CIVIL WAR CHIEF REVENUE MARINE BUREAU/COAST GUARD SHAKESPEARE SCLR LETTER SIGNED

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CIVIL WAR CHIEF REVENUE MARINE BUREAU/COAST GUARD SHAKESPEARE SCLR LETTER SIGNED:
$19.99

RICHARD GRANT WHITE

(1822 – 1885)

CIVIL WAR ANTI-COPPERHEADCHIEF of the REVENUE MARINE BUREAU (U.S. COAST GUARD)

PROMINENT SHAKESPEAREANSCHOLAR,

FAMOUS JOURNALIST,AUTHOR and CRITIC!

When the Civil War brokeout in the United States, White sprang to action. He became the chief of theUnited States Revenue Marine in New York in 1861, a position he held until1878. The U.S. Revenue Marine (which would later be turned into the U.S. CoastGuard) was formed in August 1790 as a way to enforce federal trade and tarifflaws and combat smuggling. During the Civil War, the Revenue Marine assistedthe U.S. Navy in blockading activities. White also wrote articles about theCivil War that were published in the “Spector” under the pseudonym “AYankee” that helped shape British opinion of the war. In the United States,White was critical of the group known as “Copperheads.” Copperheads were Northernerswho were against the Civil War and wanted a quick and speedy resolution withthe South.

HERE’SAN AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY WHITE on “118 East Tenth St.” New York CityLetterhead, 1p., Sept. 3rd 1873 to Mr. Kernot, writing: “…Asperhaps I shall not go down town tomorrow, I write to say that Lady BlancheMurphy’s address is No. 213, East 87th St. To get there it is necessary to take eitherthe third Avenue cars or a carriage.Yours Truly, Richd. Grant White”

The ALS measures 5” x 8”and is in very good condition with some even toning.

BIOGRAPHY of RICHARDGRANT WHITE

Richard Grant White (May 23, 1822 – April8, 1885) was one of the foremost literary and musical critics of his day. Hewas also a prominent Shakespearean scholar,journalist, social critic, and lawyer, who was born and died in New York, USA.

Biography

White was born May 23, 1822, in New York City to Richard Mansfield White(born May 26, 1797, Bloomfield, NJ) and Ann Eliza (Tousey or Towsey) White(born August 5, 1802). He married Alexina Black Maese (born July 4, 1830) onOctober 16, 1850. They had two children, Richard Mansfield White (born December25, 1851) and Stanford White(born November 9, 1853 in New York, N.Y.).

White attended BristolCollege, Pa., 1835–37, and New YorkUniversity, 1837, graduating with A.B. in 1839. He distinguishedhimself as a scholar of letters and mathematics and was the orator and GrandMarshal at Commencement. At a later date he received a M.A. from New YorkUniversity. He studied medicine and law, being admitted to Bar in 1845.

White was one of the foremost literary and musical critics of his day. Hehad a distinguished career in journalism and literature as an editorial writerand musical critic for The Courier and Enquirer, continuing when itmerged into The New York World. He wrote many books and articles for theleading American magazines, and contributed to Appleton\'s and Johnson\'sCyclopedias. Words and Their Uses was one of his most noted books. Whilewriting on a wide range of subject his essay \"The Public-SchoolFailure\" established him as a prominent and controversial social critic.

White was a vice-president of the New Shakespeare Society of London,England and edited a twelve-volume edition of Shakespeare 1857–1865. He wassuperintendent of the Revenue Marine Bureau, New York, 1861–1878. White ownedand maybe played a violoncello now partof the collection at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.

Bibliography

As one of the most acute students and critics of Shakespeare, White\'sscholarship was recognized. He published two editions of Shakespeare\'s worksand other works:

On Shakespeare

Life and Genius of Shakespeare (1865)
Memoirs of Shakespeare
Studies in Shakespeare
Shakespeare\'s Scholar (1854)
Essay on the Authorship of the Three Parts of Henry VI (1859)
Riverside Shakespeare (1883 and 1901)

\"The Public-School Failure,\" The North American Review, Vol. 131, No. 289 (December 1880), pp.537–551. This article prompted the following responses:

“March Magazines: North American Review,” New York Times, February 19, 1881.
Serial: The North American Review Volume 0132 Issue 292 (March 1881) Title: The Success of the Free-School System pp. 249–263 Author: Philbrick, John D. Collection: Journals: North American Review (1815–1900)
THE PACIFIC School and Home JOURNAL. ORGAN OF THE Department of Public Instruction Vol. V. SAN FRANCISCO, JANUARY, 1881. No.: OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS., BY CHARLES H. SHINN

The New Gospel of Peace by St. Benjamin (pseudonym used by White) (1866). A satire of the civil war written in biblical language.
Words and their Uses (1870)
Life of Pauline Markham (c. 1871), with Pauline Markham
The Fate of Mansfield Humphreys (1884), a novel
Recent exemplifications of False Philology with contributions by Richard Grant White / by Fitzedward Hall. (This was a critique of Words and their uses.

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