Correspondence: Williamsburg, Virginia, with B. Lynde Oliver and William Pynchon Oliver, Salem Massachusetts, 1804.

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Correspondence: Williamsburg, Virginia, with B. Lynde Oliver and William Pynchon Oliver, Salem Massachusetts, 1804.

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Dr. Benjamin Lynde Oliver writes to Benjamin Crowninshield at college in Williamsburg, inquiring about some friends and Bishop James Madison in particular. Crowninshield replies with the whereabouts of Oliver's friends, the condition and state of repair of the organ, and comments on prejudice, galvanism, and Newton's theory of light. William Pynchon Oliver writes to Crowninshield with information about Stephen Decatur's naval actions in Tripoli, discusses liberty, and comments on a story written by Crowninshield.

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Madison, James, 1749-1812

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First Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Virginia. From the description of James Madison papers, 1792-1970s. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 659814628 President of the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va., and bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Virginia. From the description of Papers, 1787-1808. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19902858 First Episcopal bishop of Virginia and president of the College of William and Mary. ...

Crowninshield, Benjamin Williams, 1772-1851

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Benjamin Williams Crowninshield (December 27, 1772 - February 3, 1851) served as the United States Secretary of the Navy between 1815 and 1818, during the administrations of Presidents James Madison and James Monroe. From the description of Letter, April 20, 1815. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168831 Banker, U.S. secretary of the Navy, and U.S. representative from Massachusetts. From the description of Benjamin Williams Crowninshield correspondence, ...

Oliver, William P. (William Pynchon)

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Oliver, B.L. (Benjamin Lynde), 1760-1835.

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