William Wallace Tooker papers, [18--]-1917.

Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683

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Governor of Rhode Island and clergyman. From the description of Letter of Roger Williams, 1647 August 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71066899 Roger Williams (1603-1682/83), clergyman and founder of Rhode Island, was born in London, England. Upon graduating from Pembroke College in 1624, Williams became a chaplain at Otes, in Essex County, England. In 1630 he embarked for New England, where he soon incurred the wrath of the Massachusetts magistrates for his criticism of t...

Horton, Azariah.

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Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge

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The Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge was founded in 1709. In 1767 the Society granted funds to Eleazor Wheelock for use in Moor's Indian Charity School. From the description of Records, 1794-1892. (Dartmouth College Library). WorldCat record id: 237321367 ...

Gib, Andrew.

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Canfield, James A.

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Bicknell, Thomas Williams, 1834-1925

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Thomas Williams Bicknell (1834-1925) was a figure long influential in New England educational circles. After being educated at Thetford Academy, Amherst College, and Brown University (M.A., 1860), Bicknell became a principal in Bristol, R.I. (1860-1864; 1867-1869), also serving in Providence (1864-1867). In 1869, he was named State Commissioner of Public Schools, which post he held until 1874. He became active in the American Institute of Instruction and was named editor of the _New...

Strachey, William, 1572?-1621

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Epithet: Secretary to the Governor of Virginia British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000444.0x00012f Historian, First secretary of the Virginia Colony. From the description of Commonplace book, 1615-1628. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 48583658 From the description of Commonplace book [manuscript], 1615-1628. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647922472 ...

Ackerly, O.B.

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Tooker, William Wallace, 1848-1917

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Authority on Algonquian Indian language, history, and culture; resident of Sag Harbor, New York. From the description of Long Island New York Indian vocabularies: glossary, [189-]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58758383 William Wallace Tooker once was widely recognized as one of his era's leading specialists in Coastal Algonquian culture, history and place names. A productive and prolific writer, he published 12 books, some 50 pamphlets and over...

Eliot, John, 1604-1690

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John Eliot, styled "the Indian Apostle," was born in England, emigrated to the U.S. (Boston) in 1631 and died at Roxbury, Mass. He was the translator of the first Bible into the Indian (N.A.) language; known as Eliot's Indian Bible. From the description of Autograph signature to covenant, 1624 Jan. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270615429 Clergyman and missionary. From the description of John Eliot letter, 1673. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71010036 ...

Pelletreau, William S. (William Smith), 1840-1918

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Huntington Free Library

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Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826

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Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was an American statesman and third president of the United States. From the description of Thomas Jefferson letter, 1809. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367818629 Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826) was the third president of the United States, born in Goochland (now Albemarle County), Virginia. He was a member of the Virginia House of Burgesses from 1769 to 1775, and with R. H. Lee and Patrick Henry initiated the inter-colonial committee of correspond...

Smith, John, 1580-1631

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English explorer and colonial governor of Virginia. From the description of John Smith, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980478 ...

Gardiner, John Lyon.

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Trumbull, J. Hammond (James Hammond), 1821-1897

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Historian and philologist; of Hartford, Conn. From the description of James Hammond Trumbull autograph letters signed, 1868. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71057479 Historian, bibliographer and Indian philologist of Stonington and Hartford, Connecticut. He served as assistant secretary of the state, Secretary of the State, State Librarian, and librarian of the Watkinson Library of Reference at Hartford. From the description of Papers, 167...

Howell, George Rogers, 1833-1899

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George Rogers Howell, M.A. (1833-1899) was born in Southampton, Long Island, N.Y., and graduated from Yale College in 1854. He then taught at Princeton Theological Seminary, from which he graduated in 1864. He worked as a minister in western New York until 1872, when he became the first librarian of the State Library of New York. He later served as the archivist of the State Library. Howell was also a prolific historian of New York State and published local histories of the early co...

Wright, Harry Andrew

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