Josiah Emery autobiography, 1801-1891.

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Josiah Emery autobiography, 1801-1891.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63938152

Describes his early religious experiences and his Arminian leanings; his days at Dartmouth College; his study of medicine and his involvement in a grave robbery of a cadaver and the subsequent trial; his student days at Union College; his activities as a lawyer, district attorney, newspaper publisher, and politician in Wellsboro, Pennsylvania; his interest in the Corning and Blossburg Railroad, and land speculation. In 1837, Horace Greeley approached Emery with the offer of a literary editorship in return for an investment of $1900.

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