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Æsop (6th Century BCE). It is unclear whether Æsop was an actual personage. Herodotus and Plutarch place him as a slave and advisor to Croesus, King of Lydia. His place of birth is unclear, some sources say he was from Thrace, while others say he was from Phrygia, in modern-day Turkey. An Egyptian biography places him on the island of Samos as a freed slave, who went to Babylon and served under King Lycurgus, meeting his death at Delphi. [IM]
Alcott, Louisa May (). Louisa May Alcott is an American writer most known for her novel Little Women, which was published in Alcott was exposed at a young age to a number of influential thinkers such as Emerson, Hawthorne, and Thoreau. Aside from her writing, Alcott was also known for her work with both the abolitionist and feminist movements. Alcott died of a stroke in [MSK]
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Letters of Gilman from Savannah, Georgia and Salem, Massachusetts () and Charleston () to her sister, Anna Marie (Howard) vit of Watertown, Mass. concerning family and religious matters, her husband, scattered mentions () of the War of , publication of the magazine Rose Bud and later the Southern Rose, edited by Caroline Gilman, nullification crisis (), and other matters
Also includes letters () of Gilman from Charleston (), Sullivan's Island (), and Greenville () to her children, some of whom were in the North, concerning secession in Charleston, movement of troops (), civilian life during the war, rumors about war and secession, the blockade's lack of success, Lincoln, Federal attack on Fort Sumter, description of Union troops in Greenville (), announcement to free her slaves and other matters concerning the freedmen, her return to Charleston (), poverty, comments on the Unitarian Church in Charleston being taken over by Methodists and "yankees" (Dec. ), and
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A gem in the American Antiquarian Society&#; Charleston Mercury Extra&#;
January 14, by TimHughes
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In celebration of its 20oth anniversary the American Antiquarian Society published a beautiful exhibition catalog titled &#;In Pursuit Of A Vision &#; Two Centuries of Collecting at the American Antiquarian Society&#;. Featured are a fascinating array of books, documents, maps & other paper ephemera, as well as several very rare & unusual newspapers we felt worthy of sharing with our Rare & Early Newspapers&#; collectors (with permission from the A.A.S.).
&#;Charleston Mercury Extra&#;, December 20,
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