Letter : to Smith / [18--?] Sept. 1.

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Letter : to Smith / [18--?] Sept. 1.

Autograph letter signed. Carey wrote to Smith who was a librarian.

1 item (2 p.) ; 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7651281

University of Chicago Library

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Butler-Gunsaulus Collection (University of Chicago. Library)

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Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839

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Mathew C. Carey (1760-1839) was a publisher, economist, and humanitarian. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and came to America in 1784, after involvement in Irish revolutionary activity. He took up his trade as a printer, publishing the Pennsylvania Herald and the periodical, The American Museum. His book publishing ventures prospered and his firm was a leader in American printing and publishing in the period 1795-1835. He was an active proponent of the protective tariff, as well as an ardent cha...