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Boarded Hall Estate (Barbados) Plantation Records, 1676-1887 (inclusive) 1712-1845 (bulk)

Extent:

2 boxes and 1.5 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of eighteenth and nineteeth-century records of Boarded Hall Estate, a slave plantation in Barbados in the West Indies. The material was found on the estate in the 1820s by George Harnage, the son of its last English owner, and annotated by him in subsequent years.

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

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Olden Family Papers, 1769-1847 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists mostly of eighteenth-century correspondence and documents of members of the Olden family of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including Benjamin Olden, Ephraim Olden, John Olden, and Samuel Olden.

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

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Robert Smith Collection, 1755-1758 (bulk) 1755-1790 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence and documents of carpenter-architect Robert Smith, the leading building professional in Philadelphia in the eighteenth century, chiefly concerning the building of Nassau Hall at The College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the house of the college president.

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