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Grinnell, Henry, 1799-1874

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Personal name headingGrinnell, Henry, 1799-1874
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Found inNUCMC data from Essex Institute for Peabody, G. Papers, 1815-1927 (Henry Grinnell; benefactor for arctic expedition searching for Sir John Franklin, 1850)
WwWA, hist. v. (Grinnell, Henry, 1799-1874; NYC merchant and banker; philanthropist; b. New Bedford, Mass.; s. of Cornelius and Sylvia (Howland) G.; married Sarah Minturn; assisted in financing arctic exploration expeditions of Sir John Franklin; and then expedition, commanded by Lt. E.J. DeHaven, searching for Franklin in 1850)