Letter : to Rev. William Henry Furness, 1847.

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Letter : to Rev. William Henry Furness, 1847.

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Includes 3 trimmed autographs attached to the letter: one of John Quincy Adams, one scrap of Philipp Melanchthon's handwriting (made in the margin of his copy of Plutarch's Lives), and one that looks like "C. R. Leslie."

1 item (2 leaves)

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6894721

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848

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John Quincy Adams (b. July 11, 1767, Braintree, Massachusetts-d. February 23, 1848, Washington, D.C.) was an American statesman who served as a diplomat, United States Senator, member of the House of Representatives, and the sixth President of the United States. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later the Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. He was the son of President John Adams and Abigail Adams. As a diplomat, Adams played an important role in neg...

Melanchthon, Philipp, 1497-1560

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Humanist and reformer; friend and colleague of Martin Luther. From the description of Paulus spricht zu den Colossern, 1551. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122576370 German theologian and Protestant reformer. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Nuremberg, to his son-in-law Caspar Peucer, [1555] Feb. 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270637323 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wittenberg, to an unidentified recipient year not...

Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896

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Sprague, William B. (William Buell), 1795-1876

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Leslie, C.R.

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