Arthur Alexander Morson correspondence, 1805-1853 [manuscript].

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Arthur Alexander Morson correspondence, 1805-1853 [manuscript].

Chiefly letters from Arthur Alexander Morson while he was a student at Yale College to his father, Alexander Morson, in Fredericksburg, Va., describing college life, 1818-1821, and visits to New York, Philadelphia, and other locations, 1818-1819. Also included are three letters, 1825-1826, to Morson at Fredericksburg from his brother William at Yale; and several letters to Alexander Morson from Benjamin Silliman, a Yale professor.

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Yale College (1718-1887)

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The Linonian Literary Society was founded in 1753. All undergraduates were allowed to be members of the Linonian Society. The club provided students with a forum to debate, stage plays, and deliver poems, essays, and orations. The society disbanded in 1868. From the guide to the Linonian Society, Yale College, records, 1753-1870, (Manuscripts and Archives) ...

Morson, Alexander, fl. 1818-1821.

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Morson, William, fl. 1825-1826.

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Morson, Arthur Alexander, 1803-1864.

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Lawyer of Fredericksburg and Richmond, Va., and member of the Yale College Class of 1822. From the description of Arthur Alexander Morson correspondence, 1805-1853 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23294891 Arthur Alexander Morson was a Richmond, Va. lawyer, graduate of Yale (1822), and member of Richmond Bar Association and American Legal Association. From the description of Papers of Arthur Alexander Morson, 1850-1864 (bulk 1851). (Huntington Library, Art Colle...

Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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Benjamin Silliman was a chemist and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1805. From the description of Correspondence, 1808-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466220 Physician and chemist of New Haven, Connecticut. From the description of Note, 1853, Sept. 28 : New Haven, Connecticut, to Isaac Waldron. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359361 Educator and scientist. From the description of Papers of...