Clarke-Husbands family collection, 1789-1895.

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Clarke-Husbands family collection, 1789-1895.

Papers of Alfred Cooper Clarke, the Clarke family, and the Husbands family. Includes an autograph album of Clarke's wife, Mary Farmer Clarke; letters from Washington Irving and William Cullen Bryant (one each), indentures, and photographs.

0.25 cu. ft.

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Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878

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William Cullen Bryant (b. November 3, 1794, Cummington, Massachusetts-d. June 12, 1878, New York, New York), American romantic poet, journalist, and long-time editor of the New York Evening Post....

Husbands family.

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Clarke, Mary Farmer.

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Clark family.

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Clarke, Alfred Cooper, 1813-1869.

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Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

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Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...