George W. Childs Letters 1862-1892
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Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894
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George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and a noted philanthropist. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Philadelphia to work for a bookseller at age fourteen and soon went into business for himself at the age of eighteen. In 1849, he became a partner in the publishing firm of R. E. Petersen & Company, and in 1860 he formed a partnership with the influential publisher J. P. Lippincott. In 1864, he purchased the Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which Anth...
Parsons, Theophilus, 1797-1882
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Parsons, a lawyer, was a professor at the Harvard Law School (1848-1869) and the author of numerous legal texts and religious essays. From the description of Papers, ca. 1848-1913 (inclusive), 1870-1881 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122590226 ...
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...
Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891
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Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...
Forney, John W. (John Wien), 1817-1881
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Editor, publisher, clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, and secretary of the U.S. Senate. From the description of John W. Forney papers, 1841-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 164810989 Philadelphia journalist. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, to William Pitt Fessenden, 1863 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270482790 From the description of Letter signed, with nine lines in autograph : Washington, D.C., to William Pitt...
Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896
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American astronomer. Graduated Harvard, 1844; University of Göttingen (Germany), 1848. He returned to the United States with the hope of establishing an era for astronomy. In 1849 he founded and became the first editor of the "Astronomical Journal." In 1855, he became director of the Dudley Observatory. A public controversy arose when he disagreed with the Scientific Council and Trustees of the Observatory as to management of the facility. He was terminated as director in 1859. From ...
Ferris, Isaac, 1798-1873
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Professor, Rutgers Female Institute; professor and chancellor, Univ. of the City of New York (later New York University). From the description of Lectures, 1854-1867. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58664007 ...
Pierrepont, Edwards, 1817-1892
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Lawyer, of New York, N.Y., U.S. attorney general, and ambassador to Great Britain. From the description of Papers of Edwards Pierrepont, 1847-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81338859 A prominent New York lawyer and politician and Democrat who was against secession and supportive of the use of force to protect the Union. President Lincoln appointed him to try the cases of those who had been imprisoned in the North for suspected disloyalty to the Union cause and after the...
Wayland, Francis, 1796-1865
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Clergyman and educator. From the description of Letter of Francis Wayland, 1835 December 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015490 Fourth president of Brown University (1827-1855), educator, Baptist clergyman. Wayland was a tutor at Union college from 1817 to 1821. He was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Boston, Mass., from 1821 to 1826. As president of Brown University, he made broad changes in the curriculm and introduced the analytic method...
Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1843-1898
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J. Thomas Scharf was an author of numerous books on Maryland history and a noted collector of manuscripts. From the description of Scharf collection of Confederate naval papers. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 123550923 Author. From the description of Essay on John Hanson, 1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980679 Historian J. Thomas Scharf was born and raised in Baltimore. He joined the Confederacy as an infantryman, was hospitalized...
Bolton, Sarah Knowles, 1841-1916
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Ohio poet. From the description of Papers of Sarah Knowles Bolton, 1890-1892. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49862416 Author and editor, active in temperance work and on behalf of humane treatment of animals. From the description of Papers, 1881-1944 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232006922 ...
Sears, Barnas, 1802-1880
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Barnas Sears was an American scholar and educator. He graduated from Brown and then Newton seminary, and served as pastor before becoming a professor at Hamilton College. He studied in Germany, and held several important positions in education in the states before becoming a popular and successful president of Brown University. He published many scholarly papers on religion, history, and education. From the description of Barnas Sears letter to professors and others connected with Ge...
