Letters, 1845, 1877.

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Letters, 1845, 1877.

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Contains one item addressed to George W. Richards of Philadelphia, concerning the U.S.S. Preble (1845). Also contains a letter from Bancroft to Horace Howard Furness, thanking him for the gift of an annotated Hamlet (1877).

2 items (3 leaves)

University of Pennsylvania Library

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University of Pennsylvania Library

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Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

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George Bancroft was an American historian and statesman, and an active promoter of secondary education both in his home state and at the national level. As U. S. Secretary of the Navy under James K. Polk, Bancroft established the Naval Academy at Annapolis and later served as U.S. Minister to Great Britain (1846-1849), Prussia (1867-1871), and the German Empire (1871-1874). He is best remembered however for his 10-volume History of the United States, a work which fellow historian Leop...

Furness, Horace Howard, 1833-1912

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American Shakespeare scholar. From the description of Letters : to Dr. John C. Rolfe, 1910. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 79028412 Shakespearean scholar. From the description of Papers of Horace Howard Furness, 1872-1899. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 56349747 Horace Howard Furness was a lawyer and Shakespeare scholar. From the description of Scrapbook, 1869-1911. (American Philosophical Society Library). Wor...

Richards, George W...

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