Two poems with following notation by Benjamin Silliman: "Both the enclosed poems were written under the pressure of sickness and consequent melancholy. The longer one was spoken at Commencement 1796…"

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Manuscripts and Archives > Silliman family papers (MS 450) > Series III: Diaries, Journals, Reminiscences and Manuscripts > Benjamin Silliman > Manuscripts > Two poems with following notation by Benjamin Silliman: "Both the enclosed poems were written under the pressure of sickness and consequent melancholy. The longer one was spoken at Commencement 1796…"

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Title: Two poems with following notation by Benjamin Silliman: "Both the enclosed poems were written under the pressure of sickness and consequent melancholy. The longer one was spoken at Commencement 1796…"
Creator: From the Collection: Silliman family
Published / Created: 1796
Provenance: Gift of the Silliman family; Thomas P. Blagden, 1982; Leonard G. Wilson, 1984; Mrs. Donald L. Rasmussen, 1984-1988; John Stadler and Naomi Mahlub, 1988; Northwestern University Library, 1991; Walter D. Wagoner, 1995; Wayne Smith, 1995; Cornelia Gaines Olsen, 2000, and by purchase and transfer. Gift of Barbara Narendra, 2005; Mrs. Harold Duessel, 2008. Gift of Louis I. Kuslan, 2013-2014. Gift of Richard Van Wagenen, 2016. Gift of Daniel Carroll Joynes, 2019. Gift of Jean and Jock McClellan, 2024.
Language: English