Correspondence, 1856-1863.

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Correspondence, 1856-1863.

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Letters from Lydia Sigourney, George Cheever and Francis Wayland thanking him for the gift of his book "The Roman exile" and commenting on its contents; includes letter from his wife Mary to Sarah Silliman, describing their reception in his native town of Turin, Italy in 1863.

4 items ; 26 x 20 cm. or smaller.

Connecticut Historical Society

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Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Wayland, Francis, 1796-1865

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Clergyman and educator. From the description of Letter of Francis Wayland, 1835 December 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015490 Fourth president of Brown University (1827-1855), educator, Baptist clergyman. Wayland was a tutor at Union college from 1817 to 1821. He was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Boston, Mass., from 1821 to 1826. As president of Brown University, he made broad changes in the curriculm and introduced the analytic method...

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