Letter, 1852 February 23, Washington, to George Ticknor, [Boston].

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Letter, 1852 February 23, Washington, to George Ticknor, [Boston].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/3678642

Seeks a pardon for a Spanish sailor named Lopez (falsely accused in Calderón's opinion) of murder; mentions his part in preventing a break in relations between the U.S. and Spain.

3 p. on 1 fold leaf. 25 cm.

Dartmouth College Library

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Calderón de la Barca, Ángel, 1790-1861

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Ticknor, George, 1791-1871

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George Ticknor (1791-1871), educator and author, served as the first Smith Professor of the French and Spanish Languages and Literatures at Harvard from 1817 to 1835. After his arrival at Harvard, Ticknor became disenchanted with the school curriculum, characterizing the College as a well-disciplined high school, and began an effort to reorganize the College around four main goals: the division of students in courses according to academic proficiency and merit; the division of the ...