Papers 1810-1878.

Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Wheeler, Royall T.

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Mansfield, Edward Deering, 1801-1880

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Breckenridge, Robert J.

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Bishop, Robert Hamilton, 1814-1890

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Hentz, Caroline Lee.

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Raymond, Henry J. (Henry Jarvis), 1820-1869

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American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed, 1850 Dec. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616358 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, 1848 Aug. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616356 From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to President Lincoln, 1864 May 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616354 American journalist and politician. From the description of Autograph let...

Henry, Joseph, 1872-

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Joseph Henry wrote for the Tribune as a Congressional reporter. From the description of ALS, [18]60 January 15 : Washington, D.C. to brother W[illia]m Henry / Jos. Henry. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 51617902 ...

Drake, Daniel J.

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Dennison, William, Jr.

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Leslie, Elija.

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Scott, John White Allen, 1815-1907

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McGuffy, William H.

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Hayes, Rutherford Birchard, 1822-1893

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Rutherford B. Hayes was born in Delaware, Ohio, in 1822 and earned degrees from Kenyon College and Harvard Law School before starting a career as a lawyer in Cincinnati. Hayes served as a major general in the Ohio Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and was elected to the U.S. Congress in 1864. Hayes then was elected Governor of Ohio and later served one term as President of the United States (1877-1881) before retiring to his home in Fremont, Ohio, where he died in 1893.President of the Uni...

Worthington, T. Locke (Thomas Locke), 1826-1909

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Physician living in Pittsfield, Ill. serving the people of Pike County. From the description of Account book, 1840-1847. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 49700218 ...