Correspondence : with Henry Charles Lea, 1870-1875.

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Correspondence : with Henry Charles Lea, 1870-1875.

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Eight letters from Marsh, most concerning Lea's efforts to copy Inquisition documents in Florence, Italy; a calling card with a note from Francis Philip Nash, stating his willingness to copy documents for Lea; and one letter from Lea to Marsh.

9 items (10 leaves)

University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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Marsh, George P. (George Perkins), 1801-1882

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George Perkins Marsh was born in Woodstock, Vermont, educated at Dartmouth, and taught Greek and Latin in a local academy, then studied and practiced law. He was elected to the Vermont legislature, then to Congress in 1843, where he actively supported the Library of Congress and the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution. He was appointed Minister to Italy, 1861-1862. He was an active lecturer, and his book Man and Nature (1864) earns him credit today as the first environmentalist...

Nash, Francis P. (Francis Philip), d. 1911.

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Hired by Henry Charles Lea to transcribe Inquisition-related documents in archives in Florence. From the description of Correspondence with Henry Charles Lea, 1871. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 63556348 ...