Papers of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1788-1878.

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Papers of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1788-1878.

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Correspondence, 1870-1878, of Alfred, Lord Tennyson, includes a letter regarding an unidentified business meeting, a note of thanks for a printed dedication, and a letter to an unidentified recipient inviting him to visit the Tennysons at Farringford. Also a contract, 14 March 1871, between Tennyson and John G. Kennett for additions to the Farringford House; and three letters, 1873-1874,from Tennyson to James Knowles, regarding the publication of Enid, his 1874 change of publishers, and a visit to Aldworth, the Tennysons' second country home. With these is a letter, 6 August 1788, from John Page, Williamsburg, Va., to James Madison, New York, N.Y., congratulating Madison on his successful efforts to bring about the ratification of the Constitution.

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Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, Baron, 1809-1892

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The recipient was Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, daughter of Queen Victoria, with whom Tennyson had an extensive correspondence. From the description of Alfred Tennyson letter to Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, 1867 Oct. 7. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754865322 British poet. From the description of Papers, 1831-1909. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 20188602 Tennyson was Poet Laureate of England during much of the latter part of...

Aldworth (England)

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Madison, James, 1751-1836

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James Madison (1751-1836) was the fourth president of the United States, born in Port Conway, Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia legislature from 1776 to 1780 and from 1784 to 1786, and the Continental Congress from 1780 to 1783. His proposals at and management of the Constitutional Convention in 1787 earned him title "father of the U.S. Constitution." He cooperated with Alexander Hamilton and Jay in writing a series of papers (pub. 1787-88 under title of The Federalist) explaining the ne...

Kennett, John G., fl. 1871.

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Page, John, 1744-1808

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John Page (1744 – October 11, 1808) was a figure in early United States history. He served in the U.S. Congress and as Governor of Virginia. From the guide to the Memorandum, 1775, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) John Page was born and lived at Rosewell Plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia. He graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1763, where he was a friend and the closest college classmate of Thomas Jefferson. He became...

Knowles, James, Sir, 1831-1926,

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Farringford House (England)

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