Letters received by William R. Dimmock, 1866-1877.

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Letters received by William R. Dimmock, 1866-1877.

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Letters received by William Reynolds Dimmock regarding his memorial to Boston Latin School headmaster Francis Gardner, 1866-77, entitled, "Memorial of Francis Gardner, LL. D. Late Head-Master of the Boston Latin School." Includes letter from Wendell Phillips, Thomas B. Peck, Charles A. Stoddard, and others recounting their memories of Gardner glued into a copy of the memorial.

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Dimmock, William R. (William Reynolds), 1835-1878

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Stoddard, Charles Augustus, 1833-1920

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Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts – died February 2, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts), orator and reformer, was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote frequently for William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, and eventually became president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He contributed much to the cause through inflammatory speeches favoring the division of the Union and opposing the acquisition of Texas and the war with Mexico. ...

Boston Latin School (Mass.)

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Gardner, Francis, 1812-1876

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Francis Gardner: Headmaster of Boston Latin School; William A. Wheeler: Lexicographer, bibliographer. Assistant Supervisor Boston Public Library, editorial staff Merriam Co., supervised quarto edition of Webster's Dictionary, as well as smaller dictionaries. From the description of Francis Gardner letter to William A. Wheeler [manuscript], 1865 December 21. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 316338564 ...

Peck, Thomas Bellows, 1842-1915

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