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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 2 2 Browse Search
George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 2, 17th edition. 2 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 4. (ed. Frank Moore) 1 1 Browse Search
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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Hopper, Isaac Tatem 1771-1852 (search)
Hopper, Isaac Tatem 1771-1852 Philanthropist; born in Gloucester county, N. J., Dec. 3. 1771; accepted the Quaker faith early in life, and later adhered to the doctrines promulgated by Elias Hicks, whose followers became known as Hicksites. As a member of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society he often protected the negro people of Philadelphia from the slave kidnappers who infested that city. Later he became widely known through his efforts for the reform of convicts, and lived to see an asylum established by his daughter, Mrs. Abby H. Gibbons, in behalf of these unfortunates, and named in his honor the Isaac T. Hopper home. He died in New York City, May 7, 1852.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Jeffers, William Nicholson 1824-1883 (search)
Jeffers, William Nicholson 1824-1883 Naval officer; born in Gloucester county, N. J., Oct. 6, 1824; joined the navy in 1840; served in the war with Mexico, and also through the Civil War; was promoted commodore in February, 1878. His publications include Short methods in navigation; Theory and practice of naval gunnery; Inspection and proof of cannon; Marine surveying; Ordnance instructions for United States Navy, etc. He died in Washington, D. C., July 23, 1883.