Letters, 1797-1841.

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Letters, 1797-1841.

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263 items (268 leaves).

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Weems, M. L. (Mason Locke), 1759-1825

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Mason Locke Weems (October 11, 1759 – May 23, 1825), usually referred to as Parson Weems, was an American book agent and author who wrote the first biography of George Washington immediately after his death. He was the source of some of the apocryphal stories about Washington. The tale of the cherry tree ("I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my little hatchet") is included in the fifth edition of The Life of Washington (1809 imprint, originally published 1800), a bestseller that depicted Washingt...

Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850

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John Caldwell Calhoun (March 18, 1782 – March 31, 1850) was an American statesman and political theorist from South Carolina who served as the seventh vice president of the United States from 1825 to 1832. He is remembered for strongly defending slavery and for advancing the concept of minority states' rights in politics. He did this in the context of protecting the interests of the white South when its residents were outnumbered by Northerners. He began his political career as a nationalist, mo...

Robinson, Thomas, 1763-1814

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Boileau, Nathaniel B., 1762?-1850

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State legislator and Pennsylvania secretary of state. From the description of Papers, 1815-1817. (Bucks County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 70941854 ...

Clapp, Allen,

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Wayne, Charles J.

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Son of Isaac Wayne. From the description of Letters to Isaac and Elizabeth Wayne, 1820-1848. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 79478765 ...

Delaplane, Joseph,

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Evans, Issachar

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Son of Robert J. Evans; father of William Wayne Evans; brother-in-law of Isaac Wayne. From the description of Letters to Robert J. Evans, Isaac Wayne, and William Wayne Evans, 1829-1839. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 79478489 ...

Biddle, Thomas, 1776-1857

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Thomas Biddle married Christine Williams, the daughter of Jonathan and Marianne Alexander Williams. Christine Williams Biddle's brother, Henry Jonathan Williams married Julia Rush, the daughter of Benjamin and Julia Stockton Rush. From the description of Family papers, 1769-1954. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 78972526 ...

Hemphill, Joseph, 1770-1842

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Latta, William

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Twister, George,

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Wayne, Elizabeth.

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Wife of Isaac Wayne. From the description of Letters to Isaac Wayne and William Wayne Evans, 1809-1851. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 79478766 ...

Wayne, Isaac, 1772-1852

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Isaac Wayne was a Chester County, Pa. congressman, lawyer and county gentleman. He was the son of Anthony Wayne. From the description of Diary, 1821-1822. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122524433 ...

Stanbury, W. T., 1943-

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Roberts, James A.

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James A. Roberts earned his AB in geography at Stanford in 1955. From the description of James A. Roberts papers, 1971-2000. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 465096630 ...

Atlee, William R. (William Richardson)

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Lewis, William, 1752-1819

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Wayne, Richard.

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Johnston, J.

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Grocer, of Bozeman, Mont. From the description of James A. Johnston papers, 1905-1915. (Montana State University Bozeman Library). WorldCat record id: 70959849 Epithet: of Egerton MS 929 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000356.0x000304 Resident of Lynchburg (Campbell Co.), Va. From the description of Daybook, 1865. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41395578 ...

Buchanan, James, 1791-1868

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Epithet: US President British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000471.0x000128 James Buchanan, Jr. (1791-1868) was the 15th President of the United States, serving from 1857–1861. Prior to his presidency, Buchanan represented Pennsylvania in the House of Representatives and later the Senate, and served as Secretary of State under President James K. Polk (1845-1849). Source : About the White Hous...

Brinchle, L. C.,

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Turney, Samuel,

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Onderdonk, Henry U. (Henry Ustick), 1789-1858

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According to Columbia's printed catalogue of graduates, Onderdonk received an A.B. in 1805 and honorary S.T.D. in 1827. He is not, however listed among medical graduates of 1810. DAB cites him as a medical graduate of Edinburgh, but he does not appear in that university's printed list. From the description of On stone in the bladder. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 20079151 Episcopal Bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. From the des...

Miner, Charles Lewis, 1880-1932

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Graydon, William, 1759-1840

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Rees, G. O. (George Owen), 1813-1889

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Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844

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Writer, politician and financier, of Pennsylvania. From the description of Nicholas Biddle letters, 1817-1840, and undated. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 34992389 José Francisco Correia da Serra was a Portuguese scholar, naturalist and diplomat. From the guide to the José Francisco Correia da Serra letters, 1810-1823, 1810-1823, (American Philosophical Society) William Clark requested that Nicholas Biddle, scholar, statesman, and financier, writ...

Roberts, Jonathan, MSc.

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Rice, Izard B.,

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Potts, George,

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Stites, Richard

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McClure, William B.

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Atkinson, Samuel Coate

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Peters, Thomas R.

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Pennypacker, E. F. (Elijah Funk), 1804-1888

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Elijah F. Pennypacker was a convinced Quaker of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Born around 1804 of Mennonite descent, he was active in abolition and the underground railroad. He was a member of Radnor Monthly Meeting and a minister until his death in 1888. From the description of Letters, 1839-1861. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 34010781 ...

Vogdes, Israel,

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Brice, John J.

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Wayne, Wee Willie

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Smith, Lucius E. (Lucius Edwin), 1822-1900

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Perkins, Abraham Edward (British architect, active 1857-1873)

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