Letter : Athens, Ga., to William McCay, Northumberland, Pa., 1836 May 22.
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"Charles F. McCay [was] Professor of Mathematics at The University of Georgia from 1833-1853, President of the University of South Carolina, and pioneer in the insurance industry."--"McCay Award Guidelines" from the UGA Dept. of Mathematics web site, http://www.math.uga.edu/about_us/mccay.html (Accessed August 19, 2009) From the description of Charles F. McCay letter, 1888. (University of Georgia). WorldCat record id: 276297432 Charles Francis McCay was born in Pennsylvania ...
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