Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to John Griscom, 1831 May 23.
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Vaux, Roberts, 1786-1836
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Roberts Vaux was treasurer of PMMWD in 1831. From the description of ALS, 1831 October 18 : Philadelphia, Pa. to the Monthly Meeting of Friends of Philadelphia for the Western District. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 51617833 Quaker Roberts Vaux was an American juror, philanthropist and abolitionist; he became a member of the American Philosophical Society in 1819. From the guide to the Address on the impolicy of slavery, 1824, 1824, (American P...
Griscom, John, 1774-1852
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John Griscom (1774-1852) was an educator and early teacher of chemistry. In 1807, he opened a school in New York which was reorganized as the New York High School for Boys in 1825. Griscom sold the school in 1831. From the description of Papers, 1808-1809, 1823. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191259396 John Griscom (1774-1852) was the first American educator to teach chemistry in 1803. He taught at Queens College (now Rutgers University) from 1812 to 182...