Papers, 1811-1812.

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Papers, 1811-1812.

Morse (1761-1826) was a clergyman and geographer. A letter from Thaddeus Osgood describes Thomas Jefferson's interest in his proposed missionary work; Samuel Swift describes books, his career in bookselling, and debts; and James E. B. Finley discusses qualifications of [Martin Luther?] Hurlbut for the post of principal of Beaufort (South Carolina) College.

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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...