The Man Without a County, TOGETHER WITH THREE RELEVANT SIGNED MANUSCRIPT LETTERS from HALE TO BRAYMAN together with ONE LETTER FROM GENERAL BRAYMAN DICTATED AND SIGNED BY HIM FURTHER TOGETHER WITH TWO TYPED LETTERS SIGNED BY BRAYMAN'S GRANDSON. A NUMBER OF THE LETTERS MENTION The Man Without A Country MAKING THIS AN EXCELLENT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE COLLECTION OF THE FAMOUS STORY AND ASSOCIATED LETTERS
by Hale, Edward Everett, [BRAYMAN, GENERAL]
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- Very Good +/[No Dust Jacket -- as issued]
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but the letter dated Oct. 24, 1893 and referring to the then recent CHICAGO FAIR and in consequence of he met others including all of expeditioner Philip Nolan from whom he took the name for his main character in "The Man Without a Country". Consequently, we have three (3) MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM HALE AND SIGNED BY HIM, ONE (1) MANUSCRIPT LETTER SIGNED BY GENERAL BRAYMAN, AND TWO TYPED LETTERS SIGNED FROM BRAYMAN'S GRANDSON, MASON B. GOWDY.
NOTE ON GENERAL BRAYMAN: Brayman, once the Governor of Idaho - having been appointed to that office by President Grant, was a friend and neighbor of Abraham Lincoln in Springfield. Brayman was a lawyer served on many cases with Lincoln with whom he also practiced Law in Springfield and to whom he was a neighbor and a friend until Lincoln's death. He served under General Grant under whom he commanded forces during AMERICA'S Civil War, and -- at his death -- was the oldest Editor and the oldest Mason in the United States.
Roger Williams (c. 1603 March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans.
Williams founded the first place in modern history where citizenship and religion were separate, providing religious liberty and separation of church and state. This was combined with the principle of majoritarian democracy.
General Brayman married the daughter of Roger Williams.
Roger Williams (c. 1603 March 1683) was an English-born New England Puritan minister, theologian, and author who founded Providence Plantations, which became the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations and later the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. He was a staunch advocate for religious freedom, separation of church and state, and fair dealings with the Native Americans.
Williams was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he established Providence Plantations in 1636 as a refuge offering what he termed "liberty of conscience". In 1638, he founded the First Baptist Church in America in Providence.] Williams studied the language of the New England Native Americans and published the first book-length study of it in English.
was expelled by the Puritan leaders from the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and he established Providence Plantations in 1636 as a refuge offering what he termed "liberty of conscience". In 1638, he founded the First Baptist Church in America in Providence. Williams studied the language of the New England Native Americans and published the first book-length study of it in English.
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- Allington Antiquarian Books, LLC (US)
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- Title
- The Man Without a County, TOGETHER WITH THREE RELEVANT SIGNED MANUSCRIPT LETTERS from HALE TO BRAYMAN together with ONE LETTER FROM GENERAL BRAYMAN DICTATED AND SIGNED BY HIM FURTHER TOGETHER WITH TWO TYPED LETTERS SIGNED BY BRAYMAN'S GRANDSON. A NUMBER OF THE LETTERS MENTION The Man Without A Country MAKING THIS AN EXCELLENT AND EXCEEDINGLY RARE COLLECTION OF THE FAMOUS STORY AND ASSOCIATED LETTERS
- Author
- Hale, Edward Everett, [BRAYMAN, GENERAL]
- Format/Binding
- Original Wrappers and Letters
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good +
- Jacket Condition
- [No Dust Jacket -- as issued]
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Printing
- Publisher
- Ticknor and Fields
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1865
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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