Autograph album, 1840-1876.

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Autograph album, 1840-1876.

Printed volume titled The Sacred Wreath (Philadelphia: Thomas T. Ash, [1840?]), containing printed poems and illustrations, with autographs, notes, essays, and quotations added in manuscript by friends and family of Sawyer, 1840-1876. Contributors include Noah Webster, Benjamin Silliman, Chauncey Goodrich, Leonard Bacon, Josiah Gibbs, Jeremiah Day, James Luce Kingsley, David Wilcoxson, and Lorenzo Sawyer. The album was presented to Sawyer on his departure from New Haven, Connecticut, in 1840.

1 v. (ca. 150 p.) ; 30 cm.

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Gibbs, Josiah W. (Josiah Willard), 1790-1861

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Theoretical physicist and chemist who spent his career at Yale. From the description of Josiah W. Gibbs papers, 1873-1903. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84294439 ...

Bacon, Leonard, 1802-1881

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Wilcoxson, David Brinsmade, 1776-1801

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Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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Day, Jeremiah, 1773-1867

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Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

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American lexicographer, textbook author, spelling reformer, word enthusiast, and editor; b. in Hartford, Conn.; attended Yale and taught school in the Hartford area; moved to New Haven, Conn., in 1798. From the description of Noah Webster papers, 1786-1980. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 319706045 Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, author and editor. He is best known for his spellers (early spelling textbooks) and his ...