Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 Pocket Dictionary of the English Language

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03136.001 Author/Creator: Webster, Noah, 1758-1843 Place Written: Various Places Type: Book Date: 1863 Pagination: 1 v. : 249 p. ; 11.3 x 7.6 cm. Order a Copy

A "Pocket Dictionary of the English Language" abridged from Webster's "American Dictionary of the English Language." Inscribed by Cyrus Oakes as a sergeant in the 84th Indiana Volunteer Infantry.

Webster, Noah, 1758-1843

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources