Letters. 1851 Oct 7-1851 Dec. 10.

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Letters. 1851 Oct 7-1851 Dec. 10.

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Army officer, USMA Professor, Professor of English literature and History at Lehigh University, President Lehigh University, 1866-1875. Letter to C.C. Jewett, Librarian of Smithsonian Institute outlining the U.S. Military Academy Library's holdings. Coppee goes on to describe the functions and history of the library in a letter dated 7 Oct. l85l. The letter of Dec. 10th to Mr. Jefft an autograph collector, discusses collecting.

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Coppée, Henry, 1821-1895

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Henry Coppée was born in Savannah, Georgia, to a family of French extraction that had formerly settled in Haiti. He studied at Yale University for two years, worked as a civil engineer, and finally graduated from West Point in 1845. He served in the Mexican–American War as a lieutenant and was brevetted captain for gallantry at the battles of Contreras and Churubusco.[1] During the American Civil War, he edited the United States Service Magazine. Coppée was assistant professor of French at We...

United States Military Academy. Library

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Jewett, Charles C. (Charles Coffin), 1816-1868

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Librarian, Smithsonian Institution. From the description of Letter, 1854 Apr. 15, Washington [D.C.] to "My dear Sir" [i.e. Josiah Warren, n.p.]. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34368994 ...