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Knapp, Samuel Lorenzo 1783-1838

Author; born in Newburyport, Mass., Jan. 19, 1783; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1804; became a lawyer; and was a commander on the coast defences in the War of 1812. His publications include Travels in North-America by Ali Bey; Memoirs of General Lafayette; American biography; History of the United States (a revision of John Hinton's edition); Memoir of the life of Daniel Webster; Life of Aaron Burr; Life of Andrew Jackson, etc. He also edited The Library of American history. He died in Hopkinton, Mass., July 8, 1838.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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