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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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Ribeiro de Avellar Family Plantation Records, 1797-1858 (inclusive)

Extent:
2 boxes
Abstract:
Consists of plantation records of the Ribeiro de Avellar family documenting the accounts and operations of their sugar and coffee plantation Pau Grande in the parish of Paty do Alferes, Brazil. Materials include extracts from account books spanning from 1797 to 1810 and correspondence and receipts from the 1830s through the 1850s.

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

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Samuel L. Southard Papers, 1802-1846 (bulk) 1783-1893 (inclusive)

Extent:
170 boxes and 73.6 linear feet
Abstract:
This collection consists of papers of New Jersey politician, lawyer, and governor Samuel Lewis Southard, presenting a rather comprehensive view of Southard's personal and professional life, as well as the state of American politics and the law profession during the first half of the nineteenth century. Included is a significant amount of Southard's personal and professional correspondence and notebooks. Also contained in this collection are printed materials from Southard's library, other printed documents, and papers generated by family members and associates.

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
Abstract:
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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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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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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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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