Correspondence, 1854-1914.

British born American publisher. From the description of Letters, 1875. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81189767 Frank Leslie (1821-1880) was an American engraver, illustrator and publisher of family periodicals. Born Henry Carter in Ipswich, England, he had an early interest in engraving and printing and by age 20 was superintendent of engraving for the Illustrated London News . He came to the United States in 1848 and began publishing illustrat...

Lansom, H. L. L.

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Laing, Eliza J.

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Lambert, William H. (William Harrison), 1842-1912

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Lee, Duncan Campbell.

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Leslie, Frederick, 1855-1892

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Lander, F. W. (Frederick West), 1821-1862

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Explorer, engineer, and army officer. From the description of Papers of F. W. Lander, 1836-1894 (bulk 1849-1862). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71062217 ...

Larned, J. N. (Josephus Nelson), 1836-1913

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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. ...

Lane, Edmund.

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Lane, John, 1854-1925

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Leggett, Mortimer Dormer, 1821-1896

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Union soldier; lawyer; commissioner of patents. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Zanesville, Ohio, to W.W. Belknap, [18]70 Nov. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598241 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland, to President Hayes, 1877 May 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595681 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Cleveland, to J.M. Dalzell, 1875 Aug. 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595685 Col...

Leutze, Emanuel, 1816-1868

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Painter Emanuel Leutze was born in Germany and emigrated to America in his youth. He became well-known regionally for his painting, especially portraits, and returned to Germany to paint and study from 1841 through 1859. He is remembered for historical, patriotic works, exemplified by his best known painting, Washington crossing the Delaware. From the description of Emanuel Leutze letter, ca. 1860-1868. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51851901 ...

Le Breton, Fanny.

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Lander, J. M. (Jean Margaret), 1829-1903

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Jean Margaret Davenport Lander was a well-known 19th century actress. Born in England, she made her home in Washington, D.C., following her marriage to Fredrick W. Lander in 1860. She performed in plays in both the United States and Europe. From the description of Jean W. Lander collection, 1880s-1890s. (George Mason University). WorldCat record id: 748832330 ...

Leith of Fyvie, Alexander John Forbes, 1st Baron, 1847-1925.

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Lathrop, George Parsons, 1851-1898

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American author and editor. From the description of Letter : New York, to "Dear Joe," 1898 Mar. 23. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28900980 George Parsons Lathrop, American critic, writer, and literary historian, was the son-in-law of Nathaniel Hawthorne. His defense of the novel as the most powerful and popular form of literature, and his support of a realistic approach to writing helped define turn-of-the-century American literature. He is also remembered for his...

Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865

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Abraham Lincoln (born February 12, 1809, Sinking Spring Farm near Hodgenville, Kentucky-died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C.) was the sixteenth President of the United States from 1861 until his death by assassination. He was the son of a Kentucky frontiersman, Thomas Lincoln, and Nancy Hanks. In 1816, Lincoln moved to Pigeon Creek, Indiana, where he worked on his family's farm. Following his mother's death two years later, he continued working on farms until moving with his father to New Sa...

Light, Bianca.

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Leigh, Frances Helene Forbes (Beckwith), 3d Baroness, -1909.

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Lee, Thomas.

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Libby, William F.

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Meyer, Henry, active 1814

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Lamont, Daniel Scott, 1851-1905

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American statesman and railway magnate. From the description of Autograph list, 1886 June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270598554 American secretary of war and financier. From the description of Autograph, 1889 Mar. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595340 Financier, private secretary to President Grover Cleveland, and U.S. secretary of war. From the description of Papers of Daniel Scott Lamont, 1853-1928. (Unknown). WorldCat record id...

Leonard, William Andrew, 1848-1930

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Clergyman. From the description of Letter of William Andrew Leonard, 1921. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71014925 Episcopal bishop of Ohio. From the description of Diary, 1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155475053 Episcopal Bishop of Ohio. From the description of William Andrew Leonard papers, 1830-1886. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 659564174 William A. Leonard was born about 1843 to Joel A. (b.1817) and Sophia Le...

Lathrop, Francis Augustus, 1849-1909.

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Lanza, Clara.

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Lawrence, William C.

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Leonard, Manning, 1814-1885

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Lawrence.

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Larrabee, Anna.

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Law, Charles Basebase

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Leonard, Anna Rebekah, 1849-.

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LaFarge Decorative Art Co., New York.

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Lewenhaupt, Carl, Count, 1835-1906.

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Lamon, Ward Hill, 1828-1893

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Ward Hill Lamon, a close friend and a biographer of Abraham Lincoln. A native of Virginia, he moved to Illinois in 1847. He became Lincoln's law partner, and in the 1850's worked for his political career. In 1861, Lamon accompanied Lincoln to Washington. In the same year he was appointed Marshal of the District of Columbia. After Lincoln's assassination, Lamon practiced law in a partnership with Jeremiah S. Black. Black's son, Chauncey F. Black ghostwrote Lamon's Life of Abraham Lincoln (1872). ...

Langley, S. P. (Samuel Pierpont), 1834-1906

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Samuel Pierpont Langley (1834-1906) was the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. He also served as the director of the Allegheny Observatory and a professory of astronomy at the Western University of Pennsylvania (now known as the University of Pittsburgh). While at the Smithsonian he founded the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory....

Lawrence, Robert Brashear.

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Leiter, Levi Z. (Levi Ziegler), 1834-1904

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Levi Z. Leiter was a business man in Chicago with extensive property interests in Wyoming and the West. On his death, his estate passed to his children; his son, Joseph Leiter became executor of the estate. From the description of Papers, 1871-1970 (bulk 1897-1970). (University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center). WorldCat record id: 24841322 ...

La Farge, John, 1835-1910

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John LaFarge (1835-1910) was president of the Society of American Artists. From the description of John La Farge letter to Frank B. Bigelow, 1904 Oct. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 613316806 John La Farge (1835-1910) was a painter, muralist, sculptor, and stained glass artisan. In 1904 he was serving as president of the Society of American Artists. From the description of John La Farge letter to Frank B. Bigelow, 1904 Oct. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 7...

Lazarus, Emma, 1849-1887

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Born on July 22, 1849 in New York City, Emma Lazarus was the fourth of seven surviving children to Sephardic-Ashkenazi parents Moses and Esther (Nathan) Lazarus. Lazarus was most likely privately tutored; she was proficient in German, French, and Italian. Her Jewish education consisted of knowledge of the Bible and observing a form of Sabbath and holidays, but as one of Lazarus’ associates said “the religious side of Judaism had little interest for Miss Lazarus, or for any member of her family.”...

Ledwith, William Michael, -1901.

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