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John Trumbull Collection, 1768-1842 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence and documents of John Trumbull, the American artist known as the "Painter of the American Revolution." One of his historical paintings, Declaration of Independence, was used for the image on the reverse of the U.S. $2 dollar bill.

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

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Josiah S. Studdiford Family Correspondence, 1807-1862 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of the personal correspondence of Josiah S. Studdiford (1837-1862), documenting his service with the 4th New Jersey Infantry during the U.S. Civil War, including battles in which he was involved; his capture and time as a prisoner of war at Libby Prison (Va.) in the summer of 1862; and his death during the Battle of South Mountain (Md.) on September 14, 1862. Also included is the largely personal correspondence of several of Studdiford's relatives, including his grandfather, John Neely Simpson (1770-1832); his brother, Peter Augustus Studdiford (1828-1886); and his uncles, James Hervey Simpson (1813-1883) and Josiah Simpson (1815-1874). Many of those represented were Princeton University graduates.

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

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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).

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

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Felix Limongi Collection of Louisiana Slavery and Civil War Materials, 1722-1872 (inclusive) 1802-1872 (bulk)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of several small groups of papers regarding slavery, the American Civil War, and related legal matters in Louisiana, primarily during the 19th century, which were assembled by collector Felix Limongi. Materials include estate records of Marie Claire Chabert (1769-1847), a formerly enslaved free African American woman who purchased and manumitted her family members and owned land in New Orleans; correspondence of Benjamin F. Butler (1818-1893); papers of the law firm Durant & Hornor regarding legal cases brought against the Union Army after the Civil War; as well as some miscellaneous documents and correspondence pertaining to Louisiana history.

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

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Henry Hill Collection, 1808-1839 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of a file of nineteeth-century correspondence and documents primarily relating to Henry Hill's commission as United States consul in Salvador, Brazil.

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

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Robert and Thomas Hartley Cromek papers, 1792-1872 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes, 176 items, and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of nine bound volumes of personal papers of English father and son R. H. Cromek and Thomas Hartley Cromek, engraver and painter, respectively.

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

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Saqui de Sannes Family Correspondence, 1756-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of professional and personal correspondence of an aristocratic family from Provence. Most of the letters date from 1756 to 1848 and illustrate how the family negotiated its place during France's Revolutionary era.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of John Maclean Family Materials, 1795-1874 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 boxes and 2.5 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists of selected personal and family papers of John Maclean (1771-1814), Princeton's first professor of chemistry, including correspondence and documents of Maclean and other family members, including John Maclean Jr. (1800-1886), Archibald Maclean (1810-1894), William Bainbridge (1774-1833), Phebe Bainbridge Maclean, and Mary B. Maclean, as well as a genealogy of the Maclean, Bainbridge, and Taylor families.

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

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