Charles Edwards Lester letters, [manuscript], 1860, 1863.

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Charles Edwards Lester letters, [manuscript], 1860, 1863.

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In a letter, 1860 April 19 to Benson J. Lossing Lester reminds Lossing of his "voluntary proposal years ago, to send [him] a copy of [his] Field Book," and suggests the book be left at C. B. Norton's 594 Broadway. He ends the letter with compliments to Lossing. A letter, 1863 April 27 to Mr. [George William] Childs concerns the publishing of some of his articles.

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Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894

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George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and a noted philanthropist. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Philadelphia to work for a bookseller at age fourteen and soon went into business for himself at the age of eighteen. In 1849, he became a partner in the publishing firm of R. E. Petersen & Company, and in 1860 he formed a partnership with the influential publisher J. P. Lippincott. In 1864, he purchased the Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which Anth...

Lester, C. Edwards (Charles Edwards), 1815-1890

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Author, consul, and former minister of New York City and elsewhere. From the description of Scrapbook, [1864?-1869?], 1939. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663829 American author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Rev. Dr. Gilman, 1845 Oct. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270591000 Sumner was a United States senator from Massachusetts (1851-1874), noted abolitionist, and graduate of Harvard Law...

Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891

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Historian, author. From the description of Transcriptions of documents, n.d. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122583022 Wood engraver, author, editor. From the description of Benson J. Lossing papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576931 From the description of Papers, 1861-1891. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519295 Benson John Lossing, editor, illustrator, and historian born in New York. Edited the Poughkeepsie Telegraph, Poughk...

C. B. Norton

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