Form: Correspondence -- 19th century / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1837">1837</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

William Tipping Papers, 1688-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Conists of personal papers of William Tipping Esq, of Brasted Park, Sevenoaks, in Kent, and Avray near Paris. He was the son of the successful Liverpool merchant John Tipping, who in his twenties traveled extensively in Europe and the Middle East before turning to Tory politics and serving as director of the London and North Western Railway.

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

Lewis Cass Collection, 1832-1873 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Lewis Cass, a nineteenth-century senator from Michigan, had prominent roles in the administrations of Andrew Jackson and James Buchanan. This collection consists of selected correspondence, printed material, and ephemera of Cass.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Ashbel Green Materials, 1744-1958 (inclusive) 1783-1844 (bulk)

Extent:: 13 boxes and 4.84 linear feet
Abstract:: Ashbel Green (1762-1848) was a prominent Presbyterian minister, eighth president of the College of New Jersey, and co-founder of the Princeton Theological Seminary. The bulk of the papers consist of Green's personal writings, including diaries and sermons. The papers of Green's father, the Reverend Jacob Green (1722-1790) are also included.

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

Benjamin Harris Brewster Papers, 1820-1887 (inclusive)

Extent:: 25 boxes
Abstract:: Consists mainly of correspondence and legal documents of Benjamin Harris Brewster (Princeton Class of 1834), much of it related to the Star Route prosecutions during Brewster's tenure as attorney general under President Chester Alan Arthur.

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

George W. Storer Brazil Squadron Papers, 1817-1868 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 1.9 linear feet
Abstract:: George W. Storer (1789-1864) served in the United States Navy for more than fifty years, including a term as commander-in-chief of the Brazil Squadron from 1847 to 1850, which, in part, was responsible for preventing American ships from transporting enslaved Africans. This collection documents much of George Washington Storer's long career in the United States Navy as captain, lieutenant, and commander-in-chief of the Brazil Squadron, and also offers a wide-ranging look at the role of the United States Navy, primarily during the 1830s and 1840s, as a peacekeeper and a deterrent to the slave trade.

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

Ewing Family Collection, 1797-1844 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of the nineteenth-century New Jersey chief justice Charles Ewing and two other family members.

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

George Mifflin Dallas Collection, 1815-1864 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of selected correspondence of George Mifflin Dallas, nineteenth-century American senator and vice-president.

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

Samuel Ladd Howell Family Collection, 1797-1838 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected eighteenth- and nineteenth-century papers of Samuel Ladd Howell and other members of the Howell family of Woodbury, Gloucester, and Princeton, New Jersey.

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

William Bell Scott Collection, 1837-1891 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and obituaries of the nineteenth-century English poet, painter, and art critic William Bell Scott. He was a friend of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and was accepted by the Pre-Raphaelites.

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

Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Collection, 1807-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of selected correspondence of the Duke of Wellington, chiefly with Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville. Wellington is best known as the British general who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (1815).

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

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