. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . f to ^M^, travel and historical research. He became an authority onthe early Spanish explorations inAmerica. He published in 1848, avolume of poems. Fame and OtherPoems, which had an extendedsale,* and gave him literary famethroughout the country. In 1852,he published the Progress of Free-dom and Other Poems. His greatestworks were along historical 1881, he pubUshed De Soto andFlorida, an extensive work of 689pages, embracing the period be-tween 1512, and 1568. In 1897,The Indian and Antiquities ofAmerica
. Norwich University, 1819-1911; her history, her graduates, her roll of honor . f to ^M^, travel and historical research. He became an authority onthe early Spanish explorations inAmerica. He published in 1848, avolume of poems. Fame and OtherPoems, which had an extendedsale,* and gave him literary famethroughout the country. In 1852,he published the Progress of Free-dom and Other Poems. His greatestworks were along historical 1881, he pubUshed De Soto andFlorida, an extensive work of 689pages, embracing the period be-tween 1512, and 1568. In 1897,The Indian and Antiquities ofAmerica, was published, a work of451 pages and several illustrations. He left several manuscript works, which hehad nearly ready for the printer, among the number are: The Events that Leadto the Discovery of India aiid America, The Lower Mississippi from its FirstDiscovery, The Annals of Louisiana, The Settlements of North America. Healso wrote extensively for the press. He left a valuable historical library,valued upwards of $100,000, which was willed to the University of Barnard Shipp. CAPT. HENRY HOWELL WILLIAMS SIGOURNEY. Henry H. W. Sigourney, son of Daniel and Martha (Williams) Sigourney,was born in Boston, Mass., August 24, 1807, and died in Milton, Mass.,June 29, 1874. He attended the schools of his city and private schools in Dorchester andHingham, Mass. He cntered^the Academy in 1821, and graduated in1825. He engaged in the mercantile business in Boston from 1825, until 1842,when his health began to fail and he removed to CJrafton, Mass., and engagedin farming for some years, also at Dedham and Milton, Mass. He took great interest in military matters; was commissioned ensign 220 NORWICH UNIVERSITY. of a Boston company of Light Infantry, April 23, 1835; promoted lieutenant,May 3, 1836, and captain, April 4, 1838, resigned, December 4, 1838. He was a WTiig in politics, andrepresented Chelsea in the StateLegislatm-e in 1838; was justice ofthe peace for Norfolk County
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