Letter to Rufus Wilmot Griswold [manuscript], 1852 January 6.

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Letter to Rufus Wilmot Griswold [manuscript], 1852 January 6.

Prime requests a biographical sketch of the recently deceased Reverend Professor Moses Stuart similar to one previously supplied for Dr. Archibald Alexander and mentions the payment for such an article.

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Griswold, Rufus Willmot, 1815-1857

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Rufus Wilmot Griswold (February 13, 1815 – August 27, 1857) was an American anthologist, editor, poet, and critic. Born in Vermont, Griswold left home when he was 15 years old. He worked as a journalist, editor, and critic in Philadelphia, New York City, and elsewhere. He built a strong literary reputation, in part due to his 1842 collection The Poets and Poetry of America. This anthology, the most comprehensive of its time, included what he deemed the best examples of American poetry. He produc...

Prime, Samuel Irenæus, 1812-1885

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Samuel Irenæus Prime studied theology at Princeton and became a Presbyterian clergyman, but left the ministry after four years and moved to New York where he established The observer, a religious periodical. He wrote on a variety of subjects, including his European travels and a biography about Samuel F.B. Morse, but was best known for his "Irenaeus letters," published between 1880 and 1885. From the description of S.I. Prime letter to My dear brother, 1877 Mar. 21. (Pennsylvania Sta...

Stuart, Moses, 1780-1852

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Congregational minister, professor at Andover Theological Seminary. From the description of Papers, 1802-1848. (Andover Newton Theological School). WorldCat record id: 11853721 ...

Alexander, Archibald, 1772-1851

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Archibald Alexander, 1772-1851; Presbyterian pastor and educator; in 1794, pastor of Briery Church (Hampden, Va.). In 1796 he became president of Hampden-Sydney College. In 1807 he accepted a call to Old Pine Street Church in Philadelphia. Later that year he was elected Moderator of the General Assembly. In 1812 he became president of the newly established theological seminary at Princeton. From the description of Papers, 1819-1851. (Presbyterian Historical Society). WorldCat record ...