Autograph Collection, 1726-1873.

Taylor, George, 1716-1781

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George Taylor (1716 – February 23, 1781) was a Founding Father of the United States, Colonial ironmaster, and a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence as a representative of Pennsylvania. Born in Ireland, Taylor emigrated to the American colonies at age 20, landing in Philadelphia in 1736. To pay for his passage, Taylor was indentured to Samuel Savage, Jr., who was ironmaster at Coventry Forge in Chester County northwest of Philadelphia. Taylor started as a laborer at the iro...

Greenwood, Grace, 1823-1904

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Sara Jane Lippincott (September 23, 1823 – April 20, 1904) was an American author, poet, correspondent, lecturer, and newspaper founder. Lippincott's accomplishments include many firsts. She was the founder of the first children's magazine in the United States, the first woman writer and reporter on the payroll of the New York Times, and one of the first women to gain access and prominence in journalism, publishing, literature and politics. As one of the first women to gain access into the Congr...

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Wirt, William, 1772-1834

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William Wirt (November 8, 1772 – February 18, 1834) was an American author and statesman who is credited with turning the position of United States Attorney General into one of influence. He was the longest serving Attorney General in U.S. history. He was also the Anti-Masonic nominee for president in the 1832 election. Wirt grew up in Maryland but pursued a legal career in Virginia, passing the Virginia bar in 1792. After holding various positions, he served as the prosecutor in Aaron Burr's...

Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Visscher, Nathaniel.

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Seymour, Horatio, 1778-1857

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U.S. senator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Middlebury, [Vermont], to Moses Strong, 1811 Jan. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663436 Lawyer, postmaster, and banker, of Middlebury, Vt. From the description of Horatio Seymour papers, 1800-1855. (Sheldon Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 725879051 ...

Wheatley, William B.

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Cookson, Thomas, 1709-1753

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Lawyer and surveyor, of Lancaster County, Pa. From the description of Thomas Cookson writ, 1751 May 10. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 643346007 ...

Mayo, Frank R. (Frank Rea), 1908-1987

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Born in Chicago, Illinois on 23 June 1908. Died on 30 October 1987. Education: B.S., Chemistry, University of Chicago (1929), Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Chicago (1931). Employment: 1931-1932, 1936-1942 University of Chicago; 1933-1935 E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co.; 1942-1950 U.S. Rubber Co.; 1950-1956 General Electric Research Laboratory; 1956- SRI International. From the description of Oral history interview with Frank R. Mayo, 1981 January 21. (Chemical Heritage Foundation)...

Hoy, I.

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Wood, J. G. (Joseph Garnett), 1900-1959

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Henderson, A. M. (Alexander Morell), 1914-

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Over the course of five decades, Al Henderson photographed nearly every aspect of Black life in Newark, including Black civic and social leaders in the city. He formed the Al Henderson Orchestra, one of Newark's most famouns bands of the 1930s. But Henderson turned to photography in the early 1940s and became Newark's premier African-American portrait photographer. From the description of Al Henderson collection, ca. 1938, 1950-1987. (Plainview-Old Bethpage Public Library). WorldCat ...

Severn, Hannah.

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Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876

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Clergyman and autograph collector from Albany, N.Y. From the description of Papers, 1830-1843. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 33203510 American pastor, collector, and biographer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Albany, N.Y., to [Andrew Preston Peabody?], 1866 Jan. 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 751989045 William Buell Sprague (1795-1876) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and author. A graduate of Yale and of Pri...

Straw, Ezekiel Albert, 1819-1882

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Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874

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Massachusetts lawyer and U.S. Senator, 1851-1874. He was an ardent abolitionist who attacked the south in his "crime against Kansas" speech in 1856. Two days later he was assaulted in the Senate, receiving injuries that took him years to recover from. From the description of Letters, 1858-1869. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 55768315 Born in Boston, Mass., the U.S. statesman Charles Sumner studied law at Harvard and practiced law in his native ci...

Carleton, J. H. (John H.)

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Brevet major, United States Army. Captain, first dragoons. From the description of Special report of the Mountain Meadow Massacre. (Southern Utah University). WorldCat record id: 86162035 ...

Welles, Gideon

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Southard, Samuel L. (Samuel Lewis), 1819-1859

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Murdoch, James C.

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McClure, Abbot, 1879-

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Armistead, Anthony.

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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, ...

Barnet, James

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Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Tappan, William B. (William Bingham), 1794-1849

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Massachusetts minister and poet. Addressee is also poet. From the description of Letter, 1848 November 22, to John Field. (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122631828 ...

Curtain, Andrew Gregg, 1815-1894.

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Clare, Mary Francis.

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Mitchell, John Hugh

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J. Mitchell owned a general mercantile store on French Prairie in the Willamette Valley. The site later became part of the town of Gervais. Accounts appear for several well-known citizens, such as Henry Failing, William Barlow, Antoine Lucier, and H. D. Boon. From the description of J. Mitchell account books, 1860-1881. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 36995911 John Mitchell was the agent for American Prisoners of War during the War of 1812. ...

Willoughby, Ford.

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Elmer, Lucius Q. C. (Lucius Quintius Cincinnatus), 1793-1883

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Lawyer, judge, delegate to Continental Congress, and U.S. senator, of Bridgeton, N.J. From the description of Diary, 1810-1814. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 28408644 ...

Sansom, William, 1912-1976

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William Sansom was a British writer of novels, short stories, travel literature, children's literature, biographies, essays, and film scripts. From the description of William Sansom collection of papers, 1926-1972. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378637 From the guide to the William Sansom collection of papers, 1926-1972, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) English short-story wr...

Safford, A. P. K. (Anson Peasley Keeler), -1891

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Woelff, Joseph.

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