Jared Sparks papers, 1776-1865.

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Jared Sparks papers, 1776-1865.

1776-1865

Letters (1825-1865, undated) written by Sparks to Hermanus Bleecker, George W. Cullum, William Gowans, Charles Carter Lee, E. Magrath, William M. Meredith, Nathaniel Niles, Benjamin Silliman, George Corbin Washington, and others; publisher's agent's record book (undated) of subscriptions for Sparks's works; maps of Hudson River fortifications in New York state; and a print from an engraved portrait of Sparks.

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Lee, Charles Carter, 1798-1871

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Charles Carter Lee (1798-1871) was a Virginia lawyer and poet. From the description of Collection, 1768-1931 (bulk 1813-1870) [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122555916 ...

Meredith, William M. (William Morris), 1799-1873

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William Morris Meredith (1799-1873) was an American lawyer in Philadelphia, Pa. and politician, serving as U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under Pres. Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850, and Pa. state attorney general, 1861-1867. From the description of Indenture between William Meredith and Joseph Adams for a town lot in Millheim, Haines Township, Centre County, Pa., 1836. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 441419436 ...

Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866

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Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was the President of Harvard University from February 1, 1849 to February 10, 1853. He was also a Unitarian minister, editor, and historian. Jared Sparks was born to Joseph Sparks and Elinor (Orcut) Sparks on May 10, 1789 in Willington, Connecticut. Sparks was one of nine children and came from a family of modest means. When he turned six years old, Sparks went to live with an aunt and uncle in Camden, New York, to help relieve the family of a mout...

Washington, George Corbin, 1789-1854

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Washington and Mason were U.S. representatives from Maryland. From the description of George Corbin Washington and John Thomson Mason report, 1845 July 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70982775 Virginia Congressman, planter, great-nephew of George Washington. From the description of ALS : Georgetown, to Robert Beverley, 1826 Feb. 16. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122489373 ...

Niles, Nathaniel, 1791-1869

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Magrath, Edward, 1790-1861

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Epithet: Sec Athenaeum Club British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000350.0x0000d3 ...

Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864

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Benjamin Silliman was a chemist and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1805. From the description of Correspondence, 1808-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466220 Physician and chemist of New Haven, Connecticut. From the description of Note, 1853, Sept. 28 : New Haven, Connecticut, to Isaac Waldron. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359361 Educator and scientist. From the description of Papers of...

Cullum, George Washington, 1809-1892

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Cullum was born in New York City on 25 February 1809, to Arthur and Harriet Sturges Cullum. He was raised in Meadville, Pennsylvania. His father worked as a lawyer and an agent of a land company. Cullum attended the United States Military Academy, from 1 July 1829 to 1 July 1833, when he graduated third in the Class of 1833. He designed the Independent Congregational Church at Meadville and it was built in 1835–1836. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Cullum ...

Gowans, William, 1803-1870

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Bleecker, Harmanus, 1779-1849

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Bleecker was a prominent businessman in Albany, N.Y. Bleecker later served as the U.S. Charge d' Affairs in the Netherlands. From the description of Papers, 1801-1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122611139 ...