Papers, 1875-1876.

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Papers, 1875-1876.

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This collection consists of materials gathered by Harrison and by William B. French ( - ), another Coast Survey employee. There are twelve letters, three of which are incomplete. Correspondents include Rasmus Bjorn Anderson (1846-1936), a professor at the University of Wisconsin who believed the inscriptions were of Norse origin, and Samuel Foster Haven (1806-1881), librarian of the American Antiquarian Society. Also included are several pages of extracts from H. R. Schoolcraft's _Archives of Aboriginal Knowledge_ (1860), an engraving apparently from C. C. Rafn's _The Discovery of America by the Northmen_, two photographs of Dighton Rock, and a drawing of the inscriptions.

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American Antiquarian Society

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French, William B.

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Harrison, A. M. (Alexander Medina), 1829-1881

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Alexander Medina Harrison (1829-1881) was born in New Haven, Conn., and worked as an engineer for the U.S. Coast Survey. In 1875, while he was stationed in Plymouth, Mass., Harrison was instructed to gather information about the origins of the inscriptions on Dighton Rock, located near Taunton, Mass. From the description of Papers, 1875-1876. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207142312 ...

Anderson, Rasmus Björn, 1846-1936

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Haven, Samuel F. (Samuel Foster), 1806-1881

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Haven, an archaeologist, was librarian for the American Antiquarian society and chairman of its publishing committee. From the description of Correspondence to Daniel Garrison Brinton, 1870-1871. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 226048748 ...