Form: Deeds -- 19th century. - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 10 boxes and 1 folder
Abstract:: The University Land Records consist of deeds, mortgages, bonds, other legal papers, and maps concerning the acquisition, disposition, or description of University properties. The records document the physical expansion of the University from its earliest period through the acquisition of large tracts of land in the 20th century, including the properties around Carnegie Lake and numerous farms. A portion of the papers relate to research conducted by Professor Gerald Breese for his book Princeton University Land, 1752-1984 (1986).

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

Extent:: 13 boxes and 5.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Ebenezer Foote (1756-1829) was a cattle agent for the Continental Army's Commissary Department during the American Revolutionary War, a merchant, a land agent, a politician, and a judge in New York State. Foote's papers date from 1766 to 1925, with the majority dating from 1785 to his death in 1829, and primarily document his land agency business in Delhi, Delaware County, New York. In addition to the land and financial records related to his business, the collection also contains some legal records, records documenting Foote's work as inspector of cattle for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and limited family records.

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

Extent:: 4 boxes and 6.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of a closed collection of documents related to slavery, the trade of enslaved persons, and the colonial plantation economy, particularly in the United States, the Caribbean, and Brazil in the 18th and 19th centuries.

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of mostly nineteenth-century material collected by Orlando F. Weber, a prominent industrialist with an interest in the history of corporate practices and economics.

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

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