Charles Godfrey Leland: The American Years, 1824-1869

Author

Ralph Carlisle Smith

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