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'''Benjamin Franklin Stevens''' (February 19, 1833 – March 5, 1902), like his brother [[Henry Stevens (bibliographer)|Henry Stevens]] a [[bibliographer]], was born at [[Barnet, Vermont]], and was educated at the [[University of Vermont]], where he was a member of the [[Sigma Phi]] society.
[[File:Benjamin Franklin Stevens (American Bibliographer).jpg|thumb|from 1903's ''Memoir of Benjamin Franklin Stevens'']]


'''Benjamin Franklin Stevens''' (February 19, 1833{{snd}}March 5, 1902), was a [[bibliographer]] and for about thirty years before his death was the US despatch agent at London.
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In the 1840s he followed his brother to London in the book export business. He formed his own company with Henry J. Brown in 1864, forming the Literary and Fine Arts Agents, B. F. Stevens & Brown, continued by [[Ralph A. Brown]]. For about thirty years he was engaged in preparing a chronological list and alphabetical index of American state papers in English, French, Dutch and Spanish archives, covering the period from 1763 to 1784, and he prepared more than 2000 facsimiles of important American historical manuscripts found in European archives and relating to the period between 1773 and 1783.


==Biography==
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He also acted as purchasing agent for various American libraries, and for about thirty years before his death was United States despatch agent at London and had charge of the mail intended for the vessels of the United States navy serving in Atlantic or European stations. He died at [[Surbiton|Surbiton, Surrey, England]], on the 5th of March 1902.
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Benjamin Franklin Stevens like his brother [[Henry Stevens (bibliographer)|Henry Stevens]] a bibliographer, was born at [[Barnet, Vermont]], and was educated at the [[University of Vermont]], where he was a member of the [[Sigma Phi]] society.


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In the 1840s he followed his brother to London in the book export business. He formed his own company with Henry J. Brown in 1864, forming the Literary and Fine Arts Agents, B. F. Stevens & Brown, continued by Ralph A. Brown.{{Citation needed|date=July 2016}} For about thirty years he was engaged in preparing a chronological list and alphabetical index of American state papers in English, French, Dutch and Spanish archives, covering the period from 1763 to 1784, and he prepared more than 2000 facsimiles of important American historical manuscripts found in European archives and relating to the period between 1773 and 1783.<ref name="EB1911">{{EB1911|inline=1|wstitle=Stevens, Henry|display=Stevens, Henry ''s.v.'' Benjamin Franklin Stevens|volume=25|page=906}}</ref>

Stevens was elected a member of the [[American Antiquarian Society]] in 1896.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.americanantiquarian.org/memberlists|title=MemberListS|work=American Antiquarian Society|access-date=2018-03-21|language=en}}</ref>

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He also acted as purchasing agent for various American libraries, and for about thirty years before his death was US despatch agent at London and had charge of the mail intended for the vessels of the United States navy serving in Atlantic or European stations. He died at [[Surbiton]], Surbiton, Surrey, England, on the 5 March 1902.<ref name="EB1911"/> He is buried at [[Kensal Green Cemetery]], London.<ref name=Paths>{{cite book|title=Paths of Glory|date=1997|publisher=Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery|page=94}}</ref>

==Publications==
His principal publications include:
His principal publications include:
*''Campaign in Virginia, 1781: an Exact Reprint of Six Rare Pamphlets on the Clinton-Cornwallis Controversy, with ... Manuscript Notes by Sir Henry Clinton''
*''Campaign in Virginia, 1781: an Exact Reprint of Six Rare Pamphlets on the Clinton-Cornwallis Controversy, with ... Manuscript Notes by Sir Henry Clinton''
*a ''Supplement containing Extracts from the Journals of the House of Lords'' (1888)
*a ''Supplement containing Extracts from the Journals of the House of Lords'' (1888)
*''Facsimiles of Manuscripts in European Archives Relating to America, 1773-1783, with Descriptions, References and Translations'' (25 vols, 1889-1898)
*''Facsimiles of Manuscripts in European Archives Relating to America, 1773–1783, with Descriptions, References and Translations'' (25 vols, 1889–1898)
*''General Sir William Howe's Orderly Book at Charlestown, Boston and Halifax'' (1890)
*''General Sir William Howe's Orderly Book at Charlestown, Boston and Halifax'' (1890)
*''Columbus: His Own Book of Privileges'' (1893)
*''Columbus: His Own Book of Privileges'' (1893)<ref name="EB1911"/>
*{{cite book|title=The Manuscripts of the Earl of Dartmouth|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q-cLAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA510|edition=Fourteenth Report, Appendix, Part X|series=Historical Manuscripts Commission|volume=2|year=1895|publisher=H.M. Stationery Office|location=London, England}}
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==References==
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Latest revision as of 08:24, 1 December 2024

from 1903's Memoir of Benjamin Franklin Stevens

Benjamin Franklin Stevens (February 19, 1833 – March 5, 1902), was a bibliographer and for about thirty years before his death was the US despatch agent at London.

Biography

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Benjamin Franklin Stevens like his brother Henry Stevens a bibliographer, was born at Barnet, Vermont, and was educated at the University of Vermont, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi society.

In the 1840s he followed his brother to London in the book export business. He formed his own company with Henry J. Brown in 1864, forming the Literary and Fine Arts Agents, B. F. Stevens & Brown, continued by Ralph A. Brown.[citation needed] For about thirty years he was engaged in preparing a chronological list and alphabetical index of American state papers in English, French, Dutch and Spanish archives, covering the period from 1763 to 1784, and he prepared more than 2000 facsimiles of important American historical manuscripts found in European archives and relating to the period between 1773 and 1783.[1]

Stevens was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1896.[2]

He also acted as purchasing agent for various American libraries, and for about thirty years before his death was US despatch agent at London and had charge of the mail intended for the vessels of the United States navy serving in Atlantic or European stations. He died at Surbiton, Surbiton, Surrey, England, on the 5 March 1902.[1] He is buried at Kensal Green Cemetery, London.[3]

Publications

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His principal publications include:

  • Campaign in Virginia, 1781: an Exact Reprint of Six Rare Pamphlets on the Clinton-Cornwallis Controversy, with ... Manuscript Notes by Sir Henry Clinton
  • a Supplement containing Extracts from the Journals of the House of Lords (1888)
  • Facsimiles of Manuscripts in European Archives Relating to America, 1773–1783, with Descriptions, References and Translations (25 vols, 1889–1898)
  • General Sir William Howe's Orderly Book at Charlestown, Boston and Halifax (1890)
  • Columbus: His Own Book of Privileges (1893)[1]
  • The Manuscripts of the Earl of Dartmouth. Historical Manuscripts Commission. Vol. 2 (Fourteenth Report, Appendix, Part X ed.). London, England: H.M. Stationery Office. 1895.

References

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  1. ^ a b c  One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Stevens, Henry s.v. Benjamin Franklin Stevens". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 25 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 906.
  2. ^ "MemberListS". American Antiquarian Society. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  3. ^ Paths of Glory. Friends of Kensal Green Cemetery. 1997. p. 94.
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