Autograph letter signed from George William Childs, Philadelphia, to [James] Macaulay [manuscript], 1890 August 14.

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Autograph letter signed from George William Childs, Philadelphia, to [James] Macaulay [manuscript], 1890 August 14.

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Also included is a copy of a letter from Goldwin Smith in Toronto to Childs, August 12, 1890, praising Childs' work.

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Folger Shakespeare Library

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Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894

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George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and a noted philanthropist. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Philadelphia to work for a bookseller at age fourteen and soon went into business for himself at the age of eighteen. In 1849, he became a partner in the publishing firm of R. E. Petersen & Company, and in 1860 he formed a partnership with the influential publisher J. P. Lippincott. In 1864, he purchased the Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which Anth...

Smith, Goldwin, 1823-1910

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History professor and journalist. From the description of Wellington [manuscript], post 1871. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647922784 Goldwin Smith was a British-Canadian educator, historian and journalist. From the description of Goldwin Smith Papers [manuscript]. 1875-1887. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 225564891 British-Canadian historian and journalist. From the description of Berlin and Afghanistan : autograph manuscript...

Macaulay, James, 1817-1902

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