Transcripts of historic letters, 1785-1858.

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Transcripts of historic letters, 1785-1858.

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Three John Paul Jones letters to Thomas Jefferson (that have been published in the Jefferson Papers); one Benjamin Franklin letter to John Langdon (25 October 1788) concerning abolition; and thirty-two letters (1826-1858) of Jonathan Knight to Nathan, Ann, and Abel Whealdon of Harrison and Morgan Counties, Ohio. There are also two Carey sketches among these papers, one of Knight, the other of a friend of Will S. Porter (O. Henry).

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University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library

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University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library

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Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790

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Benjamin Franklin FRS FRSA FRSE (January 17, 1706 [O.S. January 6, 1706] – April 17, 1790) was an American polymath who was active as a writer, scientist, inventor, statesman, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Among the leading intellectuals of his time, Franklin was one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, a drafter and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence, and the first United States postmaster general. As a scientist, he was a major figure in ...

Carey, Lewis J. (Lewis James)

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Knight was a prominent civil engineer associated with the construction of the National Road and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and from 1855 to 1857 a Whig member of Congress. From the description of Transcripts of historic letters, 1785-1858. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23957558 ...

Whealdon, Abel.

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Whealdon, Nathan.

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Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792

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Naval hero of the United States Revolutionary War and founder of the United States Navy. From the description of Typescript, [19--]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58758919 John Paul Jones, American naval officer. He was commissioned a lieutenant in the U. S. Navy in 1775, and captain in 1776. In 1778 he began rading the English coast; a year later he commanded the Bon Homme Richard in its victory over the Serapis. After the Revolution, he went t...

Whealdon, Ann.

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Knight, J. (Jonathan), 1787-1858

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Surveyor, engineer, state legislator and U.S. congressman, from East Bethlehem (Washington Co.), Pa. From the description of Papers, 1826-1858. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19865949 Jonathan Knight was born in Bucks County, Pa., son of a Quaker weaver. He worked as a surveyor and schoolteacher, and served in the Senate of Pennsylvania (1882-1828). He made preliminary surveys for the Chesapeake and Ohio canal and for the National Road between Cumberland, Md....

Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...