SAMUEL ELIOT

SAMUEL ELIOT, son of William Havard Eliot, whose wife was Margaret Bradford, was born in Boston on the 22d of December, 1821. In 1839 he was graduated from Harvard College. After a little experience of business life, he went abroad for a while. On his return he engaged in some schemes of charitable...

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Published inProceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Vol. XXXIV; p. 646
Main Author Barrett, Wendell
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Boston American Periodicals Series III 01.05.1899
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Summary:SAMUEL ELIOT, son of William Havard Eliot, whose wife was Margaret Bradford, was born in Boston on the 22d of December, 1821. In 1839 he was graduated from Harvard College. After a little experience of business life, he went abroad for a while. On his return he engaged in some schemes of charitable education, and in historical writing. In 1849 he published the first volume of his "History of Liberty "; the second followed in 1853; and in 1856 came his popular "History of the United States from 1492 to 1850...
ISSN:0199-9818