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George Bancroft, History of the United States from the Discovery of the American Continent, Vol. 6, 10th edition. | 26 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) | 8 | 2 | Browse | Search |
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2 | 4 | 0 | Browse | Search |
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Medford Historical Society Papers, Volume 18. | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight) | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 4 | 2 | 0 | Browse | Search |
Lucius R. Paige, History of Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1630-1877, with a genealogical register | 2 | 2 | Browse | Search |
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Dennie, Joseph, 1768-
Journalist; born in Boston, Aug. 30, 1768; graduated at Harvard in 1790; became a lawyer; but abandoned his profession for the pursuit of literature.
He contributed articles to various newspapers, while yet practising law, over the signature of Farrago.
In 1795 he became connected with a Boston weekly newspaper called The tablet.
It survived only three months, when Dennie became the editor of the Farmer's weekly Museum, at Walpole, N. H., which acquired an extensive circulation.
To it he contributed a series of attractive essays under the title of The lay preacher.
These gave their author a high reputation and were extensively copied into the newspapers of the country.
He went to Philadelphia in 1799, where he was confidential secretary to Timothy Pickering, then Secretary of State.
In that place he remained for a few months, and after editing for a short time the United States gazette, he commenced, in conjunction with Asbury Dickens, the Portfolio, a
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Fessenden , Thomas Green 1771 -1837 (search)
Fessenden, Thomas Green 1771-1837
Author; born in Walpole, N. H., April 22, 1771; graduated at Dartmouth College in 1796; began the practice of law in Bellows Falls, Vt., in 1812.
His publications include Democracy unveiled; Laws of patents for New inventions, etc. He died in Boston, Mass., Nov. 11, 1837.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Land companies. (search)
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
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.), Chapter 3 : early essayists (search)
Mary Thacher Higginson, Thomas Wentworth Higginson: the story of his life, V: the call to preach (search)
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 2 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.), Chapter 21 : Newspapers, 1775 -1860 (search)
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2, Chapter 18 : Stratford-on-avon.—Warwick.—London.—Characters of judges and lawyers.—authors.—society.—January , 1839 , to March , 1839 .—Age, 28 . (search)