Webster, Noah, 1758-1843
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1758-10-16 - 1843-05-28
Noah Webster (1758-1843), American lexicographer, textbook pioneer, English-language spelling reformer, political writer, editor, and author.
Found in 21 Collections and/or Records:
Agreement to donate one of every hundred copies of hisGrammatical Institute of the English Language to Yale College, 1790 Apr 5
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-21
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Autograph manuscript, signed.
Dates:
1790 Apr 5
"Books Presented to the Library of Yale College by N. Webster", 1837 Sep 9
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-13
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Holograph manuscript, signed and dated at New Haven.
Dates:
1837 Sep 9
Certificates for shares in Union School House, New Haven, Conn., 1802 Jan 20
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-9
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Two printed forms completed in manuscript, numbered 80 and 81.
The certificates were issued to Henry Daggett, Jr., and signed by Webster and Jonathan Barker.
The certificates were issued to Henry Daggett, Jr., and signed by Webster and Jonathan Barker.
Dates:
1802 Jan 20
Document assigning printing rights for his American Spelling Book to Bradford & Read, booksellers, 1815 Jul 23
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-7
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
DS, written in an unidentified hand and signed by Webster, assigning rights to print 100,000 copies in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia.
Dates:
1815 Jul 23
Fragment of a deed for a burial place in the New Burying Ground, New Haven, Conn., n.d.
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-8
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Fragment of a printed form completed in manuscript, transferring ownership of a burial place to Webster, signed by James Hillhouse, Theodosia Woolsey, and Elisha Munson.
Dates:
n.d.
Latin declamation, 1776 May 4
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-3
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Holograph manuscript, signed.
Printed in the Yale Alumni Weekly, Nov 19, 1926.
Printed in the Yale Alumni Weekly, Nov 19, 1926.
Dates:
1776 May 4
Letter, 1828 Mar 5
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-14
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS, dated at New Haven, authorizing Samuel J. Hitchcock to demand payment of security money owed to Webster by James Bishop.
Dates:
1828 Mar 5
Letter : New Haven, Conn., to Messrs. Richardson, Lord and Holbrook, 1830 Apr 13
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-1
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS outlining proposals for future editions of The American Spelling Book.
Dates:
1830 Apr 13
Letter : New Haven, to Jacob Johnson, 1808 Aug 30
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-15
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS, with address leaf, regarding terms of sale for his Spelling Book.
Accompanied by a typed transcript.
Accompanied by a typed transcript.
Dates:
1808 Aug 30
Letter : New Haven, to Sylvester Judd, 1835 Nov 12
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-6
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS, with address leaf, concerning Webster family genealogy.
Dates:
1835 Nov 12
Letter : New Haven, to the Society of Brothers in Unity, 1840 Oct 12
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-18
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS.
Dates:
1840 Oct 12
Letter : New York, to Jedidiah Morse, 1793 Dec 25
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-10
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Copy of an ALS, written in an unidentified hand, discussing methods of collaboration.
Dates:
1793 Dec 25
Letter : to James Gates Percival, [1827 or 1828?]
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-16
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS accompanied by brief notes written by Harry R. Warfel.
Dates:
[1827 or 1828?]
Letters, 1830
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-2
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
ALS to Webster's wife, Rebecca, and ALS to his son, William.
Dates:
1830, 1839
Letters : New Haven, to John West, 1804-07
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-19
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Five ALS to West, a bookseller, including an ALS dated Jul 10, 1805, containing a copy of a testimonial regarding his American Spelling Book, by Daniel Crocker, Bela Kellogg, and Ezekiel W. Morse, teachers in New Haven.
Dates:
1804-07
Letters : New Haven, to Richardson, Lord & Holbrook, 1831
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-17
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Two ALS dated Jun 16, 1831, and Mar 28, 1832.
Dates:
1831, 1832
Letters : New York, to William Young, 1788
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-5
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Four ALS concerning his Spelling Book, dated May 3, Jun 23, Jul 3, and Nov 24, 1788.
Accompanied by typed transcripts.
Accompanied by typed transcripts.
Dates:
1788
Memorandum book, 1804-20
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-11
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Volume, signed, containing holograph accounts and other notes, including notes relating to books lent and a list of people to whom a dictionary prospectus had been sent.
Dates:
1804-20
Notes : to Josiah Willard Gibbs, 1834
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-12
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Two ANS dated Feb 4, 1834, and Dec, 1836.
Dates are written in an unidentified hand.
Dates are written in an unidentified hand.
Dates:
1834, 1836
Notes : to West & Richardson, Boston, 1813-15
Part of Collection — Box: 29, Folder: GROUP 553, F-20
Call Number: GEN MSS MISC
Scope and Contents:
Four ANS to West & Richardson, Boston booksellers, including orders for payment of money to Elijah Dwight and Munson & Bernard.
Also present is a receipt for money paid by West & Richardson to Webster.
Also present is a receipt for money paid by West & Richardson to Webster.
Dates:
1813-15