Letters, 1840-1851.

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Letters, 1840-1851.

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This collection consists of letters of recommendation and introduction for Castanis. These letters, written by many men, testify to Castanis' character, intellect, and ability to deliver lectures. The collection also contains letters written to Castanis. For the most part, these letters express appreciation for his lectures.

2 v. ; octavo.

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Castanis, Christophorus Plato, 1814-

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Christophorus Plato Castanis (1814- ) was a Greek lecturer in the United States during the 1840s and at the beginning of the 1850s. He spoke on subjects relating to ancient and modern Greece. He was a native of the island of Scio in the Aegean Sea and was a survivor of the massacre of that island's populace by the Turks in 1822. He was brought to this country when a youth by Doctor Howe of Boston and appears to have studied at Amherst College. In 1844, he married Rutha Heard Clark (1817- ) of Wo...