Autograph File, P, 1554-2005.
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Catlin, George, 1796-1872
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George Catlin, artist and author, was known especially for his paintings of Indians. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, he practiced law until his talent for painting led him to join a group of artists in Philadelphia in 1823. Catlin concentrated on portrait painting in Washington, D.C., until 1829, when he saw a delegation of visiting American Indians in Philadelphia. He then resolved to devote his life to preserving the appearance and character of the vanishing Indians and for forty-two yea...
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820
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George III was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. George's long life and reign were marked by a series of military conflicts involving his kingdoms, much of the rest of Europe, and places farther afield in Africa, the Americas and Asia. Early in his reign, Great Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, becoming the dominant European power in North America and India. However, many of Britain's American colonies were soon lost in the American War of Independence. Furt...
Field, William Bradhurst Osgood, 1870-1949
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William Bradhurst Osgood Field (1870-1949) was a landowner, collector and philanthropist from a New York family. He was the son of William Hazard Field and Augusta Currie Bradhurst Field, and the nephew of Osgood Field, a society figure in London and Rome. William's sister, Mary Pearsall Field, was also a socialite.In 1902 he married Lila Vanderbilt Sloane Field, the great-granddaughter of Cornelius Vanderbilt. They divided their time between their three family properties, 645 Fifth Avenue in Ma...
Harvard college library
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The Harvard College Library used ledgers to record the loans of books from the library's collection during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The presence of what appear to be call-slips from 1823 to 1826 and the lack of ledgers for this period is unaccounted for in the literature cited in the bibliography. Late in the nineteenth century, librarians recognized that the ledger system could not provide the flexibility needed to control large collections. At the Harvard College L...
Fearing, Daniel B. (Daniel Butler), 1859-1918
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Daniel B. Fearing of Newport, Rhode Island, was a member of the Grolier Club from 1887 until his death in 1918. From the description of Collection of Japanese and Chinese imprints, [ca. 1800-1900]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122592404 Fearing was a book collector from Newport, Rhode Island. From the guide to the Daniel B. Fearing logbook collection, 1816-1882., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Daniel B. Fearing ...
Peters, Richard, 1744-1828
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Richard Peters (June 22, 1744 – August 22, 1828) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, Continental Army soldier, Federalist politician, author and United States District Judge. Before his federal judicial service in the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania, Peters served as secretary of the Continental Board of War, delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and as member and speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and later the Pennsylvania State Senate. Born at...
Lee, Thomas Sim, 1745-1819
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Thomas Sim Lee (October 29, 1745 – November 9, 1819) was an American planter and statesman of Frederick County, Maryland. Although not a signatory to the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation or the US Constitution, he was an important participant in the process of their creation. Thomas Sim Lee was the second State Governor of Maryland, serving twice, from 1779 to 1783 and again from 1792 to 1794. Thomas Sim Lee also served as a delegate of Maryland in the Congress of the C...
National library of Scotland
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Hilles Library
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Willing, Thomas, 1731-1821
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Thomas Willing (December 19, 1731 – January 19, 1821) was an American merchant, politician and slave trader who served as mayor of Philadelphia and was a delegate from Pennsylvania to the Continental Congress. He also served as the first president of the Bank of North America and the First Bank of the United States. During his tenure there he became the richest man in America. Born in Philadelphia, Willing completed preparatory studies in Bath, England, then studied law in London at the Inner...
Stoddard, Roger E. (Roger Eliot), 1935-
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Born December 2, 1935, in Boston, MA; son of Merton E. (a church organist and choir director) and Helen (a homemaker; maiden name, Bonney) Stoddard; married Helen Heckel, May 24, 1958; children: Alison Stoddard Reid, Christopher Paine. Education: Brown University, A.B., 1958. Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, assistant to the librarian at Houghton Library, 1958-61; Brown University, Providence, RI, assistant curator of Harris Collection, 1961-63, curator, 1963-65; Harvard University, Cambrid...
Paine, Robert Treat, 1731-1814
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Robert Treat Paine (March 11, 1731 – May 11, 1814) was an American lawyer, politician, and Founding Father of the United States who signed the Continental Association and the Declaration of Independence as a representative of Massachusetts. He served as the state's first attorney general, and served as an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, the state's highest court. Paine was also a founding member of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society and had always opposed slavery. ...
Clarkson, Matthew, 1733-1800
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Matthew Clarkson (born April 1733, New York City-died October 5, 1800, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), was a Delegate from Pennsylvania. He was born in New York City, but moved to Philadelphia where he was justice of the Court of Common Pleas, Quarter Sessions of the Peace, and of the Philadelphia Orphans' Court in 1771 and 1772. He was elected to the Continental Congress in 1785, but did not serve. He was a member of the Board of Aldermen in 1789, then mayor of Philadelphia 1792-1796. He died in ...
Samuel Johnson
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Weeks, Edward A. (Edward Augustus), 1898-1989
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Edward A. Weeks (1898-1989) was an author, essayist, and editor for the Atlantic Monthly . He was also author of more than 10 books, including: Breaking into Print: an Editor's Advice on Writing (1962); In Friendly Candor [1959]; and Writers and Friends (1981). Weeks opposed censorship and, during the 1920's, served as chairman of the Massachusetts Committee to Reform Book Censorship. From the guide to the Edward Weeks Letter to Mrs. Henry Pettit (MS 235), 16 June 1961...
Kipling, Rudyard, 1865-1936
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Joseph Rudyard Kipling (1865–1936) was an English author and poet. His best-known works include the novels and short story collections The Jungle Book (1894), Just So Stories (1902), Puck of Pook's Hill (1906), and Kim (1901), as well as a number of poems such as "Mandalay" (1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), and "If-" (1910). Kipling was born in Bombay, India, into an artistic family: his father was a sculptor, pottery designer, and professor of architectural sculpture and tw...
Hahn, Reynaldo, 1875-1947
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Composed originally for clarinet and piano, 1903.--Cf. Fleisher Collection. From the description of Sarabande et thème varié : pour clarinette basse et piano / Reynaldo Hahn ; orchestrated by Lucien Cailliet. [19--?] (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 49980832 Hahn was a French composer. Madeleine-Jeanne Coll Lemaire (1845-1928 ) was a French painter and illustrator of Marcel Proust’s Les plaisirs et les jours . From the guide to the Reynald...
Aldrich, Talbot Bailey, 1868-1957
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Son of Thomas Bailey Aldrich who was a New Hampshire-born author and poet. His mother was Mary Elizabeth "Lillian" Woodman....
Parsons, Thomas William, 1819-1892
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Thomas William Parsons (August 18, 1819, Boston – September 3, 1892, Scituate, Massachusetts) was an American dentist and poet. Parsons was educated at the Boston Latin School, and visited Italy to study Italian literature in 1836-7. His translation of Dante's Divine Comedy, which eventually comprised all the Inferno, two-thirds of the Purgatorio and fragments of the Paradiso, began to appear in 1843. After practicing dentistry in Boston, he lived for several years in England before returning...
Pound, Ezra, 1885-1972
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Ezra Pound was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works include Ripostes (1912), Hugh Selwyn Mauberley (1920), and his 800-page epic poem, The Cantos (c. 1917–1962). Pound's contribution to poetry began in the early 20th century with his role in developing Imagism, a movement stressing precision and economy of language. Working in London as foreign editor of several American l...
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...
Dodd, Mead & Company
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In 1839 Moses W. Dodd purchased an interest in a New York publishing firm established by John S. Taylor. The following year he severed his connection with Taylor and continued alone until his retirement in 1870. He was succeeded by his son, Frank H. Dodd, who, with his cousin Edward S. Mead, formed the firm Dodd & Mead. A retail department was added to the firm and in 1876 Bleecker Van Wagnen was taken as a partner. The firm was then renamed Dodd, Mead & Company. From the guide to t...
Potter, Alonzo, 1800-1865
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Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Pennyslvania. From the description of Alonzo Potter papers, 1840-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 663477638 ...
Foote, A., Mrs.
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Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909
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Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was an American author and Unitarian minister. Hale was involved in many social reform movements, including abolition and popular education. He is best known for his 1863 short story, "The Man Without a Country," which promoted patriotic support of the Union. From the guide to the Edward Everett Hale Letters, 1884-1897, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...
Mackenzie, Alexander Slidell, 1803-1848
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afterwards Slidell Mackenzie; Lieutenant; US Navy; author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001130.0x00031f ...
Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893
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Lucy Stone (b. Aug. 13, 1818, West Brookfield, MA–d. Oct. 18, 1893, Boston, MA) was born to parents Hannah Matthews and Francis Stone. At age 16, Stone began teaching in district schools always earning far less money than men. In 1847, she became the first woman in Massachusetts to earn a college degree from Oberlin College. After college, Stone began her career with the Garrisonian Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and began giving public speeches on women's rights. In the fall of 1847, with...
Huntington, Catharine, 1887-1987
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Actress, director, and producer Catharine Sargent Huntington was born in Ashfield, Mass. on December 29, 1886. She graduated cum laude from Radcliffe College in 1911 and taught English and theater at Westover School in Middlebury, Conn., 1915-1918. She was active in New England's Little Theatre movement from the early 1920s and was president and member of the board of directors of the Provincetown Playhouse in Provincetown, Mass. (1960-?). From the description of [Poetry reading...
Beal, Boylston Adams, 1865-1944
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Beal was a lawyer of Boston, Mass. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1871-1940. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122609232 ...
Prescott, William Hickling, 1796-1859
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William Hickling Prescott, born in Salem, Massachusetts to a prominent family, wrote romantic and highly-regarded works of Spanish and Latin American history. From the guide to the Letters to Richard Bentley, 1837-1858., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) ...
Folsom, Charles, 1794-1872
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Charles Folsom (Harvard, A.B., 1813) taught Italian and served as librarian at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Charles Folsom, 1829. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972777 ...
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 ...
Palfrey, John Gorham, 1796-1881
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John Gorham Palfrey was a Unitarian minister, professor at Harvard Divinity School, editor of the North American Review, congressman from Massachusetts (1847-1849), postmaster of Boston (1861-1867), and historian, best known for his multi-volume History of New England. From the description of Letters to William Taylor Palfrey, 1818-1866. (Harvard University, Wadsworth House). WorldCat record id: 77703801 ...
Chapman, Robert Harris, 1919-2000
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Robert Harris Chapman was born in Highland Park, Ill., in 1919 and died in 2000. He graduated from Princeton University in 1941 and began his professional career at Harvard University in 1950. He became a professor of English literature and was an accomplished playwright, a theatrical consultant, and Director of the Loeb Drama Center at Harvard. He was a colleague and long-time friend of Robert Penn Warren....
Ticknor, George, 1791-1871
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George Ticknor (1791-1871), educator and author, served as the first Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard from 1817 to 1835. After his arrival at Harvard, Ticknor became disenchanted with the school curriculum, characterizing the College as a well-disciplined high school, and began an effort to reorganize the College around four main goals: the division of students in courses according to academic proficiency and merit; the division of the ...
Harris, Thaddeus William, 1795-1856
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Harris (Harvard, A.B. 1815; M.D. 1820) served as Librarian of Harvard, 1831-1856 and also lectured on natural history at Harvard, 1837-1842. He published about 100 articles on insects and insect-related diseases, compiled indexes to major works on entomology, and also wrote on squashes and pumpkins for the New England farmer. From the description of Papes of Thaddeus William Harris, 1818?-1852 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 40961354 ...
Vaughan, Benjamin
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James Munroe and Company
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James Munroe and Company, publishers and booksellers, were located at 134 Washington Street in Boston and also in Cambridge, Mass., during the middle part of the nineteenth century. The head of the company was James Munroe (1808-1861), who was born in Lexington, Mass., the son of James Munroe (1775-1848) and Margaret Watson Munroe ( - ). In 1834 he married Sarah Russell Mason Fiske (1808- ). They had two daughters. From the description of Correspondence, 1833-1866. (Unknown). WorldCa...
Holmes, Oliver Wendell, 1809-1894
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Holmes (Harvard, M.D. 1836) was Parkman Professor of Anatomy at Harvard Medical School from 1847 to 1882, dean of the Medical School from 1847 to 1853, and a noted essayist and poet. A paper on the contagiousness of puerperal fever, presented at an 1843 meeting of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, was his most famous contribution to medicine. His indictment of physicians for their role in causing and spreading the fever was one of the most controversial treatises of the time...
Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America
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The Schlesinger Library had its origins in the gift of the Woman's Rights Collection (WRC) by Maud Wood Park '98 to Radcliffe College in 1943. Organized as the Women's Archives in 1948, it was renamed the Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America in 1967 in recognition of the Schlesingers' strong support of the Library and the College. The WRC was originally housed in Longfellow Hall and the Women's Archives in Byerly Hall and moved in 1967 to the old Radcliffe...
Library of Congress
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The Library of Congress was established by an act of Congress in 1800 when President John Adams signed a bill providing for the transfer of the seat of government from Philadelphia to the new capital city of Washington. The legislation described a reference library for Congress only, containing "such books as may be necessary for the use of Congress - and for putting up a suitable apartment for containing them therein…" The original library was housed in the Washington, DC until August 1814, ...
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825
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Charles Cotesworth Pinckney (February 25, 1746 – August 16, 1825) was an early American statesman of South Carolina, Revolutionary War veteran, and delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was twice nominated by the Federalist Party as its presidential candidate in 1804 and 1808, losing both elections. Pinckney was born into a powerful family of aristocratic planters. He practiced law for several years and was elected to the colonial legislature. A supporter of independence from Great Br...
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...
Clinton, George, 1739-1812
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George Clinton (July 26, 1739 – April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and statesman, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A prominent Democratic-Republican, Clinton served as the fourth vice president of the United States from 1805 until his death in 1812. He also served as governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and from 1801 to 1804. Along with John C. Calhoun, he is one of two vice presidents to hold office under two presidents. Clinton served in the French and Ind...
Pringle, Edward Jenkins, 1826-1899
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Born into an aristocratic Charleston family, Edward J. Pringle attended the South Carolina College in 1841 and transferred to Harvard, where he graduated with honors in 1845. He was admitted to the bar in 1847, but first decided to enjoy his wealth, and embarked on a two-year grand tour of Europe. Strong to his family business of being wealthy planters, he wrote in defense of slavery in 1857 with a work titled, "Slavery in the Southern States." Finding insufficient legal work in Charleston, he e...
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...
Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849
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Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849) was an American author, poet, and critic. In 1834 Poe married his cousin Virginia, who was not quite fourteen at the time, and began seriously seeking a means of supporting "his family." In the spring of 1835, the family moved back to Richmond where Poe took a position with the Southern Literary Messenger . Poe used the opportunity to publish several of his poems and short tales in the paper, but he also began developing his reputation as a pugnacious critic by contr...
Putnam, F. W. (Frederic Ward), 1839-1915
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Frederic Ward Putnam (1839-1915) was one of the earliest anthropologists in the United States. He founded anthropology programs, and worked to establish museum collections in anthropology. He directed some of the first field expeditions in the Americas, including sites in Maine, Massachusetts, Ohio, Wisconsin, Kentucky, New Jersey, and California. Putnam was born April 16, 1839 in Salem, Massachusetts to Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer Putnam III. In 1864, Putnam married Adelaide Martha Edmands; they h...
Massachusetts Historical Society
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Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
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French chemist and microbiologist. Amongst other things Pasteur proved that microrganisms caused fermentation and disease, he originated and was the first to use vaccines for rabbits, anthrax and chicken cholera and he performed important pioneer work in stereochemistry and he originated pasteurization. From the description of Letter. 1890 Apr. 26. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225747724 French physician and chemist. From the description of Papers, 1...
Poindexter, George, 1779-1853
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Lawyer, attorney general of Mississippi Territory (1803-1807), territorial representative to Congress (1807-1813), governor (1820-1801), and U.S. senator (1830-1835). From the description of Papers, 1804-1819. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39390450 U.S. senator, U.S. representative, governor, and jurist of Mississippi. From the description of Letter of George Poindexter, 1835. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449399 ...
C. S. Sargent
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Mme.) Francisque Duret
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Sister Follet
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Symon Beamon
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Vincent, George E. (George Edgar), 1864-1941
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George E. Vincent was born in Rockford, Illinois. He was associated with the Chautauqua system from 1886 to 1915, and became honorary president of Chautauqua from 1915 to 1937. In addition, he taught at the University of Chicago from 1892 to 1911, and served as Dean of the University of Chicago Faculties of Art, Literature and Science from 1907 to 1911. He was president of the University of Minnesota from 1911 to 1917, leaving to become president of the Rockefeller Foundation from 1917 until 192...
Oliver Goldsmith.
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Howard H. C. Bingham
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Phinney, Elias, 1780-1849
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Coyle, John F.
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Poole, Edward Richard
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S Amory
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Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809
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Political theorist, New York. From the description of Letter, 1779 Jan. 17. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 476963318 Thomas Paine, English author and revolutionary. From the guide to the Thomas Paine manuscript material : 1 item, 1788, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) Revolutionary pamphleteer, author of Common Sense and The Rights of Man. From the description of ALS, [1803] ...
Sipper, Ralph B.
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Bookseller. From the description of Letters, 1973-1996. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 38483307 ...
Thomas J. Kiernan
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Pomeroy, Samuel Clarke, 1816-1891.
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Pomeroy was the leader of the first party of New England Emigrant Aid Company to arrive at Lawrence, He was active in the Free State Movement; fought against the Lecompton Constitution; was mayor of Atchison; elected to U.S. Senate in 1861; re-elected in 1867; defeated in 18?3 due to an investigating committee. From the guide to the Letters, 1861-1873, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection) Samuel Clarke Pomeroy was a Kansas Free-State advo...
Parker, Alton B. (Alton Brooks), 1852-1926
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Alton Brooks Parker (May 14, 1852 – May 10, 1926) was an American judge, best known as the Democrat who lost the presidential election of 1904 to incumbent Theodore Roosevelt in a landslide. A native of upstate New York, Parker practiced law in Kingston, New York, before being appointed to the New York Supreme Court and elected to the New York Court of Appeals; he served as Chief Judge of the latter from 1898 to 1904, when he resigned to run for president. In 1904, he defeated liberal publish...
Dana, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1881-1950
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Dana earned his Harvard AB in 1903. From the description of Papers in English 5, 1902-1903. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074561 From the description of Notes in Economics 1, 1901-1902. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074474 Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana, also known as "Harry" Dana. Writer, lecturer. From the description of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Dana letters [manuscript], 1940, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat reco...
Porter, George Richardson, 1792-1852
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Epithet: of the Board of Trade British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000491.0x00022b British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000491.0x00022c Epithet: of Add MS 35150 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001197.0x00039f ...
G. B. Weston
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Paine, Josiah, 1836-1917
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Author and genealogist, of Eastham, Mass. From the description of Josiah Paine collection, [18--]-[19--]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70927008 ...
Pershing, John J. (John Joseph), 1860-1948
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Career Army officer who served in the Philippines as an adjutant general and engineer officer, collector of customs, and cavalry squadron commander, participating in actions against the Tausug (Moros), 1899-1903; later apppointed governor of Moro Province and commander, Department of Mindanao, 1909-1913. Well-known for his command of the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, 1917-1919. From the description of General John J. Pershing photograph collection [pictu...
Boston, ...
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de Morineau
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Miss Keate
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Robert Baldwin
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Proctor, Edna Dean, 1829-1923
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Poet. From the description of Correspondence, 1845-1922. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963863 Edna Dean Proctor was a 19th century American poet and short story writer. She was born in New Hampshire and lived in Framingham, Mass., and wrote patriotic verse and inspirational poetry, often on themes of social change. From the description of Edna Dean Proctor letter to Mr. Butterworth, 1894 Nov. 13. (Pennsylvania State University ...
Andover-Harvard
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Edmund Malone
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Dupee, James Alexander, 1819-1886
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George Lyman Paine
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Priestley, John Boynton, 1894-
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Dean, Andrew A.
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M. H. Barney
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Pauquet, Hippolyte Louis Émile, 1797-
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A. H. Dooley
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G. G. Wilder
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Praed, Winthrop Mackworth, 1802-1839
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English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to the Rev. Hastings Robinson, 1838 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618926 From the description of There hangs a portrait in an ancient hall : autograph poem, unsigned, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618920 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Haymarket, to an unidentified correspondent, 1835 Jan. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618930 From the ...
Pratt, S. G. (Silas Gamaliel), 1846-1916
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John M. Lenox
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Pfeffel, Gottlieb Konrad, 1736-1809
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Patmore, Coventry, 1823-1896
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Coventry Patmore was a British poet. He was appointed assistant in the printed book department of the British Museum in November 1846 and retired some time after 1865. From the description of Coventry Patmore letters and photograph, 1842-1865. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38273331 English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to William Makepeace Thackeray, 1863 Mar. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 27...
Robert K. Mackey
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Pike, Frederick Augustus, 1817-1896
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Pissarro, Camille, 1830-1903
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French painter. From the description of Paintings sold to Caillebotte : autograph manuscript notes : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270858214 From the description of Letters, 1882-1903. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81892174 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Paris, to Félix Fénéon, 1889 Feb. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872111 ...
Sally Fairchild
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Daniel A. White
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W. B. O. Field
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William Pitt
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Walter Grossman
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Mrs J. M. O. Tayloe
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Timothy Newcom
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Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
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English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir J.C. Hippisley, 1800 June 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618754 From the description of Copy of an autograph letter signed : [London], to "The Viceroy", 1796 Apr. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270861210 From the description of Letter signed : Whitehall, to John Kirby, Keeper of Newgate Gaol, 1800 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618764 From the descript...
Percy, Thomas, 1729-1811
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Thomas Percy was the editor of the Reliques of ancient English poetry and of The Regulations and establishment of the household of Henry Algernon Percy (London, 1770). From the description of Thomas Percy letter, Northumberland House [London], to Dear Sir, [1767] Saturday, May 9. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 38929735 Epithet: Bishop of Norwich British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/...
Benjamin Pierce.
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Mrs Gaspar Bacon
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Florence (Cushing) Milner
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Pascar, Henriette.
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Charles Lamb.
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Palmer, Ray
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B. Pierce
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Powers, Hiram, 1805-1873
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American sculptor. From the description of Horatio Nelson Powers letter to the Rev. W. Ware [manuscript], no year August 12. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647997942 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Florence, to Bayard Taylor, 1845 Oct. 9 and 1846 Feb. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618884 Sculptor; United States and Italy. From the description of Hiram Powers letters, 1852 Apr. 4-Dec. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat r...
Silas Wright Burt
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Barrett, Wendell
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Peirson, Charles Lawrence, 1834-
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Elisha Riggs
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Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944
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Epithet: bibliographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000146 ...
Alfred Osborn Pope Nicholson
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Paley, William, 1743-1805
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William Paley, English theologian and moralist. From the guide to the William Paley manuscript material : 2 items, 1790-1802, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) William Paley was born in July 1743 in Peterborough, Northamptonshire, to William Paley (d. 1799) and Elizabeth Clapham (d. 1796). The elder Paley was the vicar of Helpston, as well as headmaster of Giggleswick grammar school. The younger Paley was th...
Pasquier, Etienne-Denis, duc, 1767-1862
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Title: Duc de Pasquier British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001300.0x00022a Epithet: French Prefect of Police Title: Baron British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001300.0x000229 ...
Root, James E.
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Penrose, F. C. (Francis Cranmer), 1817-1903
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Joseph Cook)
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Peabody, Josephine Preston, 1874-1922
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Peabody was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. After the death of her father in 1882, the family moved to Dorchester, Mass. She attended Latin School in Boston, and was a special student at Radcliffe College, 1894-1896. She published fourteen volumes of poems and verse plays, and lectured on poetry and literature at Wellesley College, 1901-1903. A pacifist and feminist, she joined the Fabian Society in 1909, and wrote a prose play, Portrait of Mrs. W. (Mary Wollstonecraft). She died in Cambridge, Mass. For ...
Burbank
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Harold Wilmerding Bell; Horsham
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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...
Abbot, Edward Stanley, 1841-1863
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Gardner, Julian.
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P. Goldmark
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Pettes, George W. (George William)
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Richard Williams
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Clarence C. Williams
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A. Morize
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Pastoret, Claude Emmanuel Joseph Pierre, marquis de, 1756-1840
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Gardiner, William Howard
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Eugene Van Schaick
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Parsons, John Edward, 1829-1915.
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Bertrand Millanvoye
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Frost, Donald McKay, 1877-1958
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Donald McKay Frost (1877-1958), son of Edwin Parker and Mary Coachman McKay Frost, was born in Charleston, S.C. He graduated from Harvard in 1899 and from Harvard Law School in 1902. Returning to Charleston, he became a member of a law firm, a representative in South Carolina's General Assembly for four years, and a member of various fraternal organizations. In 1910, he married Mary Mitchell Ryerson ( -1941) of Lake Forest, Ill., and in 1912, he moved to Boston, Mass. He practiced l...
Lodge, Edmund, 1756-1839
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Joe Ann Daly
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John Lowell
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Popkin, John Snelling, 1771-1852
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Popkin graduated from Harvard in 1792 and taught Greek at Harvard. From the description of Papers of John Snelling Popkin, 1801-1852 (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 567239307 From the description of Papers of John Snelling Popkin, 1801. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972848 From the description of Papers of John Snelling Popkin, 1801. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 181898157 John Snelling Popkin (1771-1852), mi...
Antavia e Compagni
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T. Child
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Tillinghast, William Hopkins
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Zygmunt II Augustus
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Sarah Pinkham
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Thomas Barnard
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Philpot, Glyn, d. 1937
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Parker, Joel, 1816-1888
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Adams, Sarah Holland, 1824-1916
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Sarah Holland Adams was a sister of Annie Adams Fields, author and wife of Boston publisher James T. Fields. Sarah Adams spent most of her adult life in Germany, translating the work of her friend, Herman Grimm, an art critic and biographer, into English. From the description of Papers, 1880-1915 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122583395 ...
Nathaniel Bowditch
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Jefferson Stewart Lewis
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Pellico, Silvio, 1789-1854
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Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x000372 Italian patriot and author from Turin. From the description of Silvio Pellico papers, [18--]. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522086 ...
Winslow, Donald F.
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Pennington, John H.
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G. H. Preble.
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Norton Perkins
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Pierce, Benjamin, 1757-1839
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Governor of New Hampshire; father of U.S. president Franklin Pierce. From the description of Papers, 1802-1847. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963855 Revolutionary War soldier; land agent; miliita brigadier-general; Governor of New Hampshire; father of President Franklin Pierce. From the description of Letter to "My dear professor" Henry, 1805 May 25. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 64590450 ...
Edward Howard
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Porter, Caroline J.
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Dr. O. W. Holmes
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Goodspeed's
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baronne de Carlowitz
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Simon Snyder
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Dawson, Henry B., fl. 1865.
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Sprague
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Mary (Lunan) Porson
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Peale, Rembrandt, 1778?-1860
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Rembrandt and Harriet Peale (née Cany) were painters; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Rembrandt and Harriet Peale papers, 1824-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81263030 From the description of Printed material relating to Rembrandt Peale, 1830-1862 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80271418 Peale, from a family of artists, was a portrait, miniature and historical painter. From the description of Notes of the Painting Room. (Winte...
Phillpotts, Eden, 1862-
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Arthur Campbell Yate
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Irving Putnam
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Gerard Curtis Tobey
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Cadell and Davis
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Mrs. Roland Thaxter
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Paposhvily, Helen (Waite).
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Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910
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Thomas Collier Platt was a Republican Senator from New York. It was through his influence in the Republican party that Theodore Roosevelt became William McKinley's running mate in the 1900 presidential election. From the description of Thomas Collier Platt photograph album of Theodore Roosevelt, not before 1905. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612813357 Thomas Collier Platt: clerk of Tioga County (N.Y.), 1859-1961; member of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1873-...
Kate G. (Knowlton) Foote
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Henry Colman
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Picard, Jacques 1922-....
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Mrs. Cecil Smith
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Mr. & Mrs. Wm Douglas Sloane
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Dana, Richard Henry, 1787-1879
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American essayist and poet. From the description of The buccaneer : autograph manuscript copy of a fragment of the poem signed : Boston, 1865 Feb. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 557604082 From the description of Sonnet: to a garden-flower sent to me by a lady and Song: I saw her once : autograph manuscript copies of two poems signed, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270539184 From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to Mr. & ...
Peel, Robert, 1750-1830
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Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814
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Samuel Jackson Pratt abandoned his clerical career to become successively an actor, a bookseller, a dramatist, and finally a prolific poet and novelist whose best-known productions were the poem Sympathy and a translation of The Sorrows of Werther. The collection also contains "The Linnets," a sentimental fable by Pratt, and a copy of a poem, "On Mrs. Provis leaving Bath the day after Keppel's Arrival." From the description of Pratt papers, 1779. (Unknown). W...
Porson, Richard, 1759-1808
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John Pickering
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Perry, Bliss, 1860-1954
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American educator, author and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2), dated : Greensboro, Vt., 25 July 1904, and Boston, 10 October 1904, to Harry Harkness Flagler, 1904 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270674901 American educator, essayist, and editor of the Atlantic Monthlyfrom 1899-1909. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : Cambridge, Mass., to Edward Wagenknecht, 1936 Jan. 28 and 1938 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat...
Pierce, Henry Lillie, 1825-1896
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Benjamin Rolfe.
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Philippe, marquis de Chennevières-Pointel
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Peixotto, George D. M.
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Post, Regis Henri, 1870-1944
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Governor-general of Puerto Rico; captain, American Red Cross, in Italy. From the description of Papers, 1908-1919. (Nantucket Hist Association). WorldCat record id: 70953336 ...
S. A. Green
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Marchese Cesare Campori
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Robert Potter
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Parry, Robert, called Robin Ddu Eryri, d. 1894?
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Proust, Marcel, 1871-1922
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French author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Fernand Gregh, [n.d.]"Jeudi." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615671 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to Georges [de Lauris], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851761 From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : [n.p.], to [Robert de Montesquiou], [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851766 Marcel Proust is generally regarded as one ...
Félix Feuillet de Conches
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Picard, L.-B. (Louis-Benoît), 1769-1828
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Edward Upham
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W. C. (William C.) Redfield
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Philbrick, Samuel.
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Peirpoint, Francis Harrison, 1814-1899
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Pearce, Dutee Jerauld, 1789-1849
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Congressman from Rhode Island, 1825-1849; elected as a Democrat, later elected as an Anti-Masonic candidate; graduated from Brown in 1808, studied law, and served as a member of the Newport bar; served in the state legislature, and as attorney-general of Rhode Island, 1819-1825. From the description of Dutee Jerauld Pearce papers, 1828 Jan. 13-1832 Feb. 7. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 32828096 ...
James Dodsley
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comte de Lannoy
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Pickett, George E. (George Edward), 1825-1875
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Pickett (1825-1875), eventually a Confederate Brig. Gen., was from Va. He was a lawyer, West Pointe graduate (1846), and Mexican War veteran. He is most remembered for Pickett's charge. He surrended at Appomattox. Pillow, a Confederate Gen. from Tenn., was a lawyer and Mexican War veteran. Twice wounded he was appointed senior Maj. Gen. of Tenn. When those troops transferred to the CSA, he was apointed Brig. Gen. of CSA in 1861. He fought at Belmont (Nov. 7, 1861) and was suspended and reprimand...
W. C. Lane.
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Francis W. Hatch.
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Henry Mogford
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Pauncefote, Julian, 1828-1902
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British diplomat, jurist, and public official. From the description of Papers of Baron Julian Pauncefote, 1885-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78938793 ...
Robert Adams
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Miss Helen Cam
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Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744
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A general outline of the life and works of the poet Alexander Pope, 1688-1744, can be found in the Dictionary of National Biography, but there are numerous biographical and critical evaluations if more detailed information is required From the guide to the Verse translation of Book III, metre 9 of Boethius's, De consolatione philosophiae, by Alexander Pope, ca.1703-1704, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) A general outline of the life and works of the poet Alexander Pope can ...
William Hull
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Pollio, Joseph, 1852-
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Mrs Bailey Aldrich
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Peyton, J. Lewis (John Lewis), 1824-1896
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Payne, John, 1842-1916
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John Payne was a minor Pre-Raphaelite poet and prolific translator of oriental literature. From the description of John Payne letter, 5 Upper Gloucester Place, to Mr. Rossetti, 56 Euston Square, 1874 August 8. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 37230484 ...
Scriber
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Loring, Augustus Peabody, 1856-1938
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Augustus Peabody Loring (1856-1938) had an A.B. from Harvard College, 1878 LL.B. from Harvard Law School. In 1881, he studied in the office of Benjamin F. Brooks in Boston and was admitted to the Suffolk Bar, Nov. 1881. Loring married Ellen Gardner, June 3, 1884, and they had three children, Augustus Peabody, Jr., Caleb, Ellen Gardner Vaughan. Loring was the author of A Trustee's Handbook (1898), a Trustee: Albany Trust, Beacon Chambers Trust, Bedford Trust, and served two terms in the Massachus...
Joseph Spence.
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Eliason, Leslie C., 1959-....
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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, ...
Szczuka, Stanislaw
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Picot, Émile, 1844-1918
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Mr. H. E. Rollins
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Pierpont, John, 1785-1866,
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Unitarian clergyman, poet, and reformer. From the description of Papers of John Pierpont [manuscript], 1825-1885. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647953935 American poet. From the description of Passing away -- a dream : autograph manuscript copy of the poem signed, [1837 or later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 560671584 John Pierpont was born in Connecticut in 1785; he graduated from Yale in 1804 and tried several professions before beco...
Boston Lyceum Bureau
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dean of Armagh
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Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827
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Philadelphia painter and naturalist. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to David Porter, 1823 Nov. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165786 Charles Willson Peale was an artist and naturalist. From the description of Sketchbook, 1801. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173465905 From the description of Portrait list, [ca. 1772]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122439811 From the descrip...
Winship, George Parker, 1871-1952
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Winship graduated from Harvard in 1893 and taught history of printing and served as librarian at Harvard. From the description of Papers of George Parker Winship, 1899-1953 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973222 Winship (A.B. 1893) was the first Librarian of the Harry Elkins Widener Collection. From the description of Bibliographical notes, compositions, and other papers, [19--] (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612868810 ...
Eliot, Charles William
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Epithet: President of Harvard University British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000980.0x00005d ...
Samuel Johnson's
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C. P. Wayne
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Eugene Macarthy
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Welch, ...
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Payson, Phillips, 1737-1801
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Pinchot, J. W.
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Petting, Edward.
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Reichner, Herbert
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Smith, Charles Roach, 1807-1890
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Philip Pendleton Cooke
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Prof. and Mrs. Rotch
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Pick, Robert, 1898-
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Pick (1898-1978) was an Austrian-born novelist, editor, and translator. From the description of Compositions, ca.1937-1938. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80232464 From the description of Robert Pick papers, 1915-1977. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612370333 From the guide to the Compositions, ca. 1937-1938., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) From the guide to the Robert Pick papers, 1915-1977., (Houghton...
Phillips, Henry, 1838-1895
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Biographical note: Henry Phillips was an author, philologist, and numismatist. He was born in Philadelphia in 1838 and graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1859. Although he was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar in 1859, Phillips devoted most of his life to researches and writings in the fields of philology, numismatics, and folklore. His contributions to the field of Numismatics were "History of American Colonial Paper Currency" (1865) and "History of America...
Phillips, Frederick J.
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Paine, Albert Bigelow, 1861-1937
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American author and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) and typewritten letter signed : Redding, Conn., to F.A. Duneka, 1908 Jul. 9-1911 Apr. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270611536 Author & editor. From the description of Letters of Albert Bigelow Paine [manuscript] 1910, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647934359 Albert Bigelow Paine was born in New Bedford, Mass., but grew up in the Midwest. For ten y...
Mrs. F. W. Peabody.
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Pater, Walter, 1839-1894
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Pater was an English essayist and critic. From the description of Papers, ca. 1877-1894. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122468883 From the guide to the Papers, 1877-1894., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Pater was an English essayist and an art and literary critic. From the description of [Note, 1889 Apr. 16], Tuesday, 12 Earl's Terrace, Kensington, W. [to] Galton / Walter Pater. (Smith College). WorldCat record...
Mott, Howard S.
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Pilling, James Constantine, 1846-1895
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Canadian geologist Robert Bell directed the Geological Survey of Canada from 1901-1906. From the guide to the Robert Bell correspondence, 1874-1908, 1874-1908, (American Philosophical Society) Ethnologist, linguist, and bibliographer. From his participation in J.W. Powell's 1875 Rocky Mountain survey team until 1880, Pilling remained almost continuosly in the West, tabulating vocabularies of the Indian tribes. In 1885, the Smithsonian issued his "Pro...
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829
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Timothy Pickering (b. July 17, 1745, Salem, MA–d. January 29, 1829, Salem, MA) was a politician from Massachusetts who served as the third United States Secretary of State under Presidents George Washington and John Adams. He also represented Massachusetts in both houses of Congress as a member of the Federalist Party. Born in Salem, Massachusetts, Pickering began a legal career after graduating from Harvard University. He won election to the Massachusetts General Court and served as a cou...
Neil Arnott
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Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893
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Noted American historian from Massachusetts who traveled the Oregon Trail and published extensively on early America. From the description of Letter, November 27, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 233593490 Francis Parkman, historian, was born in Boston and educated at Harvard, his father's alma mater. Samuel Parkman was a Unitarian pastor who founded The Parkman Professorship of Pulpit Eloquence and Pastoral Care in The Cambridge Theological ...
Benjamin, Alexander
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W. R. Dolan
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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...
Mrs. Charles L. Slattery
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Peysonnié, Paul Etienne, 1853-
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Bradlee
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John Leverett
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Procter, A. B.
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Pinckney, Thomas, 1750-1828
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Charleston, S.C. attorney, politician, plantation owner, and Revolutionary War officer. He was the son of Charles Pinckney (ca. 1699-1758) and Eliza Lucas Pinckney (1722-1793). Thomas Pinckney was interested in scientific agriculture and authored a number of articles on the subject. From the description of Thomas Pinckney papers, ca. 1790-ca. 1825. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 35953391 Charleston, South Carolina attorney, soldier, and politici...
Walter Grossmann
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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...
Julian, George Washington, 1817-1899
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American abolitionist and politician. From the description of Autograph entry signed : Salem, Ohio, 1861 Aug. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 639931630 American abolitionist leader and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to W.W. Belknap, 1871 Apr. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270491421 ...
Powel, John Hare, 1786-1856
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John H. Powel was a Philadelphia, Pa. soldier, statesman, agriculturalist and author. From the description of Accounts, 1830-1835. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122541240 Legislator and agriculturist; member of Pennsylvania Senate, 1827-30. From the description of Power of attorney : London, 1831 May 28. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28996426 ...
Caroline James
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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...
Vaughan, John
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C. W. Eliot's
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Perham, Sidney, 1819-1907
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Piston, Walter, 1894-1976
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Walter Hamor Piston (1894-1976) was a noted 20th-century American composer. He earned his Harvard AB 1924 and served as Walter W. Naumberg Professor of Music at Harvard from 1948-1960. From the description of Letters from Walter Piston to Carl Miller, 1954, 1968. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77063913 Composed 1957. First performance Boston, 7 March 1958, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch conductor, Joseph de Pasquale soloist. Dedicated to Joseph de Pasqua...
Mrs. T. W. Higginson
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F Whitworth
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S. J. Cooper
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Perry, Ralph Barton, 1876-1957
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Perry graduated from Harvard in 1897 and taught philosophy at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Ralph Barton Perry, 1891-1957 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973152 Perry received his A.M. in 1897 and his Ph.D in 1899 from Harvard, and taught philosophy at Harvard. From the description of Public opinion and the Civil War : paper for History 20e, 1896-1898. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77074149 ...
John Farwell? Moors
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Pichot, Amédée, 1795-1877
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Lingard
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C. Hazeltine
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Comte Paul Edouard Didier Riant
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Porché, François, 1877-1944
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Putnam, Daniel, 1759-1831
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Second son of Revolutionary War general Israel Putnam of Brooklyn, Connecticut. He fought next to his father during the war at the rank of Colonel and was later known as a dairy farmer in Brooklyn. From the description of Daniel Putnam will, 1827. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 191462371 ...
Dr E. Reinert
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Wagstaff
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Porter, Jane (Blenkinsop) d. 1831
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Joel Munsell
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Parmentier, Antoine-Augustin, 1737-1813
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Street, Augustus Russell, 1791-1866
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Paine, George Lyman.
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Thomas Cadell
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William Young
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William Hogarth
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Miss Aimée Lamb
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J Parkes
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Milford, New
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Pinero, Arthur Wing, 1855-1934
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British playwright and actor. From the description of Letters, 1899-1903 : to F.A. Besant Rice. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34363756 British actor and writer; member of the Garrick Club. From the description of Letter written to Sir George Henschel, 1906. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122386412 Pinero was an English dramatist. From the description of Papers concerning The ...
Palmer, Joseph, 1716-1788
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Palmer was a member of the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, later a Brigadier General. From the description of ADS, [1775 April 19] Wednesday Morning at 8 o'Clock : Watertown. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 13833025 ...
William Rathbone
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M. F. Cogswell
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Mr. James Parton
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Loring Andrews
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J. N. B. Hill
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Prime, William Cowper, 1825-1905
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American journalist, and author. From the description of Autograph letters signed (13) : New York, etc., to Harper & Bros., 1853 Apr. 1-1887 Dec. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619054 ...
Woodworth, William McMichael, 1864-1912
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Woodworth graduated from Harvard in 1888 and taught anatomy and zoology at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William McMichael Woodworth, 1891-1900 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972941 Grayling, Michigan physician; graduate of the University of Michigan College of Medicine and Surgery, class of 1853. From the description of William M. Woodworth papers, 1895 and 1900-1901. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 775598511 ...
W. G. Harrison
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Taylor, ...
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Epithet: of Westminster British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001151.0x00014c Epithet: Colonel British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001151.0x000148 ...
Phelps, Edward John, 1822-1900
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Lawyer, politician, diplomat, and educator, of Burlington, Vt., and New York, N.Y.; born in Middlebury, Vt.; attended Yale Law School (1841-1842) and admitted to the bar in 1843; second comptroller of the U.S. Treasury (1851-1853), U.S. minister to Great Britain (1885-1889), and senior counsel (1893) for the U.S. in the arbitration of the Bering Sea Fur-Seal Controversy with Great Britain; founder and president (1880) of American Bar Association; taught law at Yale after 1881; died in New Haven,...
Powell, Richard, 1767-1834
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James, Fraser
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Phelps, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1833-1908
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Charles E. Phelps was a Union army colonel during the Civil War. He served in Congress as a Representative from Maryland, 1865-1869, and later became a Baltimore city judge and law professor. From the description of Charles E. Phelps letter, 1867 December 3. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 746072399 ...
Peirson, J.
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Pearson, Edmund Lester, 1880-1937
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Editor and author. Worked for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, New York Evening Post, Life, Scribner's, etc. From the description of Edmund Lester Pearson letters [manuscript], 1928. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 274184207 Edmund Lester Pearson (1880-1937) was an American librarian and writer best known for his book Studies in Murder (1924) and other essays in the true crime genre. He was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts and graduated from Harvard in 1...
John Bullus
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Kennedy, George G. (George Golding), 1841-1918
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Kennedy (Harvard University, A.B. 1864; M.D. 1867) after briefly practicing medicine, took over management of his father's business, and continued to study botany. He published articles, including a flora of Willoughby, Vt. (1904); developed a sizeable herbarium; and was active on the visiting committee of the Gray Herbarium and endowed the Library. From the description of Papers of George Golding Kennedy, 1864-1896 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 177498615 ...
Pope, Samuel, 1826-1901
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Perry, Oliver Hazard, 1785-1819
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U. S. naval officer; hero of the Battle of Lake Erie, 1813. From the description of Battle of Lake Erie orders, log extract, and victory announcement,, 1813 July 8-10 Sept. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 77481334 Born in South Kingston, R.I., Aug. 23, 1785; famous for his battle on Lake Erie, with his dispatch to General Harrison, "We have met the enemy & they are ours", Sep. 10, 1813; U.S.Congress voted thanks, a medal & rank of Captain, died on the I...
Mrs. Browne
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Piatt, John James, 1835-1917
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Poet and journalist. From the description of Letter, 1878 January 11, Cincinnati, Ohio, to city editor of Boston evening journal. (University of Toledo). WorldCat record id: 14993504 American poet John James Piatt was born in Indiana, worked for the Ohio State Journal, and attended college in Ohio but did not graduate. He worked variously in journalism and as a civil servant in Washington, D.C., and eventually became United States consul in Cork, Ireland. He produced several...
Parry, William Edward, Sir, 1790-1855
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Sir (William) Edward Parry: b 1790; entered Royal Navy 1803; Lt 1810; in 1818 he commanded the ALEXANDER, a hired brig under the orders of Captain John Ross in his expedition to the Arctic; in 1819 he was appointed to the HECLA, in command of an expedition to discover the north-west passage; promoted Commander, 1820 and Captain 1821; led a further three expeditions to the Arctic, 1821-1825; Hydrographer to the Admiralty, 1825; led a further expedition to the North Pole, 1827, reaching further no...
Thomas Carlyle
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Charles C. Dudley
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Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963
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English novelist, essayist, and lecturer. From the description of Letter, 1934 Dec. 12, Dorchester, England, to John P. Waters, Cambridge, Mass. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365010 From the description of Correspondence, with Alan Dakers, 1948. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364799 From the description of Letter, 1944 July 18, Cae Coed, Corwen, Wales, to Ada McVickar, New York. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 3436480...
Phipps, Edmund, 1760-1837
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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 ...
Joseph Cranch
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Mann, William B., 1934-
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Perry, Nora, 1841-1896,
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Michelet, Jules, 1798-1874
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D. M. Frost
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Popham, William.
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Miss Emily Hale
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Paul Selver
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James Boswell
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Peacock, Thomas Love, 1785-1866
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Thomas Love Peacock was an English author, perhaps best remembered for his satiric novels. He was working as a clerk when he published his first collection of poems, and his verse and essays earned him popularity with the public and his fellow writers. Over the course of his career, he published seven novels, each a unique combination of satire and observation; they are valuable for their commentary on contemporary English society, yet timeless in their themes and humour. Peacock had many litera...
James Parker
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Milne, Alexander Taylor
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Orton Loring Clark
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Panizzi, Anthony, Sir, 1797-1879
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Sir Anthony Panizzi, trained in law, went from Italy to England as a political refugee. He served as Keeper of Printed Books at the British Museum (now the British Library) and as Principal Librarian from 1856 until his retirement in 1866. He systematized the cataloging of books, developed collections (including that in Italian literature), and played a role in designing the British Museum building that opened in Bloomsbury in 1857. Nicholas Carlisle was an antiquary and topographer. In 1812 he ...
Lee, Edward Brown
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William R. Dorlon
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Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-
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Percival, James Gates, 1795-1856
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Percival was a poet and geologist. In 1835-1840, with Charles U. Shepard, he made a geological survey of Connecticut. From the description of Journal : manuscript, 1839 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612802779 American poet and geologist. From the description of Papers of James Gates Percival [manuscript], 1827-1855 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647833961 ...
Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919
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Epithet: Director, Harvard Astronomical Observatory British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000342.0x0000b9 Pickering (Harvard, S.B., 1865) taught astronomy at Harvard and was director of the Harvard College Observatory. From the description of Papers of Edward Charles Pickering, 1850-1918 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972845 ...
Peabody, Joseph, 1757-1844
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Pitt, Christopher, 1699-1748
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Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
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American naval officer, led U.S. Naval Expedition to Japan and negotiated treaty of peace and commerce, 1852-1854. From the description of ALS : Sharon Springs, N.Y., to Robert Ward Johnson 1836 Aug. 7. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122586021 Naval officer and commander-in-chief of negotiations with the Japanese for the treaty signed between the United States and Japan in l854. From the description of Matthew Calbraith Perry papers, 1839-1...
Papen, Franz von 1879-1969
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German politician; chancellor, 1932; vice chancellor, 1933-1934. From the description of Franz von Papen miscellaneous papers, 1933-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754868838 Biographical/Historical Note German politician; chancellor, 1932; vice chancellor, 1933-1934. From the guide to the Franz von Papen miscellaneous papers, 1933-1968, (Hoover Institution Archives) ...
Clara (May) Paine
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Mrs Roach
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Parsons, Samuel Holden, 1737-1789
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In January 1789 the Connecticut General Assembly appointed Samuel Parsons, legislator and revolutionary major-general, and James Davenport, lawyer and judge, as commissioners to purchase Indian land titles held in the Connecticut Reserve in Ohio. From the description of Letter : Philadelphia, to his excellency Governor [Samuel] Huntington, 1789 Apr. 6. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39287161 Army officer. From the description of Orderly books of Samuel H...
San Francisco Mercantile Library Association.
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Dennett, John Richard, 1838-1874
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Parsons, Jonathan, 1705-1776
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Jonathan Parsons was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, on November 30, 1705, the son of Ebenezer Parsons and Margaret Marshfield. After graduating from Yale College in 1729, he briefly studied theology at Yale. In 1730, he became pastor of the First [Congregational] Church in Lyme, Connecticut, where he remained until 1746, when he became pastor of a new Presbyterian church in what is now Newburyport, Massachusetts. His church at Newburyport later became one of the largest congregations in Nor...
Nathan Rowley.
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James Craig LaDrière
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Jeanne Françoise Julie Adelaïde (Bernard) Récamier
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Playfair, Lyon Playfair, baron, 1818-1898
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Scottish scientist, liberal politician and Postmaster General under Prime Minister Gladstone. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London?], to an unidentified man, 1871 Dec. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 608229793 Statesman, scientist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to Henry Austin, [1865] Mar. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617649 From the description of Autograph letters signed (6) : to Prof. Knight, 1881-1...
Peirce, Benjamin, 1809-1880
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Peirce (Harvard, A.B., 1829) taught astronomy and mathematics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Benjamin Peirce, 1846-1851 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972841 Peirce (A.B. 1829), mathematician and astronomer, was a tutor (1831-1833) and professor (1833-1880) at Harvard University, where he established the Harvard Observatory. From the description of Correspondence, ca. 1835-1880. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 79...
Miss Constance M. Maxon
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W. J. Bate
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John Renton
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Walker, William Alfred, 1949-
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Paulding, Hiram, 1797-1878
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Admiral. From the description of Papers, 1817-1965, 1817-1875 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155565374 ...
M. K. Dziewanowski
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Pollock, Frederick, Sir, 1845-1937
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Professor of Jurisprudence. From the description of Autograph letter signed : St. Ives, Cornwall, to Prof. Knight, 1882 Sept. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617832 Pollock was professor of jurisprudence at University College of London (1882) and at Oxford (1883-1903), as well as professor of common law. From 1914, he served as judge of Admiralty Court of Cinque Ports. He authored many texts on such topics as contracts, torts, partnership, and fraud; and, with Maitland...
Sargent, John T. (John Turner), 1808-1877
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Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721
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English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hague, to William Blathwayt, "16th or 17th in the Morning." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619084 From the description of Receipt for his pension (incomplete) signed : Whitehall, 1696 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619097 From the description of Autograph letters signed (11) : Westminster, to Sir Thomas Hanmer, 1706 Aug. 8-1716 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619089 Fr...
Stevens, Joseph L.
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Pigna, Giovan Battista, 1529-1575
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Dr. Harris Kennedy
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Smith, Andrew J. (Andrew Jackson), 1831-1872
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Miss G. R. B. Richards
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Hieronymus Baungartner
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W. W. Woodward
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Pierce, Edward Lillie, 1829-1897
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Supporters of President Grant removed Sumner as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate in 1871. Edward L. Pierce defended the reputation of Sumner after this episode became a matter of fresh historical controversy in 1877. Others involved in the controversy were Lothrop Motley, John Jay, and Hamilton Fish. From the description of Clippings concerning Charles Sumner and President U.S. Grant : album, 1877-1878. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612815430 ...
Poole, John, 1786?-1872
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John Poole (1786?-1872) was an English playwright. From the description of Papers of John Poole, 1817?-1837. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122593618 ...
Stephen Van Rensselaer
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Mrs Marcus Spring
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N. J. Dunton
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Page, Thomas Nelson, 1853-1922
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Author, diplomat. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1878-1923. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647823870 From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript] 1891. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647949629 Virginia author; U.S. ambassador to Italy. From the description of Papers of Thomas Nelson Page [manuscript], 1889-1899. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647813209 ...
Mr. Foster M. Palmer
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Henry, James.
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Thomas Hill
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Passfield, Sidney Webb, baron, 1859-1946
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Mrs. George Tilton
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Rev. Mr. Thompson
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Micajah Sawyer
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Auguste Vitu
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Pickersgill, Henry William, 1782-1875
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English painter. From the description of Letters, ca. 1828-1869. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 83101655 ...
Peabody, Ephraim, 1807-1856
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Ephraim Peabody (1807-1856) was born in Wilton, New Hampshire, graduated from Bowdoin College in 1827 and from Harvard Divinity School in 1830. He served parishes in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Cincinnati, Ohio, and New Bedford and Cambridge, Massachusetts. From 1846 until 1855 he was the pastor of King's Chapel, Boston. He helped plan the Boston Public Schools system and was a founder of the Prudent Institution for Savings, a forerunner of modern savings banks. He also served as an editor of the W...
Long
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Pailleron, Édouard, 1834-1899
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Mrs C. C. Williams.
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Miss Williams
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C. E. Goodspeed
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Miss Stevenson
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A. A. Hill
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Mrs. Donald F. Hyde
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G. F. Odenwald
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Buzenski, Hieronim
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Pierre Van Cortlandt
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Perkins, Norton.
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Phipps, Henry, 1839-1930.
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Edith Morse
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Post, Wright, 1766-1828
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Surgeon of New York. From the description of Papers, 1791 and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35360188 ...
Prince, Morton, 1854-1929
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Prince (Harvard, M.D. 1879) was clinical instructor in diseases of the nervous system at Harvard Medical School from 1895 to 1898 and associate professor of abnormal and dynamic psychology at Harvard College from 1926 to 1928. He studied in Vienna and Strasbourg following graduation from medical school and on beginning practice in Boston was first associated with the Boston Dispensary (1882-1886), then with Boston City Hospital's Neurological Department (1885-1913). He was professor of nervous d...
Parker, Henry W. (Henry Webster), 1822-1903
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Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
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H. Pierpont
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M.H.S.
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John and Benjamin Parker
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Miss Simes
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Manuscript Society Receipts fund
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Polignac, Auguste Jules, pricce de, 1780.
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Ferris Greenslet
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Divinity School
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Henshaw, Samuel
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No further information on Henshaw is available. He described the second Fort Knox built 3 miles north of Vincennes (Ind.), which existed 1803-1813. From the description of Account book/diary, 1810-1833. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 41953538 ...
Foote, Henry Wilder, 1838-1889
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Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790
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Army officer. From the description of Letters of Israel Putnam, 1774-1783. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449456 From the description of Papers of Israel Putnam, 1762-1773. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84298278 Putnam is best known as a Revolutionary War general, instrumental to the success of the Battle of Bunker Hill. He was a resident of Pomfret, Connecticut. From the description of Israel Putnam letters, 1778-1782. (Hartford Public Library). Worl...
Penhallow, D. P. (David Pearce), 1854-1910
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Shirley, William, active 1739-1780
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Student of University of Maine. From the description of Folklore collection, 1969. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70953651 Epithet: junior British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001034.0x000046 Epithet: Major-General; Governor of Massachusetts Bay British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001034.0x000047 ...
Osgood & Co.
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Porter, Anthony Toomer, 1828-1902
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Porter, Kenneth Wiggins, 1905-1981
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Kenneth Wiggins Porter was a professor of history at several colleges and conducted research on African-American frontiersmen and cowboys, Black Seminoles, and American folklore and folk history. He also wrote poetry and was a Socialist, maintaining an active correspondence with both groups of people. Born in Kansas, Porter graduated from Sterling College in Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1926, and obtained his Master of Arts degree the following year from the ...
Peterborough, Charles Mordaunt, Earl of, 1658-1735
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Pückler-Muskau, Hermann, Fürst von, 1785-1871.
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Robert Mackey
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M. Victor Deseglise
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Chapman, Robert H.
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Williamson, William D. (William Durkee), 1779-1846
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Governor of Maine in 1821 and U.S. Representative from Maine from 1821 to 1823. From the description of William D. Williamson papers, 1777-1894. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 74664998 Historian and governor of Maine; U.S. Representative. From the description of William D. Williamson contract, 1831. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 191884505 Historian, of Maine. From the description of Notebook,...
Perkins Chair of Astronomy.
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Patin, M. (Henri), 1793-1876
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Reginald Coggeshall.
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Palmer, Frederic, 1848-
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Hedwig Schleiffer
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Peabody, George, 1795-1869
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Businessman and philanthropist. From the description of Papers of George Peabody, 1841-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450003 American financier. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to John Brodhead, 1847 May 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872091 Banker and philanthropist, of London, England; born and buried in Danvers, Mass.; in 1866 donated $12,000 to Georgetown, Mass., for the building of a library; benefactor of li...
W. R. Bradford
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Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860.
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Unitarian minister and reformer. From the description of Letter, 1850 Nov. 5, Boston, to Charles Mason. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 170925855 Rev. Theodore Parker (1810-1860), Unitarian minister, social reformer, and publicist, was born in Lexington, Mass., a grandson of Captain John Parker (1729-1775) of Revolutionary fame. Parker graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1836, became minister of West Roxbury, and proceeded to develop his theological and social ...
Nahum Capen
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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....
Messrs. Dalziel
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Edward Hale
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Preston, Marshall.
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Phillips, Gillam, 1695-1770
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Sir Charles Blagden
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Bishop of Springfield
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Stanton, ...
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Pomeroy, Rachel
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Resident of Maine; name also found: Rachel Pomroy. From the description of Scrapbook, [ca. 1868]. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70976868 ...
Johann Heinrich Voss
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Thwaites
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Story, William Wetmore, 1819-1895
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William Wetmore Story was born in Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard Law School in 1840, left the United States in 1847 and spent the rest of his life in Rome. There he began his career as a sculptor, working mostly in marble. From the description of Letters sent, 1860, 1875. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 77798425 American expatriate William Wetmore Story had talent and success in diverse pursuits. After graduating from Harvard, he practised law in Bo...
Passavant, William Alfred, 1821-1894.
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C. L. Moreau
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F. J. Hilgard
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Marc, Gabriel
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Paulding, William, Jr., 1770-1854
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William Paulding Jr., a Representative from New York. He was born in Philipsburgh (now Tarrytown), N.Y., March 7, 1770; he studied law and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in New York City. He was elected as a Republican to the Twelfth Congress (March 4, 1811-March 3, 1813) and served as a brigadier general of militia during in the War of 1812. Paulding was adjutant general of the State of New York and served as the mayor of New York City 1824-1826. He died in Tarrytown on February...
Mrs Swain Winkly
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W. W. Atterburg
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Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, 1804-1894
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Elizabeth Palmer Peabody was at the center of the Transcendentalist movement in New England. Although she wrote and published many works, she is best remembered for her support and friendship of Emerson, Hawthorne, Margaret Fuller and many others. She published the journal Dial, founded the famous West Street Book Shop and Publishing House, and introduced kindergarten to America. From the description of Elizabeth Palmer Peabody letters, 1846-1854. (Pennsylvania State University Libra...
Foster McCrum Palmer
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Bell, H. W. (Harold Wilmerding)
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Harold Wilmerding Bell (1885-1947) was an archaeologist and a collector of books and manuscripts relating to the fictional character, Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Bell's collection of Sherlockiana was bequeathed to a Boston men's literary club called the Speckled Band. From the description of Speckled Band collection of Sherlockiana, 1932-1956. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 84307857 ...
Gage, William Leonard, 1832-1889
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Born in New Hampshire, Gage graduated from Harvard in 1853. He was pastor of the Pearl Street Congregational Church, Hartford, Connecticut. From the description of Papers, 1855-1915. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 57616819 Born in New Hampshire, Gage graduated from Harvard in 1853. He was pastor of the Pearl Street Congregational Church in Hartford, Connecticut. From the description of William L. Gage papers, 1855-1915. (Hartford Public Library). ...
Presser, J.
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William Shenstone.
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Bellows
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Mrs.) Winthrop Sargent
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Philpot, Glyn, 1884-1937
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Pearsall, Thomas
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Philipe, Thomas
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Charles P Williamson
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Pico della Mirandola, Giovanni Francesco, 1470-1533
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Peabody, Sair.
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B. W. Austin
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George L. Lincoln
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Hall, Charles Winslow, 1843-1916
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Powell, Jeremy
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Porter, Fitz-John, 1822-1901
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U.S. Army officer during the Civil War and public official, New York and New Jersey. From the description of Letters, 1894-1895. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70975832 American army officer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Morristown, to an unidentified Senator, [1876?] Feb. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618668 From the description of Autograph telegram signed : [n.p.], to General Morell, Miner...
John Neilson
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Constance M. Maxon
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Thurber, Charles H. (Charles Herbert), 1864-1938
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Cornell University Ph.B. 1886. From the description of In and out of Ithaca, 1887. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 173203833 ...
Sir Sidney Smith
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Page, Walter Hines, 1855-1918
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Editor and American ambassador to Great Britain; of New York, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1889-1917. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077806 Walter H. Page was editor of The Atlantic Monthly, 1895-98. Prior, he was with the Forum. Robert Johnson worked at the Century magazine. From the description of TLS, 1896 July 1, Boston, Mass. to Robert Underwood Johnson / Walter H. Page. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 37228165 ...
Lorenzo I de' Medici
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Pappenheim-Frischauf, Marie.
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Ciolkowska
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Porter, Noah, 1811-1892
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Noah Porter: Congregational clergyman, educator, president of Yale College; B.A., Yale, 1831; studied at the Yale Divinity School with Nathaniel W. Taylor; ordained in 1836; from 1843-1846 pastor of the Second Congregational Church in Springfield, Massachusetts; president of Yale from 1871-1886. From the description of Noah Porter papers, 1781-1889 (inclusive). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702169079 Congregational minister, metaphysician, author, and president of Yale. ...
Gabriel Wells
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Peters, John Andrew, 1822-1904
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U.S. Representative from Maine and uncle of George Andrew Peters, Jr.; practiced law in Bangor, Me.; state legislator and attorney general; Republican; elected to 40th, 41st, and 42nd U.S. Congresses and then served as justice of Maine's Supreme Judicial Court (1873-1883) becoming chief justice from 1883 until Jan. 1, 1900. His nephew, Andrew Peters Wiswell succeeded him as chief justice; died in Bangor. Nephew John Andrew Peters, Jr., was U.S. Representative from Maine; b. in Ellsworth; graduat...
Abraham Cooper
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Stetson, John B.
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May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
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Samuel May was a Unitarian clergyman of Syracuse, New York with connections to national organizations related to anti-Slavery, temperance, and suffrage, among others. From the description of Samuel J. May diary, 1867. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64691611 Samuel May was a Unitarian Clergyman of Syracuse, New York with connections to national organizations related to Freedman's Relief, Temperance, and Suffrage, among others. From the descripti...
Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar
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Frances (Burney) d'Arblay
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Channing, George G. (George Gibbs), 1789-1881
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Edward Durant
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6j53b7x (person)
Johann Ernst Plamann
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Dorothea L. Dix
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Huxtable
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Edwin Ginn
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Parkman, Samuel, 1816-1854
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Parkman (Harvard, M.D. 1838) was a demonstrator of anatomy at Harvard Medical School from 1840 to 1849. He also taught anatomy at Castleton Medical College in Vermont, from 1843 to 1846. He was a surgeon at the Massachusetts General Hospital and also maintained a private practice in Boston. From the description of Papers of Samuel Parkman, 1827-1854 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 281431651 ...
Lemuel Shaw
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Pestalozzi, Johann Heinrich, 1746-1827
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Sister Morse
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Mrs Sohier
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Charles Ollier
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Poor, Agnes Blake, 1842-1922
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Poor was a descendant of the Poor and Merrill families of Andover, Me. In 1883 she assembled notes that she had taken during conversations with her uncle, Silvanus Poor, about the history of Andover. From the description of Andover Memorials, 1883. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007833 ...
Panin, Ivan, 1855-
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Paris, Gaston Bruno Paulin, 1839-1903
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Palmerston, Henry John Temple, Viscount, 1784-1865
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English statesman. From the description of Printed letter signed : London, to Clinton G. Dawkins, H.M. Consul General at Trieste, 1849 Apr. 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612596 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Stanhope St., to Dr. Budd, 1837 Apr. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270610835 From the description of Autograph letter in third person : Foreign Office [London], to M. Arichini, 1834 Aug. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 27060970...
Pintard, John, 1759-1844
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Merchant, philanthropist, and founder of the New-York Historical Society. From the description of John Pintard papers, 1779-1880. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475888555 ...
Ephraim Spooner)
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Charles W. Millard
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F. B. Sanborn
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Piranesi, Francesco, 1750-1810
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Pinchot, Gifford, 1865-1946
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First director, United States Forest Service (1905). He changed the name of protected "forest preserves" to "national forests" and advocated a controversial "wise use" policy for the resources of the national forests, whereby a greater use of forest resources, such as tree harvests and grazing rights could be permitted. From the description of Correspondence, 1905-1945. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 40804560 Forester and governor of Pennsylvania. F...
John F. Currier
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Watts, Alaric Alexander, 1797-1864
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English poet and journalist. From the description of Portion of autograph letter signed, ? Dec. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660919 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hotel de Lile, to Moore, 1828 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660932 English poet. From the description of Papers, 1819-1857. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28411542 English poet, editor, and publisher of literary journals. ...
Paine, Robert Treat, 1835-1910
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Copley, John Singleton, 1st Baron Lyndhurst
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Title: 1st Baron Lyndhurst British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000295.0x000394 ...
Pellico, Silvio, 1789-1854
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Epithet: writer of plays British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x000372 Italian patriot and author from Turin. From the description of Silvio Pellico papers, [18--]. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522086 ...
Prothero, sir George Walter, 1848-1922
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James? Fisk
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Hezekiah? Butterworth
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F. W. Hatch
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Photius Fisk.
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Mrs Ralph McLean
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Robert Morris? Washburn
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Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852
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American actor and playwright. From the description of Scrapbook, 1813-1852 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647811929 From the description of Letter : Washington, to Elizabeth Payne, 1850 April 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22772908 From the description of Home, sweet home, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 237626353 Appointed by President Tyler, the actor and playwright served as U.S. Consul in Tunis from 1842-1845, a...
Charles Nordhoff
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Parton, James, 1882-1891
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Thurlow Weed
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Phyllis Playter.
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Rosamond Lamb
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Mrs Hampden Cutts
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André Morize
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Mrs A. Raphael Salem
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Josephine Clara Goldmark
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The achievements of the Goldmark sisters were so various that a brief enumeration only suggests the breadth of their interests. PDG and JCG were born in Brooklyn, New York, to Joseph (1819-1881) and Regina (Wehle) Goldmark (1835-1925), Austrian political refugees from the revolution of 1848. There were eleven children, of whom one died at the age of six. PDG was graduated from Bryn Mawr College in 1896 and began a career as a social investigator as assistant secretary of...
Bedford, New
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Dudley Woodbridge
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Pusey, E.B. (Edward Bouverie), 1800-1882
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Founder of Puseyism. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Christ Church, to G. Townsend, [1837 Oct. 3]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615841 Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882) was regius professor of Hebrew at Oxford and canon of Christ Church. For fuller details of his biography see the DNB entry From the guide to the Two anonymous notebooks in the hand of Edward Bouverie Pusey, ca.1823, (Leeds University Library) ...
Jedidiah Morse
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Fein, John M., 1922-....
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John M. Fein was born in 1922. He received his B. A. (magna cum laude), M. A. and Ph.D. degrees from Harvard University. He began his career at Duke University in 1950 as Assistant Professor of Romance Languages, gradually earning a promotion to full Professor in 1963 and also served as Chair of his department. In 1974, Dr. Fein was named Dean of Trinity College of Arts and Sciences. He is currently Professor Emeritus, Spanish. From the guide to the John M. Fein papers, 1960-1985, (U...
Ponsard, François, 1814-1867
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Epithet: dramatic poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000564.0x000387 ...
James Martineau
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Carleton R. Richmond
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Paine, Nathaniel, 1832-1917
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William Bond
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Parny, Évariste, 1753-1814
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Pettie, John, 1839-1893
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Epithet: RA British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000243.0x000277 Epithet: Deputy Surveyor-General British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000243.0x000276 ...
Mr. Robert Ulich
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Henry Pepys, bp. of Worcester
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Churchill Caldon Cambreleng
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Archaeological institute of America
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The AIA is an organization originally founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts by Harvard University professor Charles Eliot Norton and his friends and colleagues. The first meeting was in 1879 to form a society "for furthering and directing archaeological and artistic investigation and research." Norton was elected the first president. The first local society of the AIA was founded in Boston in 1884. From the description of Archaeological Institute of America records, 1879-1954. (Harvard...
Thomas Hood
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Priestley, Joseph, 1735-1804
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Emily Talbot
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Paige, Lucius R. (Lucius Robinson), 1802-1896
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Sumner, Edwin Vose, 1835-1912
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Pardo Bazán, Emiliá, condesa de, 1852-1921
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Patterson, Robert M. (Robert Maskell), 1787-1854
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Robert Maskell Patterson was a professor of natural philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the U.S. Mint. His father, Robert Patterson, was a revolutionary soldier and mathematician. He taught mathematics at the University of Pennsylvania, 1779-1814, and was the director of the U.S. Mint, 1805-1824. From the description of Papers, 1775-1853. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616093 Robert Maskell Patterson was a professor ...
Puglia's
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Prescott, William, 1726-1795
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6p84g1j (person)
Porter, Rutherford B.
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publishers of The World
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Mrs. Detlev Bronk
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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 ...
Karel Capek.
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Price, Hiram, 1814-1901
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Hiram Price was a Pennsylvania native who moved to Davenport, Iowa in 1844 where he served as a bank president (1859-1866, 1873), county official, and U.S. Representative (38th-40th, 45th & 46th Congresses). He was U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs from 1881-1885 and resided in Washington, D.C. from that time until his death in 1901. From the description of Hiram Price papers, 1854-1863 (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 666573408 Congress...
Roden Berkeley Wriothesley Noel
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Palgrave, Francis Turner, 1824-1897
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Epithet: poet and anthologist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x0001d4 Francis Turner Palgrave was raised in London and educated at Oxford; he worked for the Privy Council's Education Office from 1849-1884. In his day, he was known as a poet, critic, and editor, publishing several books of verse and numerous critical essays on art and literature. He is probably best known for the well-considered antholog...
Edwin M. Bidwell
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Curtis, Joseph
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Curtis was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints who migrated to Utah. From the description of Diaries, 1836-1858. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 51600058 ...
Frederic Viaux
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Panam, Pauline Adélaïde Alexandre.
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John McKesson.
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French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931
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Sculptor and artist. From the description of Daniel Chester French papers, circa 1848-1968 (bulk 1911-1945). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450719 Sculptor; New York, N.Y. and Glendale, Mass. From the description of Daniel Chester French letters, 1908-1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648173 Biographical Note 1850, Apr. 20 Born, Exeter, N.H....
Samuel Cooper
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Pidding, Henry James (English painter, 1797-1864)
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Schiller, Justin G.
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Schiller was the author of children's books. From the description of Speech, 1972. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 44891683 ...
Lady Isabella (d'Este) Gonzaga
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Pierce, Mary I.
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Robert Harley, 1st earl of Oxford
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Winthrop Sargent
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Prichard, James Cowles, 1786-1848
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Epithet: MD FRS British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000706.0x0003c2 ...
William I. Morse
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Fletcher, Ifan Kyrle, 1905-1969
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Ifan Kyrle Fletcher and Constance A. Kyrle Fletcher were bookdealers in London. From the description of Ifan Kyrle Fletcherl letters, 1926-1969. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 495526578 ...
Palmer, A. Mitchell (Alexander Mitchell), 1872-1936
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Born to Samuel Bernard Palmer and Caroline Albert in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Alexander Mitchell Palmer (1872-1936) attended the Moravian Parochial School in Bethlehem before graduating from Swarthmore College in 1891. The following year, he became a stenographer in the 43rd Judicial District and was admitted to the bar in 1893. After establishing a law practice in Stroudsburg, Palmer worked as the director of several banks and companies. In 1909, he was elected as a Democrat t...
Pomfret, Jo.
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Benjamin Silliman
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Josiah Quincy
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J.-M.
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Epithet: of Edinburgh British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000206.0x0000fe ...
Pollock, W. F. (William Frederick), 1815-1888
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English author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Mr. Merritt, 1868 Mar. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270617841 ...
Dixon Denham
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Pendleton, George H. (George Hunt), 1825-1889
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Cincinnati, Ohio lawyer, state legislator, and Ohio Congressman and Senator. From the description of Letter, January 24, 1867. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 706817364 ...
G. L. Kittredge
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Mr. William Darrah Kelley, 3rd
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Pierce, Frederick Clifton, 1855-1904
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Pulci, Luigi, 1432-1484
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Weston, George Benson
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T. S. Raffles
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Chandler, Peleg W. (Peleg Whitman), 1816-1889
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w65d8w43 (person)
Boston lawyer and politican. From the description of Letters received, 1866-1874. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 39273758 Lawyer, Journalist, and legislator, of Massachusetts; Boston city solicitor (1846-1853); served in Massachusetts House of Representatives (1844-1846, 1862-1863); and on Governor's Council (1850); b. in New Gloucester, Me. From the description of Correspondence, 1845-1880. (Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center). WorldCat record id: 5...
Dixey.
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Polk, Lucius Eugene, 1833-1892
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Miss Helen I. Tetlow
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Goodspeed, George T.
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George Aaron Goodspeed was a pharmacist who operated a drug store in Granville, New York. From the description of Goodspeed collection, 1881-1932 (bulk 1990-1932). (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155409026 Proprietor of Boston bookshop. From the description of Letters, 1936. (Temple University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 122618488 George Goodspeed, b. 1903, Book dealer of Boston, Mass. From the description of Or...
James Grainger
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William Dunlap
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Rev. Davies
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John Boyle
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Bristol, 30
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Bajot 16..-17..?
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Pray, Lewis G. (Lewis Glover), 1793-1882
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w63w432c (person)
Biltmore, N. C.
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Partridge, Alden, 1785? -1854
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Pares, Sir Bernard, 1867-1949
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Davidson, Louis G.
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Peck, William Dandridge, 1763-1822
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Peck graduated from Harvard in 1782 and taught natural history at Harvard. From the description of Papers of William Dandridge Peck, 1777-1827 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972837 ...
Pickering, John, 1777-1846
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The son of statesman Timothy Pickering, John Pickering was a lawyer and philologist who practiced law in Salem and Boston. He compiled a lexicon of the Greek language (1826) and the first dictionary of Americanisms. From the description of Letter to Henry Dearborn, 5 February 1836. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234339494 ...
Wilde, Richard Henry, 1789-1847
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U.S. representative from Georgia, lawyer, and poet. From the description of Richard Henry Wilde papers, 1807-1867. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981955 Member of Congress, poet and literary scholar, and professor of law at the University of Louisiana (now Tulane University), New Orleans, La. From the description of Papers, 1812-1885. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522050 Irish born American poet, Italian scholar, lawyer, congressman ...
Sibley, John Langdon, 1804-1885
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John Langdon Sibley (1804-1885) served as Harvard's Assistant Librarian from 1825 to 1826 and 1841 to 1856, Librarian from 1856 to 1877, and Librarian, Emeritus from 1877 to 1885. He was the editor of the Harvard Triennial Catalogue from 1839 to 1875 and of the Harvard Quinquennial Catalogue from 1875-1885. A noted biographer, Sibley is best known for his "Biographical Sketches of Graduates of Harvard University", an extensive collection of biographical material on Harvard graduates. Sibley was ...
Lyon Playfair
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Pynchon, John, 1626(ca.)-1703. A. D. s.
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Putnam, Rufus, 1738-1824
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Putnam commanded the defensive works around Boston in 1775 and later served under Gates against Burgoyne. From the description of Letter, 1781 March 13, Boston [Mass.], [to] Major General Heath, West Point. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50844673 Continental army officer. From the description of Papers of Rufus Putnam, 1781-1801. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71061883 Co-founder of Ohio University; trustee from 1804 to ...
Austin, Ben W...
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Puglia, James Philip
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Pitt, William, 1759-1806
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British statesman and prime minister. From the description of Papers, 1762-1884 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122417293 From the description of Papers, 1762-1884. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20019673 Chancellor of the Exchequer. From the description of Document signed : [London], 1784 Apr. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270890755 From the description of Document signed : [London], 1787 Nov. 23. (U...
J. L. Lane
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Patterson, James W. (James Willis), 1823-1893
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Peel, Robert, 1788-1850
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Sir Robert Peel, second baronet, British Prime Minister from 10 December 1834 to 8 April 1835, and also from 30 August 1841 to 29 June 1846. From the guide to the Robert Peel manuscript material : 3 items, ca. 1822-1835?, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) British statesman, of Tamsworth, Staffordshire, Eng. From the description of Correspondence, 1816-1864 and n.d. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record i...
Benjamin Webster
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Miss Macdonald
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Pierrepont, Henry Evelyn, 1808-1888
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1768 Hezekiah Beers Pierpont born in New Haven, Connecticut 1790 H.B. Pierpont moved to New York City 1793 Mercantile partnership Leffingwell and Pierpont founded 1800 Leffingwell and Pierpont dissolved ...
Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William), 1859-1944
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Epithet: bibliographer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000496.0x000146 ...
Bellio
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Pickering, Octavius, 1791-1868
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American lawyer and writer; author of "Life of Timothy Pickering by his son." From the description of Octavius Pickering letter to James F. Baldwin [manuscript], 1852 February. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 781300395 ...
Cornwall, Barry, 1787-1874
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Bryan Waller Procter (pseud. Barry Cornwall), English minor poet and lawyer. He was a close friend of several more prominent Romantics, including William Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, and Leigh Hunt. Shelley once said of his poetry, "the man whose critical gall is not stirred up by such ottava rimas ... may be safely conjectured to have no gall at all.". From the guide to the Barry Cornwall manuscript material : 13 items, 1816-1862, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collecti...
Harold Murdock.
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J. F. Clarke
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Mrs A. N. Wilder
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Pepper, Charles Hovey, 1864-1950
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Mrs. F. Livingston
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Porter, Anna Maria, 1778-1832
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British author. From the description of Letter : to "Miss Cockle," Newcastle upon Tyne, 1821 Jan. 12. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 29458717 Epithet: novelist, sister of Sir R K Porter British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000411.0x000114 Anna Maria Porter, like her sister Jane, was a popular English novelist and poet. Precocious and nurtured in her early years, Anna Maria published a ...
Pownall, Thomas, 1722-1805
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British politician and antiquary. From the description of Memorandum on examination of John Hustler, 1781 October 31 : Lincoln, Eng. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19465117 From the description of Memorandum on examination of John Hustler, 1781 October 31 : Lincoln, Eng. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270559 Thomas Pownall was a British colonial politician and author. In 1776 he wrote a one volume work called A Topographical Descri...
Matthias Hollenback
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Panizzi, Sir Anthony, 1797-1847
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Rood, Henry Edward
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Francisque Michel
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George Whitefield.
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Sir William Johnson, 1st bart.
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Parker, Gilbert, 1862-1932
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Canadian born British novelist and politician. From the description of The battle of the strong, 1898. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54022853 From the description of Gilbert Parker papers, 1898-1922. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647975976 Parker was a Canadian novelist. After emigrating to England he became involed in British affairs as a Conservative member of Parliament. From the description of [Letter] 1919 May 13, 24....
Francis H. Saltus
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Noyes, Penelope
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Pasternak, Leonid Osipovich, 1862-1945
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Leonid Osipovich Pasternak (1862-1945) was a Russian artist and a member of the post-revolutionary Russian migr communities in Germany and Great Britain From the guide to the Catalogues of exhibitions by Leonid Pasternak, 1958-1994, (GB 206 Leeds University Library) ...
Strand, Mark, 1934-....
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Samuel Derby
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Potter, Warwick, 1870-1893
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Poole, Fitch, 1803-1873
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Peucer, Kaspar, 1525-1602
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Mrs J. T. Fields.
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Mattson, Francis O.
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V. D. Luca & Co.
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William Pickering
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Phoenix, S. Whitney (Stephen Whitney), 1836-1881
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Phoenix was a graduate of Columbia University, and a book collector. From the description of Letters, 1554-1933. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122443017 ...
Phelps, Austin, 1820-1890
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Powell, Lazarus Whitehead, 1812-1867.
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Gov. of Kentucky; U.S. Senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Henderson, Kentucky, to President Buchanan, 1859 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618874 Gov. of Kentucky; U.S. senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Frankfort, Kentucky, to Franklin Pierce, 1853 Jan. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618871 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Henderson, Kentucky, to President James Buchanan,...
Solomon Lovell
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Misses Bartlett
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S Dana
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Elisha E. Morgan
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O, Henry
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Post, Louis Freeland, 1849-1909
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Pasco, Samuel, 1834-1917
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Adams, Mrs.
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Palmer, Courtlandt, 1843-1888
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Peabody, Francis Greenwood, 1847-1936
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Francis Greenwood Peabody (1847-1936) graduated from Harvard College in 1869 and Harvard Divinity School in 1872. Ordained in 1874, Peabody served the First Parish (Unitarian) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, until 1879. Peabody then joined the faculty of Harvard Divinity School teaching theological students Christian ethics, specializing in pioneer applications of religion to social problems. He was the Parkman Professor of Theology from 1881 to 1885 and then the Plummer Professor of Christian Mora...
Marquand
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Robert Bacon
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George Anst
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Van Ness, William Peter, 1778-1826
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Politician and jurist; born in Claverack, Columbia County, New York, later a resident of New York City. From the description of William Peter Van Ness papers, 1800-1825. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58780319 Jurist and defender of Aaron Burr. From the description of Letter, 1805. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36050519 ...
Perth Amboy, N. J. Mayor, 1795 (James Parker)
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John Earle
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Rembrandt Peale
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Peterson, Frederick, 1859-
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Auguste Préault
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Thomas Sergeant Perry
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Penn, William, 1644-1718
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The British colony of Pennsylvania was given to William Penn (1644-1718) in 1681 by Charles II of England in repayment of a debt owed his father, Sir Admiral William Penn (1621-1670). Under Penn's directive, Pennsylvania was settled by Quakers escaping religious torment in England and other European nations. Three generations of Penn descendents held proprietorship of the colony until the American Revolution, when the family was stripped of all but its privately held shares of land...
Dr. W. I. Morse
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Jean Baptiste Charles Vial
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Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877
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Pruyn was admitted to the New York bar (1831) and practised law in Albany. He was later director of the Mohawk and Hudson Railroad Company (1835-1845), and a trustee of the Mutual Life Insurance Company. Rockwell was a graduate of Yale University (1822) and practised law in Norwich, Connecticut. He later served in the Connecticut senate (1839) and the U.S. Congress (1845-1849). From the description of Correspondence of John V.L. Pruyn and John A. Rockwell, 1833-1834. (Harvard Law Sch...
Tristram Shaw
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H. E. Rollins
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Niles, M. A. H. (Mark Antony Haskell)
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Dethomas.
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Henry G. Denny
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Paige, A.
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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...
Mrs. Margaret Higginson Barney
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Perkins, Thomas Handasyd, 1764-1854
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Páez, José Antonio, pres. Venezuela, 1790-1873
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Annie (Adams) Fields
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bp. of Waterford
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Portor, Jane, 1776-1850
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Paxton, Habijah Weld.
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Richard Woodward, bp. of Cloyne
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John H. C. Campbell
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Poleni, Giovanni, 1683-1761
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Epithet: Marchese; Italian mathematician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x00035b ...
Barbara Tirelli
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J. Hayward
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William Eaton
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Elijah Backus
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R. K. Mackey
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William K. Norris)
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Pierpont, James H.
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Glenney
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Hampden Cutts
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Edward Wigglesworth
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Parker, Amasa J. (Amasa Junius), 1807-1890
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Lawyer, judge, and U.S. representative from New York. From the description of Amasa J. Parker papers, 1836-1875 (bulk 1837-1839). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982404 Principal of Hudson Academy, lawyer, judge. From the description of Papers, 1806-1938, 1806-1827 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155492017 ...
Parr, J.
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James Tucker.
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Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891
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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1847-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077865 Admiral David Dixon Porter was born in Chester, PA, on June 8, 1813. He was instrumental in Farragut's capturing of New Orleans in 1862 when he set off 20,000 bombs to destroy the Confederate forts, Jackson and Saint Philip. This allowed Farragut to sail past the forts and up the Mississippi to New Orleans. He also was instrumental in the Battle of Vicksburg...
Parsons, Theophilus, 1750-1813
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Parsons practiced law in Massachusetts from 1774. He was active in discussions of the new constitution proposed in Massachusetts in 1778. He served as chief justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (1806-1813). From the description of Precedents book of Massachusetts law, 1775. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 80246091 Parsons practiced law in Massachusetts from 1774, was active in discussions of the new constitution proposed for Massachusetts (17...
Parsons, Usher, 1788-1868
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U. S. naval surgeon. From the description of Papers, 1819-1840. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35231275 Physician; Professor of Surgery and Anatomy at Brown University, 1823-1828. From the description of Papers, 1819-1873. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 86167634 ...
Charles du Roza Coelho
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E. W. Walker
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Pongerville, Jean Baptiste Antoine Aimé Sanson de
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Porter, Jane, 1776-1850
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Jane Porter (1776-1850) was a best selling British historical novelist and the author of Thaddeus of Warsaw (1804) and The Scottish chiefs (1810). From the description of Papers of Jane Porter, 1760-1850. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122559985 Francis Legatt Chantrey was a popular and successful sculptor who made portrait busts of many of the most distinguished men of his time, including George IV, Sir Walter Scott, Willi...
Arthur Symons
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Mrs Lathrop
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Pollock, Walter Herries, 1850-1926
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Ximenes Bookshop.
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Jameson, Anna Brownell
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Ruggles, Samuel B. (Samuel Bulkley), 1800-1881
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Samuel Bulkley Ruggles (1800-1881) was a lawyer, public servant and real estate developer in New York City. He actively promoted public works such as the Croton Aqueduct system to bring water to New York City. As Canal Commissioner, 1839-1858, he worked to improve the Erie Canal system. He also served as a trustee of Columbia College and the Astor Library From the guide to the Samuel B. Ruggles papers, 1801-1881, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...
George Dyer
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M. M. Frechette
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Cadell & Davies
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Professor Olmstead
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Portalis, Jean-Étienne-Marie, 1746-1807
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Pendleton, Nathaniel, 1756-1821
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Nathaniel Pendleton (1756-1821): Revolutionary War soldier and aide-de-camp to Nathanael Greene; an original member of the Society of the Cincinnati in South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia and New York; member of the Constitutional Convention, 1788; prominent jurist. From the description of Nathaniel Pendleton family papers, 1716-1853 (inclusive), 1782-1817 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702168509 Jurist and officer during the Revolutionary War; aide-de-camp to Gen. Nat...
Theodore Parker
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Goodspeed's Book Shop.
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Paton, Alan
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Hamill & Barker
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Margery Barker (1901-1980) and Frances Hamill (1904-1987) met while working in Fanny Butcher's Chicago bookshop. In 1928 they formed a partnership to run their own antiquarian bookstore. Their successful endeavors in the book trade and their ability to network and discover authors and build client relationships with them on visits to England enabled them to acquire prominent manuscripts and literary collections, including the diaries of Virginia Woolf. Many of their clients were mem...
Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870
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Journalist. From the description of Letters of George D. Prentice, 1831-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449431 In 1830 Prentice founded the Louisville Journal which he edited until 1868. From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870. Letter. 11 February 1855. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 56781394 From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870 Poem. September 1848. (Filson ...
Miss Parsons
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R. W. Foster
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Peirce, James Mills, 1834-1906
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Peirce graduated from Harvard in 1853, taught mathematics and astronomy and served as Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Faculty of Arts and Sciences at Harvard. From the description of The character and philosophy of Malebranche, 1856. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972840 From the description of Scrap book, [ca. 1845-1847?] / compiled mostly by James M. Peirce, the first few pages by S.M. Peirce. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: ...
William B. Fitts
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Madison, James, 1751-1836
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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...
Phelps, Albert
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Albert Caruthers Phelps (1875-1912) was born in New Orleans, La., to Albert Gallatin Phelps and Annie Caruthers Phelps. While a freshman at Tulane University, he began to write for the Evening post of New York. Later he worked as an editorial writer and political cartoonist in the local New Orleans newspapers. He authored the book, Louisiana, a record of expansion, in 1905. From the description of Albert Caruthers Phelps papers, 1802-1912. (Tulane University). WorldCat record id: 768...
Frederic B. Viaux
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Parsons, Eliza (Phelp) d. 1811
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Morse, William Inglis, 1874-
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William Inglis Morse (1874-1952) was an author, historian, minister, collector of Canadiana, and philanthropist. From the description of William Inglis Morse papers, 1938-1949 (bulk), 1780-1949 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612808431 Morse was a Nova Scotian and historian of the Maritime Provinces. He was a collector of Canadiana. From the description of William Inglis Morse collection of manuscripts concerning Canada, 18---1937. (Harvard...
François Coppée
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Convers Francis
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Parker, Ely Samuel, 1828-1895
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Seneca sachem born at Indian Falls, Genesee County, N.Y. in 1828; raised on the Tonawanda Reservation. Studied law and civil engineering; appointed superintendant of government works at Galena, Ill. in 1857, where he became a friend of Ulysses S. Grant. Served during the Civil War as Gen. Grant's secretary. Appointed U. S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs by President Grant. Died at Fairfield, Conn. in 1895. From the description of Ely S. Parker correspondence and paper on the Iroquois...
Parker, Franklin E.
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John Cotton
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Pollock, Juliet (Creed), Lady, d. 1899
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Potter, Henry Codman, 1834-1908
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Episcopalian bishop. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 645260286 Bishop of New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : to J.B. Gilder, on the occasion of J.R. Lowell's 70th birthday. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618790 From the description of Autograph letters signed (10) : New York, etc., to Dr. Ba...
Piccolomini Adami, Tommaso
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Bruce Porter
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Elizabeth (Grew) Beal
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P Warren.
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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...
Mahlon Dickerson
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Tuckerman, Frederick Goddard, 1821-1873
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Tuckerman was a poet of Greenfield, Mass. From the description of Compositions, 1830-1872. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80523677 From the description of Correspondence, 1833-1873. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122402854 From the guide to the Compositions, 1830-1872., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) From the guide to the Frederick Goddard Tuckerman correspondence, 1833-1873., (Houghton Library, Harvard...
White, Eliza Orne, 1856-1947
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American novelist. From the description of Letters, 1911 & 1936 [manuscript]. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812245 American author. From the description of Collection 1936. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49208403 ...
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
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Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts – died February 2, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts), orator and reformer, was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote frequently for William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, and eventually became president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He contributed much to the cause through inflammatory speeches favoring the division of the Union and opposing the acquisition of Texas and the war with Mexico. ...
Mr & Mrs J. F. Fleming
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Miss Sally Fairchild
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Paulding, James Kirke, 1778-1860
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Author and naval officer. A close friend of Washington Irving, Paulding collaborated with him to produce the satirical periodical, Salmagundi. He also wrote poetry, fiction, and a popular biography of George Washington. President Martin Van Buren appointed Paulding Secretary of the Navy in 1839, in which post he served until 1841. From the description of [Letter] 1839 May 7, Navy Department [Washington, D.C., to] Gilbert Davis, New York. (University of South Florida). WorldCat record...
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...
Parrish, Maxfield, 1870-1966
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Frederick Parrish was born July 25, 1870 in Philadelphia, PA. He later took a family name, Maxfield, as his middle name. He was an illustrator and commercial artist who designed his first magazine cover for Harper's Weekly in April, 1895. Following that he did pictures and posters for other popular periodicals. His works also became familiar to the public through his illustrations for calendars and advertisements. He was noted for his use of rich colors, especially the shade of blue named for hi...
Slingsby Bethel
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Proctor, Lucien Brock, 1823-1900
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Bell, H. W. (Harold Wilmerding)
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Harold Wilmerding Bell (1885-1947) was an archaeologist and a collector of books and manuscripts relating to the fictional character, Sherlock Holmes, created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Bell's collection of Sherlockiana was bequeathed to a Boston men's literary club called the Speckled Band. From the description of Speckled Band collection of Sherlockiana, 1932-1956. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 84307857 ...
Preston, John, 1802-1867
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Marie-José Tramini
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Charles Denham
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Mrs. Henry Platov
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Clark, Arthur H.
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Robinson, William H. (William Howard), 1955-
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Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
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French chemist and microbiologist. Amongst other things Pasteur proved that microrganisms caused fermentation and disease, he originated and was the first to use vaccines for rabbits, anthrax and chicken cholera and he performed important pioneer work in stereochemistry and he originated pasteurization. From the description of Letter. 1890 Apr. 26. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 225747724 French physician and chemist. From the description of Papers, 1...
John Brooks
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Dr. Jackson
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Peirce, Cyrus, 1790-1860
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Robert William Elliston
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Samule Jackson Pratt
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Portland, William Henry Cavendish-Bentinck, Duke of, 1738-1809
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English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Sir J.C. Hippisley, 1800 June 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618754 From the description of Copy of an autograph letter signed : [London], to "The Viceroy", 1796 Apr. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270861210 From the description of Letter signed : Whitehall, to John Kirby, Keeper of Newgate Gaol, 1800 Oct. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618764 From the descript...
Mitzi Pappenheim
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Henry Thomas Liddel, 1st earl Ravenscroft
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Packard, S. B.
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Porter, David, 1780-1843
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David Porter, U.S. naval officer, was born in 1780 and entered the Navy in 1798. He fought in the Tripolitan War and the War of 1812 abd against West Indian pirates. After resigning from the U.S. Navy, he joined the Mexican Navy for three years. He was minister to Constantinople in 1839. From the description of Signed postal cover n.d. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 46403353 From the description of Letter, January 26, 1820. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: ...
Pennypacker, Samuel W. (Samuel Whitaker), 1843-1916
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Samuel Pennypacker -- governor, jurist and historian -- was born in Phoenixville and educated at the University of Pennsylvania where he studied law. He was called to the bar in 1868 and elected president of the Law Academy of Philadelphia. In 1889, he became judge of the Court of Common Pleas and remained in that post for 20 years. Pennypacker became governor of Penn. in 1902. He built a new capitol building and organized the health and highway departments as well as th...
Parker, Henry T.
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Mrs F. D. Haddock
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Lemercier, Alfred
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Josiah Strong
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Dr. Thomas Barbour
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Cadell and Davies, firm, publishers, London
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Anne, Queen
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Willis, Nathaniel Parker, 1806-1867
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American journalist and poet. From the description of Letter : to "My dear fellow," [18--] July 12. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28900949 Willis was a journalist and writer of plays, poems and short stories. From the description of Letter, to Maunsell B. (Maunsell Bradhurst) Field, 1854 March 31. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122493287 Nathaniel Parker Willis was one of the highest paid periodical writers of his day, a poet, ...
Poinsett, Joel Roberts, 1779-1851
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Charleston and Georgetown, S.C. attorney, plantation owner, and politician. Poinsett served as the U.S. Secretary of War under President Martin Van Buren from 1837 to 1841. From the description of Letters, 1837-1839. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 37522812 U.S. diplomat and secretary of war. An amateur of natural history, he imported and cultivated the Mexican flower named in his honor, and was one of the founders in 1840 of the National Institu...
Thomas Aspinwall
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Jan III Sobieski
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Benson Lossing
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Malachowski, Stanislaw
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B. F. Stevens and Brown
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Ward, William Hayes, 1835-1916
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William Hayes Ward, 1835-1916, born Abington, Mass. Editor, Assyriologist, author. Educated 1856 Amherst, 1859 graduated Andover Seminary, 1885 LLD Amherst. Ordained Congregationalist minister. Associate editor, later editor-in-chief of "The Independent" (New York weekly) between 1868-1913. Director of Wolfe Expedition to Babylonia 1884-85. President of American Oriental Society. Wrote Biography of Sydney Lanier, What I Believe and Why, etc. Samuel Sydney McClure,1857-19...
Edgar Fahs Smith
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Prentice, E. Parmalee (Ezra Parmalee), 1863-1955
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Pianella ?
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Henry, O., 1862-1910
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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from...
Dearborn, Henry Alexander Scammell
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Price, Richard, 1723-1791
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Richard Price was an English nonconformist minister and writer on morals, politics, and economics. From the description of Papers, 1767-1790. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122488751 British philologist and antiquary. From the description of Papers, 1753-1791. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36115923 The son of a harsh Calvinist Congregational minister in the Welsh heartland, Richard Price follow...
Porter, Kenneth Wiggins, 1905-1981
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Kenneth Wiggins Porter was a professor of history at several colleges and conducted research on African-American frontiersmen and cowboys, Black Seminoles, and American folklore and folk history. He also wrote poetry and was a Socialist, maintaining an active correspondence with both groups of people. Born in Kansas, Porter graduated from Sterling College in Kansas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1926, and obtained his Master of Arts degree the following year from the ...
Marshall, Bob
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Ward, John M. (John Milton), 1917-2011
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John Milton Ward is the Harvard University William Powell Professor of Music, Emeritus, and Honorary Curator of Dance and Music for the Theatre in the Harvard College Library. From the description of John Milton Ward research materials concerning the theatre, 1985. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612755147 From the guide to the John M. Ward research materials concerning the theatre, 1985., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Epi...
Dr Leo Green
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Lillian (Woodman) Aldrich
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Rawson, Edward
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Hull, William
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Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel; 83rd Foot British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001031.0x0000b9 Epithet: of South Wingfield British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001084.0x00006b Epithet: of Add MS 40264 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001031.0x0000ba Epithe...
Sperone Speroni
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Peters, Madison Clinton, 1859-1918
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Mr James Hambleton, waterman
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Mrs. Eric Schroeder
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Pritchett, Victor Snowden, 1900-
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Pick, Robert, 1898-
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Pick (1898-1978) was an Austrian-born novelist, editor, and translator. From the description of Compositions, ca.1937-1938. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80232464 From the description of Robert Pick papers, 1915-1977. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612370333 From the guide to the Compositions, ca. 1937-1938., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) From the guide to the Robert Pick papers, 1915-1977., (Houghton...
Pombo, Rafael, 1833-1912
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Henry, O., 1862-1910
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O. Henry was born as William Sydney Porter on September 11, 1862 in Greensboro, NC. He worked as a pharmacist in Greensboro and moved to Texas for his health in 1882 where he became a ranch hand. Porter relocated to Austin, TX and worked as a pharmacists, served as draftsman at the Texas General Land Office, a teller at First National Bank of Austin, and started a humorous weekly magazine, The Rolling Stone. He also wrote for the Houston Post. In 1898 Porter was found guilty of embezzlement from...
Carlebach, Herbert L.
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Page, Curtis Hidden, 1870-1946
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Curtis Hidden Page was an American educator and translator born in Greenwood, Missouri, in 1870. The Pages trace their roots back to some of the founding members of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, including Gov. John Winthrop. Page graduated from Harvard University in 1892 with a doctorate in English Literature and a concentration in French. He taught French and English at Harvard for fifteen years. In 1911, after a brief stint at Columbia and Northwestern Universities, Page became a ...
Plumer, William S. (William Swan), 1802-1880
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Presbyterian clergyman, founder of the "Watchman of the South," and professor of theology at the Theological Seminary in Columbia, S.C. From the description of Letters, 1859-1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39390412 ...
Plumptre, Anne, 1760-1818
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Epithet: author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000408.0x000230 ...
George Bancroft
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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...
Laurence Hutton
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Robert Browning
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Mrs. Parsons Plummer
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Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
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James Knox Polk followed a career path which was blazed by Andrew Jackson. Both men hailed from southwestern North Carolina. Both migrated to Tennessee, where they practiced law and entered politics, and both were elected president of the United States. As similar as their paths were, James Polk was a different personality from his fiery predecessor. His life and career were marked by a relentless pursuit of his goals instead of the dramatic aura that perpetually surrounded Jackson. The effect...
Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891
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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Papers, 1847-1877. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20077865 Admiral David Dixon Porter was born in Chester, PA, on June 8, 1813. He was instrumental in Farragut's capturing of New Orleans in 1862 when he set off 20,000 bombs to destroy the Confederate forts, Jackson and Saint Philip. This allowed Farragut to sail past the forts and up the Mississippi to New Orleans. He also was instrumental in the Battle of Vicksburg...
Frank W. Hoyt
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Pepys, John.
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Pierce, Franklin, 1804-1869
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Franklin Pierce (1804-1869) was the 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). Prior to his presidency he served in both the House of Representatives (1833-1837) and the Senate (1837-1842) as a legislator from New Hampshire. Although a Northerner, he sympathized with the Southern cause during the American Civil War and was good friends with Jefferson Davis....
Page, Samuel, 1574-1630
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Owner of general store, of Moorestown, N.J. From the description of Accounts, 1805-1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70972214 Farmer of Marion District, S.C. From the description of Freedman's contract, 1866 Jan. 31. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 32839716 ...
Poe, David
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Tuttle, Charles E. (Charles Egbert), 1878-1943
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Prescott, William, 1762-1844
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William Prescott (1762-1844) earned his Harvard AB 1783; he later served Harvard as Overseer (1810-1821) and Fellow (1820-1826). Oliver Prescott (1762-1827) earned his Harvard AB 1783 and was given an honorary MD 1815. From the description of Letter to his brother, Oliver Prescott, 1782 October 19. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77064767 ...
Graham, James R. (James Robert), 1897-1982
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Mrs Perkins
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Pennell, Joseph, 1857-1926
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Joseph Pennell was an American artist and educator, primarily known for his etchings and illustrations. Much of his early work consisted of city scenes, published in magazines. He later worked on a variety of projects, often illustrating books in collaboration with his wife, author Elizabeth Robins. After spending time in Europe, notably London, Pennell taught art, and the couple collaborated on a biography of James McNeill Whistler. From the description of Joseph Pennell letter to M...
Phelps, Jane.
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Peter Shiras
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Perabo, Ernst, 1845-1920
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German-American pianist, composer, and teacher. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Arthur Sullivan, 1894 Oct. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270126259 ...
Messrs. Colborn & Bentley
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Prall, W. L.
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Nathan Hale
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G. Kent
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Dean, John Ward, 1815-1902
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Author, librarian, and editor. From the description of John Ward Dean correspondence, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79424039 ...
John Locke
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Wetmore & Snyder
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C. Moore
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Green, Samuel A. (Samuel Abbott), 1830-1918
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U.S. physician and historian. From the description of Letter, 1868, Feb. 18 : Boston, to Henry B. Dawson. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35089797 ...
Prince, John, 1751-1836
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Prince (A.B. 1776) was was the minister of the First Congregational Church in Salem, Mass. From the description of Sermon : manuscript, 1830. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612843785 John Prince (1751-1836), a minister in Salem, Mass., was born on July 22, 1751 in Boston. He received an AB from Harvard in 1776 and an AM in 1779. In 1795 he received an LL.D from Brown University. Prince was actively involved in the scientific community and was known for his designs...
Préault, Auguste (1809-1879).
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Préault was a French sculptor, born Antoine Augustin. From the guide to the Miscellaneous Auguste Préault correspondence, 1830-1877., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Préault was a French sculptor, born Antoine Augustin. From the description of Miscellaneous Auguste Préault correspondence, 1830-1877. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612722226 Préault was a sculptor. His date of birth is sometimes given as 1810. ...
Paz, Octavio, 1914-1998
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Frederick Wagner
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Eusebeas, Philo
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Petit de Villers
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Priestley, Joseph, 1733-1804
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Joseph Priestley was an English clergyman, political theorist, and physical scientist whose work contributed to advances in liberal political and religious thought and in experimental chemistry. He is best remembered for his contribution to the chemistry of gases. He relocated to Northumberland, Pa. From the description of Joseph Priestley papers, 1777-1835. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 53101438 Priestley and Vaughan, amongst others, founded...
Porter, Horace, 1837-1921
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American general and ambassador. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [New York], to M. Olmstead, Secretary of the Jeweler's Association, 1886 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618680 American army officer and railroad official. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to William W. Belknap, 1874 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618676 Son of Pennsylvania Governor and graduate of West Point, he was an ai...
Sonja Prins
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Putnam, Herbert
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Herbert Putnam (b. Sept. 20, 1861, New York City–d. Aug. 14, 1955, Woods Hole, MA) was the eighth Librarian of Congress from 1899 to 1939. Putnam was born in New York City to parents Victorine and George Palmer Putnam; his father owned publishing house, G. P. Putnam's Sons. He married Charlotte Elizabeth Munroe and had two daughters, Shirley and Brenda Putnam. Putnam graduated from Harvard University in 1883. He served as librarian at Minneapolis Athenaeum, later Minneapolis Public Library, a...
Van Schaick
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Pellechet, M. (Marie), 1840-1900
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Pepperrell, William, Sir, 1696-1759
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Army officer and Colonial governor, of Kittery, Me. From the description of Letter, 1755 May 2. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70950078 From the description of Letter, 1737 June 22. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70944443 Pepperrell was a merchant, politician and soldier who served in the colonial governments in Massachusetts. Israel Williams was a soldier and commander of a Hampshire County regimen...
Fellowes, W. D. (William Dorset)
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Prévost, Marcel, 1862-1941
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French author and dramatist. From the description of Les demi-vierges : autograph manuscript signed : Château de La Roche [near Vianne], 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618995 ...
Standish, Burt L., 1866-1945
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The Adventures of Frank Merriwell was a juvenile adventure radio program based on the novels by Gilbert S. Patten, written under the name Burt L. Standish. It was broadcast from March 26, 1934 until June 22, 1934, and again from Oct. 5, 1946 until June 4, 1949 on NBC. The later series (of which this collection is comprised) consisted of complete thirty minute episodes whose featured character was Frank Merriwell, Yale University athlete. The cast of the later series included: Lawson Zerbe as Fra...
Ward, John M. (John Mahonri), 1878-1936
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John M. Ward (1878-1936) was a Mormon farmer and teamster in Idaho. John Mahonri Ward was born October 28, 1878 in Bear Lake, Idaho to Thomas Ward and Ann Reese. A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Ward served as a missionary in the Southern States Mission between 1905 and 1908. After his return he married Ida May Patterson on February 25, 1914 in Salt Lake City, Utah, and they had six children. Ward worked as a farmer and teamster in the Bear La...
Mrs W Ray
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Thomas Bellamy
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Sumner, Charles
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Epithet: US statesman British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000351.0x000103 ...
Mrs Holland
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John G. Gill
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William Bentinck-Smith
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Price, Cormell.
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Fort Leavenworth.
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Charles Frost
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Penn, John, 1729-1795
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The Wyoming Controversy was a conflict between the governments of Pennsylvania, Connecticut, and Britain, the Continental Congress, and the Indians over land in the Wyoming Valley in Pennsylvania. From the guide to the Documents relating to the Wyoming Controversy, 1751-1814, 1823, 1751-1823, (American Philosophical Society) Grandson of William Penn, last lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania and Delaware under the proprietorship. From the description of Warrant : ...
Powers, Joseph Horace.
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Mary Ward (Holton) Crawley
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Perry, Carlotta.
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Mrs Whieldon
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James Melville Gilliss
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Platt, Jonas, 1769-1834
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Lawyer and politician from New York State; member of the Congress, 1799-1801, and associate justice of the New York State Supreme Court, 1814-1821. From the description of Letter, Washington, [D.C.], 1801 February 5. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 755526961 ...
Pyle, Howard, 1853-1911
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American illustrator and writer of children's books. From the description of Howard Pyle letter to Elmer Reynolds July 2, 1887. (Ohio University). WorldCat record id: 13054039 Illustrator, muralist, writer, art teacher, of Wilmington, Del. From the description of Howard Pyle manuscript collection, 1898-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70977558 Illustrator and children's book author; Wilmington, Del. From the description of Howard Pyle let...
Fanny (Hodges) Shaver
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Sir Henry Ellis
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Madison Cawein
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Colles, William Morris, 1855-1926
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Colles was born in 1855; he became a prominent literary agent in London; his published works include Literature and the pension list (1889) and Playright and copyright in all countries, showing how to protect a play or a book throughout the world (with Harold Hardy, 1906); he died in 1926. From the description of Letters, 1890-1926. (University of California, Los Angeles). WorldCat record id: 39287323 BIOGHIST REQUIRED English literary agent. Colles was the founder and manag...
Rosalba, Augusta, and Emma Peale
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Parnell, Charles Stewart, 1846-1891
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Pendleton, Lella Page.
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Mrs. Thomas Wentworth Higginson
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Jeremiah Moulton
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Emelyn (Eldredge) Story
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Adams, Sarah Holland, 1824-1916
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Sarah Holland Adams was a sister of Annie Adams Fields, author and wife of Boston publisher James T. Fields. Sarah Adams spent most of her adult life in Germany, translating the work of her friend, Herman Grimm, an art critic and biographer, into English. From the description of Papers, 1880-1915 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122583395 ...
Pratt, Carrie
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Putnam, Georgina Lowell
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William Heath
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Casanova
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Palmer, Erastus Dow, 1817-1904
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Sculptor. From the description of Letter of Erastus Dow Palmer, 1896. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454830 Erastus Dow Palmer was a self-taught sculptor from the state of New York. He had only six months of formal schooling before being apprenticed as a carpenter. Palmer's talents were evident at a young age. When he was 9 he built his own sawmill, and at 17, he left his hometown, Pompey, NY, for Amsterdam, NY, where he worked as a carpenter, wood carver, and cabinet make...
Pope, Robert, 1748-1827
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Papworth, Edgar George 1809-1866
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Lee, Claude
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J. H. Allen
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Phillips, Mary Elizabeth, 1857-1945
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Author. From the description of Papers of Mary Elizabeth Phillips, 1927-1942. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450056 Biographer. From the description of Papers, 1912-1931. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122529638 ...
John Sullivan Dwight
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Piatt, Sarah M. B. (Sarah Morgan Bryan), 1836-1919
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American poet. From the description of Papers of Sarah Morgan Bryan Piatt [manuscript], 1896. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814346 ...
Col. Samuel H. Laughlin
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Livingston, Luther Samuel
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Smith, Samuel J. C., 1970-
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F. A. Kendall
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W. H. Lambert
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Serrano, Mary J. (Mary Jane), -1923
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R. K. Robertson
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Miss Rosamund Lamb
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Miss Rosamond Lamb
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Henry Richard Vassall Fox, 3d baron Holland
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Pile, William A., 1829-1889
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Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821
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Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage, Hester Lynch Piozzi ) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and eighteenth-century life. From the description of Autograph poem, unsigned, an adaptation of Francis Fawkes's "An Autumnal Ode, " no date [paper watermarked 1813]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864928 From the description of...
Justin Winsor
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W. B. Clarke
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E. S. Wallace
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Charles Wilson
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Richard Nagle
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Arthur Charles Magenis
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Braxton Bragg
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Peabody, Andrew P. (Andrew Preston), 1811-1893
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American author, clergyman and editor. From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : Portsmouth, N.H., to Madame [Blaze] de Bury, 1856 Oct. 1-1860 Jan. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851342 Peabody graduated from Harvard in 1826, taught Christian morals and served as preacher and Overseer at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Andrew Preston Peabody, 1839-1890 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972834 Clergyman...
Mrs. M. A. Potter
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Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885
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George Henry Preble was born 25 February 1816 Portland ME. He was elected a member of NEHGS in 1866 and became a life member in 1869. He died 1 March 1885 Brookline MA [memoir in Memorial Biographies 8:206]. From the description of George Henry Preble Papers, 1791-1873. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50057646 U.S. Navy officer and author; b. in Portland, Me. From the description of George Henry Preble memorandum book, 1859 and un...
Jonathan Dickenson
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Child, David Lee, 1794-1874
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Abolitionist David Lee Child married Lydia Maria Frances Child in 1828. From the description of Papers, 1854-1857 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007175 ...
Porter, James Madison, 1793-1862
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1824. Set in motion legal measures to establish Lafyette College 1826. Elected president of the Board of Trustees. From the description of [Correspondence/James M. Porter, Harriet Porter, et al.]. 1813-1867. (Lafayette College). WorldCat record id: 7390823 ...
Miss Moorfield
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Le Jeune, ...
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Francis Parkman.
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J. B. Munn
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Whistler, James McNeill, 1834-1903
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American painter, etcher and author. From the description of Autograph letters, signed with his name : Lindsey Houses, Chelsea, and 28 Wimple Street, to [James Key] Caird and J.E. Millais, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270588842 From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Miss Cobden, [May 1881/1884]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270587769 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Chelsea, London, to Waldo Story, the sculptor, pos...
Piatt, Donn, 1819-1891
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Plumer, William, 1759-1850
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U.S. senator from New Hampshire, governor and state legislator of New Hampshire, essayist, and historian. From the description of William Plumer papers, 1774-1845 (bulk 1802-1825). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78482836 United States senator, governor of New Hampshire, and author. From the description of Papers, 1794-1856. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70963861 Governor of and U.S. senator from New Hampshire, historian,...
James Redpath
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Michael Faraday
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Aldrich, Thomas Bailey
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Parker, John, 1935-
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Epithet: of Arundel MS 288 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001193.0x0001f2 Epithet: of Add MS 38217 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001193.0x0001f1 Epithet: Captain; RN British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001193.0x0001e3 Epithet: Vicar of Blodwel...
George A. Smathers Libraries, Department of Special and Area Studies Collections, University of Florida
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London
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Epithet: John of British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000569.0x0002fa ...
Peirce, Benjamin, 1778-1831
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Peirce (Harvard, A.B., 1801) served as librarian at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Benjamin Peirce, 1786-1833 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972838 Peirce received his A.B. from Harvard in 1801, and served as librarian at Harvard. From the description of Lecture notes taken as a student, 1797-1798. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77072603 ...
Pavel, Antonín, b. 1887
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Joseph Marshall Stoddart
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Hyde, Mary C.
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Messrs. Buckingham
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Kelley, William D. (William Darrah), 1814-1890
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An organizer of the Republican Party in Pa. and delegate to the 1860 National Convention. Kelley served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania, 1861-1890. From the description of Letter, 1863 November, 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122433968 Representative from Pennsylvania. From the description of Document signed : Washington, 1888 Apr. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270494602 William Darrah Kelley was an influential...
Mr. Boyd's
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John S. Barron
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Perraud, Adolphe
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Charles Irénée Castel, abbé de Saint-Pierre
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Porter, Charlotte, 1859-
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Bingham, Joel Foote, 1827-1914
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Joel Foote Bingham; from 1852-1858, proprietor and principal of a boys' preparatory school in New York; in 1860 became a pastor in Buffalo, New York; in 1867 moved to First Parish Church, Augusta, Maine; in 1871 entered ministry of the Episcopal Church and served at St. John's Church, Portsmouth, N.H., St. John's Church, Waterbury, Ct., and St. James' Church, New London, Ct.; author and lecturer. From the description of Joel Foote Bingham papers, 1855-1886 (inclusive). (Unknown). Wor...
E. H. Wells
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Pepoli, Carlo, conte, 1796-1881
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Epithet: Count poet and dramatist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000208.0x00013e ...
Percival, John
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Epithet: Professor of Agricultural Botany at Reading British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000149.0x0003ae Epithet: afterwards 1st Earl of Egmont Title: Baron Percival British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000149.0x0003af ...
Richard Peters
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Prime, Samuel Irenaeus, 1812-1885.
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Perry, Thomas Sergeant, 1845-1928
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Perry was an American literary critic, scholar, and educator. Fay was an Episcopal clergyman who left the ministry because of poor health. He was a regular contributor of notes and reviews to The Nation and other papers. From the description of Letters to Hercules Warren Fay, 1891-1896. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122564012 From the guide to the Thomas Sergeant Perry letters to Hercules Warren Fay, 1891-1896., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard...
Mrs. Morgan
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John Jackson
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Delahoyde & Lucett
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Poincaré, Henri, 1854-1912
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Mathematician (mathematical physics, celestial mechanics). On faculty of Université de Caen (1880); and Université de Paris (1881-1912). From the description of Selected papers [microform], 1873-1914. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154306282 ...
O. H. Bell
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Phelps, William Lyon, 1865-1943
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William Lyon Phelps was born in New Haven, Connecticut, on January 2, 1865. He received a B.A. degree from Yale in 1887, an A.M. degree from Harvard in 1891, and a Ph.D. from Yale in 1891. Phelps taught English at Yale from 1892 until 1933 and was a popularizer of literature through his public lectures, radio addresses, and syndicated newspaper columns. He died in New Haven on August 21, 1943. From the description of William Lyon Phelps papers, 1826-1944 (inclusive), 1887-1943 (bulk)...
E. J. Wendell
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Mrs. Lucien Howe.
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Palmer, George Herbert, 1842-1933
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Palmer (Harvard, A.B., 1864), taught philosophy and served as Overseer at Harvard. From the description of Papers of George Herbert Palmer, 1931-1932 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972831 Professor of Philosophy, Harvard, 1873-1913. From the description of Lectures on the historical development of ethics, chiefly in England. Delivered in 1885-1886 at Harvard College, by G.H. Palmer. Reported by M.C. Ayres [1885-1886]. (University of Mich...
Hillhouse, Mary
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Cooke, George Willis, 1848-1923
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Pratt, Minot
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Pettigrew, Thomas Joseph, 1791-1865
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Thomas Pettigrew, antiquarian and Librarian to the Duke of Sussex, was active in a number of British learned societies, including the Royal Society and the Society of Antiquarians. He was the author of History of Egyptian Mummies (1834) and Chronicles of the Tombs (1857), as well as of a memoir of the life of Lord Nelson. From the description of Pettigrew papers, 1815-1863. (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 70064103 From the description of Pettigrew papers, 1797-1865. (...
Mrs R. M. Pulsifer
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Davenport
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Epithet: Mrs; of Sloane MS 3984 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000131.0x0003c3 Epithet: of Add MS 29157 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001094.0x000076 ...
Miss Lowell
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Richard, edler von Mises
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Parseval-Grandmaison, François- Auguste, 1759-1834
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Pitman, Henry C., defendant.
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Paris, Louis-Philippe-Albert d'Orléans, comte de, 1838-1894
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Powers, Preston, 1843-
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Putnam, James Jackson, 1846-1918
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Neurologist Putnam (A.B., 1866, and M.D., 1870, Harvard) lived and practiced in Boston, Mass. From the description of Letter, 1907. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007497 Putnam (Harvard, M.D. 1870) studied in Europe under Rokitansky and Meynert and became friends with Huylings Jackson. Returning to Boston, he was the first lecturer on nervous diseases ever appointed at the Harvard Medical School; the Department of Neurology was begun with his classes in 1872. T...
Mrs. Meriel W. Chapman
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P. P. Lowe
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Peacocke, W.
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F. H. Bigelow
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Richard Hovey
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Mrs Williams
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Piozzi, Gabriel, d. 1809
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J. T. Sargent
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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...
James, Scott
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George Tiffany
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Bryce, Lloyd Stephens, 1851-1917
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Epithet: American politician British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000795.0x000302 Lloyd Stephens Bryce (1851-1917) was an American politician, diplomat, author, and editor. After obtaining a degree in law, Bryce began his political career as the paymaster general for New York state (1886-1887). He was elected to the 50th U.S. Congress (1887-1889) and was appointed the U.S. Minister to the Netherlands and Luxembourg ...
Prévost-Paradol, Lucien-Anatole, 1829-1870
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Walter Adams
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Auguste de la Bouisse
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Morse, William Inglis, 1874-
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William Inglis Morse (1874-1952) was an author, historian, minister, collector of Canadiana, and philanthropist. From the description of William Inglis Morse papers, 1938-1949 (bulk), 1780-1949 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612808431 Morse was a Nova Scotian and historian of the Maritime Provinces. He was a collector of Canadiana. From the description of William Inglis Morse collection of manuscripts concerning Canada, 18---1937. (Harvard...
Henry A. Parker
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Parker, Robert B., 1932-2010
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Luiz de Vasconcellos e Sousa, 3. conde de Castello Melhor
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Phipps, George W.
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Edmond Malone
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Richard Duffy
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W. A. Clarke Co.
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Parker, Augustin
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Paton, J. Noël (Joseph Noël), Sir, 1821-1901
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British artist. From the description of Letter by J. Noël Paton to Frederic Shields, 1885. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 79309949 Sir J. Noël Paton was a Scottish painter. From the description of Miscellaneous manuscripts, 1850-1899. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191700646 British painter. From the description of Letters, ca. 1866-1886. (Getty Research Institut...
Persigny, Jean-Gilbert-Victor Fialin, duc de, 1808-1872
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William Knox, bp. of Derry
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Parkman, Francis, 1823-1893
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Noted American historian from Massachusetts who traveled the Oregon Trail and published extensively on early America. From the description of Letter, November 27, 1865. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 233593490 Francis Parkman, historian, was born in Boston and educated at Harvard, his father's alma mater. Samuel Parkman was a Unitarian pastor who founded The Parkman Professorship of Pulpit Eloquence and Pastoral Care in The Cambridge Theological ...
Pike, Albert, 1809-1891
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General Albert Pike (1809-1891), grand commander of the Supreme Grand Council, Southern Jurisdiction, of the Scottish Rite, 1859-1891. From the description of Letter to Bro. Hayden /by Albert Pike, 1885 Feb 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128274 After his work as commissioner to the Indian tribes west of the Arkansas, Pike was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in November, 1861. He recruited Native American troops on the promise that they would o...
Charles Seymour, 2d baron Seymour
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Parsons, Charles Chauncy, 1840-1901
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Mary (Atkinson) Coburn
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Spalding, Peter
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Pitrè, Giuseppe, 1843-1916
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Strahan
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Mrs. Keene
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Piatt, Sarah Morgan (Bryan) 1836-
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Pacca, Bartolomeo, 1756-1844
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John de Grenier Fonblanque
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Prof. John Clive
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Plymouth, Mass.
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Miss Otté
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Proctor, Richard A. (Richard Anthony), 1837-1888
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Astronomer, author and lecturer; best known for having drawn one of the earliest maps of Mars. Father of astronomer and lecturer Mary Proctor. From the description of Letter of Richard A. Proctor to to S.S. McClure, 1880 July 26. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 73692546 Epithet: astronomer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000706.0x00018c ...
