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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.

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

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.

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

Samuel J. Bayard Papers, 1830-1886 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists, for the most part, of autograph manuscripts in prose and verse of Bayard (Princeton Class of 1820) and correspondence of Bayard, the Bayard family, John B. Guthrie, and Bayard Guthrie.

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

George Augustus Sala Correspondence, 1857-1890 (inclusive) 1857-1894 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.75 linear feet
Abstract:: George Augustus Sala was a nineteenth-century English journalist, artist, book illustrator, traveler, humorist, and novelist. The collection contains approximately 300 letters written to Sala by about 200 different people over the course of 40 years. Among the correspondents are prominent authors, journalists, artists, nobility, philanthropists, and other notables.

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

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]

Grover Cleveland Collection, 1860-1907 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of several holograph addresses, miscellaneous correspondence, and family photographs of American president Grover Cleveland.

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

William Isbister Collection, circa 1860-1906 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence mainly from Victorian novelists and other writers to W. Isbister & Co., publishers of Good Words and the Sunday Magazine.

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

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]

Joseph Henry Collection, 1834-1878 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Joseph Henry (1797-1878), the American physicist, inventor, and first secretary and director of the Smithsonian Institution.

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

J. O. Simmons Papers, 1836-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.4 linear feet (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence, financial documents (e.g. account books and receipts), ephemera, and legal documents (e.g. permits, contracts, and affidavits) from J. O. Simmons (1821-1890). Simmons worked in a variety of professions in Ohio, Minnesota, Mississippi, Louisiana, and the Dakota Territory, including as a merchant, storekeeper, farmer, attorney, surveyor, county clerk, justice of the peace, and homeopathic doctor. The collection largely documents agricultural and mercantile exchanges on the Mississippi River during and after the American Civil War, the employment of African American and immigrant laborers during the early Reconstruction era, and land dispute issues among white settlers in the Territory of Dakota in the 1870s.

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

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