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Diary, 1851.

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Blake's diary is an account of his familial, social, and business life in Boston, Newton, and Worcester during 1851. Within the daily entries are contained his personal thoughts, political opinions, and religious beliefs. Blake summarized and commented on the many sermons he attended and his favorite ministers were Daniel Little Furber and Edward Everett Hale. The diary reveals Blake as a contemplative young man who enjoyed reading and writing in his library. His intimate friendship with Nathaniel Scudder Wycokoff Vanderhoef and his betrothed, Mary Elizabeth Blauvelt, is also recorded.

1 v. (212 p.) ; octavo.

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Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909

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Edward Everett Hale (1822-1909) was an American author and Unitarian minister. Hale was involved in many social reform movements, including abolition and popular education. He is best known for his 1863 short story, "The Man Without a Country," which promoted patriotic support of the Union. From the guide to the Edward Everett Hale Letters, 1884-1897, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries) ...

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Blake, James Barnard, 1827-1870

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James Barnard Blake (1827-1870), son of James and Mary (Clap) Blake, was educated in the public schools of Boston and at Chauncey Hall, a private school in Boston. At the age of eighteen, he began to study engineering in his uncle's firm, Blake & Darracott, and was associated with the firm for six years. In January, 1852, he became Superintendent of the Worcester Gas Light Company and held that position until his death, which resulted from an explosion at the gas works in December, 1870. Bla...

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Vanderhoef, Nathaniel Scudder Wyckoff, 1828-1902.

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