Letter : Maryville, T[enn.], to Jedediah Morse, Charlesto[w]n, Mass., 1808 Dec. 17.

Newberry Library

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The Newberry was founded on July 1, 1887 and opened for business on September 6 of that year. The Newberry’s establishment came about because of a contingent provision in the will of Chicago businessman Walter L. Newberry (1804-68), which left what later amounted to approximately $2.2 million for the foundation of a “free, public” library on the north side of the Chicago River, if his two children died without issue. After the deaths of Mr. Newberry’s daughters and then, in 1885, of his widow, t...

Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)

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Andover Theological Seminary

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Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826

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Congregational clergyman and geographer of Connecticut and Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1783-1826. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770513 From the description of Account book, 1816-1820. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770209 Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), a Congregational clergyman, was known as "the father of geography". His lectures on geography included Geography Made Easy (1784), the fir...

Blackburn, Gideon, 1772-1838

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Gideon Blackburn, a Presbyterian clergyman, was born in Virginia and settled in Maryville, Tennessee. He established a mission to the Cherokee Indians in 1803. After resigning from missionary work in 1810, Blackburn continued working as minister and educator. He died in Carlinville, Illinois, after raising an endowment for a school to be located there, later called Blackburn College. From the description of Letter : Maryville, Tenn., to an unidentified recipient, 1809 Dec 12. (Unknow...