Collection of shorthand manuscripts 1710-1912 1838-1912

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Collection of shorthand manuscripts 1710-1912 1838-1912

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1444

Jerome B. Howard (1860-1923) was associated with the Phonographic Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. Collection consists of correspondence, writings, notes, shorthand notebooks, and photograph. Bulk of the collection is manuscripts in Benn Pitman shorthand of letters and writings concerning the trial of Mary Surratt for alleged complicity in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Also, writings by others, two shorthand notebooks, and photograph of Mary Surratt.

2 linear feet (5 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311451

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Pitman, Benn, 1822-1910

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Benn Pitman (1882-1910) was a stenographer and founded the Phonographic Institute to promote Pitman shorthand. In addition to working as a shorthand reporter, he wrote many books including a biography of his brother, Sir Isaac Pitman. From the guide to the Benn Pitman papers, ca. 1880, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Benn Pitman (1882-1910) was a stenographer and founded the Phonographic Institute to promote Pitman shorthand. ...

Bailey, Phinehas, 1787-1861

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Ellis, Alexander John, 1814-1890

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Surratt, Mary E. (Mary Eugenia), 1820-1865

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Alleged conspirator in the assassination of President Lincoln. From the description of Papers of Mary E. Surratt, 1865-1986. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064695 ...

Pitman, Isaac, 1813-1897

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Howard, Jerome B. (Jerome Bird), 1860-1923

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Jerome B. Howard (1860-1923) was associated with the Phonographic Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio. From the description of Collection of shorthand manuscripts, 1710-1912, bulk (1838-1912). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122534530 From the guide to the Collection of shorthand manuscripts, 1710-1912, 1838-1912, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) H.W. Patten was a shorthand writer and teacher who collected samples from short...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...