Correspondence and other papers, 1831-1891.

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Correspondence and other papers, 1831-1891.

Correspondence of American author and biographer James Parton withfamily members, professional associates, and personal friends as well as financialaccounts, photographs, genealogies, and printed material.

8 boxes (4 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6384445

Houghton Library

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Croly, J. C. (Jane Cunningham), 1829-1901

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James Freeman Clarke (April 4, 1810 – June 8, 1888) was an American theologian and author. Born in Hanover, New Hampshire, on April 4, 1810, James Freeman Clarke was the son of Samuel Clarke and Rebecca Parker Hull, though he was raised by his grandfather James Freeman, minister at King's Chapel in Boston, Massachusetts. He attended the Boston Latin School, and later graduated from Harvard College in 1829, and Harvard Divinity School in 1833. Ordained into the Unitarian church he first became...

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

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Anti-slavery advocate. From the description of Circular and letter, 1848 Jan. 21, Boston, to Rev. Mr. Russell, South Hingham. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 231311718 Abolitionist and reformer William Lloyd Garrison was founder of the Boston abolitionist paper, The Liberator, and the New England Anti-Slavery Society. From the description of Papers, 1835-1873 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007257 Abolitionist and lectur...

Morse, John Torrey, 1840-1937

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American lawyer and historian. From the description of John Torrey Morse letters to Houghton Mifflin Company [manuscript], 1885, 1897. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648019902 ...

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...

Willard, Frances E. (Frances Elizabeth), 1839-1898

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Best known for her leadership (1879-1898) of the influential Woman's Christian Temperance Union, Willard also supported and often spearheaded a wide variety of social reforms, including woman suffrage, economic equality, and fair labor laws. Willard gained an international reputation through her speeches and publications. She was the first woman to be honored with a statue in the U.S Capitol building, and her Evanston home was one of the first house museums to in the country. ...

Greenwood, Grace, 1823-1904

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Hale, Sarah Josepha Buell, 1788-1879

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Sarah Josepha Hale, née Sarah Josepha Buell, (born Oct. 24, 1788, Newport, N.H., U.S.—died April 30, 1879, Philadelphia, Pa.), American writer who, as the first female editor of a magazine, shaped many of the attitudes and thoughts of women of her period. Sarah Josepha Buell married David Hale in 1813, and with him she had five children. Left in financial straits by her husband’s death in 1822, she embarked on a literary career. Her poems were printed over the signature Cornelia in local journal...

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Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911

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Higginson was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, on December 22, 1823. He was a descendant of Francis Higginson, a Puritan minister and immigrant to the colony of Massachusetts Bay. His father, Stephen Higginson (born in Salem, Massachusetts, November 20, 1770; died in Cambridge, Massachusetts, February 20, 1834), was a merchant and philanthropist in Boston and steward of Harvard University from 1818 until 1834. His grandfather, also named Stephen Higginson, was a member of the Continental Congre...

Foley, James P

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Ellen Willis (Eldredge) and James Parton

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Bacon, Joseph N

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Jackson, Job H

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Harper brothers, firm, publishers.

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Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907

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New Hampshire-born author and poet. From the description of Letter : Redman Farm, Ponkapog, Mass. to John M. Milson, 1904 May 25. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 32103796 From the description of Letters and ephemera, 1879-1891. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 32103833 From the description of Letters to Israel Tisdale Talbot, 1868-1875. (Manchester City Library). WorldCat record id: 32103776 During the Civil War Aldrich worked a...

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Prince Edward Island

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Richardson, Albert D. (Albert Deane), 1833-1869

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Bonner, Robert, 1824-1899

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Sherman, R. M.

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Redpath, James, 1833-1891

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Société des Gens de Lettres

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Dodge, S

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Sarah Payson (Willis) Parton

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Gilder, Joseph Benson, 1858-1936

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Joseph Benson Gilder (1858-1936) was an American editor, author and banker. He was a founder and co-editor of The Critic, a New York literary periodical; editor of its successor Putnam's Magazine; and editor of the New York Times Book Review. He served in the diplomatic service and from 1914 to 1928 was secretary of the Industrial Finance Corporation. From the guide to the Joseph Benson Gilder papers, ca. 1880-1919, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Ticknor, firm, publishers.

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Garrison, Wendell Phillips, 1840-1907

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Wendell Phillips Garrison was editor of The Nation. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1865-1906. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612365054 Wendell Phillips Garrison was editor of The Nation. His father, William Lloyd Garrison, was a prominent New England abolitionist and editor of the Liberator magazine. His brother Francis Jackson Garrison (1848-1916) was associated with Riverside Press and Houghton Mifflin Company. From the ...

Todd, William Cleaves, 1823-

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Thompson, T. Perronet (Thomas Perronet), 1783-1869

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General and politician, published Geometry without axioms in 1830. From the description of Letter : London, to Laman Blanchard, 1840 Mar. 11. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28296300 The general and politician Thomas Perronet Thompson was born in Hull on 15 March 1783. He was educated at Hull Grammar School and then studied at Queen's College, Cambridge. On his graduation with a B.A. he became a midshipman on the flagship 'Isis' and sailed to Newfoundland. After spe...

Ellen W. E. Parton

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Dodge, Robert J

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Robinson, J. C. (John Charles), 1943-

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Davis, William J.

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Hodges, Emily Parton.

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Stone, William L. (William Leete), 1835-1908

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Author and editor; son of William Leete Stone (1792-1844). From the description of William L. Stone letter, [between 1860 and 1880] July 22. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 174141677 Journalist and historian. The son of William L. Stone (1792-1844) and a graduate of Brown (1858), William Leete Stone compiled and edited source works on the history of the American Revolution. From the description of Letter : Saratoga Springs, ...

Mason (Perry) and company, firm, publishers.

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Parton, Ethel, 1862-1944

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Brackett, Walter M., 1823-1919

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Croly, David G. (David Goodman), 1829-1889

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Rice, Allen Thorndike, 1851-1889

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Goncet

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Benjamin M Stilwell

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Scribner, Charles, 1821-1871

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Clapp, William Warland, 1826-1891

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Clapp was a journalist and author. He was editor of the Boston Saturday Evening Gazette (1847-1865) and editor of the Boston Journal (1865-1891). From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1819-1889. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122297595 From the description of Wiliam Warland Clapp diaries and correspondence, 1822-1891. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612366405 From the guide to the Letters from various correspondents, 1819-...

The North American review.

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Wilkie Collins.

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Bryant, John Howard, 1807-1902

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Seely, A W

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Edmund Yates.

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Hubbard, Gardiner G. (Gardiner Greene), 1822-1897

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Lawyer, financier, philanthropist, founder and president of Bell Telephone. From the description of Gardiner Greene Hubbard letters to S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1894, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 741788885 ...

Conkling, Alfred R. (Alfred Ronald), 1850-1917

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Lawyer and Alderman, Seventh District, New York City. From the description of Journal, 1887-1888, 1948. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58662258 ...

Wilson, James Grant, 1832-1914

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Founder of Appleton's Cyclopedia of American Biography. From the description of Letters, 1853 Nov.-1908 Feb. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 172709192 American author and editor. From the description of Letters received, 1878 Feb. 25-1902 Mar. 31. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33937785 Scottish-born newspaperman, author, and editor, who served in the Union army during the Civil War, and then settled in New York City. F...

Nelson, Henry Loomis, 1846-1908

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Perkins, Frederic B. (Frederic Beecher), 1828-1899

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American author, historian. From the description of Letter to John Adams Dix [manuscript], 1856 March 27. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814563 ...

Shurtleff, Nathan B

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Crosby, Howard, 1826-1891

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Howard Crosby was pastor of the Fourth Avenue Presbyterian Church from 1863, and Chancellor of New York University from 1870, while still maintaining his pastorship. From the description of Sermons, 1886. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 60863302 Presbyterian minister, author, and college professor, of New York and New Jersey. From the description of Letters received, 1838-1879 (bulk 1848-1849). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122414500 ...

Godkin, Edwin Lawrence, 1831-1902

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Godkin was an editor and political writer. He was founder and first editor of The Nation (founded in 1865) and later also editor of the New York Evening Post. From the description of Edwin Lawrence Godkin papers, 1845-1927. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612368182 American journalist and essayist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, Wednesday 12th. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269587330 Edwin Lawrence Godkin was an author, journ...

Bliss, R W

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Holley, George W. (George Washington), 1810-1897

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Resident of Niagara Falls, N.Y. Elected to the New York State Assembly in 1853; later served as U.S. consul in Naples, and as deputy collector of customs at Niagara Falls. From the description of George W. Holley communication regarding the Niagara Falls Suspension Bridge Company, [between 1846 and 1852]. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 213220593 From the description of George W. Holley letter : Niagara Falls, to Messrs. Townsend & Co., 1847 Oct. 18. (Buffa...

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. ...

Presbrey, D

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Bumstead, Lucy D

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Tuesday Evening Club.

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Prudhomme, Emile S A

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Spalding, Sarah I

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Guild, Curtis, 1827-1911

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Derby, G.

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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...

Ramsdell, H J

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Haney, Jesse.

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Blade, Gertrude.

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Coolidge, Ellen Wayles Randolph, 1796-1876

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Granddaughter of Thomas Jefferson. From the description of Correspondence of Ellen Wayles Randolph Coolidge, 1810-1861. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 51207509 ...

Alden, Henry Mills, 1836-1919

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Henry Mills Alden, American writer and editor for 50 years of Harper's Magazine and descendent of John and Priscilla Alden of the Mayflower fame, was born in Mount Tabor, Vermont, on November 3, 1836. From the description of Henry Mills Alden papers, 1862-1907. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 667714420 American editor and critic; editor, Harper's Monthly, 1869-1919. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Metuchen, New Jersey, to F...

Robbins, Chandler, 1810-1882

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American Unitarian clergyman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Mr. Crosby, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655314 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1845 May 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655306 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Boston], to the Rev. John Pierpont, [1834 Jan. 4]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270655309 ...

Mrs. Julia A. Hodgdon

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Rawlins

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Putnam, George Haven, 1844-1930

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George Haven Putnam (1844-1930) was a publisher and author best known for his commitment to the establishment of national copyright legislation in the U.S. and to American adherence to the international copyright Convention of Berne. After serving in the U.S. Civil War, he entered his father's publishing house, G.P. Putnam's Sons. He assumed the presidency of the firm in 1872 and became an authority on the legal implications of copyright. In 1886 he formed the American Publishers' Copyright Leag...

Johnson, Rossiter, 1840-1931

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Rossiter Johnson (1840-1931) was an American author and editor. In addition to editing historical and reference works, he wrote biographies, histories and poetry. He and his first wife, Helen Kendrick Johnson (1844-1914), were ardent anti-feminists who belonged to various organizations opposed to women's suffrage. Helen Johnson was also an author and editor. From the guide to the Rossiter and Helen Kendrick Johnson papers, 1851-1929, 1883-1900, (The New York Public Library. Manuscrip...

Conway, Moncure Daniel, 1832-1907

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Clergyman, editor, and abolitionist. From the description of Moncure Daniel Conway correspondence, 1889-1895. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453541 American author and clergyman. From the description of Moncure Daniel Conway papers, 1847-1907. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 489376233 American author, publisher, clergyman. From the description of Papers of Moncure D. Conway [manuscript], 1859-1906. (Univer...

Parton, Ellen Willis (Eldredge) 1844-1922

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Phelps, Charles A. (Charles Abner), 1820-1902

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Bemis, Fitz Henry.

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Ethel Parton.

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Loring, George B. (George Bailey), 1817-1891

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Bancroft, C. F. P. (Cecil Franklin Patch), 1839-1901

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Ellen Willis Parton.

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Cheever, George Barrell, 1807-1890

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American author, clergyman, reformer. From the description of Letters of George Barrell Cheever [manuscript], 1837-1859. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833549 George Barrell Cheever was born into a prosperous family in Maine, and educated at Bowdoin College. He was torn between Unitarian and Congregational beliefs but, influenced by his mother, he joined Andover Theological Seminary and became a minister, eventually embracing Congregationalist principles. H...

Cross, D M

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Gronlund, Laurence, 1846-1899

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Ormsby, W. L. (Waterman Lilly), 1809-1883

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Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902

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She was born near Lexington, Virginia, the second child of Thomas Hart Benton (1782–1858) and Elizabeth McDowell (1794–1854). She was born in the home of her mother's father, James McDowell. Her father, Senator Benton, had been wanting a son, but went ahead and named her in honor of his father, Jesse Benton. Jessie was raised in Washington, D.C., more in the manner of a 19th century son than daughter, with her father, who was renowned as the "Great Expansionist," seeing to her early education...

Low, Sampson, 1797-1886

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English publisher. From the description of Memorandum of an agreement signed : London, 1847 July 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270593145 ...

Nott, Arthur Howard.

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Moderwell, H C

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Fields, Annie, 1834-1915

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Annie Adams Fields was an author and charity worker, the wife of the Boston publisher James T. Fields. From the description of Papers pertaining to the estate of Annie Adams Fields, 1846-1935. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 86143813 From the guide to the Papers pertaining to the estate of Annie Adams Fields, 1846-1935., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Eighteen letters written by Annie Adams Fields between the years 1882 and...

Field, David Dudley, 1805-1894

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New York lawyer and law reformer. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Gideon Welles, 1873 May 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30463384 Field was an attorney involved in many cases touching on significant constitutional issues. He was instrumental in obtaining adoption of the Code of Civil Procedure, as well as the drafting of New York codes (1865). From the description of Letters and brief of David Dudley Field, 1...

Appleton, William Henry, 1814-1899

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Epithet: publisher of New York British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000750.0x000217 ...

Livermore, George, 1809-1865

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Boston antiquarian and commission merchant. From the description of George Livermore letters [manuscript], 1852, 1865. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648019048 ...

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...

Robinson, William S. (William Stevens), 1818-1876

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Member of the New York Stock Exchange and a partner in Marvin & Robinson: Dealers in Railroad Stocks, Bonds and Gold. From the description of Letter, 1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122462112 William Robinson was an abolitionist, agrarian, and journalist. From the description of ALS, 1868 October 22, Hartford, Conn. to Sanborn / W.S. Robinson. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 37228347 ...

Russell, William E. (William Eustis), 1857-1896

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McIlvaine, Robert B

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Bryant, William Cullen, 1908-1999

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Allen, Margaret Andrews.

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Andrews, Jane.

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Epithet: wife of Robert Andrews British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001029.0x0000d0 ...

Perry Mason Company

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Field, Kate, 1838-1896

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Kate Field was an American journalist and lecturer, also dramatist, novelist, and actress. She was well-known in Europe, and was popular in English literary circles. Lively, eccentric, and highly intelligent, she edited Kate Field's Washington during the last five years of her life. From the description of Kate Field letters and photos, 1876-1890. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 50163397 Actress, author, journalist, and lecturer. Fr...

Elderkin, John, 1841-

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Dodge, Mary Abigail, 1833-1896

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Mary Abigail Dodge wrote under the name Gail Hamilton. From the description of Mary Abigail Dodge letter to [James] Redpath : Hamilton, Mass., 1886 May 4. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122291010 Author. Wrote under name: Gail Hamilton. From the description of Mary Abigail Dodge papers, 1856-1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79456046 American writer. From the description of Mary Abigail Dodge letter, 1886 Nov. 24...

Ellen Willis E. Parton.

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Mrs. Lovett

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Tuckerman, Henry T. (Henry Theodore), 1813-1871

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Tuckerman was an American critic, essayist, and poet. From the description of ALS: to Mr. Norton, [no year] Jan 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648060 American critic, editor, author. From the description of Correspondence and manuscripts, 1842-1864. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122530583 Tuckerman was an American critic, essayist and poet. From the description of Col...

Moore, Frank, 1828-1904

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Author, of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1865-1872. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019210 Editor and compiler of works on the Civil War. From the description of Frank Moore Civil War collection, 1861-1865. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58781630 Editor, member of the New-York Historical Society, and author and compiler of works on American historical and literary subjects; born in Concord, N...

Goodyear, Charles, 1833-1896

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Bannister

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Welsh, F G

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Perry, Nora, 1841-1896,

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Charlier, J V D

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Nast, Thomas, 1840-1902

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Cartoonist, artist, lecturer, and later diplomat; of Morristown, N.J.; died in Ecuador while he was serving as American consul-general. From the description of Papers, 1850s-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70939185 German-born American cartoonist; contributed to Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, New York Illustrated News, and Harper's Weekly; traveled to Europe in 1860; lived in New York City and Morristown, N.J.; appointed consul at Guayaquil, Ecuador in 1902 where...

Poore, Benjamin Perley, 1820-1887

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Journalist and author. From the description of Ben Perley Poore commonplace book, 1837-1940. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70949739 Author and editor. From the description of Letters of Benjamin Perley Poore, 1852-1853. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449406 Benjamin Perley Poore (1820-1887) was a newspaper correspondent, editor, and author who lived and worked mainly in Washington, D.C. He was born and raised on "Indian Hi...

Dovlow, William R

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Monk, Henry Wentworth, 1827-1896

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Yourmans, E L

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Harrison, Jonathan Baxter, 1835-1907

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McDonald, Avril

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Johnson, Reverdy, 1796-1876

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American jurist and diplomat. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Annapolis, Maryland, to Jonathan Meredith, 1841 Feb. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270486276 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Annapolis, Maryland, to Jonathan Meredith, 1830 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270486259 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to "My dear Otho", 1845 Dec. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270491319 ...

Noyes, Amos

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Rev. W Page

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Stell?, Jesse W

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Sturgis, F. R. (Frederic Russell), 1844-1919

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Parton, Mabel, 1877-

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Booth, Mary L. (Mary Louise), 1831-1889

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Author, translator, editor. From the description of Letters of Mary Louise Booth, 1884-1886. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 50390642 ...

Maverick, A

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Brousais, E

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Randall, Henry John, 1877-....

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Gladden, Washington, 1836-1918

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Congregational clergyman, author, and lecturer. From the description of Washington Gladden papers, 1884-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145435826 From the guide to the Washington Gladden papers, 1884-1894, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections) American Congregational minister and social reformer, as well as the author of many books and hymns. From the description of Washington Gladden letters to Riverside Press [manuscript], 1899 Oct 2 and 7. (Universi...

Marshall, William Rainey, 1825-1896

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Marshall was governor of Minnesota from 1866-1870. From the description of William R. Marshall papers, 1853-1894. (Minnesota Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122508843 ...

Blackwell, Henry Browne, 1825-1909

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Hickey, William, 1798-1866

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Duane, William

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Gilmore, James R. (James Roberts), 1822-1903

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Author. From the description of Letter of James R. Gilmore, 1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450479 James Roberts Gilmore was a businessman, novelist, and historical writer. He was born in Boston in 1822. He often used the pseudonym "Edmund Kirke". Gilmore edited "Continental Monthly" from 1862-65. In 1890, Gilmore lectured at the Peabody Institute, Baltimore MD. Gilmore was the author of "The Life of James A. Garfield" (1880) and "Personal Rec...

Sterne, Simon, 1839-1901

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Simon Sterne was a United States lawyer and economist. He was particularly known for his work in the areas of real estate and constitutional law. A vocal advocate for the reform of municipal government, he was elected secretary of the Committee of Seventy in 1870. In 1876 he was appointed by Governor Samuel J. Tilden to a commission to devise a plan for the government of cities, and in 1879, as counsel for the New York Board of Trade and Transportation, he spearheaded an investigation into abuse...

Dennet, W H

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Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899

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Ingersoll: unmarried lawyer in Peoria, Ill. From the description of Letter : Peoria, Ill., to Miss Han Selby, Smithland, Ky., 1859 Sept. 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 41986349 Ingersoll: lawyer, author, lecturer, well-known proponent of agnosticism. Hackley (1837-1905): businessman & philanthropist from Muskegon, Mich. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Mr. [Charles Henry?] Hackley, 1897 July 21. (Abraham L...

Thomson, Clifford.

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Dimmick, Mary E

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Butler, Benjamin Franklin, 1818-1893

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Benjamin Franklin Butler was born in Deerfield, New Hampshire, the sixth and youngest child of John Butler and Charlotte Ellison Butler. His father served under General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812 and later became a privateer, dying of yellow fever in the West Indies not long after Benjamin was born. He was named after Founding Father Benjamin Franklin. His elder brother, Andrew Jackson Butler (1815–1864), would serve as a colonel in the Union Army during t...

Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885

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American reformer and actuary. From the description of Autograph verses signed "E. Wright," untitled : and apparently addressed to John Pierpont, [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584296 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Harper & Brothers, 1847 Jul. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270584294 Elizur Wright was the first commissioner of insurance of Massachusetts (1858-1866), a post created after years of lobbying by Wrig...

Virginia J. Twist.

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Osgood, James R. (James Ripley), 1836-1892

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James R. Osgood was a native of Maine who went to work for the publishing house of Ticknor and Fields. He eventually founded the subsidiary group James R. Osgood & Co. which was associated with many fine writers. The firm struggled financially, and when Osgood stepped down, was dissolved into Houghton, Mifflin. From the description of James R. Osgood letter to George L. Craik, 1879 June 2. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54667691 Publisher....

Voorhis, Peter.

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Smith, George P., 1941-....

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Whitely, M Louisa.

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Gunn, Thomas Butler

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Kennedy, William Sloane, 1850-1929

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Friend and biographer of Walt Whitman. From the description of Letters, 1926, West Yarmouth, to Perry Walton, Boston. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 184906845 Author. From the description of The fight of a book for the world : typescript draft, [1926?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81993554 ...

Harte, Walter Blackburn, 1867-1899

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Baker, A. Prescott (Amos Prescott), 1844-

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Edwards, Sallie.

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Fullerton, William Morton, 1865-

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Educated Phillips Academy, Harvard. In 1880 he began working in the Paris office of the London Times. Met Edith Wharton when she moved to France in 1907. Their love affair lasted from 1908-1910. He later joined the staff of Le Figaro. From the description of William Morton Fullerton letter to Mrs. B. M. Fullerton [manuscript], 1907 April 22. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 278864337 William Morton Fullerton graduated from Harvard in 1886. From the d...

Coolidge, Joseph

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Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908

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Charles Eliot Norton was an American author, editor, and teacher. He was a professor of the history of fine arts at Harvard. Eliot Norton was his son. From the guide to the Charles Eliot Norton letters to Eliot Norton, 1867-1908., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) American author, editor, and educator. From the description of Letter to Edwin D. Mead [manuscript], 1881 May 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814472 ...

Guernsey, Alfred H. (Alfred Hudson), 1824-1902

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Editor, Harper's Weekly. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, New York, to Eben Hannaford, 1863 Dec. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270502740 American editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, [to Harper & Brothers], 1854 Oct. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270502749 ...

Ling

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Dawson, Elizabeth

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Stevens, George H.

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Bowman, S. M. (Samuel Millard), 1815-1885

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Colonel in the 84th Pennsylvania Infantry Regiment; from February until mid-September 1864, he served as chief mustering and recruiting officer for the United States Colored Troops in Baltimore, Md.; from mid-September until December 1864 he was commandant of the military district of Delaware; promoted to brevet brigadier-general, 1865. From the description of Samuel M. Bowman letterbook, 1864 Feb.-Dec. (Historical Society of Delaware). WorldCat record id: 70978033 ...

Potter, Clarkson Nott, 1825-1882

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U. S. Representative from New York. From the description of Clarkson Nott letter to Alfred Bennett Crandall [manuscript], 1871 April 13. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 420291874 Lawyer and Congressman from New York. From the description of Letter of Clarkson Potter to A.B. Crandell, 1871 April 13. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 70259130 ...

Stilwell, Benjamin M

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Hugo Parton

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Gannett, William C. (William Channing), 1840-1923

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William Channing Gannett was a Unitarian minister. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1829-1903. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 83103303 From the guide to the Letters to William C. Gannett from various correspondents, 1829-1903., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...

Hale, A S

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Wilson, Louise C

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Waters, Robert, 1835-1910

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Dance, W E

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Rankin, A N

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Patterson, Robert, 1792-1881

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Robert Patterson was editor of the Presbyterian Banner of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Robert Patterson papers, 1879-1880, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Ford, Olmstead

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Stevens, John Austin, 1827-1910

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American financier and editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, N.Y., to George William Curtis of Harper and Brothers, 1878 Apr. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575172 ...

Mr. J. Loubat.

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James Parton

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Currier, John J. (John James), 1834-1912

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Simons, M. Laird (Michael Laird), 1843-1880

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Ellen M Hutchison

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Potter, William J. (William James), 1829?-1893

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William James Potter received his A.B. from Harvard in 1854. From the description of Themes and forensics, 1850-1854. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072838 From the description of Mathematical papers, 1850-1854. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072842 ...

Bell, Joseph M.

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Latrobe, John H. B. (John Hazlehurst Boneval), 1803-1891

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John H. B. Latrobe was an author, lawyer, artist and inventor. He was born in Philadelphia on May 4, 1803, and was educated in Washington and Baltimore. He attended West Point, moved to New Jersey and was involved with the expansion of the railroads, specifically the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. He became a central figure in the movement to colonize Liberia with freed slaves from the United States. He became a well-known writer and cultural figure, and founder of the Maryland Historical Societ...

Shaver, Fannie (Hodges)

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Appleton, D. & company, publishers.

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W L Pierson.

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Raasloff, Waldemar von.

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Whittington

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Rice, Isaac Leopold, 1850-1915

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Tappan, Charles.

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Tousey, Sinclair, 1818-1887

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Nordhoff, Charles, 1830-1901

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American author and sailor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (7) : Washington, D.C., to Harper & Brothers, 1863-1886 Dec. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611572 Charles Nordhoff (1830-1901) was an American journalist and author. He edited the New York Evening Post from 1857 to 1871, was the New York Herald's Washington correspondent from 1874 to 1890, and wrote political works and books about the sea. He advocated the Union cause in the U.S. Civil W...

Dalhousie

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Townsend, George Alfred, 1841-1914

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Townsend was a famous Civil War correspondent who wrote under the pen name "Gath," and who later constructed an elaboraate country estate at Gathland or Gapland at Crampton's Gap in South Mountain northwest of Washington. This was the site of a battle that marked the beginning of the Antietam campaign. In 1896, Townsend built the Army Correspondents' Memorial arch on his property to commemorate the service of Civil War correspondents. The site is now a park. From the description of A...

Spencer, J. A. (Jesse Ames), 1816-1898

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Holland, J.G. (Josiah Gilbert), 1819-1881

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Josiah Gilbert Holland was a doctor, an educator, and a popular author, but is best remembered as the first editor of Scribner's. After brief careers in medicine and education, he became editor of the Springfield Republican in his native Massachusetts. In 1870, he became the founding editor and co-owner of Scribner's. His many published works include poetry, regional short stories, history, and popular philosophical essays. He sometimes used the pseudonym "Timothy Titcomb." From the ...

Putnam, George Palmer, 1814-1872

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Publisher of Putnam's Magazine and founder of G. P. Putnam & Son[s]. From the description of George Palmer Putnam letters [manuscript], 1858-1870. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647998826 George Palmer Putnam (1814-1872) was a book and magazine publisher. From the description of George Palmer Putnam correspondence, 1843-1871. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122607941 From the guide to the George Palmer Putnam correspondence, 1843-1871, ...

Seaver, Horace.

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Eldridge, Charles Wesley

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Furlong, Jesse K., 1834 or 1835-

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Daly, Maria Lydig, 1824-1894

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Burr, William Henry, 1819-1908

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Clarke, Gerard, 1965-....

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Bellew, Frank H

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Brighton?, E M

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Marqius Chambuum

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Fuller, S E (Mrs.)

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Gardiner, Helen H

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Faragut, Virginia (Loyall)

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Collins, Samuel C.

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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 ...

The illustrated weekly

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Conant, S S

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Browne, Junius Henri, 1833-1902

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Journalist. From the description of Letters : New York, to Mr. Stoddart, 1892 Feb. 11 and Mar. 23, 1894 Mar. 24. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28996272 ...

Folsom, James M. (James Madison), 1838-

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Gaspé

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Noah, J J

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Brin?, St. A

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May, Joseph, 1836-1918

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Whipple, Edwin Percy, 1819-1886

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American essayist and critic. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : Boston, to Harper and Brothers, 1858 Mar. 5 and 18-1878 Apr. 1 and 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588778 Edwin Percy Whipple was an influential 19th century American literary critic and lecturer. A prolific reader, he worked at several disparate jobs while publishing critical essays in diverse periodicals. He gained the reputation as one of the most important young critics of his gener...

Udell, William D

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Younger

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Church, William Conant, 1836-1917

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Editor and journalist. From the description of William Conant Church papers, 1862-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450560 William Conant Church (1836-1917) was co-editor with his brother, Francis P. Church, of The Galaxy, a literary monthly, and The Army and Navy Journal, a weekly newspaper devoted to the interests of the U.S. military. The Galaxy was absorbed in 1878 by Atlantic Monthly. From the description of William Conant Church papers, 1863-1909, bulk...

Wertembacker, William.

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Reid, Whitelaw, 1837-1912

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U.S. politician, historian and newspaper editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cedarville, to Schuyler Colfax, 1863 Sept. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 649441349 American newspaperman, editor, diplomat, and historian. From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid [manuscript], 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647879858 From the description of Papers of Whitelaw Reid, 1878-1893. (University of Virginia). ...

Rogers, W. H

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Bank, W P

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Phelps, Samuel F

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Ingersoll, Robert Green, 1833-1899

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Ingersoll: unmarried lawyer in Peoria, Ill. From the description of Letter : Peoria, Ill., to Miss Han Selby, Smithland, Ky., 1859 Sept. 24. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 41986349 Ingersoll: lawyer, author, lecturer, well-known proponent of agnosticism. Hackley (1837-1905): businessman & philanthropist from Muskegon, Mich. From the description of Letter : New York, [N.Y.], to Mr. [Charles Henry?] Hackley, 1897 July 21. (Abraham L...

Egarle, Patrick.

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Sedgwick, Catharine Maria, 1789-1867

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Catharine Maria Sedgwick was an American novelist. From the description of Catharine Maria Sedgwick letters and portraits, 1837-1855. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 35155329 American author, pioneered the American domestic novel. From the description of Papers of Catharine Maria Sedgwick, 1801-1865 (bulk 1834-1865). (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136087 American author. From the description of ...

Mary (Parton) Rogers

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Lunt, William P. (William Parsons), 1805-1857

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Rooker, Thomas Newberry, 1815-1898

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Thomas N. Rooker (fl. 1878-1885). Foreman of the New York Tribune, invented several typecases. A.B. Crandell. Poet, published in St. Nicholas Magazine, vol. 32, 1904-1905. From the description of Letters to Mr. Crandell, 1878 March 13, 1885 October 7. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 58652615 ...

Duane, William J. (William John), 1780-1865

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Duane, son of William Duane (1760-1835), worked at the Aurora general advertiser in Philadelphia, practiced law (from 1815) and later served as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury (1833). He was removed from office for refusing to withdraw government deposits from United States Bank before a meeting of Congress. From the description of Letter to Thomas Elder esq., 7 September 1831. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342893 ...

English, J.

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Everett, Franklin, 1812-1887

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Fay, Theodore S. (Theodore Sedgwick), 1807-1898

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Theodore Sedgwick Fay was an American novelist and poet. In 1828 he joined N. P. Willis and George Pope Morris in the editorship of the New York mirror. In 1833 he began supplying the Mirror with a series of sprightly travel sketches from Europe. Edgar Allan Poe's excoriating review of Fay's popular novel, Norman Leslie, in 1835 launched Poe's career as a critic. After holding various diplomatic posts in London, Berlin, and Switzerland, Fay retired in 1861 to Germany where he died. F...

Allen, Joseph Henry, 1820-1898

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Unitarian minister, editor, writer. Graduated from Harvard in 1840 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1843. Minister: Jamaica Plain, Mass. (1843-1847); Washington, D.C. (1847-1850); Bangor, Me. (1850-1857). Lecturer on ecclesiastical history, Harvard Divinity School (1878-1882). Author of Our Liberal Movement in Theology and other books and articles. See sketch in Dictionary of American Biography. From the description of Correspondence, 1842-1897 (inclusive). (Harvard University, Di...

Rogers, Mary (Parton) d. 1872

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Parker, Margaret A., 1836 or 1837-1862

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Howells, William Dean, 1837-1920

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Carolyn Wells published under the pseudonym Rowland Wright. From the description of Autograph postcard signed from W.D. Howells to Carolyn Wells, Rahway [manuscript], 19th or 20th century. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 694525270 Author, editor, critic. From the description of Letters chiefly to Alexander? Black [manuscript] 1888-1919. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647943111 William Dean Howells was an American novelist...

Bigelow, William

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Hart, John S. (John Seely), 1810-1877

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American educator and editor, co-editor of Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature and Art from 1849-1851; founder and first editor of the Sunday School Times (1859-1871), and an influential writer in the Sunday-school movement; principal of several schools; and professor of rhetoric and English literature at the College of New Jersey (which later became Princeton University) from 1872-1874. From the description of John S. Hart letters, 1834-1877. (Cornell University Library). WorldCa...

Ellen Willis (Eldredge)

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Wasson, David Atwood, 1823-1887

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David Atwood Wasson was born in West Brooksville, Maine, went to Bowdoin for two years, and then to a theological seminary in Bangor. He moved to Boston and was a protégé of Theodore Parker. Most of his writings were essays and sermons. His Poems (1888), and Essays, religious, social, political (1889), were published posthumously. From the description of Chapter X, the divided house, between 1880 and 1887?. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61325323 ...

Chadwick, John White, 1840-1904

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Pastor at the Second Unitarian Church of Brooklyn from 1864-1904. From the description of Letter, 1890. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155460263 Unitarian minister, Brooklyn, New York; poet and author. From the description of Letter : to Mr. Garrison, 1890 April 12. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28165709 Clergyman. From the description of John White Chadwick correspondence, 1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79...

E. R. Strazuicky

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Barnard, Frederick A. P. (Frederick Augustus Porter), 1809-1889

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Educator, early photographic experimenter, University of Alabama professor, 1837-1854. From the guide to the Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard letter and speech MSS. 0113., 1848; 1862, (W.S. Hoole Special Collections Library, The University of Alabama) ...

Taylor, Charles Henry, 1846-1921

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Dawson, Andrew H.

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Conwell, R H

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Palm, Courtland A

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Monmouth, Mrs.

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Fuller, Ellen F

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Withington, Lothrop, 1856-1915

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Sanphere, Webster B

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Tucker, Benjamin R.

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Mackenzie, R. Shelton (Robert Shelton), 1809-1880

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Irish author, editor of the Liverpool journal. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Liverpool, to William D. Gallagher, editor of the Western Literary Journal, Cincinnati, 1836 Oct. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270606344 American author. From the description of Papers of R. Shelton MacKenzie [manuscript], 1863 January 15 & n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814342 ...

Salter, William Mackintire, 1853-1931

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Leader of Chicago Ethical Society; Unitarian minister; author. From the description of Papers, 1883-1907. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155489159 ...

Pierson, W S

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Farnsworth, Abram S

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Webster, W Prentiss.

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W F Pierson.

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Emily Parton Hodges.

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McKinnon, E E

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Wixon, Susan H., 1847-1912

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Walter, W.

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Helmutt, William Tod.

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Gunny, James Russell.

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Hopkins, Louisa Parsons Stone, 1834-1895

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Hussup, Charles S

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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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Booker T. Washington was an African American educator and public figure. Born a slave on a small farm in Hale's Ford, Virginia, he worked his way through the Hampton Institute and became an instructor there. He was the first principal of the Tuskegee Institute, and under his management it became a successful center for practical education. A forceful and charismatic personality, he became a national figure through his books and lectures. Although his conservative views concerned many critics, he...

Hogan, J C

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Flower, Milton Embick

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Evans, Henry

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Epithet: of Add MS 33572 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x00015f ...

Lotos Club

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Field, Henry M. (Henry Martyn), 1822-1907

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American clergyman and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (8) : West Springfield, Mass. and New York, to Messrs. Harper and Mr. Phayre, 1851 Jan. 26-1892 Jun. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270533636 Epithet: Reverend; American author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001088.0x0001b4 American clergyman and travel writer. From the description of Autograph ...

Raaslöff, Waldemar von.

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Greeley, Samuel S

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Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898

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American abolitionist. From the description of Letters to Henry David Thoreau [manuscript], 1861 April 9 & 13. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814558 Massachusetts born abolitionist and labor agent for the New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and American anti-slavery societies. From the description of Letter, Aug. 27, 1864. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 53791439 ...

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1795-1858

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American lawyer and politician; Attorney General. From the description of Letter signed : New York, to A.J. Bleecker, 1840 July 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270132632 American lawyer and politician; Atty. General. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to C.H. Waddell, 1840 July 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270131665 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to William L. Marcy, Secretary of War, 1845 Ma...

Wallace, Marie

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Thompson, Meriwether Jeff, 1826-1876

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Confederate veteran and Chief State Engineer of Louisiana. From the description of M. Jeff Thompson letter, 1875 Sept. 6. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 269015946 Meriwether Jeff Thompson, Confederate officer and mayor of Saint Joseph, Mo. From the guide to the Meriwether Jeff Thompson Papers, 1860-1940, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) M. Jeff Thompson, son of Meriwether and Marth...

Mark, Edward

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Washburn, William S

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Richardson, Abby Sage, 1837-1900

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American actress, author and playwright. From the description of Letters and incomplete manuscript of Abby Sage Richardson [manuscript], 1871-1888. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647926398 ...

Black, Chauncey Forward, d. 1904.

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Barrows, W E

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Edwards, S. (Steven)

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Mead, Edwin D. (Edwin Doak), 1849-1937

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Boston lecturer and writer on social and historical topics; Editor of the New England Magazine (1889-1901). From the description of Edwin Doak Mead letter to Mrs. Leland and Christmas card [manuscript], 1911 Dec 19 and n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 299067309 Epithet: of Boston, Mass., USA; founder of the World Peace Federation British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000220.0x0002fa ...

Jones, Larry Eugene.

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Moore, Augusta

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Willis, Nathaniel, 1780-1870

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Venable, Charles S. (Charles Scott), 1827-1900

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Confederate officer, aide to Robert E. Lee, and professor of mathematics at South Carolina College (1857-1862) and at the University of Virginia following the Civil War until retirement in 1893; author of several mathematics text books; born at "Longwood", in Prince Edward County, Va.; husband of Margaret Cantey McDowell. From the description of Charles S. Venable papers, 1858-1934. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 43541303 Confederate officer, aide to Rob...

McIver, Maggie.

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Drake, Samuel Adams, 1833-1905

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Samuel Adams Drake (1833-1905) was a prolific writer and author of books and articles, primarily dealing with the topics of New England and early American history, American folklore, and the American revolution. From the guide to the Samuel Adams Drake manuscript, 1894, (Brooklyn Historical Society) American historian. From the description of Letter, 1905 Aug. 16, Kennebunkport, to Edward Denham. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 166330189 American...

Shea, John G.

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Hodges, Ann (Parton) 1823-1893

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Walker, Francis Amasa, 1840-1897

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American economist and educator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 645501803 Lawyer, educator, and economist. From the description of Francis Amasa Walker papers, 1878-1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981602 American publicist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New Haven, Conn., to Mr. We...

Dallas, Mary Kyle, 1830-1897

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Ward, D Henshaw.

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Cook, Joseph, 1838-1901

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Joseph Cook was an author and minister. He travelled extensively throughout the world, to study and to lecture. His Boston Monday Lectures, delivered on a variety of topics, were wildly popular, and were later issued in print. His most consistently popular theme was the relationship between science and religion, wherein he attempted to find harmony between modern science and Biblical teaching. From the description of Joseph Cook letter to Mr. Garrison, 1880 Jan. 22. (Pennsylvania Sta...

Ward, J. H. (Julius Hammond), 1837-1897

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Julius Hammond Ward, b. Charlton, Mass. Episcopal clergyman, author. Yale 1860. Berkeley Divinity School 1862. Rector of parishes at Cheshire, Conn., Rockland and Thomaston, Me., and Marblehead, Mass. Beginning in 1878, he was chiefly engaged in literary work. On staff of Boston Herald. Author of The Bible in Modern Thought, The Church in Modern Society, etc. From the description of Manuscript fragment, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 60358850 ...

O'Reilly, Henry, 1806-1886

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Journalist and inventor. From the description of Articles of Henry O'Reilly, 1845-1872. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454793 Editor and telegraph pioneer. Born in Ireland; came to the United States with his family in 1816. Editor of the Rochester (N.Y.) Daily Advertiser, 1826; involved with S. F. B. Morse and Amos Kendall in construction of telegraph lines from eastern Pennsylvania to St. Louis in the 1840s. In later life, he spelled his name "O'Rielly" instead of O'Reill...

New York Liberal Club.

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Spofford, Harriet Elizabeth Prescott, 1835-1921

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American poet and writer of fiction. From the description of Evanescence : Texas, to Mr. Gladwin : poem in autograph, signed, sent with a letter signed (initials), 1881 May 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580777 From the description of High days and holidays : poem in the author's autograph, signed, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580825 Spofford was born in Calais, Maine; she was educated in Massachusetts and New Hampshire. With encouragement from T...

Christensen, C. D.

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Mrs. George Edwards

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Abbot, Francis Ellingwood, 1836-1903

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American philosophical writer. From the guide to the Francis Ellingwood Abbot letters, 1870-1885, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) F. E. Abbot received his A.B. from Harvard in 1859. From the description of College themes and forensics, 1856-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072877 Francis Ellingwood Abbot (1836-1903), was a Unitarian minister and a radical religious philosopher. Abbot founded the Free Rel...

White, Rich

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Prince, L J

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Currier, Susan M

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Butterworth, Hezekiah, 1839-1905

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Assistant editor and author. From the description of Hezekiah Butterworth poem, 1897. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79452413 ...

Twist, N P

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Newton, Richard Heber, 1840-1914

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Protestant Episcopal clergyman and author of works on a variety theological subjects; born and educated in Philadelphia, later a resident of New York City and preacher at All Souls' Church (Anthon Memorial) until his resignation in 1902 and relocation to California. From the description of Notebooks, 1840-1914, 1859, 1866, 1902. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58771150 Richard Heber Newton was a prominent Episcopal priest and writer, rector of All...

Ellen Willis (Eldredge) Parton

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Charlier, Elie

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Phelps, J. W. (John Wolcott), 1813-1885

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Phelps was an officer in the US military. His career began as a cadet at West Point in the 1830s. He retired as a brigadier general in 1862. From the description of Papers, 1833-1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79136348 From the description of Diary, [19--?]. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 60355023 John Wolcott Phelps (1813-1885), Brigadier General in the U.S. Army was a native of Vermont. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Poi...

Campbell, Bartley Theodore, 1843-1888

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Varnum, J P

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Abbott, Edward, 1841-1908

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The Reverend Edward Abbott began his ministry as a congregational pastor in Cambridge, Mass. and was later ordained by the Episcopal Church. He was rector of St. James Church in Cambridge from 1879 to 1906. In addition to his pastoral duties, he was editor of "The Congregationalist" (1869-1878) and "The Literary World" (1877-1888; 1895-1903). In 1899 the Episcopal Church elected him Missionary Bishop of Japan, a position he declined. From the description of Edward Abbott Papers, 1899...

Wingate, Charles F. (Charles Frederick), 1848-1909

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Clark, John S.

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Cushing, Caleb, 1800-1879

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Cushing served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1835- 1843, and as special U.S. Envoy to China from 1843-1845. His career also included a term as U.S. Attorney General from 1852-1857. From the description of Letters to Thomas Mayo Brewer and Henry Vose, 1843, 1858. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234342903 U.S cabinet official and representative from Massachusetts, army officer, diplomat, and lawyer. From the description of Caleb Cushin...

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...

Hammell, R P

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Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883

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St. Louis, Missouri, lawyer; U.S district attorney, Missouri, 1839-1841; mayor, St. Louis, 1842-1843; judge, Court of Common Pleas, 1843-1849; first solicitor, U.S. Court of Claims, 1855; counsel for Dred Scott, 1856; postmaster general, 1860-1864; Maryland congressman, 1878. From the description of Letter: Wash[ington, D.C.] to Rev[erend] W[illiam] B[uell] Sprague, Albany, N.Y., 1865 Nov. 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 27327626 Montgomery Bl...

Bonner, Robert E., 1967-....

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Underwood, D F

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Beckwith, Mary J

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Lieber, Francis, 1800-1872

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Political scientist and author; born in Berlin, settled in U.S. 1827. From the description of ALsS : to George Mifflin Dallas, 1846. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122365122 Political scientist and educator. From the description of Letter, 1865 July 28, New York, to Dr. C[harles?] D[aniel?] Drake, St. Louis, Missouri [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647806353 Francis Lieber: German American political phil...

Deely, J C

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Squires, Charles W. (Charles Winder), 1841-1900

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Confederate army officer. From the description of Autobiography of Charles W. Squires, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981078 ...

Fields, James Thomas, 1817-1881

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James Thomas Fields, American publisher and author, was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire in 1817. At the age of 17, he went to Boston to clerk in a booksellers shop. While clerking, he often wrote for newspapers and in 1839 he became junior partner in the publishing and bookselling firm known after 1846 as Ticknor and Fields, and after 1868 as Fields, Osgood & Company. He was the publisher of several prominent contemporary American and British writers. Besides just publishing the authors, h...

Parton, James, 1912-

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Parton (1912-2001) was a journalist, editor, and publisher. He was publisher of American Heritage magazine (1953-1970). From the description of James Parton papers, 1914-1986. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612375559 James Parton is a journalist, editor, and publisher. He was publisher of American Heritage magazine (1953-1970). From the description of Additional papers, 1896-1991. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612679773 Parton earn...

Hines, S

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Burke, Martha J T

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Ford, Daniel Sharp, 1822-1899,

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W S Kennedy

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Fletcher, Thomas C. (Thomas Clement), 1827-1899

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American lawyer and soldier; Govenor of Missouri. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Jefferson City, to the President, 1865 Jul. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270521529 American soldier and lawyer; Governor of Missouri. From the description of Autograph letter signed : City of Jefferson, Missouri, to the President, 1869 Jan. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270517903 ...

Donald, A M

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Parton, James, 1822-1891

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English-American writer. From the description of Papers of James Parton [manuscript] 1860-1893. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647934391 Author. From the description of Letter of James Parton, 1875. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454871 Parton was an American biographer. His The life of Horace Greeley : editor of "The New-York tribune", from his birth to the present time was published in 1872 and his Life of Voltaire was published in 188...

Deems, Charles F. (Charles Force), 1820-1893

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Clergyman, writer, and college president. From the description of Papers, 1855-1891. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 38518969 Clergyman and educator. From the description of Charles F. Deems correspondence, 1877. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79423590 American clergyman and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wilmington, N.C., to Messrs. Harper, 1858 Apr. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531327 ...

Rideing, William H. (William Henry), 1853-1918

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Photograph taken by the journalist William H. Rideing who occasionally visited Holmes at his house in Beverly Farms. From the description of Oliver Wendell Holmes at Beverly Farms [graphic]. [ca. 1885] (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 124051582 Writer, editor of Youth's companion. From the description of Letters, 1886 October 5 and November 9. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54994659 From the description of Letters, 1898 May 16, n.d....

Williams, H. T.

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Parton, Hugo, 1878-

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Frothingham, Octavius Brooks, 1822-1895

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Octavius Brooks Frothingham was an American clergyman and author. Born in Boston and educated at Harvard, he began as a Unitarian pastor, although his congregation evolved into the Independent Liberal Church. He was a renowned speaker, and author of numerous religious and secular works. Often controversial, often radical, he was an active abolitionist and early supporter of Darwin. From the description of O.B. Frothingham letter to My dear sir, 1886 Nov. 11. (Pennsylvania State Unive...

Bristed, Charles Astor, 1820-1874

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Charles A. Bristed, Jr. was the son of author and scholar Charles Astor Bristed and Grace Sedgwick Bristed. From the guide to the Charles Astor Bristed, Jr. papers, 1888-1906, (Manuscripts and Archives) Charles Astor Bristed, author, was the son of Reverend John Bristed and Magdalen Astor, daughter of John Jacob Astor II. He was born in New York City and educated at home by tutors before attending Yale University (1835-1839) and the University of Cambridge (1840...

Troth, Samuel.

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Arey, Henry W.

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Garvin, M Putnam.

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Raasloff, Waldemar

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Whitney, William C. (William Collins), 1841-1904

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Raymond Perry Rodgers (December 20, 1849 - December 28, 1925) was an officer in the United States Navy. He achieved the rank of Rear Admiral and succeeded Lt. Theodorus B.M. Mason as the second head of the Office of Naval Intelligence. From the description of Letter, April 3, 1883. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 17928294 Whitney practiced law in New York City, where he was active in the movement against the Tweed ring. His career also included terms as corporate co...

Flower, Milton Embick

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Gilman, Arthur, 1837-1909

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Arthur Gilman was an author, editor, and founder of Radcliffe College. For biographical information, see Who Was Who in America. From the description of Scrapbook, 1876-1914 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232009465 Arthur Gilman, banker, educator, and historian, was instrumental in founding Radcliffe College; he served as Secretary (1879-1894) and Regent (1894-1896). He was also founder (1886) of the Gilman School for Girls (later names: the Cambridge...

Blackwell, Alice Stone, 1857-1950

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Daughter of suffrage leaders Lucy Stone and Henry Browne Blackwell, Alice Stone Blackwell joined her parents in writing and editing the Woman's Journal. For additional biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971). From the description of Papers in the Woman's Rights Collection, 1885-1950 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008749 Editor, The woman's journal and suffrage news. From the description of Letter, 1920 Apr...

Bassett, A B Ashby.

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Upham, J. B. (Jabez Baxter), 1820-1902

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D B Berney

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Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916

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Randolph, Mary J

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Harney, G. Julian (George Julian), 1817-1897

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Gilford, E E

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Lewis, W. B.

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Tilton, Théodore 1835-1907

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Theodore Tilton (1835-1907) was an American newspaper editor, journalist, poet, and supporter of women's suffrage. He and his wife were parishioners of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher and Tilton worked as his assistant for eleven years, until 1874, when Tilton sued Beecher for adultery with Mrs. Tilton. The case received widespread public attention. Tilton subsequently moved to Paris where he lived for the rest of his life. From the guide to the Theodore Tilton Correspondence, 1865-1894,...

Greene, J Ewarts.

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Beers, Ethelin Elliott.

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Dyer, Oliver, 1824-1907

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Wright, C.

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James Parton II

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Dolliver, H

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Mabel Parton

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Wittington

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Mill, John Stuart, 1806-1873

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Epithet: of Add MS 37311 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000474.0x00006e John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was a British philosopher known for his writings on social and political theory, particularly utilitarianism. From the guide to the John Stuart Mill Letters, 1851-1889, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) British philosopher. From the description...

Perkins, Frederic B. (Frederic Beecher), 1828-1899

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American author, historian. From the description of Letter to John Adams Dix [manuscript], 1856 March 27. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814563 ...

Blanton Duncan

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Metcalf, Lorettus Sutton, 1837-1920

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Epithet: Editor of the New York 'Forum' British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000391.0x0000db ...

Randolph, Thomas Jefferson, 1792-1875

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James R. Osgood and Company

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Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

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Gilder authored the book, THE NEW DAY, A POEM IN SONGS AND SONNETS... (New York : Scribner, Armstrong and Company, 1876) in which this is tipped in. It contains the bookplate of Brainerd. From the description of Autograph letter signed to Ira Hutchinson Brainerd, [1876?] Dec. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122398276 Richard Watson Gilder (1844-1909), American poet and editor, served as editor-in-chief of Scribner's Monthly and its successor The Century Illustrated Monthly...

Swift, M E

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Stedman, Edmund Clarence, 1833-1908

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American poet, critic, and journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to F.B. Sanborn, 1881 Jul. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575155 Edmund Clarence Stedman (1833-1908) was poet, critic, editor, and stockbroker in New York City. He published his first volume in 1860, entitled Poems Lyrical and Idyllic, followed by a succession of works and anthologies. Stedman was also a member and officer of many national and local literary associations....

Springfield Republican.

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Chambers, Julius, 1850-1920

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Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899

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Quaker social reformer. From the description of Papers, 1865-1900. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 26909628 ...

Butler, Sarah Hildreth, 1816-1876

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Ballou, William Hosea, 1857-1937

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William B. Ballou was born in Winter Hill, Vermont. He arrived traveled to Alaska from San Francisco by schooner, disembarking at Rampart City to search in 1907. Ballou was apparently a part time accountant and he wrote "Jack - a true story of adventure in Alaska." He married and had a son. From the description of William B. Ballou papers, 1898-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 42065380 ...

Toppan, Robert Noxon, 1836-1901

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Daly, Charles P. (Charles Patrick), 1816-1899

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Charles Patrick Daly (1816-1899) was an American jurist, lecturer and writer who served as a judge of the New York City Court of Common Pleas for over forty years, the last twenty-seven as chief justice. Maria Lydig Daly, his wife, was active in the Democratic Party and various welfare organizations of the Civil War period. Her diaries of this period were published in 1962 under the title: Diary of a Union Lady, 1861-1865. From the description of Charles P. Daly papers, 1829-1897. (N...

Chase, Fred

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