Thomas Starr King papers

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Title: Thomas Starr King papers
Creator: King, Thomas Starr, 1824-1864
Contributor: Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905
Bryan, William G., 1822-1867
King, Thomas Starr, 1824-1864
Mercantile Library Association (San Francisco, Calif.)
Published / Created: 1854-1864
Abstract: 13 ALS from King, and a holograph autobiographical sketch (1 p.) with a note on the verso by James S. Loring dated Oct. 9, 1852, stating that the sketch is in King's hand. 10 ALS (45 p.) are to W. R. Alger (1854-1864), the last eight written from San Francisco. Other recipients include W. G. Bryan (Oct. 29, 1857), Mr. and Mrs. Corey (Jan. 1, 1850), and the "Chairman of Lecture Committee of M.L. Assoc'n" (Mar. 4, 1861) in San Francisco regarding a proposed lecture on Daniel Webster. The correspondence shows him a supporter of the Union cause.
Description: Thomas Starr King (1824-1864), a Massachusetts minister, moved to San Francisco in 1858 to become pastor of a Unitarian church.
Extent: 14 items.
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Format: text
Genre: Correspondence
Resource Type: Archives or Manuscripts
Subject (Geographic): United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Subject (Name): Alger, William Rounseville, 1822-1905
Bryan, William G., 1822-1867
King, Thomas Starr, 1824-1864
Mercantile Library Association (San Francisco, Calif.)

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Citation: Goddard, J. M. and C. Kritzler. Catalogue of the Beinecke Western AMericana Manuscripts, 119.
Thomas Starr King Papers. Western Americana Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.