Crowell-Sparks Controversy, 1892?

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Crowell-Sparks Controversy, 1892?

1892?

https://finding-aids.lib.unc.edu/00816/

Letter from "M.E.W." to the editor of the "Times" (place unknown). The writer was a niece of Col. John Crowell (1780-1846), a Creek Indian agent in Georgia and Alabama, 1821-1836, whose removal was demanded by the governor of Georgia. The letter defends Crowell against charges made against him at the time of the events and then later by historians, particularly Jared Sparks.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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SNAC Resource ID: 7112593

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866

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Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was the President of Harvard University from February 1, 1849 to February 10, 1853. He was also a Unitarian minister, editor, and historian. Jared Sparks was born to Joseph Sparks and Elinor (Orcut) Sparks on May 10, 1789 in Willington, Connecticut. Sparks was one of nine children and came from a family of modest means. When he turned six years old, Sparks went to live with an aunt and uncle in Camden, New York, to help relieve the family of a mout...

Crowell, John, 1780-1846

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John Crowell was an Indian agent in Alabama from 1815-1836 and also served as Alabama's first delegate and representative to the U. S. Congress. From the description of Journal, 1822-1830. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145410150 ...