Letters, 1833-1867.

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Letters, 1833-1867.

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This collection consists of thirty-two letters and one autograph. Twenty-eight of the letters, written in the period 1862-1866, relate to Abbott's _History of the Civil War in America_, (N.Y., 1863 and 1867). Most are addressed to his publisher, Ledyard Bill (1836-1907). A letter, written in 1896 by Gorham Dummer Gilman (1822-1909), relates how Abbott wrote his _Life of Napoleon_.

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Napoléon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821

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Napoleon Bonaparte was a general of the French Revolution (1789-1799); the ruler of France as First Consul of the French Republic from November 11, 1799, to May 18, 1804; Emperor of the French and King of Italy under the name Napoleon I from May 18,1804, to April 6,1814; and briefly restored as Emperor from March 20 to June 22, 1815. He conquered much of Europe but lost two-thirds of his army in a disastrous invasion of Russia in 1812. After his final loss to Britain and Prussia at the Battle of...

Bill, Ledyard, 1836-1907

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Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot), 1805-1877

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John Stevens Cabot Abbott was born on September 18, 1805, in Brunswick, Maine. After attending Bowdoin College, Abbott studied at Andover Theological Seminary; following his graduation, he led several congregations in Massachusetts. Abbott wrote several books on history and on Christianity during his lifetime, and died in 1877. From the guide to the John Stevens Cabot Abbott autograph book, Abbott, John Stevens Cabot autograph book, 1851-1860, 1851-1853, (William L. Clements Library,...

Gilman, Gorham D. (Gorham Dummer), 1822-1909

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