Notes for a life of Wm. Kennedy, 1846-1851.

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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Kennedy family.

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Kennedy, William, 1799-1871

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Poet and diplomat, William Kennedy was born in 1799 in Ireland where he was educated as a journalist. Between 1839 and 1846, Kennedy travelled extensively in the newly-formed Republic of Texas. During a brief return to England in 1841 he published "The Rise, Progress, and Prospects of the Republic of Texas." Later in 1841 he was appointed British Consul to Galveston and served in that capacity until annexation of Texas in 1846. Returning to Glasgow in 1847, Kennedy was i...

Bollaert, William, 1807-1876

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English traveller, chemist, geographer, ethnologist and antiquarian, William Bollaert wrote many accounts and reports about his discoveries and experiences in South America and Texas between 1827 and 1854. From the description of Letter : London, to Sir R.I. Murchison, 1860 Oct. 3. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 34329268 From the description of Letter : London, to My dear Sir, 1847 Mar. 29. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 34328793 Epithet: FRGS ...