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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Orr, John William 1815-1887 (search)
Orr, John William 1815-1887 Artist; born in Ireland, March 31, 1815; came to the United States with his parents while a child; studied wood-engraving and materially advanced the art. He died in Jersey City, N. J., March 4, 1887.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Peterson, Charles Jacobs 1819-1887 (search)
Peterson, Charles Jacobs 1819-1887 Author; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 20, 1819. His publications include The military heroes of the Revolution, with a narrative of the War of Independence; The military heroes of the War of 1812 and of the War with Mexico; Grace Dudley, or Arnold at Saratoga; Cruising in the last War; The naval heroes of the United States, etc. He died in Philadelphia, Pa., March 4, 1887.
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 3, chapter 14 (search)
Martins, who had not observed it. Teacher and pupil were quite unconscious of what was to come: but Sumner's prediction that the interest would yet be mutual and end in a marriage proved true. Madame Abauzit followed the advice of that day, and came to write and speak English as easily as French. Her married life was not to be a long one, and she died in 1884. Professor Martins cave the writer an account of the visit to Calvisson. M. Abauzit also wrote a full account for him, dated March 4, 1887, of what he calls the most precious recollections of Sumner's visit. Writing of an interview with him at Montpellier, the pastor says: Mr. Sumner had me read the letter which he had just received from the poet Longfellow, telling him of the death of the historian Prescott, and saying, We shall never see that sunny face again! He then talked a great deal of Theodore Parker, and said to me, He is our first man; but he is wanting in veneration. He took pleasure in repeating what Tocquevi