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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...

Russell, Francis Thayer, 1828-1910

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Russell, William

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Slaveholder who believes some of his slaves were aided in their escape by men from Morgan County, Illinois. From the description of Letter, January 4, 1848. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 54484873 Flatboats are long rectangular boats with flat bottoms and squared ends that were used to carry freight along inland rivers and canals. They were a popular form of transportation for American settlers who traveled the Allegheny, Mississippi, and Ohio Ri...