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Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 1, Colonial and Revolutionary Literature: Early National Literature: Part I (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) | 10 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 8 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Francis Jackson Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879; the story of his life told by his children: volume 2 | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 17. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Dwight , Theodore , 1764 -1846 (search)
Dwight, Theodore, 1764-1846
Journalist; born in Northampton, Mass., Dec. 15, 1764; was a grandson of the eminent theologian Jonathan Edwards; became eminent as a lawyer and political writer; was for many years in the Senate of Connecticut; and in 1806-7 was in Congress, where he became a prominent advocate for the suppression of the slave-trade.
During the War of 1812-15 he edited the Mirror, at Hartford, the leading Federal newspaper in Connecticut; and was secretary of the Hartford co he published in 1833.
He published the Albany Daily Advertiser in 1815, and was the founder, in 1817, of the New York Daily Advertiser, with which he was connected until the great fire in 1835, when he retired, with his family, to Hartford.
Mr. Dwight was one of the founders of the American Bible Society.
He was one of the writers of the poetical essays of the Echo in the Hartford Mercury.
He was also the author of a Dictionary of roots and Derivations.
He died in New York City, July 12,
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Music and musicians in the United States . (search)