Iowa news. [volume] (Dubuque, Upper Mississippi Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1837-1841, 1837-08-26
Biographies, Legends, etc. the sub;o;,..

Biographies, Legends, etc. the sub;o;,.a
among Others, have been conspicuous: aansA
Rev. Walter Cotton, Prof. Longfellor A..
DR.. Bird, Penn; J. X. Paulding, ]. G. Pea mss'
Miss Leslie; w. L. Stone, ESQ. Mrs C G .ea,
S. c.. The Author of sPelham,, N. H.m.n',
Mass. Gen. Ducoundray Hols,ein, W. q S:,
Esq. HI. r. SCHOOLGIRL, Mich; w. + ns o'a4
Philad., J. Barber, N. Y. Miss C. M S.i Iuea,
Hon. Judge Hall, Ohio, Capt. Marrv,r
Prof. Barber, Miss E. B. Clarke, ]. Bela..
Caruthers, Va, Timothy Flint, Miss ! y.
Gould, Col. M'Kenney, Theodore S. Far : Nv W.
Dunlap, E. T. Throop Martin, Tyrone p, ~
w. F. Clark, Philad., Mrs. Frances a. Rev.
w. P. Palmer, Stacy G. Potts, N. J. Robe, R H..
U. s. n, John Inman, ECO. N. Y, James R,oo..
Samuel L. Knapp, Esq. Joseph c. Neol, Nm :
F. Ellet, S. c., r. S. Mackenzie, ESD Ers ~ :.
A. J. Graves, Nd, sAlgernon Sidney, Mass. M
A. H. Riley, N. Y. : ''' 'ae
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Barber, E. E. Bulwer, Eng. Miss II. +. COMA
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=. z. En'bury, Rev: DR.. Pise, Miss L. B. Ciah,,
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V. Browne, Eng. w. G. Clark, Philad.. Miss Fan.
ny kemble, J. H. Bright, Esq. Mrs. K. A. Ware,
Robt. Morris, Philad Miss H. L. Beasey, N. j.,
w. d. Gallagher, Mrs. Duponte, Timothy Film,
Miss, Miss NJ. Z. Lee, S. C..
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