Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Form: Correspondence / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1830">1830</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1834">1834</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Martha Bradstreet Family Papers, 1780-1880 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of correspondence, writings, legal documents, and genealogical papers belonging to Martha Bradstreet (1780-1871) of Bennettsville, New York. Bradstreet inherited land in Oneida, Herkimer, and Delaware Counties, New York, through her step-grandfather, Major General John Bradstreet (1711-1774), and fought legal battles surrounding her land claims for much of the 19th century.

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David Laurence Pierson Scrapbooks, 1927-1937 (bulk) 1817-1953 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 5.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of twenty scrapbook volumes (1927-1937) of letters, documents, photographs, newspapers clippings, and printed matter concerning the observance of Constitution Day (Sept. 17), compiled by David Laurence Pierson, who was instrumental in getting national recognition for that day.

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Bache and Hodge Family Papers, 1790-1890 (bulk) 1783-1957 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of correspondence representing five generations of the Bache and Hodge families as well as members of the Scott and Wistar families of Princeton and Philadelphia.

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Bache and Wistar Family Correspondence, 1777-1895 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: The Bache and Wistar Family Collection consists of correspondence between several members of the Bache and Wistar families of Philadelphia, Pa.

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Francis C. Brown Collection on Slavery in America, 1766-1868 (inclusive) 1820-1865 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of over 150 manuscript and printed documents related to slavery, the trade of enslaved persons, plantation labor, and free people of color, primarily in the United States and to a lesser extent in the Caribbean, that were collected by Francis C. Brown (Class of 1958).

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Henry Van Dyke Family Papers, 1694-1963 (inclusive) 1840-1950s (bulk)

Extent:: 179 boxes and 75.9 linear feet
Abstract:: The Henry Van Dyke Family Papers consists of papers of three generations of the prominent Van Dyke family of New York and Princeton, beginning with Henry Jackson Van Dyke (1822-1891) and his wife, Henrietta [Ashmead] Van Dyke (1820-1893), followed by their children, Henry Van Dyke (1852-1933) and Paul Van Dyke (1859-1933), and ending with Henry van Dyke's son Tertius Van Dyke (1886-1958).

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Delafield Family Papers, 1393-1985 (inclusive) 1800-1950 (bulk)

Extent:: 164 boxes, 1 oversize folder, and 70 linear feet
Abstract:: The Delafields were avid collectors of family history and family-related memorabilia in the Hudson River Valley region of New York state. This collection consists of the papers of the Delafield family and related families, most prominently the Livingstons, containing both personal papers and papers collected for their genealogical and historical significance.

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Samuel Miller Papers, 1754-1898 (inclusive) 1800-1849 (bulk)

Extent:: 15 boxes and 5.9 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains writings and correspondence of and relating to Samuel Miller, a nineteenth-century American Presbyterian clergyman and author.

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William Seymour Family Papers, 1870-1933 (bulk) 1733-1967 (inclusive)

Extent:: 89 boxes and 42 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of the professional papers of prominent late 19th- and early 20th-century American theatrical stage manager and director William Seymour (1855-1933). The majority of papers include correspondence as well as numerous production-related materials, such as playscripts, promptbooks, and sheet music. Family members, particularly other well-known theater figures, such as Seymour's sister-in-law Fanny Davenport (1850-1898), are also represented in the collection through correspondence, production materials, ephemera, and newspaper clippings.

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John Ingram and John Godfrey Collection, 1557-1839 (inclusive) 1819-1834 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Little is known of the nineteenth-century lives of John Ingram and his son-in-law, John Godfrey, other than that Ingram spent much of his time traveling in Italy and was a patron of Francesco Guardi. The collection includes letters to Ingram as well as notes, maps, and building plans by Ingram and Godfrey, and travel documents collected by Ingram.

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