Letters from Nineteenth-century Children to Robert Merry's Museum Magazine

Letters from Nineteenth-century Children to Robert Merry's Museum Magazine
Author: Pat Pflieger
Publisher:
Total Pages: 742
Release: 2001
Genre: Literary Collections
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Published from 1841 to 1872, Robert Merry's Museum was the premiere American children's magazine of its time, and the first American periodical for children to publish letters from its subscribers. Here is the growing pre-War sectionalism, the Civil War and its aftermath, attitudes toward minorities and public figures, women's rights, and major events.

Joseph Elias Carroll and Kinsfolk

Joseph Elias Carroll and Kinsfolk
Author: Mary Carroll Hancock
Publisher:
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2001
Genre: Family & Relationships
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Joseph Elias Carroll was born 25 September 1781 in York District, South Carolina. His parents were Joseph Carroll (1746-1803) and Martha Swancey (1752-1849). He married Isabella Henry (1788-1840), daughter of William Henry and Rosannah Moore. They had thirteen children. Joseph died 18 August 1860 in Louisiana, Missouri. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Ireland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Missouri.