Collection, 1836-1877.

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Collection, 1836-1877.

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Collection of pamphlets describing the history of the Public ledger; its owner, George W. Childs; and Childs' office in the Public Ledger building in Philadelphia, with a copy of the first issue of the newpaper.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6887137

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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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...

Norton, Frank H. (Frank Henry), 1836-1921

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New York, N.Y. writer. From the description of Papers, 1870. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36791127 ...

Munday, Eugene H.

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Forney, John W. (John Wien), 1817-1881

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Editor, publisher, clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, and secretary of the U.S. Senate. From the description of John W. Forney papers, 1841-1881. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 164810989 Philadelphia journalist. From the description of Letter signed : Washington, to William Pitt Fessenden, 1863 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270482790 From the description of Letter signed, with nine lines in autograph : Washington, D.C., to William Pitt...