Collection, 1760-1918, Bulk dates 1816-1864.

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Collection, 1760-1918, Bulk dates 1816-1864.

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Correspondence, genealogical materials, literary productions, and legal materials related to the Zachariah and Charles A Poulson families. Correspondents include Benjamin Rush (1811 - 1877), Samuel Sartain, and Noah Webster. There are also letters from Rev. John Drumm relating his Civil War experiences. Genealogical materials relate to Carlyle, Graham, Gurney, Knorr, and Wood families. Literary productions relate to the publication "Poulson's American Daily Advertiser."

2 boxes ; 40 x 35 x 13 cm., 40 x 26 x 6 cm.

Dickinson College Library, Waidner-Spahr Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6999303

Dickinson College Library, Waidner-Spahr Library

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Rush, Benjamin, 1811-1877

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Statesman and physician. From the description of Letters of Benjamin Rush, 1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015417 ...

Poulson Family.

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Zachariah Poulson (1761 - 1844) was a Philadelphia publisher. Librarian and director of the Philadelphia Library Company, he also published "Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (1800 - 1839). From the description of Collection, 1760-1918, Bulk dates 1816-1864. (Dickinson College). WorldCat record id: 20540319 ...

Sartain, Samuel.

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Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

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American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor; b. in Hartford, Conn.; attended Yale and taught school in the Hartford area; moved to New Haven, Conn., in 1798. From the description of Noah Webster papers, 1786-1980. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 319706045 Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, author and editor. He is best known for his spellers (early spelling textbooks) and his ...