John Thomas Scharf papers, 1750-1947.

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John Thomas Scharf papers, 1750-1947.

The collection of American historian and author, John Thomas Scharf, consists of his manuscript notes and those of other historians relating to various aspects of American history. Subjects include events from the Revolutionary period, settlement of Native Americans in Florida, and early histories of cities in New York and Pennsylvania. The collection consists of original documents and manuscript notes of historian and author, John Thomas Scharf, and those of other historians including Henry B. Dawson and Thompson Westcott. The material relates to various aspects of American history in the 18th and 19th centuries. Subjects include events from the period of the American Revolution, settlement of Native Americans in Florida, and early histories of cities in New York and Pennsylvania.

1.7 linear ft (4 document boxes)

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Scharf, J. Thomas (John Thomas), 1843-1898

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J. Thomas Scharf was an author of numerous books on Maryland history and a noted collector of manuscripts. From the description of Scharf collection of Confederate naval papers. (Johns Hopkins University). WorldCat record id: 123550923 Author. From the description of Essay on John Hanson, 1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980679 Historian J. Thomas Scharf was born and raised in Baltimore. He joined the Confederacy as an infantryman, was hospitalized...

Dawson, Henry B. (Henry Barton), 1821-1889

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Henry Barton Dawson was an American editor, historian and antiquarian bookseller. From the description of Henry B. Dawson papers, 1859-1892. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122465987 From the guide to the Henry B. Dawson papers, 1859-1892, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) Henry Barton Dawson (1821–1889) was an American journalist, historian and temperance reformer. From the guide to the Henry B. Dawson Letter, 1864, (Speci...

Westcott, Thompson.

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