Papers, 1844-1982, n.d, (bulk 1950-1970)

Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825

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Mason Locke Weems (October 11, 1759 – May 23, 1825), usually referred to as Parson Weems, was an American book agent and author who wrote the first biography of George Washington immediately after his death. He was the source of some of the apocryphal stories about Washington. The tale of the cherry tree ("I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little hatchet") is included in the fifth edition of The Life of Washington (1809 imprint, originally published 1800), a bestseller that depicted Washingt...

Grace Episcopal Church (Tucson, Ariz.)

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Wallace family.

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Goldsby family.

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Wallace, Jerry, 1894-1982.

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Episcopal clergyman, ordained 1916, served congregations in Arkansas, Illinois (Christ Church, Springfield, Illinois, and Tucson, Arizona. Member of Charles Lamb Society, various historical and genealogical societies. From the description of Papers, 1844-1982, n.d, (bulk 1950-1970) (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 35019559 ...

Graham family.

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Lindsay, Vachel, 1879-1931

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Nicholas Vachel Lindsay was born in Springfield, IL. He studied in Ohio, Chicago, and New York and acquired a reputation as a poet and lecturer. Lindsay became famous for his walk from Springfield, IL to New Mexico in 1912, and for an unusual method of writing poetry. In 1924 he arrived in Spokane where he worked as a columnist for the "Spokesman-Review". He returned to Springfield in 1929, and at the time of his death was a major figure in American poetry. From the description of Co...

Graham, Mentor, 1800-1886

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Abraham Lincoln's teacher. From the description of Mentor Graham correspondence, 1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70984610 Teacher, New Salem, Illinois; Abraham Lincoln lived with and tutored under Graham in the early 1830s. From the description of Document, 1848 July 15. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 31726390 From the description of Documents, 1830-1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 317263...

Weems, P. V. H. (Philip Van Horn), b. 1889.

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Episcopal Church

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In 1982, the General Convention of the Church deleted the words "Protestant" and "in the United States of America" from the official title of the Church, making it the Episcopal Church. From the description of Records of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the United States of America, Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1823-1975 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702152635 ...

Wallace, Leonora Swilling.

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Crowsley, Ernest G.

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Charles Lamb society

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