Robert Bonner papers 1860-1899

Barnum, P. T. (Phineas Taylor), 1810-1891

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Phineas Taylor Barnum was an American showman, businessman and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was also an author, publisher and philanthropist. Barnum became a small-business owner in his early twenties and founded a weekly newspaper before moving to New York City in 1834. He embarked on an entertainment career, first with a variety troupe called "Barnum's Grand Scientific and Musical The...

Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

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William Cullen Bryant (b. November 3, 1794, Cummington, Massachusetts-d. June 12, 1878, New York, New York), American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post....

Wallace, John Hankins, 1822-1903

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Sibley, Joseph Crocker, 1850-1926

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Jewett, Henry C

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Case, J. I

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Kellogg, Peter Comstock, 1841-1905

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Strader, R. S

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Alexander, A. J.

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Thorne, Edwin

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Armitage, Thomas, 1819-1896

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Allen, William Russell

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Steele, Andrew

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Epithet: Clerk to the Signet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000245.0x0003a4 ...

Busbey, Hamilton

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Simpson, Joseph Cairn

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Garrison, Joshua B. (Joshua Brooks)

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Marvin, Charles, 1854-1890

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Charles Thomas Marvin, 1854-1890, writer on Russia, was born at Plumstead, Kent. In 1878, he published Our Public Offices which embodied an account of the disclosure of the Anglo-Russian agreement, and the unrevealed Secret Treaty of 31 May 1878. During the Russo-Turkish war in 1878 he contributed to twenty publications. He died at Grosvenor House, Plumstead Common, Kent, on 4 Dec. 1890. From the description of Charles Thomas Marvin collection, 1880-1889. (University of Georgia). Wor...

McDowell, Henry C. (Henry Clay), 1861-1933

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Clark, Thomas M. (Thomas March), 1812-1903

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Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island. From the description of Thomas March Clark papers, 1840-1901. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 656252888 ...

Brodhead, Lucas

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Cameron, Roderick W., Sir

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Vanderbilt, William H. (William Henry), 1821-1885

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Backman, Charles, 1824-1900.

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McFerran, J. C

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Lewis, Harriet

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Cobb, Sylvanus, 1823-1887

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New England novelist. From the description of Letters of Sylvanus Cobb [manuscript], 1827-1867, bulk 1860-1867. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812312 Author of popular fiction and short stories. From the description of Letter : Norway, [Maine], to Robert [Bonner], 1864 Aug. 5. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28397942 ...

West, Richard

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Epithet: of Christ Church, Oxford British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001086.0x00002f Epithet: Counsel to the Board of Trade British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001086.0x000027 Epithet: of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001086.0x000030 Epithe...

Peck, William Henry, 1830-1892

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Stanford, Leland, 1824-1893

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Lawyer born in Albany, New York but moved to California where he became active in the Republican Party, running for governor and losing in 1860. Later president of the Union Pacific Railroad and founder of Stanford University. From the description of Letter, March 14, 1861. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55662301 Leland Stanford was born March 9, 1824 in Waltervliet Township, New York. He was admitted to the practice of law in 1848 and married Ja...

Lewis, Leon, 1833-1920

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Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850-1889

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Henry Woodfin Grady, journalist and orator, was born 24 May 1850, in Athens, Georgia, where he married Julia King on 5 October 1871. Grady worked as a reporter, editor, publisher, or writer (1870-1875) for newspapers in Atlanta and Rome, Georgia, and as a correspondent for THE NEW YORK HERALD (1876). While part owner and managing editor of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION (1880-1889), he delivered his "New South" speech (1886) which established his reputation as a distinguished orator.He died of pneumon...

Tracy, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1830-1915

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Benjamin F. Tracy, a lawyer, served as Secretary of the Navy, 1889-1893, where he presided over the development of the Modern Navy and the increase in the number of battleships and the formation of a naval reserve. He resumed his law practice in New York in 1893 and died there in 1915. From the description of Naval order, July 18, 1889. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 729740231 From the description of Signature, 1890. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 1797421...

Hall, John, 1829-1898

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American minister, pastor of the 5th Avenue Prebyterian Church, New York City. From the description of John Hall letter to S.S. McClure [manuscript], no date. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 750257413 Irish clergyman in America. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to an unidentified correspondent, [18]73 May 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270504391 ...

Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887

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Abolitionist; orator; pastor of Plymouth Church, 1847-1887. From the description of Papers, [ca.1847]-1937, 1847-1887 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459715 American Congregational clergyman, lecturer, reformer, and author. From the guide to the Henry Ward Beecher papers, 1851-1896, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Congregationalist minister. From the description of Sermon notes, [n.d.], 1893, 18...

Harris, Samuel T. (Samuel Turner), 1837-1901

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Bonner, Robert, 1824-1899

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Robert Bonner (1824-1899) was a newspaper publisher and trotting horse breeder. He owned and published the New York Ledger. From the guide to the Bonner, Robert letters and miscellany, 1858-1886, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) From the guide to the Robert Bonner papers, 1860-1899, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) American editor and publisher. From the description of Autograph letter sig...

Scotch-Irish Society of America

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