Alden Spooner family papers 1810-1867

Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828

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DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist who served as a United States Senator, Mayor of New York City and sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. Clinton was a major candidate for the American presidency in the election of 1812, challenging incumbent James Madison. A nephew of long-time New York Governor George Clinton, DeWitt Clinton served as his uncle's secreta...

Spooner family

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Brooklyn Lyceum

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New York (State). Militia. Regiment, 13th.

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Hamilton Literary Association (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)

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The Hamilton Literary Association was a prominent debating society established for the purposes of "mutual improvement in writing, criticism, and forensic discussion." Originally formed in 1830 as the Young Men's Literary Association of Brooklyn in a small building on Cranberry Street, it changed its name to The Hamilton Literary Association in 1831. Among the Association's original founders were some of Brooklyn's most distinguished citizens, including Alden J. Spooner, Henry C. Mu...

Spooner, Edwin B., 1807 or 1808-1876

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Alden Spooner (1783-1848) was a prominent citizen of Brooklyn and a well-known publisher. Born in Westminster, VT, Spooner learned the printing trade at an early age from his father and uncle. He completed his apprenticeship under his cousin, Samuel Green, in New London, CT. From 1794 to 1811, Spooner published the Suffolk Gazette in Sag Harbor, Long Island. In 1811 Spooner moved to Brooklyn, where he purchased the Long Island Star, Long Island's oldest newspaper. Under Spooner's le...

Spooner, Alden J. (Alden Jermain), 1810-1881

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Alden Spooner (1783-1848) was a prominent citizen of Brooklyn and a well-known publisher. Born in Westminster, VT, Spooner learned the printing trade at an early age from his father and uncle. He completed his apprenticeship under his cousin, Samuel Green, in New London, CT. From 1794 to 1811, Spooner published the Suffolk Gazette in Sag Harbor, Long Island. In 1811 Spooner moved to Brooklyn, where he purchased the Long Island Star, Long Island's oldest newspaper. Under Spooner's le...