Philip Morin Freneau collection, 1770-1802.

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Philip Morin Freneau collection, 1770-1802.

Consists of correspondence, both original and copies; receipts; and manuscripts of Freneau.

.20 linear ft. (1 half-size archival box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7883000

Princeton University Library

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Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832

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American poet and newspaper editor. From the description of Papers of Philip Morin Freneau [manuscript], 1778-1799. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812355 Philip Morin Freneau is usually referred to as the poet of the American Revolution. Born in New York, he graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1771. Although Freneau had produced several poems before college, it was the experience of pre-Revolutionary-War Princeton that tur...

Brackenridge, H.M. (Henry Marie), 1786-1871

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Henry Marie Brackenridge was an American author, politician, traveler, and judge. Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, son of jurist and author Hugh Henry Brackenridge, he worked as a lawyer and journalist in Pennsylvania, Missouri, Louisiana, where he became a district judge, and Florida. Returning to Pennsylvania in 1832, he founded the town of Tarentum, and served in the State House of Representatives. He served on several commissions, and published numerous books, mostly history, polemics, and ...