Collection of Massachusetts literary letters, 1844-1906.

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Collection of Massachusetts literary letters, 1844-1906.

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Collection of letters written by various Massachusetts authors related to literary pursuits and the publication of books and articles, 1844-1906. Includes letters written by Charles Francis Adams, M.F. Browne, Francis Jackson Garrison, J.S. Dwight, William Everett, George Fogg, Albert Alonzo Folsom, Henry Morgan, Richard Parker, Theophilus Parsons, Walter Shanly, and [Sohier] Welch; and received by Robert Adams, Alice Baker, A.R. Brewer, H.L. Bridgman, William Capen, T.W. Carter, Anna Dresel, Thomas T. Eckert, and B.P. Shillaber. The various letters were originally found among the records of the Book Arts Press at the University of Virginia.

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Adams, Charles Francis, 1807-1886

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American diplomat, lawyer, and biographer; son of John Quincy Adams, 1767-1848; U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts 1859-61, U.S. Minister to England, 1861-68; U.S. Arbitrator at the Geneva Tribunal ("Alabama" claims), 1871-72. From the guide to the Charles Francis Adams letters, 1844-1878, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Parsons, Theophilus, 1797-1882

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Parsons, a lawyer, was a professor at the Harvard Law School (1848-1869) and the author of numerous legal texts and religious essays. From the description of Papers, ca. 1848-1913 (inclusive), 1870-1881 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122590226 ...

Everett, William A., 1962-....

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Eckert, Thomas Thompson, 1825-1910

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Chief of the War Dept. Telegraph Office, 1862. Sucessively General Manager, President, and Chariman of the Board of Western Union. From the description of Thomas T. Eckert letter to S. S. McClure [manuscript], 1892 Sep 13. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 174964728 Eckert served as head of military telegraph headquarters in the United States War Department during the Civil War. From the description of Diary, 1865. (Auburn University). WorldCat record...

Parker, Richard Green, 1798-1869

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American teacher and author. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to the Rev. John Pierpont, 1839 Nov. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609829 ...

Capen, William

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Fogg, George Gilman, 1813-1881

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Lawyer, editor, and diplomat, of Concord, N.H. From the description of Papers, 1831-1881. (New Hampshire Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70961457 ...

Shanly, Walter, 1817-1899

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Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916

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Morgan, Henry Ward, 1949-

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Radio announcer. From the description of Reminiscences of Henry Morgan : oral history, 1981. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122620438 ...

Shillaber, B. P. (Benjamin Penhallow), 1814-1890

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Author, of Portsmouth, N.H.; also wrote under names Mrs. Partington and Ruth Partington. From the description of Letter, 1853 Nov. 22. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70961170 American humorist. From the description of Papers of B. P. Shillaber [manuscript], 1856-1890. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647846046 From the description of To J.T. Fields : autograph poem signed and accompanying autograph letter si...

Dresel, Anna

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Folsom, A. A. (Albert Alonzo), 1834-

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Baker, Alice C.

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Adams, Robert

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Member of Company A, 78th Pennsylvania volunteers. From the description of Letter, 1864 May 17 [to] "My dear brother." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 12323939 Epithet: of Add MS 11759 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000741.0x00010c ...