Webster, Noah to Benjamin Silliman
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02513 Author/Creator: Webster, Noah Place Written: New Haven, Connecticut Type: Autograph letter signed Date: May 13, 1805 Pagination: 1 p. + addr 25 x 21 cm + 2 engravings ; b&w ; 20.6 x 13.2 cm Order a Copy
Webster mentions books he has received from Messrs. Bull & Co., and so no longer requires from Silliman. Asks Silliman to look for other specific books. Webster also mentions the majority by which Jonathan Trumbull had won the recent Connecticut gubernatorial election. Addressed to Silliman in England. Address leaf contains the note that this is a duplicate letter sent by the ship Polly. These books helped Webster in compiling his 1828 American Dictionary of the English Language. Two black and white bust engravings of Webster included.
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