Strangers – Today

Louis Laurent Marie Clerc, December 26, 1785 - July 18, 1869

Laurent Clerc was a pioneer in the education and public perception of deaf and nonverbal individuals in the United States. Although he was born and lived in France until 1815, he has been called "The Apostle of the Deaf in America". Clerc founded the oldest existing school for the deaf in North America, now known as the American School for the Deaf, in Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to 1821, the school was known as The American Asylum, At Hartford, For The Education And Instruction Of The Deaf And Dumb, as indicated by a note accompanying another one of Clerc's entries in the Record of Strangers. Clerc himself was deaf, and was also without a sense of smell.

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John Beverley Robinson Jr., February 21, 1821 – June 19, 1896

John Beverley Robinson was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was Aide-de-Camp to the Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada during the Rebellion of 1837 that took place there, after which he studied law and passed the bar. Robinson was elected Mayor of Toronto in 1857, and was elected a Member of Provincial Parliament the next year. Following a career in Parliament, he was elected Lieutenant Governor of Ontario in 1880. Robinson was also active in the world of business, serving as president of the Northern Railway of Canada.

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Pedro Gonzales

Pedro Gonzales was a Central American diplomat. He is also listed as the Chief Officer of the Department of State for the Republic of Central America in documents from Henry Clay and John Quincy Adams.

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H. H. Gilbert

H. H. Gilbert was a visitor from Bermuda.

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