Letter, 1865, June 10, Buffalo, N.Y., to George William Childs.

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Letter, 1865, June 10, Buffalo, N.Y., to George William Childs.

Wishes to know the criteria upon which selections for prizes in his Home Weekly story contest will be made.

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Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894

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George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and a noted philanthropist. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Philadelphia to work for a bookseller at age fourteen and soon went into business for himself at the age of eighteen. In 1849, he became a partner in the publishing firm of R. E. Petersen & Company, and in 1860 he formed a partnership with the influential publisher J. P. Lippincott. In 1864, he purchased the Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which Anth...

Snow, Julia F. (Miller).

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Home Weekly and Household Newspaper.

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