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Sullivan, William

lawyer, author, was born Nov. 30, 1774, in Saco, Maine.

He was a lawyer of Boston, and the author of Familiar Letters on Public Men of the Revolution; Historical Causes and Effects; and Sea Life. He died Sept. 3, 1839, in Boston, Mass.

SULLIVANT, WILLIAM STARLING, botanist, author, was born Jan. 15, 1803, near Franklinton, Ohio. He was a botanist of Ohio, and the author of Musci Alleghanienses; Musci Cubenses; Icones Muscorum; and Musci and Hepaticæ of the United States East of the Mississippi.

He died April 30, 1873, near Columbus, Ohio.

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