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George Pope Morris (October 10, 1802 – July 6, 1864) was an American editor, poet, and songwriter.
With Nathaniel Parker Willis, he co-founded the daily New York Evening Mirror by merging his fledgling weekly New-York Mirror with Willis's American Monthly in August 1831. Morris is credited with the longevity the Evening Mirror would enjoy and for giving it a wide scope, covering not only news and entertainment but reviews of the fine arts, editorials, and many original engravings. Morris al...
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Sarah Margaret Fuller Ossoli (May 23, 1810 – July 19, 1850) was an American journalist, editor, critic, translator, and women's rights advocate associated with the American transcendentalism movement. She was the first American female war correspondent, writing for Horace Greeley's New-York Tribune, and full-time book reviewer in journalism. Her book Woman in the Nineteenth Century is considered the first major feminist work in the United States.
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Alexander Hill Everett was a distinguished early American diplomat, writer, and man of letters. He entered Harvard at the age of twelve, and apprenticed at the law office of John Quincy Adams. He served in a variety of notable diplomatic posts, and contributed to the evolution of American culture and literary tradition. His emphasis was to encourage writers to look beyond the Anglo-Saxon tradition for their themes and inspiration.
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Edward Everett was an American statesman, clergyman, and orator, as well as professor of Greek at Harvard University and president of Harvard University, 1846-1849.
Everett was born in Dorchester, Massachusetts, and graduated from Harvard with highest honors in 1811, completing an M.A. in Divinity in 1814. After a brief stint as a minister, Harvard offered him the newly created position of Professor of Greek; brilliant but untrained, Everett went to Göttingen to prepare for...
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Lawyer; speaker of the Massachusetts House of Representatives; president of the Massachusetts Senate; first mayor of Salem, Mass., 1836-8; member of the U.S. Congress, 1838-43.
From the description of Letter : Salem, to Sir, 1832, Mar. 30. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 57352026
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Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was the President of Harvard University from February 1,
1849 to February 10, 1853. He was also a Unitarian minister, editor, and historian.
Jared Sparks was born to Joseph Sparks and Elinor (Orcut) Sparks on May
10, 1789 in Willington, Connecticut. Sparks was one of nine children and came from a family of modest means. When he
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Novelist.
From the description of Letters, [1864?]-1880. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39100609
Stephens was an American author and editor.
From the description of Collection, 1839-1871, n.d. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122471375
American novelist and magazine editor; noted author of "Dime novels."
From the description of Ann S. Stephens letter to John M. [Burt?] [manuscript], 1860 February 28. (...
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Early American character actor.
From the description of Letters : New York and Philadelphia to George Peabody, 1863 Feb, 3, 10, 23. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39472713
Epithet: actor
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American actor, comedian.
From the description of Letter: Adelphi Hotel, [England?], to [Sheridan?] Muspratt, 1851 Mar. 5. (Abraham ...
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Epithet: of Add MS 37194
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New England poet, printer, publisher and Boston bookseller.
From the description of Letters to Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith, 1873-1876. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 64701542
Daniel Clement Colesworthy (1810-1893) was a printer, bookseller and poet from Portland, ME. Colesworthy was the son of Daniel Pecker and Anna (Collins) Colesworthy. He married Mary Jane Richardson (1812-1874) and the couple had eight children: Daniel Clement, Mary Jane, Cha...
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English poet and journalist.
From the description of Portion of autograph letter signed, ? Dec. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660919
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hotel de Lile, to Moore, 1828 Aug. 19. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270660932
English poet.
From the description of Papers, 1819-1857. (University of Iowa Libraries). WorldCat record id: 28411542
English poet, editor, and publisher of literary journals.
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Ira Ingram (1788-1837) played a key role in the Texas Revolution as a member of Austin's original "Old Three Hundred," and as a soldier, land holder, and politician.
From the guide to the Ira Ingram Papers, 1830-1835, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)
From the description of Ingram, Ira, papers, 1830-1835. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 71226647
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Epithet: merchant
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Epithet: KCH, MP
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Epithet: of Fortrose
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Charleston, South Carolina sculptor, painter, and attorney. John Stevens (Stephano) Cogdell served in the South Carolina House of Representatives and in various civil posts. Cogdell was president of the Bank of South Carolina from 1832 until his death in 1847. The son of George Cogdell and Mary Ann Elizabeth Stevens, Cogdell married Maria Gilchrist in 1806. In 1800, for the sake of his health, Cogdell embarked on a voyage to the Mediterranean with his brother Richard. During this trip, while in ...
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David Claypoole Johnston (1799-1865), the well-known lithographer and caricaturist, was born in Philadelphia and died in Dorchester, Mass. His publications include: The House That Jeff Built ([Boston] 1863); Scraps (Boston [1828?]-49); Slavery: (Voluntary) As It Exists, North, West, East and South ([S.l., 1870]); and others.
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American illustrator.
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American journalist and poet; father of Park Benjamin, 1849-1922.
From the guide to the Park Benjamin letters and miscellany, 1841, 1847, 1848, 1877, undated, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
Editor and poet.
From the description of Park Benjamin poem, 1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450619
American editor and poet.
From the description of To an old friend : autograph poem signed : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknow...
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Physician, reformer, and husband of Julia Ward Howe.
From the description of Papers, 1868. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 46344998
Humanitarian crusader for many causes including Greek freedom, education for the disabled, prison reform, abolition, and black suffrage, Howe founded the Perkins School for the Blind and was the chairman of the Massachusetts Board of State Charities. When just out of the Harvard Medical School, he went to Greece as an army surgeon...
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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...
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American poet, sometimes called "mad poet of Broadway," belonged to "Bohemian" circle in New York.
From the description of Papers of McDonald Clarke [manuscript], 1829-1837. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647874766
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Tuckerman was an American critic, essayist, and poet.
From the description of ALS: to Mr. Norton, [no year] Jan 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122648060
American critic, editor, author.
From the description of Correspondence and manuscripts, 1842-1864. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122530583
Tuckerman was an American critic, essayist and poet.
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Physician, writer, editor, government official, and educator, of Washington, D.C.
From the description of Tobias Watkins papers, 1826-1847. (Historical Society of Washington, Dc). WorldCat record id: 70969707
Tobias Watkins was born in Maryland and educated at St. Johns in Annapolis. He graduated from the Philadelphia Medical College in 1802. From 1812 to 1815 he was a U.S. Army surgeon. From 1818 to 1821 Watkins was Assistant Surgeon General. He died in Washington, D.C.
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William Brown Hodgson (1801-1871) was born in Georgetown, D.C., and spent several years in the near East as Dragoman and Consul. He mastered thirteen languages, although he never attended college. In 1842, he married Margaret Telfair and moved to Savannah where he spent the rest of his life. Hodgson joined the Georgia Historical Society and was named a curator in 1845. He was also a member of the American Oriental Society. He published several studies on North African languages, Georgia fossils ...
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Sylvester Graham (1794-1851) was born in West Suffield, Conn., and died in Northampton, Mass. In 1830, he was made general agent for the Pennsylvania Temperance Society, and in 1830-1831 he toured the Atlantic Coast delivering lectures on physiology and diet. He advocated whole wheat bread, fresh fruits and vegetables, cold showers, open windows, and hard mattresses. Graham continued lecturing and writing about these subjects until his death. His works include: A Lecture on Epidemic Diseases... ...
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Boston physician and murder victim.
From the description of Letters received, ca. 1826-1847. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 14445201
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Mayor of Lynn Regis and antiquarian writer.
From the description of Autograph letter : Lyme Regis, to Agnes Strickland, 1852 Jan. 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270865105
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American journalist and poet.
From the description of Letter : to "My dear fellow," [18--] July 12. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 28900949
Willis was a journalist and writer of plays, poems and short stories.
From the description of Letter, to Maunsell B. (Maunsell Bradhurst) Field, 1854 March 31. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 122493287
Nathaniel Parker Willis was one of the highest paid periodical writers of his day, a poet, ...
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American journalist.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Fletcher Harper, 1847 Oct. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270623430
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Artist Thomas Sully was born in London, although his actor parents soon emigrated to the United States. A trip back to England to study painting expanded his horizons, and upon his return to the United States he developed a reputation as a first rate painter. He specialized in portraits, especially portraits of women, and painted full-length portraits of many public and private figures. He is perhaps most closely associated with his portrait of Queen Victoria and for his painting, Washington cro...
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Charles Ollier, English publisher, writer, and editor.
From the guide to the Charles Ollier manuscript material : 3 items, 1845-1855, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)
English publisher of Shelley and Keats.
From the description of Autograph document signed : London, 1834 Feb. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872065
Publisher, writer, and editor Charles Ollier was bor...
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American author, newspaper editor, and Episcopal clergyman; lived in Moorestown, N.J., and elsewhere.
From the description of Papers, 1767-1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973461
Episcopal clergyman, author, printer, newspaper editor, and schoolmaster; lived in Moorestown, N.J., Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and elsewhere.
From the description of Receipt books, 1850-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971175
Episcopal clergyman; served as rect...
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Sculptor; Maine and Italy.
From the description of Benjamin Paul Akers letter collection, 1858-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122593938
American Sculptor
From the guide to the Benjamin Paul Akers letter, 1851, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
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American poet. Son of Chief-Justice Mellen of Maine.
From the description of Signature, [ca. 1800-1841]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122631709
Lawyer, poet.
From the description of Papers of Grenville Mellen [manuscript], 1836-1838. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810911
Grenville Mellen was born in Biddeford, Mass. (which became a part of what is now the state of Maine), the son of Prentiss Mellen, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts and...
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Unitarian clergyman, poet, and reformer.
From the description of Papers of John Pierpont [manuscript], 1825-1885. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647953935
American poet.
From the description of Passing away -- a dream : autograph manuscript copy of the poem signed, [1837 or later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 560671584
John Pierpont was born in Connecticut in 1785; he graduated from Yale in 1804 and tried several professions before beco...
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Representative and Senator from Maine.
From the description of George Evans ALS, 1838. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70977589
Lawyer, of Gardner and later Portland, Me.; served in U.S. Congress from 1829-1846.
From the description of George Evans autograph letter signed to Davis & Force, 1824 Jan. 12. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 176895646
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Epithet: RA; of Add MS 42576
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Anglo-American painter.
From the description of ALsS : 1814-1852. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122617150
British painter.
From the description of Correspondence, ca. 1829-1858. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 81331228
Epithet: RA; of Egerton MS 2075
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American artist.
From the description of Mortgage deed to T.H. Perkins, S.G. Perkins, and W.H. Gardiner, 1832 Jan. 7. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 123162968
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Irish author, editor of the Liverpool journal.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Liverpool, to William D. Gallagher, editor of the Western Literary Journal, Cincinnati, 1836 Oct. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270606344
American author.
From the description of Papers of R. Shelton MacKenzie [manuscript], 1863 January 15 & n.d. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814342
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Epithet: of Stowe MS 1068
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001031.0x0002dd
Epithet: Captain; RN; Vice-Admiral 1810
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Epithet: HD
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Epithet: of Virginia...
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These diaries, interleaved in Farmer's Almanacks for 1843 and 1844, have been attributed to the Reverend Jason Whitman (1799-1848). A member of the Harvard class of 1825, he graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1831 and served Unitarian societies in Saco and Portland, Maine. He married Mary Fairfield (1799- ) of Saco.
From the description of Diaries, 1843, 1844. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207180114
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James Watson Webb was born in Claverack, New York on February 8, 1802. Webb's military career included service in Illinois during the 1820s. In 1827 his journalistic career began with the acquisition of the New York Morning Courier. In 1829 he acquired and merged the New York Enquirer with the Courier. In 1861 he sold his newspaper interest to the New York World. Webb was a nationally prominent journalist and editor whose writings sometimes resulted in libel suits and duels. During the Civil War...
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George, the Count Joannes [né George Jones]; American actor and historian. Known on the stage for his flamboyance and eccentric behavior, he published his History of Ancient America under his birth name in 1843.
From the description of Count Joannes manuscript material : 1 item, 1869 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 441969276
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Epithet: Chancellor of Salisbury
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Charles Naylor served with the 22nd Pennsylvania Regiment.
From the description of List of prisoners of the American army during the Mexican War, 1848 / prepared by Captain Charles Naylor. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122633036
Charles Naylor was a member of Congress from Pennsylvan...
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American journalist and poet.
From the description of Autograph letters signed (6) : Boston, to Messrs. Harper, 1878 Jan. 11-Mar. 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270634718
From the description of An adventure in Cuba : autograph manuscript signed : short story : [n.p., n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270870138
American journalist.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to George Roberts of the "Times" in Boston, 1852 Mar. 31. ...
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Epithet: mechanic
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Epithet: of Add MS 33980
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General Albert Pike (1809-1891), grand commander of the Supreme Grand Council, Southern Jurisdiction, of the Scottish Rite, 1859-1891.
From the description of Letter to Bro. Hayden /by Albert Pike, 1885 Feb 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702128274
After his work as commissioner to the Indian tribes west of the Arkansas, Pike was commissioned a brigadier general in the Confederate Army in November, 1861. He recruited Native American troops on the promise that they would o...
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Painter and author.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Argylle Place, to Mr. Johnson, 1828. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609771
From the description of The goose, the snake, and the nightingale : manuscript, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612457
From the description of The rustic and the plutus : manuscript, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270612612
From the description of The Farmer and the Rat : manuscript, [n.d.]. (U...
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American educator and editor, co-editor of Sartain's Union Magazine of Literature and Art from 1849-1851; founder and first editor of the Sunday School Times (1859-1871), and an influential writer in the Sunday-school movement; principal of several schools; and professor of rhetoric and English literature at the College of New Jersey (which later became Princeton University) from 1872-1874.
From the description of John S. Hart letters, 1834-1877. (Cornell University Library). WorldCa...
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Lord Jeffrey was educated at Glasgow, Edinburgh, and Oxford, became a lawyer and was M.P. for Edinburgh. He was a literary critic and with Sydney Smith and Henry Brougham founded the Edinburgh review, 1802, and was its editor for the next twenty-five years.
From the description of F. Jeffrey letter to My dear Malthus, between 1805 and 1834? (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 64190488
Jeffrey founded the Edinburgh Review in 1802 with Brougham and S...
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English botanist; nephew of Jeremy Bentham, 1748-1832
From the guide to the George Bentham letter to Asa Gray, ., (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
Epithet: Captain; RN
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Benjamin Silliman was a chemist and naturalist, and was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1805.
From the description of Correspondence, 1808-1859. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173466220
Physician and chemist of New Haven, Connecticut.
From the description of Note, 1853, Sept. 28 : New Haven, Connecticut, to Isaac Waldron. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35359361
Educator and scientist.
From the description of Papers of...
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English journalist and diplomat; founded Retrospective Review.
From the description of Autograph letters signed (2) : London and Northam, Hertfordshire, to [Sir] John Bowring c/o Jeremy Bentham, Bentham, 1828 Feb. 16 and 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872267
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Scottish phrenologist.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to an unidentified recipient in Salem, 1838 Oct. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270515793
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Edinburgh, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1838 Aug. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270518623
Scottish lawyer and phrenologist.
From the description of Papers, 1829-1838, [Edinburgh]. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 3144525...
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Noah, who founded several newspapers, also served as consul to Tunis and special agent to Algiers, securing release of American prisoners.
From the description of ADS, 1821 November 5 : New York. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 17448973
Journalist, editor.
From the description of Letter to Major James Nelson Barker [manuscript], 1829 October 5. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805821
Mordecai Manuel Noah was born i...
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Epithet: of Add MS 33546
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000875.0x000019
James Silk Buckingham was an English adventurer, publisher, author, and activist. He started his career as a sailor and adventurer, chiefly in the Middle East, then started the Calcutta Journal; after it was suppressed by the government, he received monetary compensation and returned to London. He published books about his travels, started...
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Ms. note : (Author Hist. of Mexico).
From the description of Letter, 1863, April 23, Baltimore, to "Sir". (Brown University). WorldCat record id: 122615237
Lawyer, author, founder and president of the Maryland Historical Society.
From the description of Letter : Baltimore, [Md.], to F.J. Dreer, 1859 Nov. 13. (Newberry Library). WorldCat record id: 38873485
Lawyer, historian, and author, of Baltimore, Md.
From the description of Papers, 1634-1...
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Poet, from Cambridge (Middlesex Co.), Mass.
From the description of Papers, 1859-1874. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 19903002
American author and poet.
From the description of A psalm of life, fourth verse, 1850. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 274069802
American teacher, translator, and poet.
From the description of Letter, Nahant, Mass., to Mrs. T.B. Lawrence, Newport, 1872 July 20. (Boston Athenaeum...
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Epithet: Chevalier; Lieutenant of Cavalry at Avignon
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000443.0x000014
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John Bowring was an English statesman and author, renowned as a polyglot. Born in Exeter and raised as a Unitarian, he began working at the age of thirteen, and actively sought to learn languages from travellers. He established a mercantile firm, and travelled extensively, meeting Jeremy Bentham; a controversy over some Greek loans affected his reputation and financial status, but Bentham helped by appointing him political editor of Westminster Review. Bowring published several volumes of verse,...
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Henry Carey, American economist, was born in Philadelphia and initially devoted himself to the publishing business, which he inherited from his father. He was also interested in economics and in 1836 he published an article entitled, Essay on the rate of wages - subsequently expanded into a 3 vol. work: The principles of political economy, 1837-1840. Carey published numerous other books and essays and his writings were read worldwide, especially in Europe. Other works include, The slave trade......
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Epithet: of Add MS 32720
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Teacher and writer of textbooks on grammar, of Portland, Me.; b. 1800; d. 1844.
From the description of Deed from Roscoe Greene to Daniel Pettengill, 1838. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 166428810
Teacher and writer of textbooks on grammar.
From the description of Oration, 1829. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 70973402
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American author, newspaper editor, and Episcopal clergyman; lived in Moorestown, N.J., and elsewhere.
From the description of Papers, 1767-1904. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70973461
Episcopal clergyman, author, printer, newspaper editor, and schoolmaster; lived in Moorestown, N.J., Philadelphia, New York, Boston, and elsewhere.
From the description of Receipt books, 1850-1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70971175
Episcopal clergyman; served as rect...
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U.S. representative from New York and editor.
From the description of James Brooks correspondence, 1847. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451594
Teacher, journalist, and U.S. representative from New York (1849-1853, 1863-1866, 1867-1873); b. in Portland, Me.; moved to New York City in 1836.
From the description of James Brooks autograph letter signed, undated. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 234308061
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George Washington Smyth (1803-1866) was a congressman and signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and Constitution.
From the description of Smyth, George Washington, papers, 1819-1892, 1912-1960. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 558991408
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Leonard Woods (1774-1854) was a Congregational clergyman. From 1808 to 1846, he was professor of theology at the Andover Theological Seminary.
From the description of Letter, 1836 February 10, Andover, Mass., to Lyman Matthews, Braintree, Mass. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 251870593
Leonard Woods (1774-1854) was an American Congregationalist clergyman and author. A graduate of Harvard University, he taught at Andover Theological Seminary and helped est...
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Irish scientist.
From the description of Portion of autograph manuscript signed : Naples, 1858 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270599159
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Augusta, Georgia, to F.W. Bartow, 1843 Jan. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270595503
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David Claypoole Johnston (1799-1865), the well-known lithographer and caricaturist, was born in Philadelphia and died in Dorchester, Mass. His publications include: The House That Jeff Built ([Boston] 1863); Scraps (Boston [1828?]-49); Slavery: (Voluntary) As It Exists, North, West, East and South ([S.l., 1870]); and others.
From the description of Family papers, 1824-1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207147439
American illustrator.
From the description of Aut...
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Epithet: American author
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000441.0x000397
American author and editor.
From the description of Letter to Colburn and Bentley [manuscript], 1830 January 28. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647812110
James A. Jones, author and editor, was born in Tisbury, Mass. in 1791.
Jones's childhood was influenced by the neighboring Gay...
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United States District Attorney, Southern District of New York.
From the description of Ogden Hoffman legal papers, 1824-1854, (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58783365
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Physician and writer on the jurisprudence of insanity.
From the description of Papers, 1846-1855. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 35283482
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American author, clergyman and editor.
From the description of Autograph letters signed (5) : Portsmouth, N.H., to Madame [Blaze] de Bury, 1856 Oct. 1-1860 Jan. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270851342
Peabody graduated from Harvard in 1826, taught Christian morals and served as preacher and Overseer at Harvard.
From the description of Papers of Andrew Preston Peabody, 1839-1890 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972834
Clergyman...
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Administrative director, clergyman, and editor.
From the description of Letter of Ralph Randolph Gurley, 1854. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450591
American philanthropist.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to Judge Bates, 1864 Nov. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270505974
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Politician, reformer, and author Robert Dale Owen was born in Scotland; influenced by his father, he developed a strong interest in social reform. He moved to New Harmony, Indiana, where he joined the socialist community his father founded there, and he was active as an educator, editor, and author, including the first birth control pamphlet published in America. He next became active in politics, serving in the Indiana House of Representatives and later in the United States House, wh...
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Author and naval officer. A close friend of Washington Irving, Paulding collaborated with him to produce the satirical periodical, Salmagundi. He also wrote poetry, fiction, and a popular biography of George Washington. President Martin Van Buren appointed Paulding Secretary of the Navy in 1839, in which post he served until 1841.
From the description of [Letter] 1839 May 7, Navy Department [Washington, D.C., to] Gilbert Davis, New York. (University of South Florida). WorldCat record...
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Author.
From the description of Letter of Cornelius Mathews, no year Jan. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79454393
American author and editor.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to Rufus W. Griswold, 1841 Nov. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270637257
From the description of Papers of Cornelius Mathews, 1841-1888. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 32136446
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Publisher of "Godey's Lady's Book," a successful 19th century American magazine noted for fashion plates, art reproductions, and publishing both leading American authors and popular writers; also connected with a number of Philadelphia publications.
From the description of Letters of Louis Antoine Godey, 1847-1865. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 34566940
American editor.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Philadelphia, to Oscar T. Ke...
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Journalist.
From the description of Letters of George D. Prentice, 1831-1850. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449431
In 1830 Prentice founded the Louisville Journal which he edited until 1868.
From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870. Letter. 11 February 1855. (Filson Historical Society, The). WorldCat record id: 56781394
From the description of Prentice, George D. (George Denison), 1802-1870 Poem. September 1848. (Filson ...
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American clergyman and professor of classics.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Bowdoin College, to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1851 Aug. 28. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609824
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James Henry Coffin (1806-1873) was a noted author, educator, mathematician, and meteorologist. He was internationally recognized for his work on the subjects of winds and atmospheric changes. His book, Winds of the Northern Hemisphere, is considered the pioneer work in the field of meteorology. He was professor of mathematics, natural philosophy and astronomy at Lafayette College from 1846-1873. He also served as Lafayette College Vice-President (1849-1853) and Treasurer (1863-1873), and was ins...
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Founder and editor of Portland Courier and satirist.
From the description of Collection: 1838-1851. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 122318723
Author and editor of Portland, Maine, and New York City. His wife, Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith, was an author, lyceum lecturer and early women's rights activist.
From the guide to the Seba Smith papers, 1813-1867, n.d, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)
Satirist; founde...
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Epithet: Brigad. - General, Governor of St. Helena
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000701.0x000392
Brig.-General. Resident at the Court of the Gaekwar of Baroda, 1802-1807.
From the description of Reports, 1807 November-December. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122561004
Epithet: of Add MS 40601
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Charles Collins was a carpenter who traveled from Fort Des Moines, Iowa, in 1850, through Nebraska, and settled in California by 1852. After an unsuccessful attempt at prospecting for gold, Collins and his two companions, John Richardson and another man named John, settled in San Luis Obispo, California. There they rented land from a local priest and farmed along with two men named John. In San Luis Obispo, Collins made and repaired wheels and buggies, doubletrees, and appliances such as cheese ...
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Journalist, editor, mayor of Washington, D.C., 1840-1850.
From the description of Letter : to "My good friend", [not after 1866] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22842661
From the description of Letter : to an unidentified recipient, 1849 Feb. 26. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22777915
American journalist.
From the description of Autograph letter signed (2) : Washington, D.C., to Redwood Fisher, 1845 June 29 and [Nov. 29]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2...
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Epithet: temperance worker
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001241.0x00034d
Epithet: Military Engineer
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Born on April 27, 1793, in Duxbury, Massachusetts, Sprague received an Artium Baccalaureus degree in 1812 from Harvard University, attended Litchfield Law School, then read law in 1815. He was admitted to the bar and entered private practice in Augusta, District of Maine (then part of Massachusetts) from 1815 to 1817. He continued private practice in Hallowell, Kennebec County, District of Maine (State of Maine from March 15, 1820) from 1817 to 1821. He was a member of the Maine House of Represe...
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Epithet: Editor of 'The New York Albion'
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000983.0x0001e7
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Epithet: of Calcutta
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000410.0x0000f7
Epithet: Colonel
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000439.0x0000bb
George Wood was born in Massachusetts, and lived in Virginia, Washington, and New York. While working as a clerk in the Treasury Department, he began contributing stories to various American per...
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Epithet: American author
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000447.0x0000ac
English-American author.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newark, N. J., to A. Hart, 1845 May 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270470954
From the description of Autograph letter signed : Newark, 1845 Sept. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270470989
American author and editor.
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Author and historian Ellet wrote fiction, poetry, and women's history. For further biographical information, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971).
From the description of Letter, 1856. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007250
Elizabeth F. Ellet, the first American historian of women, was born in upstate New York in October 1818. She became well-known for her collective biographies of women, most notably, The Women of the American Revolution (1848).
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Epithet: MP
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British author and diplomat.
From the description of Stratford Canning, Viscount Stratford de Redcliffe, correspondence, 1821-1822. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980294
English diplomat.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to Joel R. Poinsett, 1824 June 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872312
Stratford de Redcliffe was a British diplomat assigned to the embassy at Constantinople from 1842 to 1858.
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American author and editor John Neal was born in Maine and raised as a Quaker, although he broke with the church at a young age due to his fighting. A career as a merchant was bankrupted by the War of 1812, and he turned to literature, joining Baltimore's Delphian Club. He served as editor of various journals, and wrote long, complexly-plotted adventure novels, as well as critical essays, always seeking to promote American literature. While living in England, he wrote a long series of articles p...
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Mathew C. Carey (1760-1839) was a publisher, economist, and humanitarian. He was born in Dublin, Ireland, and came to America in 1784, after involvement in Irish revolutionary activity. He took up his trade as a printer, publishing the Pennsylvania Herald and the periodical, The American Museum. His book publishing ventures prospered and his firm was a leader in American printing and publishing in the period 1795-1835. He was an active proponent of the protective tariff, as well as an ardent cha...
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Epithet: architect
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Robert Morris, 19th century schoolteacher and farmer who lived in James City County, Va. as well as in Williamsburg and in Warwick County, Va. At one time he rented the presidents house at the College of William and Mary.
From the guide to the Robert Morris Diary, 1845-1848, (Special Collections Research Center)
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David Ives Bushnell was born 28 April 1875 in St. Louis, Mo. He was educated in St. Louis schools and in Europe. He worked as an assistant archaeologist at the Peabody Museum, Harvard University from 1901-1904. Bushnell contributed to the Handbook of American Indians and wrote numerous books on Native American Indians, including Native villages and village sites east of the Mississippi, (1919), Villages of the Algonquian, Siouan, and Caddoan tribes west of the Mississippi (1922), The Manahoac tr...
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John Hoskins Griscom received his M.D. Degree from the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1832. Following graduation he was appointed Assistant Physician of the New York Dispensary, becoming physician in 1834. From 1836 to 1840 he held the position of Professor of Chemistry at the New York College of Pharmacy. In 1842 he became City Inspector holding that position until becoming the Visiting Physician of New York Hospital the following year. He also served as the General Agent of t...
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Ship captain, farmer, pacifist, author, and clergyman, of Portsmouth, N.H., and Minot, Me.
From the description of Papers, 1798-1849. (Portsmouth Athenaeum Library & Museum). WorldCat record id: 70940395
A retired Maine sea captain, William Ladd was a founder of the American Peace Society in 1828. He wrote under the pen names "Philanthropus" and "Pacificus", and published pamphlets and articles in the Friend of Peace.
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London agent of John C. Fremont for the sale of Fremont's gold mining lands in Mariposa, California.
From the description of Papers, 1850-1857. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663954
David Hoffman (1784-1854) was a lawyer in Baltimore, MD, and a professor of law at the University of Maryland.
From the description of David Hoffman diary, 1833-1834. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 774034689
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Author.
From the description of N.C. Brooks correspondence, 1894. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451643
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Eliza Leslie was born in Philadelphia, and spent part of her childhood in England. After returning to America, she became famous for her cookbooks, and her popular works on housekeeping and manners were well-regarded and widely used. She also wrote fiction and edited The Gift. Her writing was generally satiric, very clear, and remarkable for its detailed descriptions and support of American women.
From the description of Eliza Leslie letter to Henry Peterson, 1850 July 5. (Pennsylvan...
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Jurist, politician, and professor of law Joseph Story (1779-1845) was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts on September 18, 1779. He received an AB from Harvard in 1798, an AM in 1801, and an LLD in 1821; he also received law degrees from Brown University and Dartmouth College. In 1802, Story married Mary Lynde Oliver. After Mary's death in 1805, Story married Sarah Waldo Wetmore in 1808. Story practiced law in Salem, Mass. and served as a representative in the state legislature before b...
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Author, poet, and editor of South Carolina.
From the description of William Gilmore Simms papers, 1735-1987. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 766024802
South Carolina author.
From the description of ALsS : Woodland, near Midway, S.C., to his publishers, Philadelphia, 1840-1843. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122525116
Poet and author.
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Francis Sales (1771-1854), a Harvard instructor of French and Spanish from 1816 to 1854, was born in Thuir, France. Sales immigrated to the United States in June 1793 and gave French and Spanish lessons in Boston until 1816, when he was appointed the instructor of French and Spanish at Harvard. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, George Ticknor, and Charles Sumner were among Sales's pupils, and beginning in 1822, Sales authored a number of French and Spanish language textbooks. In 1835, he received an h...
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Epithet: Commander; RN
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English portrait painter.
From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to J.W. Croker, 1815 Feb. 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 663622098
From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to [J.W. Croker], Monday noon [1829 Feb. 23]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 664707618
From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to [J.W. Croker], [1829] Feb. 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 664707570
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