Papers, 1700-1930.

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Papers, 1700-1930.

Correspondence between B. Hoff Knight and C. E. Smart in reference to Smart's book "Makers of Surveying Instruments in America Since 1700."

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SNAC Resource ID: 6681854

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Ellicott, Andrew, 1754-1820

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Andrew Ellicott was a surveyor and mathematician; he was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1785. From the guide to the Astronomical journal, 1797-1801, 1797-1801, (American Philosophical Society) Ellicott (1754-1820) was a surveyor and matematician. He explored the Mississippi River Valley and the southern boundaries of the United States. The Clarke Historical Library has two books by Ellicott and microfilm of his papers which are housed in other institutions....

Whitney, Thomas P.

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Thomas P. Whitney was born on January 26, 1917 in Toledo, Ohio. He earned his B.A. from Amherst College in 1937 and his M.A. from Columbia University in 1940. After living in Moscow for nine years with the U.S. Embassy and the Associated Press, Thomas P. Whitney began to translate Russian literature, both juvenile and adult, for an English speaking audience. Biographical Source: Something About the Author, vol. 25, pp. 216-218. From the description of Thomas P. Whitney Papers 1967-19...

Helffricht, Charles.

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Clark, William.

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Nothing is known about William Clark. From the description of Land records, 1778-1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122508054 ...

Wareham, Robert.

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Rittenhouse, David, 1732-1796

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David Rittenhouse was a maker of clocks and astronomical instruments in Norriton (Norristown) and Philadelphia, Penn. From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1770-1780. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668311544 From the description of Tall case brass dial clock, ca. 1765-1775. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668311425 From the description of Brass dial wall clock, ca. 1774. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 668311652 ...

Smart, C. E.

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Davenport, Will.

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American politician who served as military governor of Matamoros, Mexico, from 1848 to 1849. From the description of Letters, 1848-1855. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122497494 ...

Clark, John

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Army officer. From the description of Militia list, 1777. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451669 ...

Taws, Charles.

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Pryor, Thomas.

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Gould, William, 1947-

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Blydenburgh, Samuel

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Evans, George W., 1949-

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John Leech was an English humorous artist. From the description of Letters concerning John Leech, 1882-1888. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612374134 ...

Ham, James M

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Young, William J.

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Farmer, of Somerset County, New Jersey. From the description of Ledger, 1792-1795 (inclusive) 1792 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122566738 Sir William Young was a Nova Scotia businessman, lawyer, and politician. He was born in 1799 in Falkirk, Scotland to John Young and Agnes Renny and moved with his family to Nova Scotia in 1814. In 1814 and 1815 Young helped establish John Young and Company, his father's wholesale dry goods business, by acting as his father's agen...

Knight, Frank McQuade

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Condy, Benjamin.

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Deau, William.

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Griffin, Bryan F., 1949-

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Biggs, Thomas H.

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Stancliffe, Benjamin.

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Knight, Bernando Hoff, 1889-1964.

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Shain, Charles E.

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English professor and president of Connecticut College (1962-1974), retiring to Maine in 1976; with wife, Samuella Shain, freelance writer and photographer, completed and edited two anthologies: The Maine Reader (Houghton Mifflin) and Growing up in Maine (Down East Books), both published in 1991. Charles and Samuella Shain's combined backgrounds - Charles in American literature and Samuella in library science - enabled them to be the ideal editorial duo to compile these anthologies. ...

Fisher, Martin, 1950-

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Seelhorst, Frederick.

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Potts, W. L.

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Young, Thomas B. (Thomas Benton), 1882-1960

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Draper, Edmund.

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Iszard, Charles.

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Warren, J. Henry.

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