William Shelton letters : Buffalo, to Benjamin Hale and Sir John Seymour, 1849, 1861.

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William Shelton letters : Buffalo, to Benjamin Hale and Sir John Seymour, 1849, 1861.

Letter to Rev. Benjamin Hale, president of Geneva College, 17 Aug. 1849, enclosing one hundred dollars toward the Hobart professorship and congratulating Hale on his work, with news of the cholera in Buffalo; and partial letter to Sir John Seymour, 24 Dec. 1861, expressing concern over England's reaction to the capture of envoys James Mason and John Slidell by Capt. Charles Wilkes.

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Shelton, William, 1798-1883

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Born at Bridgeport, Conn.; came to Buffalo in 1829 as rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, at which he remained until 1881. From the description of Travel diaries, 1851, 1864-1865. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33428874 Rev. William Shelton D.D. (1798-1883) was the fifth rector of St. Paul's Church in Buffalo, N.Y., serving from 1829 until his retirement in 1881. From the description of William Shelton letter, 1837 July 21. (Litchfield Historica...

Hale, Benjamin, 1797-1863

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Educator. Professor of chemistry, Dartmouth College, 1827-1835; president, Hobart College, 1836-1858. From the description of Letters, 1827-1831, to Mary C. K. Hale. (New Hampshire Newsp Project). WorldCat record id: 122570288 ...

Seymour, John, Sir.

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Geneva College (N.Y.)

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