Correspondence of Charles Godfrey Leland with the Sartains [manuscript], 1847-1883.

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Correspondence of Charles Godfrey Leland with the Sartains [manuscript], 1847-1883.

Manuscript of random notes in various languages; and letters to unidentified recipients about German student life along with letters to John and Emily Sartain.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7935657

University of Virginia. Library

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Sartain, Emily, 1841-1927

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Leland, Charles Godfrey, 1824-1903

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Born in Philadelphia, humorist Charles Godfrey Leland wrote quality material in a variety of literary forms, but is best remembered for his light comic verse, often written in a German dialect. He graduated from Princeton, and continued his education in Germany and Paris, eventually making contributions as linguist, folklorist, editor, educator, and aesthete. From the description of Charles Godfrey Leland letters and poems, 1854-1866. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldC...

Sartain, John, 1808-1897

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Engraver, portrait and miniature painter John Sartain was born in London in 1808 and moved to the United States in 1830 after a seven year apprenticeship to London engraver John Swaine. Besides his banknote and portrait engraving, Sartain was noted for his magazine engravings. In 1849 he began his own magazine, entitled Sartain's Union Magazine of Letters and Art, but ceased its publication three years later due to financial troubles. Sartain was also the director of the Pennsylvania Academy of ...