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    Core documents by: Date Place Core documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States All documents for: Italy Germany France Britain United States Original language: English French German Italian Latin Browse documents by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse commentaries by: Person ... by name ... by occupation ... by life dates Place Institution Legislation Case law Browse database by: Key words Editors' login:  | | Letter from Smith to Webster, Princeton (1782) Source: The University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Library, 814 W395 C1: Noah Webster, "Origin of the Copy-right Laws of the United States," in A Collection of Papers on Political, Literary and Moral Subjects. New York: Webster & Clark, 1843, 173-174. Citation: Letter from Smith to Webster (1782), Primary Sources on Copyright (1450-1900), eds L. Bently & M. Kretschmer, www.copyrighthistory.org Record Images Record-ID: us_1782 Full title Letter from Samuel Stanhope Smith to Noah Webster Full title original language N/A Abstract A letter of recommendation written by Samuel Stanhope Smith, a professor of theology in the College of New Jersey (Princeton University), to Noah Webster. The letter which praised the virtues of copyright protection was used by Webster in his lobbying campaigns in several states for attaining individual protection for his book or general copyright laws. Bibliography N/A Related documents in this database Author N/A Publisher N/A Location Princeton Year 1782 Language English Source The University of Texas Perry-Castaneda Library, 814 W395 C1: Noah Webster, "Origin of the Copy-right Laws of the United States," in A Collection of Papers on Political, Literary and Moral Subjects. New York: Webster & Clark, 1843, 173-174. Physical description N/A Illustrations tables N/A Persons referred to Barlow, Joel (1754-1812) Canfield, John (1740-1786) Dilworth, Rev. Thomas (d.1780) Dwight, Timothy (1752-1817) Gamble, Archibald (1740-1784) Harrison, Benjamin, V (1726-1791) Izard, Ralph (1741-1804) Livingston, William (1723-1790) Lowth, Robert (1710-1787) Madison, James (1751-1836) Schuyler, Philip John (1733-1804) Smith, Samuel Stanhope (1751-1819) Washington, George (1732-1799) Webster, Noah (1758-1843) Williamson, Hugh (1735-1819) Persons referred to in commentary N/A Places referred to Baltimore Charleston, South Carolina Goshen, New York Hartford, Connecticut Kingston, New York New Jersey Philadelphia Princeton Richmond, Virginia Places referred to in commentary N/A Legislation referred to N/A Legislation referred to in commentary N/A Cases referred to N/A Cases referred to in commentary N/A Institutions referred to College of New Jersey Congress of the Confederation (1781-1789) Massachusetts House of Representatives Nassau Hall, Princeton University Princeton University Institutions referred to in commentary N/A Key words abridgements authors' remuneration incentives learning, the advancement of lobbying natural rights Responsible editor Oren Bracha Copyright status Original document is out of copyright. In so far as these scans are protected by copyright, they are made available on the same terms as translations and commentaries (see home page). | |||||
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