Letter, 1845 July 2, Hartford, Conn., to George Burgess.

Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

Toucey, Catherine Nichols, d. 1871.

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Burgess, George, 1809-1866

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1st Prot. Episc. bishop of Maine. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : to J. Pierpont Morgan, 1851 Aug. 2, 1851 Dec. 22, 1852 Jan. 6 and 1853 Oct. 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270533286 First Episcopal Bishop of Maine. From the description of George Burgess papers, 1837-1879. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 655336896 ...