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Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), Wanamaker, John 1838- (search)
Wanamaker, John 1838- Merchant; born in Philadelphia, Pa., July 11, 1838; received a public school education; was errand-boy in a book-store in 1852; retail salesman of clothing in 1856-61; then founded, in conjunction with Nathan Brown, the clothing house of Wanamaker & Brown, in Philadelphia, Pa., and the department store under the same firm name in 1869; and later established a department store on the up-town premises of the firm of A. T. Stewart & Co., in New York. He was United Statesonjunction with Nathan Brown, the clothing house of Wanamaker & Brown, in Philadelphia, Pa., and the department store under the same firm name in 1869; and later established a department store on the up-town premises of the firm of A. T. Stewart & Co., in New York. He was United States Postmaster-General in 1889-93. Mr. Wanamaker founded and became superintendent of the Bethany Presbyterian Sunday-school in Philadelphia in 1858, which has since grown to be the largest one in the United States.
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing), War of 1812, (search)
stores, etc., was immense. The troops remained encamped until Nov. 1. The snow had fallen to the depth of 10 inches. Delay would be dangerous, and on Nov. 9 General Brown and his division pushed forward, in the face of a tempest, to French Creek, at the present village of Clayton, on the St. Lawrence. Chauncey at the same time site Ogdensburg, at the same time. Wilkinson disembarked his army just above Ogdensburg, and marched to some distance below to avoid the batteries at Prescott. Brown, meanwhile, successfully took the flotilla past Prescott on the night of the 6th, and the forces were reunited 4 miles below Ogdensburg. There Wilkinson was inforh of the army, the question Shall the army proceed with all possible rapidity to the attack of Montreal? was considered, and was answered in the affirmative. General Brown at once crossed the river with his brigade. Meanwhile a large reinforcement had come down from Kingston to Prescott, and were marching rapidly forward to meet