Letter, 1848 October 4 [to] Messrs. G. and C. Merriam, Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Letter, 1848 October 4 [to] Messrs. G. and C. Merriam, Springfield, Massachusetts.

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Letter to the Merriam brothers regarding the sale of their publication, of "Webster's American Dictionary of the English language", revised by Chauncey Allen Goodrich. Willard includes a list of to whom at West Point the publication was sold and reports printing errors found at the end of the volume.

3 p. ; 25 x 19 cm.

United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Merriam, George, 1803-1880

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Publisher who, along with his brother Charles, purchased the unsold copies of the 1841 edition of Webster's Dictionary, revised it and was credited with popularizing and democratizing the dictionary. It became known as Merriam Webster Dictionary. From the description of George Merriam letter to unidentified recipient [Jarvis?] [manuscript], 1869 Oct 22 (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 398135377 ...

Merriam, Charles, 1806-1887

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Willard, Daniel, fl. 1848.

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