Miscellaneous correspondence, 1785-1968.

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Miscellaneous correspondence, 1785-1968.

Letters received by Donald Agger, Mrs. Charles Bohassech, Ben Greet, Irene Kay Lionikis, Robert Lutz, Benjamin Silliman, Jr. and Sr., Grover Smith, and Jonathan Williams. Writers of letters include Grant Allen, Lambert Cadwalader, Sgt. Michael Coffas (from Vietnam), Mahlon Dickerson, J. Garnett, James Hervey Gulick, C.J. Cutcliffe Hyne, Samuel North, and Gen. Benjamin Smith. Places represented include Chicago, Ill., Delaware, Durham, N.C., Germany, Gwalior, India, Middle Haddam and New Haven, Conn., New York, N.Y., and Washington, D.C.

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Cadwalader, Lambert, 1742-1823

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Lambert Cadwalader (December 1742 – September 13, 1823) was an American merchant and leader in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He fought in the Revolutionary War, then represented New Jersey in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Congress. Born in Trenton in the Province of New Jersey, his family moved to Philadelphia when Cadwalader was a child, where he attended Dr. Allison's Academy and the College of Philadelphia (later the University of Pennsylvania). Before graduating from the latter, he...

Coffas, Michael

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Williams, Jonathan, 1750-1815

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Army officer and engineer. From the description of ALS : New York, to Jonathan Dayton, 1811 June 6. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122316941 From the description of ALS : New York, to W. C. Leffingwell, 1810 Mar. 25. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525040 Nephew of Benjamin Franklin, served as agent of Continental Congress at Nantes. From the description of ALS, 1780 September 12 : Nantes, to James Searle, ...

Dickerson, Mahlon, 1770-1853

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Mahlon Dickerson (April 17, 1770 - October 5, 1853) was an American judge and politician. He was elected Governor of New Jersey as well as United States Senator from that state. He was twice appointed Secretary of the Navy - under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin van Buren. From the description of Document, May 26, 1837. (Naval War College). WorldCat record id: 18168849 Richard Dale was a naval officer. From the guide to the Richard Dale papers, 1780-1845, 17...

Allen, Grant, 1848-1899

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Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen (Grant Allen), novelist and essayist, was born near Kingston, Ontario, Canada and emigrated to England. Allen loved to travel and his series of guide books gave him monetary support and time to follow his intellectual bent as a freethinker/socialist. He was a highly respected figure in the group of late Victorian agnostics. Allen published more than thirty works of fiction, as well as poetry and short stories, under his own name and pseudonyms. Novels included The...

Smith, Grover, 1923-

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Gulick, James Hervey

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Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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Benjamin Silliman was a chemist and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1805. From the description of Correspondence, 1808-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466220 Physician and chemist of New Haven, Connecticut. From the description of Note, 1853, Sept. 28 : New Haven, Connecticut, to Isaac Waldron. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359361 Educator and scientist. From the description of Papers of...

Garnett, James M. (James Mercer), 1770-1843

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Virginia Congressman. From the description of Letter to Robert Selden Garnett [manuscript], 1824 May 15. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647826837 Educator, legislator, and agriculturist, of Aldie (Loudoun Co.), Va. From the description of Papers, 1733-1923. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19562313 J.M Garnett (1770-1843) was a legislator, agriculturist, and educator residing at "Elmwood," Essex County, Virginia, all of his l...

Lutz, Robert, active 1897-1899

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North, Samuel M. (Samuel Maith), 1869-

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Agger, Donald G., 1928-

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Lionikis, Irene Kay

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Hyne, C. J. Cutcliffe, 1866-1944

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Bohassech, Charles, Mrs.

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Smith, Benjamin, 1756-1826

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Silliman, Benjamin, 1816-1885

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Charles Babbage was a mathematician and inventor. From the guide to the Charles Babbage selected correspondence, 1827-1871, 1827-1871, (American Philosophical Society) Chemist; professor at Yale, from 1853. Son of Benjamin Silliman, also a chemist, geologist, and Yale professor, 1802-1852. From the description of Correspondence, 1875-1884. (University of Arizona). WorldCat record id: 31440798 This is Benjamin Silliman, Jr., a chemist and professor at Yal...

Greet, Ben, Sir, 1857-1936

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Philip Ben Greet (1857-1936) was an English actor and theater manager. From the description of Ben Greet papers, 1845-1936. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122570903 From the guide to the Ben Greet papers, 1845-1936, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...