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Letter, 2 November 1885
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CA MUA MG 1022-2-1-213-0001
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2 November 1885 (Creation)
- Creator
- G. & C. Merriam Co.
- Place
- Springfield (Mass.)
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(1831-1843)
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G. & C. Merriam Co. was an American publishing company. In 1831, brothers George and Charles Merriam founded a printing and bookselling operation in Springfield, Massachusetts, which they named G. & C. Merriam Co. In 1843, the company bought the rights to "An American Dictionary of the English Language" from Noah Webster's estate. It was renamed Merriam-Webster. In 1982, the company got incorporated and adopted the name Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Letter from G. & C. Merriam & Co. to John William Dawson, written from Springfield, Mass.