Letters, 1819-1887.

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Letters, 1819-1887.

Letters sent and received, 1819-1887, by members of Forster family of Dauphin Co., Pa., particularly General John Forster (1777-1863); his second wife, Margaret S. Forster (1804-1891); Mrs. Forster's son, James H. Stuart (1828-1854); and Benjamin L. Forster, second son of John and Margaret Forster.

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Stuart, James H. (James Henry), 1828-1854

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U.S. naval officer. From the description of Letter, 1853 Oct. 23 : Simon's Bay, South Africa to his mother, Mrs. General John Forster. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270352 From the description of Letter, 1853 Oct. 23 : Simon's Bay, South Africa to his mother, Mrs. General John Forster. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 18131610 ...

Forster family.

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James Henry Stuart, Erie, Pa., physician, was born on 22 March 1828. He received an A.B. from Lafayette College, 1846, and an M.D. from the University of Pennsylvania, 1850. Stuart opened a medical practice in Erie, then became an Assistant Surgeon in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of Commodore Matthew Perry's expedition to Japan in the 1850s and was lost at sea off the Chinese coast in Sept. 1854. From the description of Letters, 1819-1887. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). W...