Letters to Charles West Thomson from an unidentified itinerant painter [manuscript], 1835-1836.

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Letters to Charles West Thomson from an unidentified itinerant painter [manuscript], 1835-1836.

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A letter, 1835 June 28, from Athens, Ga.,describes a trip from Athens to Toccoa and Tallulah Falls and comments on a revival of religion. A letter, 1835 December 23, from Milledgeville, continued 1836 January 13, from Augusta, comments on the dismal state of the arts in Milledgeville; the poet Thomas Campbell; current commissions; and financial matters. Also a very brief comment on his dislike of slavery. The collection also contains Balfour family business and legal papers; letters to Moody Kent; letters to John Reed; and miscellaneous correspondence and business papers, 1802-1913. Collection also contains three scrapbooks kept by Robert Blakey, one on Political Essays, ca. 1817-1841, another one on Lectures on Logic delivered in Queen's College, Belfast, 1850, and a third entitled "The Old Vicarage or Digressions on Many Things, " 1819-1861.

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Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844

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Thomas Campbell was a poet known for his war poems, including "Hohenlinden," "The Battle of the Baltic," and "Ye Mariners of England." He also published "The Pleasure of Hope" in 1799, "Gertrude of Wyoming" in 1809, and "Theodric" in 1824. From the description of Thomas Campbell papers, 1821-1846. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702147203 Thomas Campbell was born in Glasgow, studied law in Edinburgh (1797), and became Lord Rector of Glasgow University, 1826-1829, as well as a...

Thomson, Charles West, 1798-1879

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Poet and Protestant Episcopal clergyman, Philadelphia. From the description of Charles West Thomson papers, 1817-1877. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475913455 American poet, Episcopal priest, born in Philadelphia, rector of a church in York, PA (1849-1866). From the description of Charles West Thomson papers [manuscript], 1821-1823. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648015830 ...

Balfour family.

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