Form: Correspondence -- 18th century / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1790">1790</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1794">1794</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Collected Correspondence of Elizabeth Montagu, 1660-1903 (inclusive) 1740-1810 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains correspondence of Elizabeth Montagu, known as "queen of the Bluestockings," an informal group of 18th-century English literary figures and intellectuals that gathered frequently at her home.

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]

Antoine Guerry Duclaud Papers, 1771-1775 (bulk) 1759-1794 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of Antoine Guerry Duclaud, a French officer employed by the Dutch West India Company who deserted and settled in the Dutch colony of Surinam (now the independent Republic of Suriname) in 1771. The papers document Guerry Duclaud's move to Surinam with the intention of starting a plantation, his business renting the labor of enslaved Africans he brought from Guinea, and his return to Europe in 1775 after failing to make a profit. This collection offers insights into Dutch trade, economic conditions, the institution of slavery, and resistance to slavery by maroon communities in Surinam in the 1770s.

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

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]

Jonathan Belcher Collection, 1708-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of Jonathan Belcher, dating from his early years in Massachusetts to his days as colonial governor of New Jersey.

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

Philip Morin Freneau Collection, 1770-1802 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of Philip Morin Freneau, considered the "poet of the American Revolution."

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

Remsen Family Collection, 1764-1835 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of members of the Remsen family of New York.

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]

Eva Maria Garrick Estate Papers Concerning David Garrick, 1750-1832 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes
Abstract:: Consists primarily of printed materials, as well as correspondence, documents, objects, and ephemera concerning British actor David Garrick from the estate of his wife, Eva Maria Garrick.

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

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