ALS : New York, to publisher's agent, Portsmouth, N.H., 1831 Mar. 17.

Taylor, Janette, fl. 1792-1836.

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Niece and heir of naval hero John Paul Jones. From the description of ALS : New York, to publisher's agent, Portsmouth, N.H., 1831 Mar. 17. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626098 ...

Converse, Sherman, 1790-1873

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Yale graduate (1813); New York City and New Haven, Conn., printer, publisher and bookseller; and land company promoter associated briefly with the Peters Colony in Texas. In 1842, Sherman Converse, Charles Fenton Mercer, Daniel Carroll, and others obtained the interests of the eleven English investors in the Peters Colony, an empresario venture in north central Texas in contract with the Republic of Texas. Acting alone, Converse then secured the sole interest of the colo...

Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792

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Naval hero of the United States Revolutionary War and founder of the United States Navy. From the description of Typescript, [19--]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58758919 John Paul Jones, American naval officer. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy in 1775, and captain in 1776. In 1778 he began rading the English coast; a year later he commanded the Bon Homme Richard in its victory over the Serapis. After the Revolution, he went t...

Kountze, De Lancey, d. 1946,

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