Letters and journals, 1824-1835.

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Letters and journals, 1824-1835.

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This collection concerns Howe's involvement in the struggle of the Greeks against Turkey. Consisting of four journals, 1825-1829, and letters written mostly to his father or his friend William S. Sampson, the papers describe the war in Greece, Howe's experiences in the Greek navy, and his reconstruction work, including his efforts to raise material aid in the U.S.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

eng,

fre,

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876

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Physician, reformer, and husband of Julia Ward Howe. From the description of Papers, 1868. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46344998 Humanitarian crusader for many causes including Greek freedom, education for the disabled, prison reform, abolition, and black suffrage, Howe founded the Perkins School for the Blind and was the chairman of the Massachusetts Board of State Charities. When just out of the Harvard Medical School, he went to Greece as an army surgeon...