Roswell D. Hitchcock letters, 1861 [manuscript].
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Hitchcock, Roswell D. (Roswell Dwight), 1817-1887
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Epithet: American hymnologist and biblical scholar British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001185.0x000289 Roswell D. Hitchcock was a theologian of New York. From the guide to the Roswell D. Hitchcock Letters, ., 1861, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...
Field, Cyrus W. (Cyrus West), 1819-1892
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Cyrus West Field (1819-1892) was a merchant and capitalist who promoted the laying of the first Atlantic cable linking the U.S. with Europe. He formed a company to build cable communications between Newfoundland and Ireland, helped establish elevated trains in New York City, and participated in the development of the Wabash Railroad. Other business ventures included ownership of a New York newspaper, the Mail and Express. From the description of Cyrus W. Field papers, 1831-1905, bulk...
Foster, Charles Henry, 1830-1882
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Native of Orono, Me., Foster attended Bowdoin College and in 1857 moved to Norfolk, Va., where he worked as a newspaper editor. In 1859 he moved to Murfreesboro, N.C., where he owned and operated a newspaper for a short period. During the Civil War he tried unsuccessfully to be elected to the U.S. Congress as a union representative from North Carolina. In 1863 he was commissioned as a captain in the Union Army and succeeded in raising a regiment of North Carolina troops which saw limited action ...
