Form: Correspondence -- 18th century / Language: English - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Princeton University Library Collection of Patrick Henry Materials, 1743-1796 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected manuscript material by and about American attorney, politician, and planter Patrick Henry (1736-1799).

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Hunt and Guild Families of New Jersey Collection, 1755-1878 (inclusive) 1755-1858 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.60 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of eighteenth and nineteenth-century correspondence, letters, and documents of the Hunt and Guild families of New Jersey.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Moore Furman Collection, 1793-1808 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected eighteenth-century letters and documents of businessman Moore Furman, deputy quartermaster general of New Jersey during the American Revolution.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Samuel Finley Collection, 1756-1766 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Samuel Finley, fifth president of Princeton University.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Andre De Coppet Collection Concerning United States History, 1566-1942 (inclusive) 1770-1865 (bulk)

Extent:: 48 boxes and 27 items
Abstract:: The Andre De Coppet Collection represents the American history-related collecting activities of American broker and collector Andre De Coppet (Princeton Class of 1915). There are numerous manuscripts, personal letters, documents, and printed material from three main periods: the Revolutionary War, the Federal Period, and the Civil War.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Ebenezer Foote Papers, 1785-1829 (bulk) 1766-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 boxes and 5.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Ebenezer Foote (1756-1829) was a cattle agent for the Continental Army's Commissary Department during the American Revolutionary War, a merchant, a land agent, a politician, and a judge in New York State. Foote's papers date from 1766 to 1925, with the majority dating from 1785 to his death in 1829, and primarily document his land agency business in Delhi, Delaware County, New York. In addition to the land and financial records related to his business, the collection also contains some legal records, records documenting Foote's work as inspector of cattle for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and limited family records.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

William Tipping Papers, 1688-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Conists of personal papers of William Tipping Esq, of Brasted Park, Sevenoaks, in Kent, and Avray near Paris. He was the son of the successful Liverpool merchant John Tipping, who in his twenties traveled extensively in Europe and the Middle East before turning to Tory politics and serving as director of the London and North Western Railway.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Sergeant Family Collection, 1746-1843 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about three members of the Sergeant family and their relationship with the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) during the Colonial period: Jonathan Sergeant, his son Jonathan Dickinson Sergeant, and his grandson John Sergeant.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

John Hancock Collection, 1776-1781 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of American Revolutionary patriot and statesman John Hancock.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

Philip Schuyler Letters, 1775 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.21 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of eight letters and documents written by Philip J. Schuyler to Captain Cornelius Van Dyke, Colonel Goose Van Schaik, Richard Varick, and Reverend [Eilardus] Westerlo. Most of the letters were written from Ticonderoga, as well as from Saratoga and Albany, July 24 1775–December 1775.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]

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