Jedidiah Morse

Morse's gravestone at the Grove Street Cemetery in New Haven. 1810–11. Yale University Art Gallery |signature=Appletons' Morse Jedidiah signature.png |birth_date = |birth_place=Woodstock, Connecticut Colony, British America |death_date = |death_place=New Haven, Connecticut, U.S. |spouse = Elizabeth Ann Finley Breese |children = 3, including Samuel and Sidney }} Jedidiah Morse (August 23, 1761June 9, 1826) was a geographer whose textbooks became a staple for students in the United States. He was the father of the telegraphy pioneer and painter Samuel Morse, and his textbooks earned him the sobriquet of "father of American geography." Provided by Wikipedia
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    A true and authentic history of His Excellency George Washington, commander in chief of the American army during the late war, and present president of the United States : Also, of the brave Generals Montgomery and Greene, and the celebrated Marquis de La Fayette. : To which is added, an ode on General Washington's birth day. By the Reverend Mr. Thomas Thornton.
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    To the friends of science : It has long been the universal wish that the public might be furnished with an accurate geographical and topographical grammar of the United States.
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    A new and correct edition of the American geography; or, A view off the present situation of the United States of America : Containing Astronomical geography.-Geographical definitions, discovery, and general description of America and the United States:-Of their boundaries; mountains; lakes; bays and rivers; natural history; productions; population; government; agriculture; commerce; manufactures; and history.-A concise account of the war, and of the important events which have succeeded. With a particular description of Kentucky, the Western Territory, and Vermont.-Of their extent; civil divisions; chief towns; climates; ...; trade; character; constitutions; courts of justice; colleges; academies; religion; islands; Indians; literary and humane societies; springs; curiosities; histories; &c. To which is added an abridgment of the geography of the British, Spanish, French, and Dutch dominions in America and the West Indies.-Of Europe, Asia, and Africa. By Jedidiah Morse. Illustrated with two sheet maps-one of the southern, the other of the northern states-from the latest surveys-with five additional maps, not in any former edition-one of the world as known to the ancients-one of the world, with all the modern discoveries-one of Europe-one of Asia-and one of Africa.
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1795
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    Geography made easy : Being a short but comprehensive system of that very useful and agreeable science /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1784
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    A report to the secretary of war of the United States, on Indian affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in the summer of 1820, under a commission from the President of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining, for the use of the government, the actual state of the Indian tribes in our country ... /
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    A report to the secretary of war of the United States : on Indian affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in the summer of 1820, under a commission from the President of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining, for the use of the government, the actual state of the Indian tribes in our country ... /
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    A compendious history of New England : designed for schools and private families /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1804
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    Annals of the American revolution : or, A record of the causes and events which produced, and terminated in the establishment and independence of the American Republic. To which is prefixed a summary account of the first settlement of the country, and some of the principal Indian wars. To which is added an appendix, containing a biography of the principal military officers, who were instrumental in achieving our independence.
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1824
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    A report to the secretary of war of the United States : on Indian affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in the summer of 1820, under a commission from the President of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining, for the use of the government, the actual state of the Indian tribes in our country ... /
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    A prayer and sermon, delivered at Charlestown, December 31, 1799 : On the death of George Washington late president & commander in chief of the Armies of the United States of America, who departed this life at Mount Vernon in Virginia, on the 14th of the same month, in the 69th year of his age. With an additional sketch of his life. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. pastor of the church in Charlestown, and author of "The American geography." To which is prefixed the proceedings of the town in respectful testimony of the distinguished talents & pre-eminent virtues of the deceased. Written by Josiah Bartlett, Esq.
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    The present situation of other nations of the world, contrasted with our own : a sermon, delivered at Charlestown, in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, February 19, 1795, being the day recommended by George Washington, president of the United States of America, for publick thanksgiving and prayer /
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    A report to the secretary of war of the United States : on Indian affairs, comprising a narrative of a tour performed in the summer of 1820, under a commission from the President of the United States, for the purpose of ascertaining, for the use of the government, the actual state of the Indian tribes in our country ... /
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    The American gazetteer : exhibiting a full account of the civil divisions, rivers, harbours, Indian tribes, &c. of the American continent, also of the West India and other appendant islands, with a particular description of Louisiana /
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    An abridgment of the American gazetteer : Exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a compendious account of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns, villages, rivers, bays, harbours, gulfs, sounds, capes, mountains, forts, Indian tribes, & new discoveries, on the American continent, and its appendant islands; particularly the West-Indies. ... To which is annexed an accurate table of all the post-offices in the United States. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Author of the American universal geography--Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences--and member of the Masssachusetts Historical Society. Illustrated with a map of North America. Abridged by the author. Published according to act of Congress.
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1798
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    The American universal geography, or, A view of the present state of all the empires, kingdoms, states, and republics in the known world, and of the United States in particular : In two parts. ... The whole comprehending a complete and improved system of modern geography. Calculated for Americans. Illustrated with twenty-eight maps and charts. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Minister of the congregation in Charlestown. Published according to act of Congress. Part I[-II].
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1796
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    Geography made easy : being an abridgment of the American universal geography. ... To which is added, an improved chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. Illustrated with maps of the countries described. Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools and academies in the United States of America. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Minister of the congregation in Charlestown, near Boston. Published according to act of Congress. [Four lines of quotations].
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    Published 1796
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    Geography made easy : being an abridgment of the American universal geography. ... To which is added, an improved chronological table of remarkable events, from the creation to the present time. Illustrated with a map of the world, and a map of Nort America. Calculated particularly for the use and improvement of schools and academies in the United States of America. By Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Minister of the congregation in Charlestown, Massachusetts-- Author of the American universal geography, and the American gazetteer. Published according to act of Congress. [Four lines of quotations].
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1798
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    The American gazetteer : exhibiting, in alphabetical order, a much more full and accurate account, than has been given, of the states, provinces, counties, cities, towns, villages, rivers, bays, harbours, gulfs, sounds, capes, mountains, forts, Indian tribes, & new discoveries, on the American continent, also of the West-India Islands ... with a particular description of the Georgia Western Territory ... The whole comprising upwards of seven thousand distinct articles. Collected and compiled from the best authorities, and arranged with great care, by, and under the direction of, Jedidiah Morse, D.D. Author of the American universal geography--Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences--and member of the Masssachusetts Historical Society. Illustrated with seven new and neat maps. Published according to act of Congress.
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1797
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    Review of American Unitarianism /
    by Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826
    Published 1815
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    A true and authentic history of His Excellency George Washington : commander in chief of the American army during the late war and present president of the United States : also, of the brave generals Montgomery and Greene, and the celebrated Marquis de La Fayette : to which is added, an Ode on General Washington's birth day /
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