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Mathew Carey (1760–1839)

Author of The American museum, or, Universal magazine

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The American museum, or, Universal magazine 12 copies
The olive branch, or, Faults on both sides, Federal and Democratic a serious appeal on the necessity of mutual ... (1815) 8 copies
A Short Account of the Malignant Fever, Lately Prevalent in Philadelphia: With a Statement of the Proceedings That Took… (2017) 7 copies
Carey's American pocket atlas; containing twenty maps ... with a brief description of each state and territory. Also,… 7 copies
The American remembrancer, or, An impartial collection of essays, resolves, speeches, &c. relative, or having affinity,… 6 copies
The School of Wisdom, or, American Monitor 2 copies
Addresses of the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of National Industry (1974) 2 copies
Vindiciæ Hibernicæ: or, Ireland vindicated : an attempt to develop and expose a few of the multifarious errors ... (1837) 2 copies
Address to the House of Representatives of the United States, on Lord Grenville's treaty 2 copies
The New Olive Branch (1820) and Selected Essays (Economic Ideas that Built America) (2014) 2 copies
The American Museum, Or Universal Magazine: Containing Essays On Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, Politics, Morals… (1792) 1 copy
The American Museum or Repository of Ancient and Modern Fugitive Pieces. Volume V (1789) (1789) 1 copy
The American Museum, or, Universal Magazine, Vol. VIII, from July to December, 1790, Containing Essays on Agriculture,… (1790) 1 copy
The American Museum, or Repository of Ancient and Modern Fugitive Pieces, & Prose and Poetical. Volume VI, July to… (1789) 1 copy
Debates and proceedings of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, on the memorials praying a repeal or suspension of 1 copy
The American Museum, Or, Universal Magazine ... Volume X - From July To December 1791. (1791) (1791) 1 copy
Georgia from the latest authorities 1 copy
Connecticut, from the best authorities 1 copy
Circular 1 copy
The subscribers, the acting committee of "The Pennsylvania Society for the Promotion of Internal Improvements in the… 1 copy
Essays on banking (1972) 1 copy
Miscellaneous essays 1 copy
A short account of the malignant fever, lately prevalent in Philadelphia: with a statement of the proceedings that took… (2010) 1 copy
Address to the printers and booksellers throughout the United States 1 copy
Map of The Tennassee State. 1 copy
Sir, I shall, on Tuesday or Wednesday next, put to press a new edition of the "Appeal to common sense and common… 1 copy
Sir, on the 21st inst. I shall publish a fourth improved edition of Prospects before us, or, Facts and observations on… 1 copy
Annals of liberality, generosity, public spirit, &c. no. II. New series [Prospectus] 1 copy
The Beauties of poetry, British and American containing some of the productions of Waller, Milton, Addison, Pope,… 1 copy
A desultory account of the yellow fever, prevalent in Philadelphia, and of the present state of the city 1 copy
A general atlas for the present war. Containing, six maps and one chart ... Including every place in Europe and the… 1 copy
Carey’s American atlas: containing twenty maps and one chart. 1. Map of the British possessions in America ... 21.… 1 copy
Carey's general atlas 1 copy
Address delivered before the Philadelphia Society for Promoting Agriculture, at its meeting on the twentieth of July,… 1 copy
An examination of the Report of a committee of the citizens of Boston : and its vicinity, opposed to a further increase… 1 copy
Essays on the public charities of Philadelphia, intended to vindicate the benevolent societies of this city from the… 1 copy
Letters to Dr. Adam Seybert, representative in Congress for the city of Philadelphia, on the subject of the renewal of… 1 copy
Address of the Philadelphia Society for the Promotion of National Industry, to the citizens of the United States 1 copy
View of the very great natural advantages of Ireland : and of the cruel policy pursued for centuries, towards that ... 1 copy
An address to William Tudor, Esq. : author of Letters on the eastern states. Intended to prove the calumny and ... 1 copy
The province of Maine from the best authorities (1794) 1 copy
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Birthdate
1760
Date of death
1839
Gender
male
Nationality
Ireland
USA
Places of residence
Dublin, Ireland
Paris, France
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Occupations
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Relationships
Franklin, Benjamin (friend)

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The American museum, or Repository of ancient and… by Mathew Carey
"I am of the opinion, that the work is not only eminently calculated to disseminate political, agricultural, philosophical and other valuable information; but that it has been uniformly conducted with taste, attention, and propriety. If to these important objects be superadded the more immediate design of rescuing public documents from oblivion, I will venture to pronounce, as my sentiment, that a more useful literary plan has never been undertaken in America, or one more deserving public encouragement." - GW to Mathew Carey, 25 June 1788.… (more)
 
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