George William Childs letters, 1857-1890.

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George William Childs letters, 1857-1890.

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The collection consists of six letters, including: to Dr. Isaac Hayes, 22 June 1857, about helping Dr. Elder write a book on the life of Dr. [Elisha Kent] Kane; to Dr. John W. Francis, 25 Jan. 1858, thanking him for the volume of the Proceedings of the N.B. Historical Society; to Dr. Hayes, 18 Sept. 1858, asking him to write an account of a spearhead he had brought back from his Alaskan Expedition, so that Childs may give the spearhead and description to Jas. T. Fields; to Mr. Leland, 18 July 1857, about the payment of royalties to Dr. Kane's estate for the book his firm published, including a laudatory clipping; to Mr. Phillips, 19 June 1874, concerning an unkind allusion to him in Friday's Herald, and wondering if the publishers, the Bennetts, had any unkind feeling toward him; to H.D. Beach, 6 June 1867, on Public Ledger letterhead, asking him to reconsider attending the opening of the new Ledger Building; to Mr. Pond, 22 April 1890, regretfully declining an invitation to breakfast with Max O'Rell.

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Childs, George W. (George William), 1829-1894

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George W. Childs (1829-1894) was the founder and editor of the Philadelphia Public Ledger and a noted philanthropist. Born in Baltimore, he moved to Philadelphia to work for a bookseller at age fourteen and soon went into business for himself at the age of eighteen. In 1849, he became a partner in the publishing firm of R. E. Petersen & Company, and in 1860 he formed a partnership with the influential publisher J. P. Lippincott. In 1864, he purchased the Philadelphia Public Ledger, in which Anth...

Beach, Henry D.

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Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881

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Arctic explorer; physician. From the description of Autograph of Isaac Israel Hayes, no date. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 420487305 American explorer. From the description of Papers : of I.I. Hayes, 1857-1860. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812904 Explorer and physician. From the description of Autograph of I.I. Hayes, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450829 Isaac Israel Hayes (1832-1881) ...

Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857

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Elisha Kent Kane was an American naval surgeon and explorer who commanded the second Grinnell Expedition to the Arctic, 1853-1855. From the description of Elisha Kent Kane letter, Philadelphia, Pa., to Bayard Taylor, 1856. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 34242180 Elisha Kent Kane was a physician and explorer. From the description of Papers, 1830s-1860s. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122616028 ...

Francis, John W. (John Wakefield), 1789-1861

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Physician, New York City. From the description of Reminiscences of Samuel Latham Mitchill : holograph, [1859]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58761170 New York physician. From the description of Letter, 1853, Dec. 20 : New York City, to Mr. Randall. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35073168 John Wakefield Francis was a prominent New York physician, medical lecturer, patron of the arts and author, notably of "Old New Yor...