NAHUM CAPEN
\nˈahəm kˈe͡ɪpən], \nˈahəm kˈeɪpən], \n_ˈa_h_ə_m k_ˈeɪ_p_ə_n]\
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An American historical writer; born at Canton, Mass., 1804; died 1886. Postmaster of Boston, Mass. (1857-61). he introduced street letter-box collections. He wrote: "The Republic of the United States"; "History of Democracy" (1874); etc. He also wrote and edited works on phrenology.
By Charles Dudley Warner
