Edward Carver Damon

John Hudson Hall

d. 1894

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Highly successful paper manufacturer and developer of New York's elevated railroad system who commissioned Augustus Sain...

Washington Irving

1783–1859 (age 76)

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American author and cofounder of Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, famous for writing The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

Nathaniel Hawthorne

1804–1864 (age 60)

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American novelist and short story writer known for works exploring themes of sin and morality in Puritan New England.

Mary Moody Emerson

1774–1863 (age 89)

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American intellectual and diarist who was the aunt of Ralph Waldo Emerson and influenced Transcendentalist thought.

Sarah Bradford Ripley

1793–1867 (age 74)

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American educator and intellectual who was a noted teacher and wife of the Transcendentalist scholar George Bradford Rip...

Henry David Thoreau

1817–1862 (age 45)

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American philosopher, naturalist, and writer who championed civil disobedience and simple living in nature.