His father had emigrated to New York from England in 1788 and made a fortune as a merchant. Edward Delafield, a prominent American physician, Joseph Delafield, a lawyer and diplomant, and Rufus King Delafield, a banker and manufacturer, were among his brothers. He was the first graduate of the United States Military Academy to receive a merit class standing...

Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

California

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History The California State University System, formally established in 1960 by the Donahoe Higher Education Act. It is the nation’s largest university system, with 23 campuses and seven off-campus centers, more than 400,000 students and 42,000 faculty and staff. The CSU is one of three public higher education systems in the state of California (the others are the University of California and the California Community College System). Since 19...

Corcoran, William Wilson, 1798-1888

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Washington, D.C. banker and philanthropist. From the description of Note : to "Dear Madam", [18]81 Jan. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22205349 From the description of Letter : Washington City, to Dr. James Laurie, Washington City, 1843 Jan. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22205336 Banker and philanthropist, of Washington, D.C. From the description of Papers, 1838-1887. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19405728 American banke...

Abert, John James, 1788-1863

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John James Abert (1788-1863) was a topographical engineer for the United States Army. He supervised many early national engineering projects, including the planning for a wagon road from Genoa, Utah to Carson Valley, Nevada. From the description of John James Abert letter, 1861 February 7. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 159957417 ...

Library of Congress

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The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...

Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866

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Lewis Cass (October 9, 1782 – June 17, 1866) was an American military officer, politician, and statesman. He represented Michigan in the United States Senate and served in the Cabinets of two U.S. Presidents, Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. He was also the 1848 Democratic presidential nominee and a leading spokesman for the Doctrine of Popular Sovereignty, which held that the people in each territory should decide whether to permit slavery. Born in Exeter, New Hampshire, he attended Philli...

Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Ellet, Charles Rivers, 1843-1863

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Ellet was born on June 1, 1843 in Philadelphia, the son of the noted civil engineer Charles Ellet, Jr. He was studying medicine at Georgetown University when the Civil War began. He served as an Army Assistant Surgeon during 1861-62. In the spring of 1862, when his father established the U.S. Ram Fleet, an Army unit of river steamers converted to rams, Charles Rivers Ellet transferred to that organization. Promoted to the rank of colonel later in the year, he commanded the ram Queen of the We...

Dudley Observatory Board Of Trustees

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Leconte, John Lawrence

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Henry, Helen Louisa (Henry's Daughter)

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Brewster, David, Sir

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Lacroix

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Silliman, Benjamin, Sr.

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Rodgers, John

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Benton, Thomas Hart

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Fish, Hamilton.

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Hunter, General

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Bell, John

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Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874

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Millard Fillmore was born in Cayuga County, N.Y. and later became a resident of East Aurora and Buffalo. He was a lawyer, local office holder, State Assemblyman, U.S. Congressman, N.Y. State Comptroller, Vice-President under Zachary Taylor and 13th U.S. President, 1850-1853. He was also involved in establishing numerous Buffalo institutions. He was a founder and first Chancellor of the University of Buffalo, Commander of the Union Continentals (Home Guard) during Civil War, and first president o...

Rogers, Fairman, 1833-1900

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Fairman Rogers (1833-1900) graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an A.B. in 1853 and an A.M. in 1856. He served as Professor of Civil Engineering until 1864 and as a Trustee from 1871 to 1886 at the University of Pennsylvania. He was engaged in surveys of the Potomac River for the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. He was well published on engineering topics, but was equally well known for riding and driving matters as he was the founder of the Philadelphia Coaching Club and t...

Spencer, John Canfield

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Boye, M. H.

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Quetelet, A.

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National Institute of Letters, Arts and Sciences.

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New York society founded in 1868 and officially incorporated in 1869 to "conduct investigations and researches in regard to matter affecting public welfare, to disseminate correct views on Literature, Art and Science, and to promote intercourse among those engaged therein." From the description of Report, 1868 Jun. 12. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770699 ...

Renwick, James, 1818-1895

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Discussions between Cathedral trustees and Renwick about the new Cathedral began in 1853. The final designs for the Cathedral's first scheme were accepted and work began in 1858. Renwick is known to have initially worked in partnership with William Rodrigue, but scholars generally agree that the designs were Renwick's and Rodrigue withdrew from the project in its early stages. See: St. Patrick's Cathedral / by Leland A. Cook. New York : Quick Fox, 1979. From the description of [Early...

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883

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Gustavus Vasa Fox served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War. From the description of G. V. Fox letter to H. R. Anthony, 1865 November 10. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 746765569 Assistant secretary, U.S. Navy, 1861-1866. From the description of Letter : Ports[mout]h, N.H., [18]65 Aug. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30798411 Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ...

Polk, Leonidas (Bishop)

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Frazer, John Fries

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Rood, O. N.

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Harding, Mr. (Philadelphia)

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Holmes, Isaac Edward.

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Pearce, James Alfred (Sen.)

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Beaufort, Francis (Sir)

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Rhees, William J.

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Andrews, Solomon

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Wood, Thomas Waterman, 1823-1903

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Painter and portrait painter; New York, N.Y. From the description of Thomas Waterman Wood letters, 1880-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81488082 Genre and portrait painter, etcher; Montpelier, Vt. and New York, N.Y. Founded gallery 1891. 2006 oils and watercolors by Wood in permanent collection of gallery. In addition the gallery includes a large collection of WPA art on permanent loan from the U.S. government. From the description o...

Gardner, John M.

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Young, Mr.

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Biddle, Nicholas

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Arago, Dominique Francois Jean

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Epithet: astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000815.0x0000cf ...

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...

Lambdin, Mr.

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Alexander, Barton Stone

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Babbage, Charles, of Add MS 34612

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Epithet: FRS, mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x000169 Epithet: of Add MS 34612 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000566.0x00023a ...

Gale, Leonard D. (Leonard Dunnell), 1800-1883

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Alexander, John H.

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Commission On Spirit Meters

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Elgin, James Bruce, Earl of, 1811-1863

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Putnam, George P.

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Alden, Mr.

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Bowen, Francis

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Japanese Embassy

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Squier, E. G. (Ephraim George), 1821-1888

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Ephraim George Squier (1821-1888) and Dr. Edwin Hamilton Davis (1811-1888) of Chillicothe, Ohio were antiquarian authors who became authorities in the field of Indian antiquities. Mr. Squier was editor of the Scioto Gazette in Ohio when he began investigating the moundbuilders of the Scioto Valley under the tutelage of Dr. Davis, an Ohio physician who wrote for several historical and medical journals. Squier was later appointed Charge d'affaires to Guatemala and other Central American states and...

Jackson, Charles T.

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Steuart, George H.

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Kirkpatrick, Professor

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Hawley, Gideon

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Lane, Mr.

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Morse, Samuel F. B.

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Peclet, J. C. E.

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Pourtales, Louis Francois De (Count)

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Field, Cyrus W.

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Epithet: projector of the Atlantic cable British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001088.0x0001ae ...

Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885

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Titian Ramsay Peale was a naturalist, explorer, and artist. From the description of Sketches, 1817-1875, [n.d.]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624313 From the description of Correspondence, 1820-1868. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523569 From the guide to the Titian Ramsay Peale correspondence, 1820-1868, 1820-1868, (American Philosophical Society) Painter and naturalist. From...

Wilkes, Charles,

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Wheatstone, Charles

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Epithet: FRS British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000699.0x000373 Epithet: scientist; Knight 1868 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001086.0x00024f ...

Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880

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Peirce (Harvard, A.B., 1829) taught astronomy and mathematics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Benjamin Peirce, 1846-1851 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972841 Peirce (A.B. 1829), mathematician and astronomer, was a tutor (1831-1833) and professor (1833-1880) at Harvard University, where he established the Harvard Observatory. From the description of Correspondence, ca. 1835-1880. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79...

Henry, James B.

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Wallace, H. B.

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Randall, John, 1570-1622

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Epithet: Deputy Vice Admiral of Dorsetshire British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000877.0x000019 Epithet: MRCS British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000352.0x0002db Epithet: of Add MS 22911 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000877.0x00001b ...

Badger, George Edmund, 1795-1866

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George E. Badger, superior court judge, secretary of the Navy, and U.S. senator, 1844-1855, of Raleigh, N.C. From the description of George Edmund Badger papers, 1827-1864. WorldCat record id: 22979255 From the guide to the George Edmund Badger Papers, 1827-1864, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) American jurist; U.S. Secretary of the Navy, 1841; U.S. Senator from North Carolina 1846-1855. From the gu...

Warden, David Bailie

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Henry, James (Henry's Brother)

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Olcott, Thomas W. (Thomas Worth), 1795-1880

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Banker and president of Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Albany, president of Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad, and civic leader, of Albany, N.Y.; name also found: Thomas W. Olcutt. From the description of Letter from B. F. Butler to Thomas W. Olcutt, 1834 Oct. 6. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 236206507 President of the Mechanics and Farmers' Bank of Albany, N.Y. Olcott was a prominent figure in New York State politics ...

University of the South

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Walker, Mr.

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Young, Brigham, 1801-1877

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Second president of the Mormon Church. From the description of Certificate, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122630973 American religious leader, second president of the Mormon Church, first governor of the Territory of Utah, and colonizer who significantly influenced the development of the American West. From the description of Cash ledger books, 1862-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122480196 From the description of Cash ledger books 1862-1877 ...

Loomis, Elias

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Epithet: Professor of Natural Philosophy, New York University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000630.0x000062 ...

Bonnycastle, A. M. (Mrs. Charles)

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Maury, Matthew F.

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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...

Marcy, William L.

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Secchi, Angelo, 1818-1878

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Italian astronomer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Rome, to Sigre. D. Luigi Bianchini, 1850 Feb. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634288 ...

Weed, Thurlow

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Carpenter, Philip Pearsall

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James, Henry, 1811-1882

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Henry James Sr. and his wife Mary Walsh James (1810-1882) were the parents of the novelist Henry James Jr., the philosopher William James, the diarist Alice James, Robertson James, and Garth Wilkinson James. From the guide to the Letters from Henry James Sr. and Mary Walsh James to various correspondents, 1827-1878., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Henry James Sr. was an American philosophical theologian. He and his wife Mary Robertson Walsh J...

Bonnycastle, C.

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Lenthall, John

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Epithet: Marshal of the King's Bench Prison British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000270.0x00022a ...

Daniell, John F.

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Evans, Dr.

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Parkes, Mr.

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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...

Humphreys, A. A. (General)

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Kane, Elisha Kent

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Epithet: Dr; of the US Navy British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000509.0x0000a7 ...

Taney, Roger Brooke

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Johnson, Andrew Jackson, 1841-1916

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Speed, John J. (John James)

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Gilliss, James Melville

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Floyd, John B. (John Buchanan), 1806-1863

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John Swank, a native of Augusta County, Va., settled near Singers Glen, Rockingham County, Va., where he lived until his death just before the outbreak of the Civil War. He was a member of the Lutheran Church and is buried at St. John's [Lutheran Church, Rockingham County.]. From the description of Land grant, 1849 March 31, to John Swank. (Colonial Williamsburg Foundation). WorldCat record id: 15347747 Biographical note: Politician; John Buchanan Floyd was Governor of Virgi...

Hodge, Mr.

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Government Hospital For The Insane (St. Eliz.)

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Lloyd, Humphrey

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Epithet: Provost of Trinity College, Dublin (1867), scientist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000443.0x0003dd ...

Elliott, Mr.

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Mason, Charles

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Shubrick, William Branford, 1790-1874

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U. S. naval officer. From the description of Letter to "Dr. [Spruston?] [manuscript], 1834 April 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647993598 Naval officer. From the description of William Branford Shubrick correspondence, 1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980458 Epithet: Captain; USN; Commanding American Pacific Squadron; Rear-Admiral 1862 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81...

Wharton, T. I.

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Forbes, James David

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Epithet: DCL British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001242.0x0002fe Balfour Stewart was born in Edinburgh on 1 November 1828. He was educated in Dundee, at St. Andrews University and then at Edinburgh University. At the latter, he attended the lectures of Professor James David Forbes (1809-1868). For a time he worked in the office of a Leith merchant and went to Australia on business in 1855. There he acquired a taste...

Hill, Mr.

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Grant, Robert (Prof.)

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Vail, Alfred

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Cassin, John, Mrs.

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Winans, J. J. (Hon.)

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McClelland, Robert

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Rodgers, Capt.

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Cavendish

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Pruyn, Samuel

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Patterson, Robert M.

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Lt. Colonel, U.S. Cavalry, Ret. From the description of Papers, 1870-1876. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 19482982 ...

Bailey, Edmund

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McDougall, J. A. (James Alexander), 1817-1867

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Born in New York, admitted to the bar in Cook County, Ill. and served as Illinois Attorney General as a Democrat from 1843-1846, then moved on to California where he also served as attorney general and senator. Almeron Wheat, also born in New York, settled in Quincy where he practiced law until he died. From the description of Letters, 1843-1845. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52576671 ...

Hodge, William L.

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Walker, R. J.

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Schaeffer, George C.

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Bledsoe, Albert Taylor, 1809-1877

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Albert Taylor Bledsoe (1809-1877), a Confederate official, editor, and author, was the first-born son of Moses Ousley and Sophia Childress Taylor. A fellow student of Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee at West Point Military Academy in 1830, Bledsoe performed military duty at western Indian forts. After graduating from Kenyon College in Ohio, he taught mathematics and French at Kenyon and later Miami University. He praticed law for ten years in Springfield, Illinois from 1838-48 but returned to t...

Tyler, Samuel, 1809-1877

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Dudley Observatory. Scientific Council

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Morris, Commodore

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Bradley, W. A. (Postmaster)

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Tyrrell, Alfred

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Saxton, Joseph, 1799-1873

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Girard College

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Gibbs, Mr.

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Stanton, Edwin Mcmasters

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Totten, Joseph Gilbert, 1788-1864

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Army officer and engineer. From the description of Joseph Gilbert Totten correspondence, 1841 February 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980636 ...

Hammond, William Archie

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Henry, William Alexander (Henry's Son)

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Boyden, Uriah A.

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Klipstein, Louis F.

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Beck, T. Romeyn

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Bartlett, Mr.

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Sabine, Edward

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Epithet: General RA, KCB, PRS British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000206.0x00037a ...

Felton, C. C.

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Turner, Professor

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Trowbridge, William Pettit, 1828-1892

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Stevens, Thaddeus

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Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Foote, Elisha

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Walker, Mrs. (A. D. Bache's Sister)

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Nicholson, W.L.

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Japan

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Bache, Nancy (Mrs. A. D.)

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Stockton, R. F.

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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...

Vinton

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Espy, James P...

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Paine, Henry M.

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Ohm, Georg Simon

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Reed, Mr.

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Schott, Charles A. (Charles Anthony), 1826-1901

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Engineer and geologist. From the description of Papers of Charles A. Schott, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71071032 ...

Darwin, Charles Ben, 1822-1901

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Charles Robert Darwin (1809-1882) was the grandson of Erasmus Darwin of Lichfield and Josiah Wedgwood. He entered the University of Edinburgh in 1825 to study medicine, intending to follow his father Robert's career as a doctor. However, Darwin found himself unenthusiastic about his studies, including that of geology, and left Edinburgh without graduating in 1827. Forming the intention of entering the church, Darwin came up to Cambridge in 1828, and though not finding the formal studies any more...

Ferguson, James, FRS; astronomer

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Walker, Sears C.

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Gray, Asa

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Epithet: botanist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001039.0x000310 Epithet: M D British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000839.0x0003dd ...

Peale, Rembrandt

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Coffin, James Henry.

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Gibbs, Wolcott

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Chase, Salmon P.

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Warner, Hiram, Judge

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Capitol Building

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Ferguson, John

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Clerk, U.S. Navy. From the description of Papers, 1843-1869. (Navy Department Library, Naval History & Heritage Command). WorldCat record id: 52880050 ...

Ferguson, Mr.

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Emory, William H. (William Hemsley), 1811-1887

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Soldier who served during the Mexican and Civil wars and surveyor of United States territory west of the Mississippi River with the Topographical Engineers. From the description of Papers of William Emory, 1861-1873. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 25058262 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, D.C., to William Stanbery, 1867 Apr. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614403 From the d...

Rush, Richard.

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Epithet: US diplomatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000429.0x0002f4 ...

Morgan, Lewis Henry

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Hassler, Ferdinand R.

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Wurtz, Henry, 1828-1910

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American chemist and editor; graduate of the College of New Jersey (later Princeton University). From the guide to the Henry Wurtz papers, 1847-1878, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Davis, C. H. (Charles Henry), 1845-1921

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Rear admiral, U.S.N. Author of his father's biography, "Life of Charles Henry Davis, Rear-Admiral, 1807-1877.". Superintendent of U.S. Naval Observatory, 1897-1902. From the description of Charles Henry Davis letters to Henry Oscar Houghton, Jr. and Houghton Mifflin & Co., [manuscript], 1899 Mar 24 and Apr 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 247517738 ...

Stuart, Alexander H. H. (Alexander Hugh Holmes), 1807-1891

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U.S. representative from Virginia and U.S. secretary of the interior. From the description of Alexander H. Stuart papers, 1790-1868. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980828 U.S. Representative from Virginia; Secretary of the Interior under Milliard Fillmore; Virginia State Senator and Delegate; Rector of the University of Virginia. From the description of Letters from Alexander H.H. Stuart, 1839-1887. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 52598006 ...

Peabody Institute

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Corning, Erastus

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Fessenden, William Pitt

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Whitney, J.D. (Josiah Dwight), 1819-1896

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Born in Northampton, Mass., Nov. 23, 1819, son of Josiah Dwight and Sarah (Williston) , grad. Yale 1839, read law 1841, traveled and studied in France, Germany, Italy, 1842-45, worked survey of mineral lands of Northern Peninsula of Mich., 1847-49, Ia. State Chemist Ill. State Survey, Geologist of Cal., 1860-74, opened Harvard School of Mines, 1868, elected to Geol. Soc. of London. Author of Metal Wealth of the U.S. and other books. Married Louisa Goddard Howe in June, 1854, had 1 daughter. Died...

Brown, Solomon G., 1829-1906

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Solomon G. Brown was one of the first settlers in the Hillsdale section of Anacostia/Southeast Washington, DC in 1867. This area of 375 acres, which has also been known as Barry Farms, was purchased from Julianna Coombe Barry, the widow of James David Barry. The Barrys were White landowners and their land was purchased by Major General Oliver Otis Howard (the person for whom Howard University was named) on behalf of the Freedman's Bureau. After the purchase of his home in Hillsdale, Solomon B...

Blodget, Lorin

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Rogers, Henry J.

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Henry J. Rogers (1811-1879) was an inventor and a pioneer in the development of the telegraph. From the description of Henry J. Rogers Papers, 1844-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80093607 ...

Graham, William A. (William Alexander), 1804-1875

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Governor of and U.S. senator from North Carolina. From the description of Letter of William A. Graham, 1852. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450527 William Alexander Graham (September 5, 1804 - August 11, 1875) was a United States Senator from North Carolina from 1840 to 1843, the 30th Governor of North Carolina from 1845 to 1849 and United States Secretary of the Navy from 1850 to 1852. He was also a candidate for the vice-presidency in 1852. From the descripti...

Draper, John W.

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Hough, William Jervis, 1795-1869

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Hare, Robert

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Dana, James Dwight, 1813-1895

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American scientist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Utica, New York, to T.F. Dwight, 1865 Apr. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270530661 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, Ct., to E.W. Hilgard, 1877 Mar. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870623 ...

Bassnett, Thomas, 1808-

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Ewbank, Thomas

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Hawley, Mr.

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Patterson, C. P. (Carlile Pollock), 1816-1881

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Royal Geographical Society (Great Britain)

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Astor, William B. (William Backhouse), 1792-1875

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Capitalist, son of John Jacob Astor, and nominal head of the American Fur Company prior to his father's exit from the business in 1834. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to James Abbott, Detroit, [Mich.], 1832 July 13. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 36145298 William B. Astor went into business with his father, John Jacob Astor, and successfully invested in real estate and railroad, coal, and insurance companies. Samuel Jones...

Green, Mr.

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Locke, John, 1792-1856

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Epithet: merchant, of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000569.0x00017c Epithet: of Stowe MS 748 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000569.0x000180 Epithet: MA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000569.0x00017b Epithet: author of 'Ireland's Re...

Maclean, John, 1800-1886

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Lane, J. H.

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Bond, George P.

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COURTENAY, EDWARD H.

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Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia. From the description of Letter from Edward H. Courtenay, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Virginia, to Capt. A. Mordecai [manuscript] 8 June 1845. 1845. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647960260 ...

Cass, General

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Rogers, Mr.

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Paterson, John

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Epithet: schoolmaster of Cleist, near Kinross British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001300.0x0003af Epithet: Dean of Edinburgh, Bishop successively of Galloway and Edinburgh, afterwards Archbishop of Glasgow British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001300.0x0003a9 Epithet: Provost and Commissioner of Estates for Perth British Lib...

Henry, Mary Anna (Henry's Daughter)

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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 ...

Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1850-1908

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