Papers of Thomas Dunn English [manuscript] 1840-1902.

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Papers of Thomas Dunn English [manuscript] 1840-1902.

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The collection contains English's copies of 4 of his poems including several of Ben Bolt. Many of his letters to autograph hunters deal with alterations made in Ben Bolt by various song writers. Other letters of interest include an 1840 invitation to Daniel Webster to attend a Philadelphia Harrison-Tyler rally, an 1845 request to George Mifflin Dallas that comments on the Texas question and requests an article on Russia, an 1895 statement to Richard A. Donnelly that William Atkinson Jones of Virginia objected to the Whittaker bill, and an undated letter to an editor whose paper had inadvertantly published a story under an incorrect name. The collection also contains several portraits of English and two clippings about him.

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University of Virginia. Library

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University of Virginia. Library

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Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852

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Daniel Webster (January 18, 1782 – October 24, 1852) was an American lawyer and statesman who represented New Hampshire and Massachusetts in the U.S. Congress and served as the U.S. Secretary of State under Presidents William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, and Millard Fillmore. As one of the most prominent American lawyers of the 19th century, he argued over 200 cases before the U.S. Supreme Court between 1814 and his death in 1852. During his life, he was a member of the Federalist Party, the Nati...

Dallas, George Mifflin, 1792-1864

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George Mifflin Dallas (July 10, 1792 – December 31, 1864) was an American politician and diplomat who served as mayor of Philadelphia from 1828 to 1829 and as the 11th vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849. The son of Secretary of the Treasury Alexander J. Dallas, George Dallas attended elite preparatory schools before embarking on a legal career. He served as the private secretary to Albert Gallatin and worked for the Treasury Department and the Second Bank of the United Stat...

Jones, William Atkinson, 1849-1918

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William A. Jones resided in Richmond County, Va. and served in the U.S. Congress from 1891 until his death in 1918. From the description of Election papers, 1906. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122609134 ...

Donnelly, Richard A.,

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English, Thomas Dunn, 1819-1902

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American physician, lawyer, and author. From the description of Hurrah for you, Old Glory : typed poem signed : place not specified, [ca. 1895]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270614458 From the description of Ben Bolt : autograph manuscript signed of the poem : place not specified, [1843 or later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79736806 From the description of Ruins : autograph manuscript signed of the poem : place not specified, [1894 or earlier]. (Unknown). Worl...