Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel letters received, 1819-1872.

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Athanase Laurent Charles Coquerel letters received, 1819-1872.

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The collection contains letters to Coquerel from English and American writers, clergymen, and editors about literature and politics. Correspondents include Sir John Bowring, English writer and translator; Charles T. Brooks, American editor and poet; Edward Everett, American orator; Horace Greeley, American editor; and Henry Wheaton, American diplomat and jurist. Also includes a newspaper obituary of Horace Greeley. The F.J. Child, American scholar; William Henry Furness, Shakespeare scholar; and Arthur P. Stanley, Dean of Westminster Abbey, letters are to Coquerel's son, Athanase Josué Coquerel. Includes cartes-de-visite of F.J. Child and William Henry Furness.

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