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Commercial Advertiser, The
.
See also American Minerva
.
See also American Minerva
Commonplace book, Webster’s
Compendiuous Dictionary
(Webster); critics of; publicity
(Webster); critics of; publicity
Compilers; Webster as
Completion of dictionary
Compulsory schooling
Congress, U.S., Webster and
Connecticut: copyright law; education in; inflation; state government; statistical inventory
Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences
“Connecticut Compromise,”
Connecticut Courant, The
; and Burgoyne; letter to; and ordination of Perkins
; and Burgoyne; letter to; and ordination of Perkins
Connecticut Historical Society
Connecticut Mirror, The
“Connecticut wits,”
“Conquest of Canaan, The” (Dwight)
Constitution, U.S.: final draft; Webster and
--ratification of; New York celebration of
Continental Congress
Converse, Sherman
Conversion, religious
Cooke, Edmund,
The English Schoole-Maister
The English Schoole-Maister
Cooledge, George
Copyright law: Delaware; for inventions; national; Pennsylvania; Virginia; Webster and
Copyright of speller, sale of
Corlear’s Hook, Webster home
Cornerstone laying, Amherst
Counting, Webster and
Cranch, Abigail Adams
Cranch, William
Critics of Webster
Culture, American, Webster and
Cumberland, Richard,
The West Indian
The West Indian
Currency
Currie, William
“Curtius” (pen name)
Custis, Eleanor Calvert
Custis, Nelly and Wash
Cuttgrisingwoldes
(Dunlap)
(Dunlap)
Cuvier, Georges,
Dictionary of Natural History
Dictionary of Natural History
Daggett, Naphtali
Dancing, Webster and
Davis, Jefferson
Dawes, Thomas; and Webster’s conversion
Day, Jeremiah
Deane, Silas
Declamations
Declaration of Independence
Definitions
Democracy, Webster’s views on
Dennie, Joseph;
The Lay Preacher
The Lay Preacher
Depression, psychological: Buckminster and; Webster and
Devil’s Dictionary, The
(Bierce)
(Bierce)
Dialects, Webster and
Dickinson, Emily
Dickinson, John
Dickinson, Samuel Fowler
Dictionaries; compilers of; European; Webster and.
See also The American Dictionary
(Webster)
See also The American Dictionary
(Webster)
Dictionary of the English Language, A
(Webster)
(Webster)
Dictionary of the French Academy
Dilworth, Thomas,
A New Guide to the English Tongue
; revisions of; Webster and
A New Guide to the English Tongue
; revisions of; Webster and
“Dilworth’s Ghost,”
Discipline, at Yale
Disputations
Dissertations on the English Language
(Webster)
(Webster)
Dover, Delaware, Webster in
Dryden, John
Duane, James
Dunlap, William;
Cuttgrisingwoldes
Cuttgrisingwoldes
Du Ponceau, Peter
Dutton, Warren
Dwight, Timothy
Dyer, Eliphalet
Eclipse of the sun
Economy: War of 1812 and
Edes, Benjamin
Editorials by Webster; on language
Education; preparations for Yale; Union School; Webster and
Edward Quesnel
(sailing ship)
(sailing ship)
Edwards, Jonathan
Effects of Slavery on Morals and Industry
(Webster)
(Webster)
Eggleston, Edward,
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
The Hoosier Schoolmaster
Elementary Spelling Book, The
(Webster)
(Webster)
Elements of Useful Knowledge
(Webster)
(Webster)
Eliot, John
Eliot, T. S.
Eliot, William Greenleaf
Elliott, John
Ellis, Joseph
Ellsworth, Emily Webster.
See also
Webster, Emily Scholten
See also
Webster, Emily Scholten
Ellsworth, Oliver
Ellsworth, William
Ely, Aaron
Emotional crises; Buckminster and; Webster and;
See also
Depression, psychological
See also
Depression, psychological
Encyclopædia Britannica
Encyclopedia compiled by Webster
Enfield, William,
Exercises in Elocution
Exercises in Elocution
England: dictionary published in; Webster in
Entick, John,
New Spelling Dictionary of the English Language
New Spelling Dictionary of the English Language
Epidemics, history of
Etymology; Webster and
European trip
Evening Post
Farming, Webster and
Fashion, Webster’s ideas on
Federal government, Webster and
Federalism
Federalism Triumphant
(Chester)
(Chester)
Federalist Papers
Fenning, Daniel,
Universal Spelling-Book
Universal Spelling-Book
Fiction, Webster and
Fielding, Henry,
The History of Tom Jones
The History of Tom Jones
Finances of Webster; in Baltimore; after dictionary publication; fund-raising efforts; Greenleaf and; Greenleaf family and; after marriage; in Philadelphia; sale of copyright; speller and; tour of Southern states
First Presbyterian Church, Baltimore
Fish, Rebecca
Fitch, John
Fitzsimmons, Thomas
Ford, Emily Fowler.
See also
Fowler, Emily Ellsworth
See also
Fowler, Emily Ellsworth
Ford, Gordon Lester
Ford, Henry
Ford, Malcolm Webster
Ford, Paul Leicester
Foster, Thomas
Fourth Church of Christ, Hartford
Fowler, Emily Ellsworth
Fowler, Harriet Webster.
See also
Webster, Harriet
See also
Webster, Harriet
Fowler, William
France; relationship with; Webster’s views on
Franklin, Benjamin; Webster and
Franks, David,
New York Directory for 1786,
New York Directory for 1786,
Friendly Club
Fulton, Robert
Gardner, John
Gates, Horatio
Genealogy, Webster and
Genet, Edmond
Geographical dictionary
George, Daniel
Glastonbury, Connecticut
Goodrich, Chauncey
Goodrich, Elizur
Goodrich, Samuel
Goshen, New York
Gove, Philip
Government, Webster’s views on
Gracie, Archibald
Graham’s Magazine
Grammar books
Grammatical Institute of the English Language, A
(Webster); critics of; Johnson Jr. and; promotion of; publication of
(Webster); critics of; Johnson Jr. and; promotion of; publication of
Graves, Rufus
Great Awakening
Greenleaf, Ann Penn
Greenleaf, Antonia von Scholten
Greenleaf, Daniel
Greenleaf, James; financial aid from
Greenleaf, Mary Brown
Greenleaf, Nancy
Greenleaf, Priscilla
Greenleaf, Rebecca; Webster’s engagement to;
See also
Webster, Rebecca Greenleaf
See also
Webster, Rebecca Greenleaf
Greenleaf, William
Griffin, Lucy
Griswold, Matthew
“Hail, Columbia” (Hopkinson)
Haldeman, Samuel
Hall, Eunice
Hamilton, Alexander
Harrison, Benjamin V.
Hartford, Connecticut; lectures in; residences
Hartford Convention
Harvard College, Webster and
Hawthorne, Nathaniel, and Webster
Haywood, Eliza,
Betsy Thoughtless
Betsy Thoughtless
Hazard, Ebenezer
Health, sedentary life and
Health, Webster’s; final illness; in old age; yellow fever
Henry, Patrick
Herald,
The: A Gazette for the Country
The: A Gazette for the Country
History of Pestilence
(Webster)
(Webster)
History of Tom Jones, The
(Fielding)
(Fielding)
Hoadley, David
Hoffmann, Josiah
“Honorius” (pen name)
Hooker, Nathaniel, Jr.
Hooker, Thomas
Hopkins, George
Hopkins, Lemuel
Hopkins, Sally
Hopkinson, Joseph
House counts
Howe, Henry
Howe, Hezekiah
Hudson and Company
Hudson and Goodwin
Hudson River, battle for
Human nature, Webster’s view on
Independence, struggle for
Independence Day celebrations
Inequality, Webster’s view on
Ingraham, Duncan
Ingraham, Suzanna (Sukey) Greenleaf
Internet, and dictionaries
Inventors
Ives, Eli
Jackson, Abraham, Jr. and Sr.
Jackson, Andrew
Jackson, Jerusha Steele
Jay, John
Jefferson, Thomas; and Anglo-Saxon language; and Mitchill; and Webster
Johnson, Samuel;
Dictionary of the English Language
; “The Fountains,”
The Rambler
; Webster and
Dictionary of the English Language
; “The Fountains,”
The Rambler
; Webster and
Johnson, Samuel, Jr.
Johnson, William Samuel
Jones, Eliza Webster.
See also
Webster, Eliza
See also
Webster, Eliza
Jones, Henry
Jones, William
“Juliana: A Real Character” (Webster)
Kent, James
King, Rufus
King James Bible, Webster and
Kingsley, James L.
Kingston, New York
Lafayette, Marquis de
Langdon, John and Elizabeth
Language; lectures on; origins of; Philological Society and; studies; Webster and
Language, American; dictionaries and; Webster and
Lawyer: education of; Webster as
Lear, Thomas
Lecture tours
Lectures by Webster; master’s dissertation
Lee, Charles
Lee, Samuel
Legal club, Hartford
L’Enfant, Pierre
Lepore, Jill
“Letter to Dr. Ramsay,”
“Letter to the Honorable John Pickering,”
Lexicography; Webster and
Library, Paris, Webster and
Litchfield, Connecticut
Litchfield Monitor, The
Literary history, Webster and
Literature, American
MacComb, John, Jr.
Macdonald, Dwight
Madison, James; opposition to; and Webster’s dictionary
Magazine articles by Webster
Mahn, C. A.
Mann, James
“Mansion house” (Amherst home)
Marketing, Webster and
Marriage
Marshall, John
Marshfield, Catherine
Maryland Journal, The,
and Moyes
and Moyes
Massachusetts; education in
Master’s degree, Yale College
McGuffey reader
Medical Repository, The
Medical research, beginnings of
Meigs, Josiah; hot-air balloons
Mencken, H. L.;
The American Language
The American Language
Mental illness; Johnson and
Merriam, Charles and George
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Merrill, Rachel
Middletown Convention
Mifflin, Thomas
Milestones
Minor, William C.
Mistakes and Corrections
(Webster)
(Webster)
Mitchill, Samuel Latham
Moore, Zephaniah S.
Morals, Webster and
Morris, Robert
Morse, Jedidiah
Morse, John M.
Mt. Sion Society
Mount Vernon, visit to
Moyes, Henry
Murray, James
Music, Webster and
National identity
National impost
National pride
National unity
Neutrality, Webster and
New Dictionary of the English Language
(Richardson)
(Richardson)
New England, controversy
New England Primer, The
New Guide to the English Tongue, A
(Dilworth)
(Dilworth)
New Haven, Connecticut; lectures; Webster’s home
New London Gazette, The
New Spelling Dictionary of the English Language
(Entick)
(Entick)
New York City; and Constitution ratification; first daily newspaper; Webster in; yellow fever epidemic
New York Herald, The
New York Packet, The
New York Philological Society
New York Post
New York Times, The
New Yorker, The
Newburgh, New York
Newspapers; Webster and
Newton, Isaac, Webster and
Nicholson, John
Nicola, Lewis
Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk Register
North American Land Company
Norwich Courier
O’Beal (Seneca chief)
“Observations on the Revolution” (Webster)
Of Plymouth Plantation
(Bradford)
(Bradford)
Osler, William
Paine, Thomas
Panoplist
Pardee, Rebecca
Paris, Webster in
Parsons, David
Parsons, Samuel Holden
Patent, first federal
Paving of streets
Peculiar Doctrines of the Gospel
(Webster)
(Webster)
Percival, James Gates
Perkins, Nathan
Perrault, Stephen J.
Perry, William,
The Royal Standard English Dictionary
The Royal Standard English Dictionary
Personality of Webster; as lecturer; social skills.
See also
Relationships
See also
Relationships
“Peter Puzzle” (pen name)
Petersburg, Virginia
Phelps, Timothy
Philadelphia
Philanthropy of Webster
Philosophy, Webster and
Pickering, John;
A Vocabulary, or Collection of Words and Phrases
A Vocabulary, or Collection of Words and Phrases
Pickering, Timothy
Platt, Richard
Poe, Edgar Allan
Poetry, Webster and
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