Letters of Samuel Stanhope Smith, 1786-1791.

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Letters of Samuel Stanhope Smith, 1786-1791.

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Manuscript, written in unknown various hands, consisting of a 19th-century transcription of poetry and letters related to S.S. Smith, dated 1786-1791. Contains correspondence of S.S. Smith with Susan Shippen Blair, 2 letters and 4 poems by Samuel Blair of Germantown, Pa., a poem by J. Wallace of Burlington, and a poetic literary correspondence in which pseudonyms were used (Emilia, Fidelia, and Cleander).

1 v. (170 p.) ; 27 cm.

Princeton University Library

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Princeton University Library

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Burtsell, Peter, 1774?-1831

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Blair, Samuel, 1741-1818

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Blair, Susan Shippen

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Wallace, Judith, 1932-

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Smith, Samuel Stanhope, 1750-1819

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American Presbyterian clergyman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Princeton, to Noah Webster, 1787 Apr. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663691 Samuel Stanhope Smith was a Presbyterian minister, founder of Hampden-Sydney College, and the seventh president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University). In his work, Smith expressed progressive views on marriage and egalitarian ideas about race and slavery. From the guide to the Samue...