Letters : to Ralph Waldo Emerson and other correspondents, 1832-1896, n.d.

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Letters : to Ralph Waldo Emerson and other correspondents, 1832-1896, n.d.

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Consists of 24 folders. Includes letters to the following correspondents: Nathan Haskell Dole; "Mr. Ellis"; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Horace Howard Furness; Henry D. Gilpin (this item is a ms. copy, possibly in the hand of Horace Howard Furness); James Martineau; "Mr. Miles"; Allen Thorndike Rice; George A. Sampson (regarding John Sartain); Bayard Taylor; "Dr. Tyndall"; and Edward and Rebecca Wetherill. There is also a letter to "Dear Madam" on the subject, "should clergymen smoke;" and some notes to the Philadelphia Office of the U.S. Sanitary Commission, suggesting various mottoes for the commission. In addition there is a letter dated 30 September 1895 to "My dear Sir" concerning the "Rebelliad" by Augustus Peirce, a college classmate of Rev. Furness. Rev. Furness indicates that some of the illustrations that originally accompanied the work might have been drawn by him. The letters to Ralph Waldo Emerson comprise of 3 folders. The first two folders contain 28 letters dated 1835-1880. Included are a ticket to a lecture by Emerson at Phillips Exeter Academy, and a copy of the title page and introduction to the 1910 publication of the Emerson-Furness correspondence. The third folder of Emerson letters contains 9 letters dated 1856-1875, which were purchased as a group and added to the collection later. The letter to Bayard Taylor is dated 25 July 1869 and includes a copy, in Rev. Furness' hand, of Taylor's poem "Cedarcroft to Lindenshade" and Furness' reply "Lindenshade to Cedarcroft". The collection also includes the following misc. items: two letters to Rev. Furness, one from "Clarence and Mary" and the other from "A Sincere Friend;" an anonymous poem addressed to Rev. Furness; a poem entitled "The Invocation;" an anonymous account of a visitor in Rev. Furness' home; a copy of the minutes of a temperance meeting held in Lancaster Co., Pa. in December 1851; an undated fragment of an article or sermon discussing Jesus and Tacitus; and a letter, dated 12 December 1856 , to an identified recipient.

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts– April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.Epithet: American essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000365 ...

Dole, Nathan Haskell, 1852-1935

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Nathan Haskell Dole was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts, and educated at Harvard University. He worked as a teacher and journalist in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and California, and as advisor and editor for the publishing firms Crowell and Appleton. He also wrote poetry, and was a prolific translator of Russian works into English, including Tolstoy's works and numerous songs and lyrical pieces. From the description of Nathan Haskell Dole letter to Dear sir and poem, 1894-1895. (...

Gilpin, Henry D. (Henry Dilworth), 1801-1860

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Henry Dilworth Gilpin was born and raised in England, emigrated to the United States to attend the University of Pennsylvania, and proceeded to practice law, author numerous publications, and serve as editor for the Atlantic Souvenir. He went on to become director of the Bank of the United States, and ultimately Attorney General under President Martin van Buren. A patron of the arts, Gilpin later served as president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, as well as similar posts. ...

Sartain, John, 1808-1897

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Engraver, portrait and miniature painter John Sartain was born in London in 1808 and moved to the United States in 1830 after a seven year apprenticeship to London engraver John Swaine. Besides his banknote and portrait engraving, Sartain was noted for his magazine engravings. In 1849 he began his own magazine, entitled Sartain's Union Magazine of Letters and Art, but ceased its publication three years later due to financial troubles. Sartain was also the director of the Pennsylvania Academy of ...

Wetherill, Edward

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Wetherill, Rebecca, 1819-1908

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Rebecca Wetherill was the sister of Susan Wetherill and a member of a prominent Philadelphia family. From the description of Scrapbook, ca.1890-1908. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 151381029 ...

Sampson, George A.

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Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896

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William Henry Furness, Unitarian minister, was born 20 Apr. 1802 in Boston, Massachusetts. In 1825 Furness was ordained minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia. He became pastor emeritus of the congregation in 1875 and continued to preach occasionally until his death 30 Jan. 1896 in Philadelphia. Furness published numerous books on the New Testament, translated German poetry, and wrote original hymns. In the years before the Civil War, Furness tried to comprehend a Christian's dut...

Peirce, Augustus, 1802-1849.

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Rice, Allen Thorndike, 1851-1889

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Taylor, Bayard, 1825-1878

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Author, translator, and traveler. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor, 1856-1878. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71064729 American journalist. From the description of Papers of Bayard Taylor [manuscript], 1847-1878. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972079 From the description of Poem and letter, 1877 June 26, n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647972081 From the description of Letter to a member of the...

Martineau, James, 1805-1900.

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James Martineau was an English Unitarian minister and educator. He wrote several books about religious philosophy, and became well-known as a result. He was the brother of social activist Harriet Martineau. From the description of James Martineau letters, 1847-1856. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51999687 James Martineau was an English educator, philosopher, clergyman, and author. Born in Norwich, he taught at Lant Carpenter's School before be...