
American Studies ETDs
Publication Date
7-24-1961
Abstract
Charles Godfrey Leland was born on August 15, 1824, in a boarding house where his parents lived, an old colonial house on Chestnut Street below Third Street of Philadelphia. Convinced of hereditary influence, even of the inheritance of “acquired characteristics,” Leland in his mature years recorded something of the background of his forebears and contemporary relatives. Because such emphasis was placed on his ancestry and because some of the collateral relatives entered his life now and again, it is appropriate to consider briefly first his mother’s family, then his father's lilleage, and finally his brother and sisters. His Memoirs have almost exclusively supplied the identification and favorable evalution of all these relatives; the few exceptions are specifically noted.
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
American Studies
Level of Degree
Doctoral
Department Name
American Studies
First Committee Member (Chair)
George Warren Arms
Second Committee Member
Paul A. F. Walter Jr.
Third Committee Member
George Winston Smith
Fourth Committee Member
William Miner Dabney
Recommended Citation
Smith, Ralph Carlisle. "Charles Godfrey Leland: The American Years, 1824-1869." (1961). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/amst_etds/77