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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 253 253 Browse Search
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Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register 53 53 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 39 39 Browse Search
Brigadier-General Ellison Capers, Confederate Military History, a library of Confederate States Military History: Volume 5, South Carolina (ed. Clement Anselm Evans) 38 38 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 28 28 Browse Search
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. 22 22 Browse Search
The Cambridge of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: a picture of the city and its industries fifty years after its incorporation (ed. Arthur Gilman) 18 18 Browse Search
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Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 8: early professional life.—September, 1834, to December, 1837.—Age, 23-26. (search)
istory and Political Economy in the South Carolina College, at Columbia, where he remained more than twenty years. In 1857, he was appointed to a similar professorship in Columbia College, New York, and held the position till his death, Oct. 2, 1872. He is well known by his Encyclopaedia; but his fame is to rest permanently on his Manual of Political Ethics, and his Civil Liberty and Self-Government. and Sumner at Washington has already been referred to. From 1834 until Dr. Lieber's death in 1872, excepting the period of 1851-61, when their correspondence was interrupted, they wrote often to each other, the letters of Dr. Lieber being much more frequent and longer than Sumner's. Sumner preserved nearly a thousand of Lieber's letters to him. At this early period he addressed Sumner in familiar and endearing terms, and appears to have cherished a real affection for him. He availed himself often of Sumner's friendly offices in negotiating with publishers in Boston, and bringing his wo
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 11: Paris.—its schools.—January and February, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
ls and magazines. His wife, not now living, was a lady of Russian birth and rare endowments. Sumner received many attentions from them during his visit to Paris in 1857. The Count's brother, Albert, is well known as an historical writer, and in 1872 became a Councillor of State. a Frenchman, who though young has great attainments, and speaks many languages. He was the private secretary of Prince Polignac, and of course, with the prostration of that mad minister, lost his chances of advanceme was scolding right lustily one of the students attached to the hospital, who was tardy. He did not always address the patients in the mildest terms. From this set of wards we passed to the wards of Louis, Pierre Charles Alexandre Louis, 1787-1872; an eminent pathologist and author of various works on medical subjects. He retired front practice in 1854. where were patients who required simply medical treatment, or rather whose complaints were internal. Louis is considered the great medica
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 12: Paris.—Society and the courts.—March to May, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
h Hawthorne's Blithedale Romance was written. In 1849 he became, as he still continues, the literary editor of the New York Tribune. He edited, with Charles A. Dana as associate, the American Cyclopaedia. Mr. Brooks. Rev. Charles Brooks, 1795-1872; a Unitarian clergyman in Hingham, Mass., and afterwards Professor of Natural History in the University of New York. Mr. Bancroft, but particularly Mr. Brownson; Orestes A. Brownson, 1803-1876. He was by turns the partisan of various theologiesGuizot; just before the Revolution of 1848 he was appointed Prime Minister. He was Minister of Justice in 184849, under Louis Napoleon, then President of the Republic. He opposed with vigor the coup daetat, and then retired from public life. In 1872 he was appointed by Thiers Vice-president of the Council of State. sat by his side; and his whole frame and features seemed to be in constant motion. His appearance was neat, attractive, and gentlemanly; but I saw him from such a distance that I
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 1, Chapter 14: first weeks in London.—June and July, 1838.—Age, 27. (search)
ced soda water, in which Theodore Hook indulged freely. The recipe is given in Timbs's Club Life of London, Vol. I. pp. 263, 264. the author, you will remember, of that redoubtable punch commemorated in the Quarterly. Poole, John Poole, 1786-1872; author of farces, of which Paul Pry, published in 1825, is the most famous. He died poor and neglected. of Paul Pry memory, sits very quietly, eating moderately and using few but choice words; I have heard him say some very clever things. Forstitting and voting in Parliament, which arose from the limitation of the first patent to the term of his natural life. See reference to Baron Parke's subtlety and eccentricity in Arnould's Life of Lord Denman, Vol. I. p. 329, Vol. II. p. 250. In 1872, Justice Blackburn referred to him as probably the most acute and accomplished lawyer this country ever saw. Brinsmead v. Harrison, Law Reports, 7 C. P. pp. 547, 554. Sumner during this visit dined several times with Baron Parke. Eight years late