Letter, 1822 November 28, Litchfield, Conn., to John Sanderson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Letter, 1822 November 28, Litchfield, Conn., to John Sanderson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Has a portrait of his father, Oliver Wolcott, painted by Ralph Earl, from which Laura Gibbs made a copy which was sent to Joseph Delaplaine in 1819. Suggests Sanderson have an engraving made from this copy. The study of Oliver Wolcott made by John Trumbull also contains a good representation.

1 p. ; 32 x 19 cm.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797

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Oliver Wolcott Sr. (November 20, 1726 – December 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father and politician. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut, and the nineteenth Governor of Connecticut. Born in Windsor, Connecticut, he attended Yale College, graduating in 1747 as the top scholar in his class. After serving as a Captain during the French and Indian War, he moved to newly settled Goshen in northwe...

Trumbull, John, 1756-1843

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American painter of historical subjects. From the description of ALS : New York, to James Madison, 1823 Oct. 20. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122580911 Painter; New York City. From the description of John Trumbull papers, 1787-1843. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122557315 John Trumbull (1756-1843) was an American painter and diplomat. From the guide to the John Trumbull papers, 1780-1840, (The New York Public Library...

Delaplaine, Joseph, 1777-1824

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Philadelphia bookseller and publisher. From the description of Correspondence, 1813-1824. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82415715 Delaplaine (1777-1824) compiled Delaplaine's Repository of the Lives and Portraits of Distinguished American Characters (1815-1818). Ezra C. Gross was a Congressman, ca. 1820; Elizabeth, New York. From the description of Joseph Delaplaine letter : Philadelphia, [P.A.], to Ezra C. Gross, 1819 Dec. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 1223...

Wolcott, Oliver, 1760-1833

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Governor of Connecticut, 1817-1827; Secretary of Treasury, 1795-1800. From the description of Letter, 1827 August 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122582959 Wolcott was a signer of the U.S. Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation. He served as governor of Connecticut (1796-1797). From the description of [Letters] 1799-1811 / Oliv: Wolcott. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 491419916 American lawyer and politician. F...

Earl, Ralph Eleaser Whiteside, approximately 1785-1838

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Ralph Eleazer Whiteside(s) Earl (1785?-1838) was the son of Ralph Earl (1751-1801) and Ann(e) Whiteside(s) Earl ( -1826) and received his early training in portrait painting from his distinguished father. After European training, he returned to the United States in 1815 and began to paint portraits of the heroes of the Battle of New Orleans. He became a friend and protege of Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) and married Mrs. Jackson's niece, Jane Caffery ( -1819), in 1818. From 1817 to 1829, he lived i...

Gibbs, Laura Wolcott, 1794-

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Sanderson, John, 1783-1844

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