Letters to Sir Walter Scott, Edinburgh, Feb. 28, 1829, transmitting a poem by Mr. Bryan, postmaster of Alexandria, Va., and July 22, 1830, mentioning James Gates Percivale, John Pierpont, Fitzgreene Halleck, William Cullen Bryant, and Lydia Sigourney [manuscript] 1829-1830.

Sigourney, Lydia Howard, 1791-1865

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Lydia Huntley Sigourney (born September 1, 1791, Norwich, Connecticut–died June 10, 1865, Hartford, Connecticut), poet, also known as the “Sweet Singer of Hartford", was the only daughter of a gardener. She attended private school with the assistance of her father’s employer, and founded a Hartford school for girls in 1814. At this school, without any specialized training, Sigourney taught a deaf student, Alice Cogswell, to read and write in English. Cogswell would later be the first student enr...

White, Thomas Willis, 1788-1843

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American editor. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to Lucian Minor, 1835 Sept. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 665073552 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to Lucian Minor, 1835 Sept. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 665073629 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Richmond, Va., to Lucian Minor, 1835 Oct. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 665089184 From the description of Autograp...

Halleck, Fitzgreene.

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Bryan, Mr., Postmaster of Alexandria, Va.

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Bryant, William Cullen

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William Cullen Bryant, from Woodburn, Oregon, attended Oregon Agricultural College (OAC) from 1902 to 1905. Bryant studied mechanical engineering, but did not complete a degree. He lived in Cauthorn Hall, the first residence hall for men at OAC constructed in 1892. Bryant was an educator and lawyer and served as superintendent of schools in Sherman County, Oregon, for 3 years. He was born in Nebraska in 1875 and died in Moro, Oregon, in 1931. From the description of William C. Bryant...

Scott, Walter, 1771-1832

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Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Abbotsford, Melrose, to the Marchioness of Abercorn, [1818] Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 747107129 From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified to Charles [Sharpe], [1817 or later?]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 745119219 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to [William Slade], 1803 June [3]. (Unknown). W...

Alexandria (Va.). Postmaster (1829 : poet)

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Pierpont, John, 1819-1879

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Unitarian minister, son of Rev. John Pierpont (1785-1866), uncle to John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913). From the description of Autograph manuscript sermons, 1844-1858. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270930672 Son of the Rev. John Pierpont (1785-1866), uncle of John Pierpont Morgan (1837-1913). From the description of Ledger, 1855-1857. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270935962 ...

Percivale, James Gates.

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