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

William Elliot Griffis Collection, 1873-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and manuscripts related to the history of the 1859 mission of the Presbyterian Church in the U.S.A. in Japan and the role of James Curtis Hepburn in making it a success, collected by William Elliot Griffis for the purpose of writing a book.

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Hooe Family Papers, 1829-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a small collection of correspondence and documents belonging to the Hooe family of Prince William County, Virginia, primarily concerning the hire and recapture of African Americans whom they enslaved on their plantation in the mid-19th century.

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Eli Field Cooley Papers, 1803-1910 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 boxes and 5.3 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of sermons, correspondence, documents, diaries, commonplace books, diplomas, and miscellaneous financial papers of nineteenth-century pastor Eli Field Cooley (Princeton Class of 1806).

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Philadelphia Navy Yard Collection, 1831-1865 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of official correspondence and a few documents related to the operations of the Philadelphia Navy Yard starting in the 1830s and leading up to the Civil War.

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Albany Fonblanque Collection, 1784-1875 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters sent to Albany Fonblanque as editor of the Examiner (London).

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Henry Robert Taylor Family Papers, 1849-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a group of family papers documenting Henry Robert Taylor's role in a California gold prospecting company called Cunningham & Co. from 1849 to 1851, his travels in South America from 1852 to 1857, his survey work in the Nebraska Territory in 1858 and 1859, and his family's efforts to publish his travel journals in the early 20th century.

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Samuel J. Wilson Papers, 1860-1886 (bulk) 1856-1926 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7 boxes and 2.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, diaries, memorabilia, and printed matter of Samuel J. Wilson, a ninteenth-century clergyman and teacher at the Western Theological Seminary, Allegheny, Pa.

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Benson Lossing Collection, 1853-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence, manuscripts, and printed material of the nineteenth-century American author and illustrator Benson Lossing.

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Alfred Thayer Mahan Collection, 1883-1913 (bulk) 1883-1977 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of letters by Alfred Thayer Mahan to his publisher regarding his writings about United States naval history. Mahan was a U.S. naval officer in the Civil War, and his work on the importance of adequate navies and merchant marines influenced the policies and philosophies of national leaders across the globe, including those of the 26th president of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt.

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Frederick Warne & Co. Collection, 1850-1895 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of correspondence of Frederick Warne & Co., the London publishers, with prospective authors.

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