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Benjamin Cutter, William R. Cutter, History of the town of Arlington, Massachusetts, ormerly the second precinct in Cambridge, or District of Menotomy, afterward the town of West Cambridge. 1635-1879 with a genealogical register of the inhabitants of the precinct. | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Seaton , William Winston 1785 -1866 (search)
Seaton, William Winston 1785-1866
Journalist; born in King William county, Va., Jan. 11, 1785; received a private education; early engaged in journalism.
He became editor of the Petersburg Republican, and later published the North Carolina journal in Halifax, Va. In 1812 he settled in Washington and became connected with Joseph gales, Jr. (q. v. ), his brotherin-law, in the publication of the National Intelligencer.
In 1812-20 he and his partner were the only Congressional reporters, as well as editors of their paper.
With Mr. Gales he was the author of Annals of Congress; Debates and proceedings in the Congress of the United States from March 3, 1798, till May 27, 1824; Register of debates in Congress from 1824 to 1837; and American State papers, edited by Walter Lowne and M. St. Clair Clarke.
He died in Washington, D. C., June 16, 1866.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), United States of America . (search)