Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Webster, Noah, 1758-1843. |
| Title: | Noah Webster Agreement |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1836 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | American lexicographer and author. Collection consists of a legal agreement, signed by Webster, regarding the printing of his History of the United States. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Noah Webster (1758-1843) was an American lexicographer, author and editor. He is best known for his spellers (early spelling textbooks) and his dictionaries, published in 1806 and 1828.
The Noah Webster Agreement consists of a single item, a legal agreement bearing Webster's signature. The agreement authorizes one Sidney Babcock to print one thousand copies of Webster's History of the United States.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Noah Webster Agreement,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Purchase, 1970.
Created by: MRC
Date: 24 Oct 2010
Revision history:
| Legal documents | |||||||||||
| SC 634 | Agreement regarding publication of Webster's History of the United States 13 Aug 1836 | ||||||||||
