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Alvan Stewart

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Writer, lawyer, abolitionist. Practiced law in Cherry Valley. In 1832 he moved to Utica and continued his practice, but gave a lot of his attention to the temperance and anti-slavery causes. In 1835 he organized an anti-slavery convention in Utica which formed the New York State Anti-Slavery Society. He delivered many speeches on the topic … Continued

John Steinbeck

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(1902-1968) Novelist, playwright. John Steinbeck lived at Sneden’s Landing near Palisades, New York, in 1942, and in Sag Harbor, New York, during the summers of the 1950s until his death in 1968; Southampton College has set up a place for writers in his memory. He also lived at 175 East 78th Street in Manhattan, New … Continued

Rex Stout

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(1886-1975) Novelist. Rex Stout lived at High Meadows Estate, Brewster, New York. He was the creator of the detective Nero Wolfe.

William Saroyan

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(1908-1981) Novelist, playwright. William Saroyan was born in Fresno, California. He lived in Mill Neck, New York for six months, and stayed at the McBurney YMCA, 215 West 23rd Street in Manhattan, New York when he first moved to New York in the 1920s. In 1991 the United States Postal Service issued its nineth stamp … Continued

Charles Warren Stoddard

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(1843-1909) Author, poet. Charles Warren Stoddard was born in Rochester, New York. While he was still a child his parents moved to New York City, where they lived until 1855. He wrote a book of poems which were edited by Bret Harte. His best known work is “South Sea Idyls” (1873), which was inspired by … Continued

Robert Louis Stevenson

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(1850-1894) Poet, writer. “Treasure Island” (1883), stayed at the Stevens Hotel on E. 11th Street in Manhattan in 1888. In the winter of 1887-88, Stevenson came to Saranac Lake seeking treatment for tuberculosis. During the winter he worked on “The Master of Ballantrae” (1889).He collaborated with his stepson Lloyd Osbourne to write “The Wrong Box” … Continued

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

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Reformer, writer, leader of the women’s suffrage movement, diarist, editor. Eighty Years and More. She was born on Main and North Market Streets in Johnstown, N.Y. By special arrangement she was allowed to study at Johnstown Academy, open only to boys, where she studied Greek, Latin, and mathematics. She went on to attend Emma Willard’s … Continued

Chard Powers Smith

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Writer. “Along the Wind.” Was born in Watertown; he practiced law there and later lived in Sackets Harbor. Practiced law in Rochester from 1921 to 1922.