Born to a New England family in Woodstock, Connecticut: Jedidiah Morse and Sarah Child, Morse did his … See more

In the summer of 1785, he was licensed to preach, but continued to occupy himself with teaching. He became a tutor at Yale in June 1786, but, resigning this office, was ordained on November 9, 1786, and settled in … See more

• Morse, Jedidiah (1793). The American universal geography, or, A view of the present state of all the empires, kingdoms, states, and republics in the known world, and of the United States of America in particular. I… See more

• Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society 123 (1798). (Related to Morse v. Reid)
• Sprague, William Buell, "The Life of Jedidiah Morse" (New York, 1874)
• Gordan, John D., Morse v. Reid: The First Reported Federal Co… See more

• Works by Jedidiah Morse at Open Library
• Works by or about Jedidiah Morse at the Internet Archive See more