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Jula Ward Howe, Reminiscences: 1819-1899 34 2 Browse Search
Harper's Encyclopedia of United States History (ed. Benson Lossing) 32 0 Browse Search
Adam Badeau, Grant in peace: from Appomattox to Mount McGregor, a personal memoir 15 1 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Documents and Narratives, Volume 1. (ed. Frank Moore) 10 2 Browse 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.) 8 0 Browse Search
Rebellion Record: a Diary of American Events: Poetry and Incidents., Volume 3. (ed. Frank Moore) 6 0 Browse Search
The Daily Dispatch: December 14, 1861., [Electronic resource] 6 0 Browse Search
Edward L. Pierce, Memoir and letters of Charles Sumner: volume 2 6 0 Browse Search
Cambridge History of American Literature: volume 3 (ed. Trent, William Peterfield, 1862-1939., Erskine, John, 1879-1951., Sherman, Stuart Pratt, 1881-1926., Van Doren, Carl, 1885-1950.) 6 0 Browse Search
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard) 4 2 Browse Search
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George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 12: (search)
itude. For your very generous offer of the works of Gregorio Silvestre, I will consider it. But I must not be unreasonable, and if I do not accept it, you may be sure that I am just as thankful for your kindness as if I did. I am much disappointed that my friend Mr. Cogswell has refused the appointment of Secretary of Legation at Madrid; preferring to remain in New York, as librarian of a great library just about to be established there. Mr. Cogswell remained, at the request of Mr. John Jacob Astor, to organize the library he had promised to found, which was not, however, established for several years. Who will be his successor I do not know, and shall hardly interest myself again to procure the place for anybody. Irving will do all he can to help Prescott and myself, for his kindness may be entirely relied upon; but he was never very active; he is now growing old, and his knowledge of books and bibliography is not at all like Cogswell's. I must, therefore, rely much upon your
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), Chapter 15: (search)
rope, in 1835-38, he felt more than ever the inestimable resources furnished by the great libraries to men of intellectual pursuits like himself, especially in Dresden, where he had often twenty or thirty volumes from the Royal Library at his hotel. He therefore watched with interest every symptom of the awakening of public attention in America to this subject, and every promise of opportunity for creating similar institutions. The endowment of a great library in New York, given by Mr. John Jacob Astor, at his death, in 1848, was much talked about; and men of forecast began to say openly that, unless something of a like character were done in Boston, the scientific and literary culture of this part of the country would follow trade and capital to the metropolis, which was thus taking the lead. Still, nothing effectual was done. Among the persons with whom Mr. Ticknor had, of late years, most frequently talked of the matter, Dr. Channing was dead, Mr. Abbott Lawrence had become Min
George Ticknor, Life, letters and journals of George Ticknor (ed. George Hillard), chapter 30 (search)
Antonelli, Cardinal, II. 348. Appleyard, Mr., II. 170. Arago, F. D., II. 136. Aranjuez, 1.195, 220-222. Arconati, Madame, I. 450, 451, II. 95, 96, 97, 101, 106, 111, 139, 352. Arconati, Marquis, I. 450, 451, 452, II. 101, 111, 139, 352. Argyll, Duchess of, II. 363, 367, 372. Argyll, Duke of, II. 322, 323, 367, 372. Arnheim, Baroness von (Bettina), I. 500. Arrivabene, Count, Giovanni, I. 450, 451, II. 139, 328 and note. Ashburton, Lord, II. 364, 366. Astor, John Jacob, II. 247 note, 300. Astor, W. B., I. 26, 178. Athaenaeum, Boston, I. 8, 12, 370, 371, 379 and note. Athanaeum Club, London, II. 146, 146, 378, 384, 390. Atterson, Miss, I. 109. Auckland, Lord (First), I. 264. Auersperg, Count (Anastasius Grun), II. 2, 9, 10. Austin, Mrs., Sarah, I. 411, 413, 500, II. 384, 390. Azzelini, I. 170. B Babbage, Charles, I. 407, 422, II 176, 178, 181. Bachi, Pietro, I. 368 note. Baden, Grand Duke of, II. 330. Bagot, Sir Char