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About, Edmond Frangois Valentin,

1828-85. Valentin de Quevilly ; Vicomte de Quevilly. A French novelist, politi- cian, and journalist.

Abraham, John, 1798-. Maharba. An English poet; in 1878 a resident of Liskeard, Cornwall.

Abrahams, B. A Surgeon. An Ameri- can physician.

Abrams, Isaac. The Wild Methodist.

Aby, Joseph O. Buck Saw.

Achard, Louis Ame'dee Eugene, 1814-75. Grimm. A French novelist and journalist at Paris.

Ac land, Henry Wentworth, MD., F.K.S, D C.L., 1815-. H. W. A. An English physician, educ. at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford; Regius Prof of Med. from 1858 ; and Radclifie Librarian

Acland, Rev. Peter Leopold Dyke, MA. A Clergyman. An English divine, Christ College, Oxford, 1841. Vicar of Broad-Clyst, Exeter, 1845-80 et seq

Acton, Harriet. H. A. An English poet.

Adalr, James Makittrick, M.D., 1728-1802. Benjamin Goosequil ; Peter Paragraph. A Scottish physician; b at Inverness ; resided some time in the West Indies; was opposed to the abolition of the slave-trade.

Adam, Mme Edmond, 1836-. Juliette Lamber A French author; b 'at Berberic (Oise) ; first married the physician La Messino, then Edmond Adam, who d. a senator in 1877. In 1879 she founded the "Nouvelle Revue."

Adam, William, 1751-1839. Lord Chief Commissioner. An eminent Scottish jurist ; b. m Edinburgh ; Lord Chief Com- missioner of the Jury Court of Scotland, 1816-33; d. in Edinburgh.

Adami, Friedrich, 1816-. Paul Frohberg. A German writer; b. at Suhl, Prussia ; studied at Berlin ; and from 1838 led a literary life in that city.

Adams -. A Friend to the Sex. An English writer.

Adams, Mrs. Abigail (Smith), 1744- 1818. Diana; Portia. An American lady ; wife of Pres. John Adams.

Adams, Alexander Maxwell. An

Adams, Andrew Leith. A Natural- ist. A Scottish author.

Adams, Ann. A Protestant Lady. An English writer.

Adams, Mrs. Ann Olivia. Astarte. An American poet.

Adams, Arthur. A Naturalist. An English writer; a staff surgeon in the Royal Navy.

Adams, Charles, Timothy Temple- ton. An American writer of Washing- ton.

Adams, Charles Follen. Leedle Jawcob Stiauss. An American humor- ous poet, of Boston, Mass, " adorns mercantile circles, and at the same time relieves the tedium of business by mod- est indulgence in literary avocations."

Adams, Charles Francis, LL D., 1807-. A Whig of the Old School. An em- inent American statesman ; b. in Boston, Mass.; Harv. Univ., 1825; U S Minis- ter to England, 1861-68, is a lawyer of Boston, residing at Quincy, Mass.

Adams, Charlotte. (7. A. An American novelist.

Adams, Rev. C. C, O. O. A. An American clergyman; rector of St. Mary's church, JS T ew York (?).

Adams, Capt E. G. E. G-. A. An American author; an officer in the American forces at Fort Rice, Dacotah Territory, 1865.

Adams, Francis, M.D, 1707-1861. A Scotch Physician. An eminent Scottish physician and classical scholar,* during his whole life a resident of Banchory- Ternan, a parish of Scotland, Co. of Kincardine, near Aberdeen, on Deeside,

Adams, Francis Colburn. Justia, a Know-nothing; Major Roqer Sherman Potter; Pheleg Van Truesdale; A Trooper. An American miscellaneous writer, in 1853 he styled himself late of Charles- ton, S.C.

Adams, Frederick W. Shaker. An American writer, of the Shaker denomi- nation.

Adams, Henry Gardiner. Nemo. An English naturalist.

Adams, J. B. Kit An American journalist, of Colorado.

Adams, Rev. James. A Lover of Peace and Truth in this Church. A Scot- tish Minister at Kinnaird.

Adams, John, of the Middle Temple. PMo-Ruggles.

Adams, John, LL.D., 1735-1826. An American; An American Citizen; A Gen- tleman; Novanglus. An eminent Ameri- can statesman; second President of the U.S.; b. and d. in Quincy, Mass.

Adams, John Isaac Ira, AM, 1826- 57. Izak; Lightfoot. An American teacher and journalist; Tale Coll., 1850; for a short time Western correspondent of the Boston "Traveller" and the Bos- ton " Republican."

Adams, John Quincy, LL.D., 1767- 1848. Algernon Sidney; PuUicola; The Old Man Eloquent. An eminent Ameri-