George William Curtis additional correspondence, 1844-1891.

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George William Curtis additional correspondence, 1844-1891.

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Collection includes correspondence on such topics as abolitionists, President Garfield and the Republican Party, the purchasing and publishing of his essays, and suffrage. There are many letters from various correspondents congratulating Curtis for his "Gettysburgh Address", and also requesting copies from Curtis of the address. Letters also discuss a novel Curtis wrote titled Trumps, the death of Theodore Johnson, an article that Curtis wrote which was published in Harpers, and several letters from the Christian Union, which wanted to put his picture on the front page of their publication. Collection also includes newspaper clippings, poetry written by various authors, and a telegraph.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

Houghton Library

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Houghton Library

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Curtis, George William, 1824-1892

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George William Curtis (February 24, 1824 – August 31, 1892) was an American writer and public speaker, born in Providence, Rhode Island, of New Englander ancestry. A Republican, he spoke in favor of African-American equality and civil rights. Curtis, the son of George and Mary Elizabeth (Burrill) Curtis, was born in Providence on February 24, 1824. His mother died when he was two. At six he was sent with his elder brother to school in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, where he remained for fi...

Harper, Joseph Wesley, 1801-1870

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Pierce, Edward Lillie, 1829-1897

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Supporters of President Grant removed Sumner as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate in 1871. Edward L. Pierce defended the reputation of Sumner after this episode became a matter of fresh historical controversy in 1877. Others involved in the controversy were Lothrop Motley, John Jay, and Hamilton Fish. From the description of Clippings concerning Charles Sumner and President U.S. Grant : album, 1877-1878. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612815430 ...

Johnson, Laura Winthrop, 1824-1889

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Laura Winthrop Johnson (1825-1889) was an American author. From the description of Laura Winthrop Johnson papers, 1862-1889. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122466055 From the guide to the Laura Winthrop Johnson papers, 1862-1889, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Garfield, James A. (James Abram), 1831-1881

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James Garfield, twentieth President of the United States, was born in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, in 1831. After embarking on an academic career, he joined the Ohio volunteer infantry regiment, and in 1863 was appointed Major General in the same regiment. He served as a member of the U. S. House of Representatives from 1863 to 1880, when he was elected President. His inauguration took place on March 4, 1881, but his term of office was unfortunately brought to an abrupt end with his assassination by C...

Harper's bazaar.

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Christian Union

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Curtis, Anna Shaw

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Wife of George William Curtis. From the description of Autograph letter signed : West New Brighton, Staten Island, New York, to Rose (Hawthorne) Lathrop, 1896 May 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531196 ...