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Bayard Family Papers, 1801-1915 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
Abstract:
The Bayard Family Papers, dating from 1801 to 1915, document Ann Caroline Bayard (1797-1871) and her politically active family who lived and worked in the mid-Atlantic area. Her father, James Ashton Bayard (1767-1815); two brothers, Richard Henry Bayard (1796-1868) and James Asheton Bayard (1799-1880); and nephew, Thomas Francis Bayard (1828-1898) served in the United States Senate and their acquaintances appear to have been involved in the family's social circles, of which Ann Caroline Bayard was an active and important part. This collection consists of correspondence to Ann Caroline Bayard and other family members, legal records, photographs, and genealogical information regarding the Bayard family.

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

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William Wordsworth Collection, 1799-1847 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected autograph manuscript poems and correspondence of William Wordsworth, one of England's most respected poets of the nineteenth century.

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

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John Forsyth Collection, 1802-1851 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence and documents of John Forsyth, senator from Georgia and secretary of state under Presidents Andrew Jackson and Martin Van Buren.

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

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Oliver Ellsworth Collection, 1775-1883 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence, engravings, documents, and printed material related to Oliver Ellsworth, the eighteenth-century Connecticut senator and jurist.

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

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Pierson Family Documents, 1800-1880 (bulk) 1713-1946 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of documents representing at least three generations of the Pierson family of Orange, New Jersey, including Isaac Pierson (1770-1833, Princeton Class of 1789), a physician, his son William (1796-1882, Princeton Class of 1816), a physician and first mayor of Orange, and William's sons Edward (d. 1882, Princeton Class of 1854), a lawyer, and William, Jr. (1830-1900), also a physician.

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

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George Palmer Putnam Collection, 1813-1888 (inclusive) 1853-1855 (bulk)

Extent:
12 boxes
Abstract:
Consists primarily of authors' correspondence, accompanied by related artwork, pertaining to G.P. Putnam & Co.'s publishing enterprise from before the Civil War. In addition to the correspondence and a scrapbook of miscellaneous material, the collection contains drafts of articles intended for the anthology Homes of American Authors (1853), as well as manuscript material by George Bethune and Francis Hawks.

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

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Compton Townsend Correspondence, 1816-1832 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of early nineteenth-century correspondence between Townsend Compton in London, England, and his relatives and friends in Philadelphia.

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

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