William Pitt Fessenden correspondence, 1839-1888 (bulk 1858-1869).

Warren, George William, 1828-1902

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George William Warren was born in Albany, New York, on August 17, 1828. By the time he was 18, he was serving as the organist of St. Peter's Church, remaining until 1858, when he moved to St. Paul's Church, Albany. In 1860, he removed to Brooklyn, where he spent a decade as organist at the Church of the Holy Trinity. Between 1870 and 1900, he served as organist at St. Thomas' Church in New York. He was a frequent performer on the piano and organ, accompanist, and a composer of some merit. He die...

Hoadley, David, 1806-1873

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Marsh, George P. (George Perkins), 1801-1882

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George Perkins Marsh was born in Woodstock, Vermont, educated at Dartmouth, and taught Greek and Latin in a local academy, then studied and practiced law. He was elected to the Vermont legislature, then to Congress in 1843, where he actively supported the Library of Congress and the establishment of the Smithsonian Institution. He was appointed Minister to Italy, 1861-1862. He was an active lecturer, and his book Man and Nature (1864) earns him credit today as the first environmentalist...

Williams, John E. (John Earl), 1804-1877

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Pierce, Edward Lillie, 1829-1897

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Supporters of President Grant removed Sumner as chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate in 1871. Edward L. Pierce defended the reputation of Sumner after this episode became a matter of fresh historical controversy in 1877. Others involved in the controversy were Lothrop Motley, John Jay, and Hamilton Fish. From the description of Clippings concerning Charles Sumner and President U.S. Grant : album, 1877-1878. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612815430 ...

Gallatin, James, 1796-1876

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Ketchum, Hiram

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Nineteenth century New York politician. From the description of Letter, January 27, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52112400 ...

Coe, George S. (George Simmons), 1817-1896

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Banker. President of the American Exchange Bank, New York City (1860-1894). See sketch in Dictionary of American Biography. From the description of Business papers, 1861-1896 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269592492 ...

Allen, James G.

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Allen, Charles, 1827-1913

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Fletcher, Charles Fosdick, 1794-

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Stewart, John Aikman, 1822-1926

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Nevin, David Robert Bruce, 1828-

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Bradbury, J. W.

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Ropes, Joseph S. (Joseph Samuel)

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Pike, James Shepherd, 1811-1882

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Journalist, U.S. minister to the Netherlands, businessman, and abolitionist, of Robbinston and Calais, Me.; founder of Calais Free Library. From the description of Pike collection, 1850-1878 and undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 302286956 Journalist, diplomat, and author. From the description of Papers of James Shepherd Pike, 1849-1869. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454963 James Sheperd Pike was born in Calais in 1811. He was a journalist for th...

Dunbar, Charles Franklin, 1830-1900

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Dunbar (Harvard, A.B., 1851) taught political economy at Harvard University and served as Dean of the Harvard College Faculty and of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences. From the description of Charles Franklin Dunbar autograph collection, 1757-1865. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 80616136 From the guide to the Charles Franklin Dunbar autograph collection, 1757-1865., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Dunbar (Harvard, A.B., 1851...

Stone, Joshua David, 1953-

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Olcott, Thomas W. (Thomas Worth), 1795-1880

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Banker and president of Mechanics and Farmers Bank of Albany, president of Albany and West Stockbridge Railroad, and civic leader, of Albany, N.Y.; name also found: Thomas W. Olcutt. From the description of Letter from B. F. Butler to Thomas W. Olcutt, 1834 Oct. 6. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 236206507 President of the Mechanics and Farmers' Bank of Albany, N.Y. Olcott was a prominent figure in New York State politics ...

Chandler, Peleg W. (Peleg Whitman), 1816-1889

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Boston lawyer and politican. From the description of Letters received, 1866-1874. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 39273758 Lawyer, Journalist, and legislator, of Massachusetts; Boston city solicitor (1846-1853); served in Massachusetts House of Representatives (1844-1846, 1862-1863); and on Governor's Council (1850); b. in New Gloucester, Me. From the description of Correspondence, 1845-1880. (Rutherford B Hayes Presidential Center). WorldCat record id: 5...

Appleton, John Ross

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Fessenden, William Pitt, 1806-1869

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Republican legislator from Maine who became a U.S. Representative, Senator, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Secretary of the Treasury. He was a strong opponent of slavery. From the description of Papers, 1837-1869. (Rhinelander District Library). WorldCat record id: 17462689 William Pitt Fesssenden was a U.S. senator from Maine (1854-1864, 1865-1869) and Secretary of the Treasury during the Civil War (1864-1865). His sons, General Francis and Brigadier General ...

Panama Railroad Co.

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Burbank, David T. (David Thayer), 1912-

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Stanley, Edward, active 1786

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Administrator; New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Edward Stanley, 1965 July 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 233007123 From the description of Edward Stanley interview, 1965 July 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 220197032 Edward Stanley was an administrator from New York, N.Y. From the description of Oral history interview with Edward Stanley, 1965 July 27 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458412206 ...

Powell, C. H. (Charles Herbert)

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Chamberlain, J. E.

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United States. Department of the Treasury

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The Department of the Treasury was created by an act of Congress (1 Stat. 65), approved September 2, 1789. The orginal act established the Department to superintend the manage the National finances. This act charged the Secretary of the Treasury with the preparation of plans for the improvement and management of the revenue and the support of public credit. It further provided that the Secretary should prescribe the forms for keeping and rendering all manner of public accounts and for the ma...

Thompson, John, 1809-1890

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Willey, Benjamin G. (Benjamin Glazier), 1796-1867

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Conkling, Edgar, 1812-1881

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Cooke, Jay, 1821-1905

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Banker, financier, and fiscal agent for the U.S. Treasury Dept. during the Civil War. From the description of Jay Cooke correspondence, 1884. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70983928 During the Civil War, Jay Cooke & Co. of Philadelphia developed the idea of selling government bonds, which capitalized on feelings of patriotism at the time and which were a major source of financing the war. Jay Cooke later was heavily involved in finanacing (unsuccessfully) the Northern Pa...

Wedgwood, William B.

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Osgood, James R. (James Ripley), 1836-1892

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James R. Osgood was a native of Maine who went to work for the publishing house of Ticknor and Fields. He eventually founded the subsidiary group James R. Osgood & Co. which was associated with many fine writers. The firm struggled financially, and when Osgood stepped down, was dissolved into Houghton, Mifflin. From the description of James R. Osgood letter to George L. Craik, 1879 June 2. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 54667691 Publisher....

Ketchum, Morris, Manhattan property owner.

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Thomas, E. H.

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Robie, Frederick, 1822-1912

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Ross, D. L.

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Smith, J. Wheaton (James Wheaton), 1823-1900

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Norton, Samuel M. G.

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Fessenden, Samuel, 1784-1869

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Lawyer, state legislator, militia officer, and abolitionist, of Portland, Me. From the description of Papers, 1771-1869. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70972686 Clergyman. From the description of Samuel Fessenden sermon, 1794 Feb. 9. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 174052329 ...

Peabody, George Augustus

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Ropes, John Codman, 1836-1899

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John Codman Ropes (1836-1899), co-founded eminent Boston law firm, Ropes & Gray, in 1865, with John Chipman Gray. Co-author (with John Chipman Gray) of War Letters 1862-1865. Samuel Sidney McClure (1857-1949) editor, published McClure's Magazine in 1903, launched muckraking era. From the description of Letters to S.S. McClure, 1892 September 29, 1894 November 17, 1895 January 23, February 25. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 58750001 ...

Adams, John Clement

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Dabney, Morgan & Co.

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Paine, William

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Epithet: Cashier of Greenwich Hospital British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001092.0x000206 ...

Smyth, Egbert Coffin, 1829-1904

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Congregational clergyman and educator; professor at Andover Theological Seminary and Bowdoin College. From the description of Letter to H.O. Houghton & Co., 1887 September 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 49322036 Congregational minister, professor at Andover Theological Seminary. From the description of Papers, 1851-1903. (Andover Newton Theological School). WorldCat record id: 11925041 ...

Sowdon, A. J. C.

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Dabney, Charles William, 1855-1945

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Charles William Dabney was a scientist, educator, and author. Also represented in the collection are four generations of his ancestors, including William Dabney (ca. 1707-1772?); Charles Dabney (1745-1829); Charles William Dabney (1786-1833); Charles William Dabney (1809-1895); Robert Lewis Dabney (1820-1898); Lavinia (Morrison) Dabney (1823-1905); and James Morrison (fl. 1817-1865). From the description of Charles William Dabney papers, 1715-1945. WorldCat record id: 25968501 ...

Wayland, Francis, 1796-1865

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Clergyman and educator. From the description of Letter of Francis Wayland, 1835 December 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71015490 Fourth president of Brown University (1827-1855), educator, Baptist clergyman. Wayland was a tutor at Union college from 1817 to 1821. He was pastor of the First Baptist Church in Boston, Mass., from 1821 to 1826. As president of Brown University, he made broad changes in the curriculm and introduced the analytic method...

Gillette, Francis, 1807-1879

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Graduate of Yale, representative to the Connecticut General Assembly and United States Senator. From the description of Francis Gillette papers, ca. 1825-1902. (Hartford Public Library). WorldCat record id: 63675013 ...

Cobb, Sylvanus, 1823-1887

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New England novelist. From the description of Letters of Sylvanus Cobb [manuscript], 1827-1867, bulk 1860-1867. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812312 Author of popular fiction and short stories. From the description of Letter : Norway, [Maine], to Robert [Bonner], 1864 Aug. 5. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 28397942 ...

Hodsden, John L.

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Perry, J. A. (John A.)

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Deering, Nathaniel F., 1798-

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Stebbins, Horatio, 1821-1902

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Unitarian minister; Regent, University of California. From the description of Horatio Stebbins papers, 1868-1902. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 84653414 ...

Fessenden, James D. (James Deering), 1833-1882

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Pierce, Thomas W. (University lecturer)

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United States Postal Service

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Fuller was born in Mass. on Aug. 13, 1787. He moved to N.Y. (State) where he served as a member of the N.Y. Assembly and Senate. In 1837 he moved to Adrian (Mich.), where he served as a Representative from Lenawee County and Speaker of the House, 1841. Fuller also served as Assist. Postmaster under Pres. Harrison. He later returned to N.Y. (State). From the description of Correspondence, 1842,1867. (Clarke Historical Library). WorldCat record id: 43624422 Lonnie Busch illust...

Morse, R.M., Jr.

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Ware, Joseph A.

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Tullock, Thomas Logan, 1820-1883

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Gray, Homer.

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Towle, Nathaniel C. (Nathaniel Carter), 1805-

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Smith, Joseph E.

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Potter, Thomas Bayley

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Fessenden, Francis, 1839-1906

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Union officer during American Civil War; retired as brigadier general in 1866; mayor of Portland, Me., in 1876. From the description of Francis Fessenden autograph letter signed, 1898. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 71057515 ...

Soule, J. B. S.

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Kent, Edward, 1802-1877

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Kent began practicing law in Bangor, Maine in 1825 after graduating from Harvard. He held a number of political positions in the state including representative in the state legislature; mayor of Bangor; and governor (1838-1839 and 1841-1842). In 1842 he returned to law practice and became a justice on the Maine Supreme Court From the description of Edward Kent papers, 1840-1905. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 459796485 Epithet: of Boughton, ...