Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to Edward Gilbertson

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Title:
Letter from Benjamin Smith Lyman to Edward Gilbertson
Description:
Informing him of a possible word usage issue in his paper "Archery," discovered after showing the article to two Japanese visitors. Discussion of the advantages and challenges of a possible annexation of the Philippines and the suitability of Brazil as a U.S. territory. Mention of the French and Russian alliance and the Czar's disarmament proposal.
Creator:
Lyman, Benjamin Smith, 1835-1920
Addressee:
Gilbertson, Edward
Date:
September 15, 1898
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 011 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Benjamin Smith Lyman Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
Archery
Philippines--History--1896--1898
United States--Territorial Expansion
Places:
Philippines
United States
Extent:
4 p.
Link to Item:
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Place of origin:
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums190-b011-f03-i082