. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. on. 1807. THE APPLETONS. AMUEL Appleton, American mer-chant, was horn at New Ipswich,N. H., 1766. Was a teacher at seventeen. Began mercantil
. Hill's album of biography and art : containing portraits and pen-sketches of many persons who have been and are prominent as religionists, military heroes, inventors, financiers, scientists, explorers, writers, physicians, actors, lawyers, musicians, artists, poets, sovereigns, humorists, orators and statesmen, together with chapters relating to history, science, and important work in which prominent people have been engaged at various periods of time. on. 1807. THE APPLETONS. AMUEL Appleton, American mer-chant, was horn at New Ipswich,N. H., 1766. Was a teacher at seventeen. Began mercantile lifeat Boston. 1794, dealing in importedEnglish goods and manufacturing away large sums during his life,estimated at $1,000,000, for educationaland benevolent purposes. Died at Boston, 1853nearly $1,000,000. Nathan Appleton. brother of tlie foretroini;, American nu-nliantand political economist. Was born at New Ipswich, N. in setting up the first power-loom ever used in the UnitedStates, in 1813. Became one of the founders of the MerrimackCotton Manufacturing Company, one of the originators of the cityof Lowell, Mass., and also proprietor of another manufacturingcompany. Served in the State Lcgishiture several terms, and wastwice ehrcted to Congress. Wrote a book on currency and a large property. an{l also distributed a large amountof moM-v for rluiritjiblc piirpoariJ. Ilicrl at ftof^toii. in IHtli. PHINEAS T .eft a fortune of and began business in dry goods. In 1814he formed a partnership with his brotherAbbott, who had been his clerk, and thispartnership continued until Amos died,in 1853. The two were very successfulin their business, adding to their in-creasing fortunes by the establish-ment of cotton manufactories. In1831 Amos retired from active business,the possessor of an immense property,which lie liberally expended for charitablepurposes. From 1820 to 1853 he gaveaway $1)39,000, distributed among severaleducational insti
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