Form: Correspondence -- 18th century / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1760">1760</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1764">1764</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Robert Smith Collection, 1755-1758 (bulk) 1755-1790 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of carpenter-architect Robert Smith, the leading building professional in Philadelphia in the eighteenth century, chiefly concerning the building of Nassau Hall at The College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the house of the college president.

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

Estillac Plantation Records, 1752-1783 (bulk) 1665-1813 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of over sixty letters and related documents concerning the Estillac sugar plantation in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now the Republic of Haiti) from the late 1750s through the early 1780s. Many of the letters are addressed to A. Mabille, a Paris-based hatter, trustee, and creditor, and pertain to the operations and troubled finances of the plantation under the management of Guillaume Claude Besson and Jean Guillaume Robillard.

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

Dayton Family Papers, 1734-1868 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of several members of the Dayton family of Elizabeth, N.J., including Jonathan Dayton (Princeton Class of 1776) and his father, Elias Dayton.

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

Benjamin Franklin Collection, 1753-1771 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of selected correspondence and documents, both original and copies, of Benjamin Franklin, one of the most prominent of the founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States.

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

Reading Family of New Jersey Collection, 1765-1781 (bulk) 1757-1787 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of three members of the Reading family of New Jersey: Thomas Reading, his brother George, and their father, Governor John Reading. Most of the material deals with incidences during the time of the American Revolutionary War.

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

Shippen Family Collection, 1750-1783 (bulk) 1750-1810 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of several members of the prominent Shippen family of Philadelphia during the colonial, revolutionary, and early federal periods. Portions of the material are related to the College of New Jersey and its move from Newark, N.J. to Princeton, N.J.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of George Washington Materials, 1750-1793 (bulk) 1750-1904 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about George Washington, first president of the United States, as well as some items of members of his family.

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

Von Hemert Autograph Collection, 1780-1803 (bulk) 1752-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of photostats of a collection compiled by A. Philippe Von Hemert.

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

Pennsylvania Collection, 1728-1809 (bulk) 1728-1908 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents from the state of Pennsylvania, the bulk of which date from the eighteenth century. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1681 in order to establish a safe haven for the English Quakers, who were being persecuted in England at the time.

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

Sir John Orde Collection on Slavery in Dominica and Jamaica, 1763-1823 (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 boxes and 3.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a collection of letters, accounts, land registers, and other documents from the office of Sir John Orde as governor of Dominica from 1783 to 1793, during a period of British colonial rule over the island; lists of enslaved workers on the estates of Peter Campbell, Esq., plantation owner in the parishes of Saint Elizabeth, Westmoreland, and Hanover, Jamaica, in 1817, 1820, 1823, and 1825; as well as some personal correspondence and documents of Sir John Orde, including letters to his wife and incoming letters during his naval service, household accounts, and various land and property documents.

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

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