This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Versatile American Smith and Robertson Compared in Life
Francis Hopkinson Smith rose from Baltimore clerk to engineer who built the Statue of Liberty foundations and later became a renowned writer and artist. Morgan Robertson, a sea writer and inventor, pursued many trades from mate to periscope designer, finding late-life success before a final flourish of published works.
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Francis Hopkinson Smith
Europe
Smith
Baltimore
Young Smith
New York
Race Rock
New London
Block Island
Governor’s Island
Francis H. Smith
Hopkinson Smith
Colonel Carter
Cartersville
Oliver Horn
Caleb West
Barnegat
Mr. Smith
London
Dickens
Thackery
Bobby
F. Hopkinsom Smith
Mortan Robertson
Robertson
Morgan Robertson