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George Allen, quondam lawyer and Episcopal minister in St. Albans, Vt., taught languages at Delaware College in Newark, Del., 1837-1845, and subsequently was professor of ancient languages at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1863, he published the "Life of Philidor," a book about chess....
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| Collection: | George Allen Papers |
| Collection Number: | Am.0061 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | French |
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0.33 Linear feet 0.33 linear feet, 3 volumes |
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George Allen, quondam lawyer and Episcopal minister in St. Albans, Vt., taught languages at Delaware College in Newark, Del., 1837-1845, and subsequently was professor of ancient languages at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1863, he published the "Life of Philidor," a book about chess.
Included in this collection are his "Book of Extracts," begun in 1828, mostly literary; "Literary Commonplace Book," containing some notes on chess; Index Rerum, 1843 et postea. |