Manuscript/Mixed Material Image 1 of William Brown Hodgson letter, Savannah, Georgia, to Theodore Dwight

About this Item

About this Item

Title

  • William Brown Hodgson letter, Savannah, Georgia, to Theodore Dwight

Other Title

  • First line of letter: At a recent meeting of your Ethnologic Society an Arabic MS was submitted by you, which had been received by President Benson of Liberia
  • At a recent meeting of your Ethnologic Society an Arabic MS was submitted by you, which had been received by President Benson of Liberia

Summary

  • Autograph letter, signed, from William Brown Hodgson to Theodore Dwight inquiring about contents of the Arabic manuscript received from Steven Allen Benson of Liberia that was recently submitted by Dwight to the Ethnological Society.

Names

  • Hodgson, William Brown, 1800-1871, correspondent
  • Dwight, Theodore, 1796-1866, recipient, addressee
  • Benson, Stephen Allen, 1816-1865, associated name
  • Rothman, Adam, 1971- transcriber
  • American Ethnological Society, associated name
  • Omar ibn Said Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Savannah, Georgia : 1861 March 11.

Headings

  • -  Dwight, Theodore,--1796-1866--Correspondence
  • -  Hodgson, William Brown,--1800-1871--Correspondence
  • -  Manuscripts--Washington (D.C.)
  • -  Georgia--Savannah

Notes

  • -  Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.
  • -  Title devised by Library staff.
  • -  Transcription provided by Dr. Adam Rothman available online.

Medium

  • 1 sheet ; 20 x 11 cm

Call Number/Physical Location

  • E445.N8 O43, no. 1

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2018662601

Online Format

  • online text
  • image

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Rights & Access

The contents of the Library of Congress Omar Ibn Said Collection are in the public domain and are free to use and reuse.

Credit Line: Library of Congress, African and Middle East Division, Omar Ibn Said Collection.

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Chicago citation style:

Hodgson, William Brown, Correspondent, Theodore Dwight, Stephen Allen Benson, Adam Rothman, Associated Name American Ethnological Society, and Omar Ibn Said Collection. William Brown Hodgson letter, Savannah, Georgia, to Theodore Dwight. Savannah, Georgia:, 1861. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/2018662601/.

APA citation style:

Hodgson, W. B., Dwight, T., Benson, S. A., Rothman, A., American Ethnological Society, A. N. & Omar Ibn Said Collection. (1861) William Brown Hodgson letter, Savannah, Georgia, to Theodore Dwight. Savannah, Georgia:. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2018662601/.

MLA citation style:

Hodgson, William Brown, Correspondent, et al. William Brown Hodgson letter, Savannah, Georgia, to Theodore Dwight. Savannah, Georgia:, 1861. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2018662601/>.