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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 16 | 2 | 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. | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
The Daily Dispatch: September 22, 1863., [Electronic resource] | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
John James Geer, Beyond the lines: A Yankee prisoner loose in Dixie | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
Southern Historical Society Papers, Volume 24. (ed. Reverend J. William Jones) | 1 | 1 | Browse | Search |
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Browsing named entities in Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing). You can also browse the collection for William Eaton or search for William Eaton in all documents.
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Eaton, William, -1811
Military officer; born, in Woodstock, Conn., Feb. 23, 1764; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1790; entered the Continental army at the ageof sixteen; and was discharged in 1783.
In 1797 he was appointed American consul at Tunis, and arrived there in 1799.
He acted with so much boldness and tact that he e Mediterranean in 1804.
He assisted Hamet Caramelli, the rightful ruler of Tripoli, in an attempt to recover his throne, usurped by his brother.
Soon afterwards Eaton returned to the United States, and passed the remainder of his life at Brimfield.
For his services to American commerce the State of Massachusetts gave him 10,000setts gave him 10,000 acres of land.
The King of Denmark gave him a gold box in acknowledgment of his services to commerce in general and for the release of Danish captives at Tunis.
Burr tried to enlist General Eaton in his conspiracy, and the latter testified against him on his trial.
He died in Brimfield, Mass., June 1, 1811.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Felton , Cornelius Conway 1807 - (search)
Felton, Cornelius Conway 1807-
Educator; born in West Newbury, Mass., Nov. 6, 1807; graduated at Harvard in 1827; appointed Latin tutor there in 1829, and Professor of Greek Literature in 1839; and was president of Harvard from 1860 till his death in Chester, Pa., Feb. 26, 1862.
He is the author of Life of William Eaton in Sparks's American biographies, and many books on general literature.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Prentiss , Charles 1774 -1820 (search)
Prentiss, Charles 1774-1820
Author; born in Reading, Mass., Oct. 8, 1774; graduated at Harvard College in 1795; and entered journalism.
His publications include Life of Robert treat Paine; Life of Gen. William Eaton; History of the United States; Trial of Calvin and Hopkins, etc. He died in Brimfield, Mass., Oct. 20, 1820.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Schley , Winfield Scott 1839 - (search)