Collection, 1895-1909.

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Collection, 1895-1909.

A small collection of letters addressed to Clarkson Clothier, president of Strawbridge and Clothier, a Philadelphia department store, and his wife Agnes Evans Clothier. Included among the correspondents are prominent actors, writers, educators, and politicians such as Dwight L. Moody and William McKinley.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6794338

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Mckinley, William, 1843-1901

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President William McKinley was the 25th President of the United States. He was beginning his second term as President after winning the election in 1900. On Sept. 5, 1901 he and his wife were attending the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York when he was shot by as assassin waiting in line to shake his hand. After being attended by physicians, he was resting at the exposition's director's home in Buffalo, NY. He seemed to be recovering when his condition rapidly worsened on Sept. 14th. P...

Clothier, Clarkson, 1846-1917

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Strawbridge and Clothiers.

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Clothier, Agnes Evans, 1849-1900

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Moody, Dwight Lyman, 1837-1899

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American evangelist and publisher. From the description of Dwight L. Moody letter to Will Owen Jones [manuscript], 1898 June 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648018911 Dwight Lyman Moody was an American evangelist. Born in Massachusetts, he achieved some success in business in Chicago, where he became involved in Sunday school and later was a popular public speaker. Although not an ordained minister, he recruited Ira Sankey, and the two toured America and En...