Letters from Richard Bentley [manuscript] 1849-1850.
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Melville, Herman, 1819-1891
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Brodhead, John Romeyn, 1814-1873
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Historian. From the description of John Romeyn Brodhead correspondence, 1863. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451493 John R. Brodhead was the compiler of "Documents Relative to the Colonial History of the State of New York." Brodhead was appointed in 1841, by New York Governor William Seward, to collect manuscripts in Europe that related to New York State's colonial history. From the description of Papers, 1839-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122519971 ...
Street, Alfred Billings, 1811?-1881
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Bentley, Richard, 1794-1871
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Richard Bentley was a London publisher, first with Colburn and Bentley, later with Bentley and Sons. Bentley published many of England's most popular writers, including Dickens, Thackeray, Wilkie Collins, Marie Corelli, and Mrs. Henry Wood. He also published important English editions of American authors such as Poe and Cooper. From the description of Richard Bentley letter to J. LeSouëf, 1833 Nov. 18. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 58802263 ...
