Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Form: Correspondence -- 19th century / Language: English / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1850">1850</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1899">1899</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Princeton University Library Collection of William Sharp Materials, 1887-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and manuscripts of the Scottish author William Sharp, who is best known for the mystical tales of the Celtic world that he published under the pen name "Fiona Macleod."

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

Daniel Webster Collection, 1824-1852 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of and about Daniel Webster, the nineteenth-century American attorney, congressman, and secretary of state.

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Thomas Adams Papers, 1852-1859 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Thomas Adams (1830-1900) was a civil engineer, topographer, and surveyor who traveled west with Isaac Stevens (1818-1862), the newly-appointed governor of the Washington Territory. From 1853 to 1859, Adams served the party as meteorologist, topographer, sketch artist, and eventually, as assistant to Lieutenant John Mullan (1830-1909), who was in charge of the surveying. This collection consists of four journals and one letter book documenting Adams's life from 1852 to 1859. In addition to detailed descriptions of Adams's experiences, the journals also contain expertly drawn sketches of landscapes and forts, Native Americans, and animals, as well as home-made dictionaries of the Flathead language.

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Edward Raymond Ames Family Collection, 1823-1855 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of diaries and family correspondence of itinerant clergyman Edward Raymond Ames.

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Taylor Family Papers, 1865-1890 (bulk) 1850-1904 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains miscellaneous nineteenth-century papers of several members of the Taylor family.

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George B. Bacon Civil War Correspondence, 1855-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: George B. Bacon served as a lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. Serving in several blockading squadrons, Bacon was involved in notable battles and engagements, including the capture of New Orleans and the Battle of Morris Island, S.C. The collection consists primarily of detailed letters Bacon wrote to his wife during the war along with some official wartime correspondence, and biographical materials about Bacon.

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James Carnahan Collection, 1802-1858 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, documents, and a fragment of a sermon by James Carnahan, ninth president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton).

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

Pre-Raphaelite Correspondence of George Price Boyce, 1852-1917 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of letters from approximately forty Pre-Raphaelite (and other) artists to English watercolorist George Price Boyce and his family.

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England - Argentina Trade Collection, 1859-1885 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents relating to Liverpool (England) merchants and their shippers and counterparts in Buenos Aires (Argentina) during the second half of the nineteenth century. Correspondence (1882-1885) between Alexander Gifford (Liverpool) and his brother Edward (Buenos Aires) forms the bulk of the material.

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Cole Family Papers, circa 1848-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 12 letters from William, E. B., and Robert Patten to their brother-in-law and sister, George N. and Olivia Cole, along with additional Cole family documents.

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

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