Letters, 1821-[ca. 1835].

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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Foreign Mission School (Cornwall, Conn.)

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831

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James Monroe, fifth president of the United States of America (b. April 28, 1758, Monroe Hall, Virginia-d. July 4, 1831, New York, New York) fought with distinction in the Continental Army, and he practiced law in Fredericksburg, Virginia. As a young politician, he joined the anti-Federalists in the Virginia Convention which ratified the Constitution, and in 1790, an advocate of Jeffersonian policies, he was elected United States Senator. As Minister to France in 1794-1796, Monroe showed strong ...

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...

Daggett, Herman, 1766-1832

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Ridge, John, 1803-1839

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Cherokee Treaty Party leader and proponent of Cherokee emigration to the West. From the description of Letters, 1821-[ca. 1835]. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 39654507 John Ridge, the son of Major Ridge attended the mission schools at Spring-place Georgia, and Brainerd Mission in Tennessee. Because of his unusual intelligence he was sent to the Foreign Mission School at Cornwall, Connecticut in 1819. He was very handsome and distinguished in appearance but suffered...

Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859

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George Rockingham Gilmer (1790-1859), U.S. Representative and Georgia Governor (1829-1831 and 1837-1839), born in Wilkes (later Oglethorpe) County, Georgia. From the description of George Rockingham Gilmer papers, 1827, 1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38478058 Governor of Georgia; from Milledgeville (Baldwin Co.), Ga. From the description of Letters, 1838. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 154270612 From the description of Letters, 1838...

United States. President (1817-1825 : Monroe)

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Grant given under law granting land to former members of the Army of the United States. Steele served in O'Fallon's Company of Riflemen. From the guide to the Land Grant to Samuel Steel, 1819 January 4, (John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Library, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation) President of the United States, 1817-1825. From the description of James Monroe letter and certificate, 1817, 1824. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 72711181 Beginning with ...