Correspondence, 1854-1914, "Fiske" to "Gilder."

Gammell, William, 1812-1889

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Garfield, Lucretia Rudolph, 1832-1918

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Lucretia Rudolph Garfield served as First Lady of the United States in 1881 until the assassination of her husband, President James A. Garfield. In the fond eyes of her husband, President James A. Garfield, Lucretia “grows up to every new emergency with fine tact and faultless taste.” She proved this in the eyes of the nation, though she was always a reserved, self-contained woman. She flatly refused to pose for a campaign photograph, and much preferred a literary circle or informal party to ...

Foster, Martha (Lyman)

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Francis, Frederick.

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Gibson, Randall Lee, 1832-1892

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Randall Lee Gibson, Confederate States Army general and New Orleans lawyer, was a United States representative and senator from Louisiana. He graduated from Yale University in 1853 and from the law department of the University of Louisiana in 1855. His father, Tobias Gibson, was a planter of Oak Forest Plantation, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana. From the description of Randall Lee Gibson papers, 1848-1891. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 298858456 United Stat...

Gäde, Gerhard

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Fitzmaurice, Caroline (Fitzgerald) Petty-Fitzmaurice, Baroness, d. 1911.

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Gaskell, Charles (George) Milnes, 1842-1919.

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Foy, Peter G.

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Flagg, W. J. (William Joseph), 1818-1898

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Forney, John W. (John Wien), 1817-1881

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Editor, publisher, clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, and secretary of the U.S. Senate. From the description of John W. Forney papers, 1841-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 164810989 Philadelphia journalist. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, to William Pitt Fessenden, 1863 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270482790 From the description of Letter signed, with nine lines in autograph : Washington, D.C., to William Pitt...

Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883

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Gustavus Vasa Fox served as Assistant Secretary of the Navy during the Civil War. From the description of G. V. Fox letter to H. R. Anthony, 1865 November 10. (University of California, Santa Barbara). WorldCat record id: 746765569 Assistant secretary, U.S. Navy, 1861-1866. From the description of Letter : Ports[mout]h, N.H., [18]65 Aug. 10. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 30798411 Assistant Secretary of the Navy. ...

Fiske, Clinton Bowen, 1828-1890.

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Gibson, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton), 1850-1896

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American illustrator and naturalist. From the description of Autograph letters signed (35) : Washington, Conn., etc., to members of the firm Harper & Bros., 1883 Oct. 11-1895 Mar. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269590457 William Hamilton Gibson (1850-1896) was an author and artist from Buffalo, N.Y. From the description of William Hamilton Gibson letters and photograph, 1890-1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122502855 W. Hamilton Gibson was an ...

Foster, Lafayette S. (Lafayette Sabine), 1806-1880

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U.S. Senator from Connecticut; from Norwich (New London Co.), Conn. From the description of Correspondence, 1860-1869. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19647127 American jurist and legislator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [n.p.], to William Pitt Fessenden, 1859 Jan. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270470114 U.S. senator from Connecticut, mayor of Norwich, Conn., editor, and jurist. From the description of...

Forbes, John Murray, 1813-1898

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Philanthropist, abolitionist. Contributed to the building of the railroad system in the United States. From the description of John Murray Forbes letter to George William Curtis, [manuscript], 1891 January 24. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 263078000 Forbes was a Boston businessman who was engaged in the China trade early in his life and later involved in railroad development in the American West. From the description of Letters from various corres...

Hay, John, 1838-1905

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Brown class of 1858. Secretary to Abraham Lincoln; Ambassador to Court of St. James; Secretary of State; author. From the description of Papers, 1829-1916. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122598680 American diplomat and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland, to the editors of The Critic [Jeannette L. and Joseph B. Gilder], 1884 Aug. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 644640373 Statesman, poet, Secretary of State. ...

Gilder, Jeannette L. (Jeannette Leonard), 1849-1916

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Journalist, editor, and literary critic for various publications. From the description of Papers of Jeannette L. Gilder [manuscript], 1879-1909. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810869 Jeannette L. Gilder was an editor, journalist, and critic, best remembered as editor of The Critic, which she co-founded with her brother, Joseph. The Critic was small but respected, and published and encouraged some of the most recognizable names of the day. She continued to c...

Gerolt, Freiherr von.

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Gennadius, J. (Joannes), 1844-

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Gilder, Richard Watson, 1844-1909

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

Fraser, Charles Ian

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Epithet: Lieutenant-Colonel British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001477.0x00033d Charles Fraser was New South Wales Colonial Botanist and was directed to establish a Public Garden at Brisbane, to take samples of vegetable products and report on the soil and its importance for grazing. Fraser died in 1832. From the description of OM87-25 Residence on the Banks of the Brisbane and Logan Rivers Diary, 1828....

Gibbs, Henry James.

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Foster, John Watson, 1836-1917

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Military man, journalist, and diplomat. Served as U.S. ambassador to Mexico, 1873-1880; to Russia, 1880-1881; and to Spain, 1883-1885. Served as U.S. secretary of state, 1892-1893. From the description of Letter : United States Legation, Mexico, to A. Langdon, Washington, D.C., 1880 Feb. 7. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57210087 Epithet: US Minister in St Petersburg British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/8...

Foggo, Edward A.

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Ford, John Thompson, 1829-1894

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Theater executive and dramatist. From the description of John Thompson Ford papers, 1809-1960 (bulk 1850-1894). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132530 Theater manager, Baltimore, Maryland, Washington, D.C., Alexandria and Richmond, Virginia. Managed Ford's Theater, Washington, D.C., when Abraham Lincoln was assassinated there. From the description of Letter : Baltimore, [Md. to J.B.] Wright, 1863 Dec. 20. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential L...

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

Foster, Anna J. (Davis)

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Fry, O. A. (Oliver Armstrong), 1855-1931

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Frewen, Moreton, 1853-1924

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Frewen (1853-1924) was born in Sussex, England, and came to Wyoming Territory in 1878 on a hunting trip. He and his brother Richard soon afterwards formed the Big Horn Ranche Company and operated a cattle ranch in what is now northeastern Wyoming. In 1882 the company was dissolved after Moreton bought out Richard's share and reorganized the company as the Powder River Cattle Company, Ltd., with an English board of directors. Frewen served as manager of the company until 1886 and the company even...

Foster, Herbert Darling, 1863-1927

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Gardner, Janet, R.N.

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Gardiner, James T. (James Terry), 1842-1912

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Surveyor, engineer, public health pioneer, and son-in-law of Bishop William Croswell Doane. Gardiner was Director of the New York State Survey. From the description of Papers, 1791-1912. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519828 ...

Frémont, Jessie Benton, 1824-1902

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

Flotow, H. von.

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Gilder, Joseph Benson, 1858-1936

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

Fry, James B. (James Barnet), 1827-1894

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James B. Fry, a native of Carrollton, IL, was a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy in 1847. After serving as instructor and adjutant at West Point, he was appointed chief of staff to Gen. Irwin McDowell and subsequently to Gen. Don Carlos Buell in 1861. He later served as Provost Marshall General of the U.S., 1863-1866, and promoted to Brigadier Gen. in 1864. From the description of Fry, James B. (James Barnet), 1827-1894. Letter. 16 November 1861. (Filson Historical Society, The)...

Garretson, George Armstrong, 1844-1916.

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General who commanded the 2nd Brigade, 1st Division, 2nd Army Corps, and later the 1st Brigade, Provisional Division, during the Spanish-American War. He was also president of Cleveland's National Bank of Commerce. From the description of Papers, ca. 1897-1916. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 18059284 ...

Gage, John P.

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Flower, Constance Aston, n.c. 1621

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Epithet: wife of Cyril Baron Battersea British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000696.0x00011e ...

Frothingham, Benjamin Thompson, 1843-1902.

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Galloway, Samuel, 1811-1872

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Teacher, Miami University, 1837-1838, South Hanover College, Indiana, 1839-1840; lawyer, Chillicothe, Ohio; Ohio secretary of state, 1844-1850; Ohio state representative, 1855-1857. From the description of Letter : Columbus, [Ohio], to A[braham] Lincoln, 1861 Feb. 8. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31023725 ...

Francis, Charles Spencer, 1853-1911.

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John Morgan Francis was born in Prattsburgh, New York, on March 6, 1823. After leaving home in 1838, he worked for several newspapers in Canandaigua, New York, and in 1846 he moved to Troy, New York, where he was chief editor of the Northern Budget . On June 25, 1851, he founded the Troy Daily Times . A Republican, he served as a member of two New York State constitutional conventions (1867-1868; 1894), as United States Minister to Greece (1871-ca. 1875), as Minister to Portugal, an...

Freeman, Edward Augustus, 1823-1892

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English historian. From the description of Letters, 1881-1895, to Charles Henry Hart. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34491671 Historian. From the description of Edward Augustus Freeman letter, 1872. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450338 English historian best known for his "The History of the Norman Conquest." From the description of Bulgaria and Servia : an original manuscript / by Eward A. Freeman. [1885?] (State Historical...

Garrison, Isobel Inez.

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Franklin, P. H.

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Garland, Henry L.

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Foster, Charles, 1828-1904

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Epithet: Churchwarden of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001345.0x0001dc On June 2, 1858 the first annual Old Settlers Celebration was held in Burlington, Iowa. Speeches, prayers and toasts were offered by prominent citizens of Des Moines County. The second toast of the day was made on behalf of "Old Des Moines, The Mother of Counties -- She welcomes to her maternal board the representati...

Gardner, Augustus Peabody, 1865-1918

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Augustus Peabody Gardner, Republican congressman from the Sixth District, Massachusetts, from 1902-1917. E.E. Gaylord, lawyer and principal, Beverly High School, Beverly, Massachusetts. From the description of Letters, 1906-1912. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 41392273 ...

Fuller, W. Stephen.

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Frothingham, P. R.

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