Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1740">1740</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1744">1744</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Thomas Foxcroft Correspondence, 1729-1759 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Thomas Foxcroft served as a Congregational minister at the First Church of Boston. The collection consists primarily of letters sent to Foxcroft by acquaintances and colleagues, notably Jonathan Dickinson (1688-1747) and Experience Mayhew (1673-1758). Several manuscripts, including sermons by Jonathan Dickinson (both written and printed) and lengthy responses to theological debates, are also included.

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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.

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John F. Mason Collection of Batak Manuscripts, 1700-1800 (inclusive)

Extent:: 46 items
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of Batak manuscripts of the ancient texts called pustaha, collected by John F. Mason.

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Lampersdorf Lutheran Congregation Registers, 1677-1822 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of six bound volumes kept by the Lutheran Congregation in Lampersdorf, Silesia (now Zaborow, Poland).

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Horace Walpole Family Collection, 1724-1786 (bulk) 1724-1857 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: A collection of letters and documents of Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, the English historian, Member of Parliament, connoisseur, playwright, and novelist, and of his father Sir Robert Walpole, 1st Earl of Orford, who was to become England's longest running Prime Minister.

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John Ingram and John Godfrey Collection, 1557-1839 (inclusive) 1819-1834 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Little is known of the nineteenth-century lives of John Ingram and his son-in-law, John Godfrey, other than that Ingram spent much of his time traveling in Italy and was a patron of Francesco Guardi. The collection includes letters to Ingram as well as notes, maps, and building plans by Ingram and Godfrey, and travel documents collected by Ingram.

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Jonathan Belcher Collection, 1708-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of Jonathan Belcher, dating from his early years in Massachusetts to his days as colonial governor of New Jersey.

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Princeton University Library Collection of Patrick Henry Materials, 1743-1796 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected manuscript material by and about American attorney, politician, and planter Patrick Henry (1736-1799).

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Gilbert Chinard Collection of French Historical Material, 1494-1905 (inclusive) 1761-1885 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains historical and literary manuscripts collected by Gilbert Chinard (1881-1972), a Franco-American scholar who was associated with the Institut Français de Washington from 1928 and was Pyne Professor of French at Princeton University, 1937-50. His published work was on French literature and the history of Franco-American relations.

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Junius Spencer Morgan Collection of Seals, circa 1294-1824 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Contains seven Royal and Papal seals spanning the 13th to the 19th century and including Louis XVIII of France, Pope Leo X, and Pope Boniface VIII.

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