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Jonathan Edwards Family Collection, 1723-1798 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected correspondence, sermons, and documents of Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) America's most important and original philosophical theologian, and his three sons, Timothy, Jonathan, and Pierpont Edwards.

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

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Greenwich Island, Pennsylvania, Collection, 1782-1796 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of 72 18th-century documents for accounts, tax collection, or the sale of land in the Township of Greenwich, in Berks County, Pa.

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

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Joseph Reade Letters, 1795-1796 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of nineteen autograph letters sent by Joseph Reade to his father, John Reade, while he was a student at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) as a member of the Class of 1796.

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

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

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected manuscript material by and about American attorney, politician, and planter Patrick Henry (1736-1799).

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Antoine Guerry Duclaud Papers, 1771-1775 (bulk) 1759-1794 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence and documents of Antoine Guerry Duclaud, a French officer employed by the Dutch West India Company who deserted and settled in the Dutch colony of Surinam (now the independent Republic of Suriname) in 1771. The papers document Guerry Duclaud's move to Surinam with the intention of starting a plantation, his business renting the labor of enslaved Africans he brought from Guinea, and his return to Europe in 1775 after failing to make a profit. This collection offers insights into Dutch trade, economic conditions, the institution of slavery, and resistance to slavery by maroon communities in Surinam in the 1770s.

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Kōnstantinos Stamatēs Letters to Panagiōtēs Kodrikas, 1788-1794 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Kōnstantinos Stamatēs (1764-1817) was a Greek patriot and secret agent working for the French government and for Michael Soutzo, the Prince of Wallachia and Moldavia, during the French Revolution. The collection consists of one hundred and ninety-eight letters from Stamatēs to Panagiōtēs Kodrikas (1762-1827), then secretary to Soutzo. Letters are primarily in Greek and are addressed from Paris (November 25, 1788 - 11 September 1793), Rouen (September 17, 1793), Le Havre-de-Grâce (September 30, 1793), Hamburg (October 15, 1793 - February 22, 1794), and Altona (March 1 - December 27, 1794).

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Walter Minto Collection, 1787-1793 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and documents of the eighteenth-century Scottish mathematician Walter Minto, who was one of Princeton University's earliest teachers of mathematics.

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Bernard McSherry and Richard Coale Tavern Ledgers, 1784-1791 (inclusive)

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1 box and 1.6 linear feet

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Consists of two tavern ledgers kept by Bernard (Barney) McSherry (1764-1796) and Richard Coale (1760-1834), brothers-in-law who both operated taverns in Libertytown, Frederick County, Maryland. The ledgers document the sale of liquor and alcoholic drinks, as well as the hosting of games, dinners, shows, and other entertainment. Patrons listed in the ledgers include American Revolutionary War officers Ely Dorsey (1744–1803), Lilburn Williams (1748–1794), and William Lamar (circa 1755-1838), as well as members of the local free African American community.

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

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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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.

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Reading Family of New Jersey Collection, 1765-1781 (bulk) 1757-1787 (inclusive)

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1 box and 2.5 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence and documents of three members of the Reading family of New Jersey: Thomas Reading, his brother George, and their father, Governor John Reading. Most of the material deals with incidences during the time of the American Revolutionary War.

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Mowry Family of Rhode Island Collection, 1722-1785 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists primarily of account books of members of the Mowry family, who were among the first settlers of Providence, Rhode Island.

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Louis-Alexandre Berthier Collection, 1780-1783 (inclusive)

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0.75 linear feet (1 box and 13 portfolios)

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The collection consists primarily of a set of handcolored, topographical, manuscript maps (111 of them), created by Louis-Alexandre Berthier, an officer on General Rochambeau's staff, depicting the historic overland march of the French and American forces from Philipsburg, New York, to Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and their return march to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1782. Accompanying these maps is Berthier's journal (in French), providing a detailed description and explanation of the routes covered by the maps. In addition, there are documents and memoranda concerning French military events in America, Berthier's departure from France in 1780, and his return to France via the West Indies in 1782-1783.

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Princeton University Library Collection of American Revolution Materials, 1765-1783 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence, documents, and other materials related to the U.S. Continental Congress and the American Revolutionary War era. Materials span from the mid-1760s through the early 1780s, and many concern the state of New Jersey, among other areas.

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British Army Account Book of Revolutionary War Expenditures in the Carolinas and Florida, 1781-1782 (inclusive)

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1 box and 1.25 linear feet

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Consists of a two-volume account book of British Army military expenditures in North Carolina, South Carolina, and St. Augustine, Florida, during the later years of the American Revolution.

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John Hancock Collection, 1776-1781 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and documents of American Revolutionary patriot and statesman John Hancock.

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Ambrose Serle Essays on North America, 1768-1780 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Includes seven essays (likely unpublished) on American affairs and economic opportunities, dating from 1768-1780, by British colonial official, Ambrose Serle (1742–1812).

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Jansenism in France Collection, 1728-1780 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.25 linear feet

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Jansenism was a religious movement based on the teachings of the theologian Cornelius Jansen (1585-1638). His doctrines held that human beings cannot achieve goodness without the intervention of God's grace and that a minority of individuals has been predestined by God for salvation. Consists of a collection of papers related to the Jansenist controversy in France in the 18th century.

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Jonathan Odell Collection, 1750-1780 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected material of Jonathan Odell, an eighteenth-century New Jersey clergyman and loyalist in the American Revolution, and his father, John Odell.

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Radcliffe Family Papers, 1530-1779 (inclusive) 1699-1757 (bulk)

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2 boxes and 0.84 linear feet

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Consists primarily of letters and assorted documents of the Radcliffe Family of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, partly concerning trade with the Ottoman Empire. Also included are letters and legal documents pertaining to the Clarke and Evelyn families of England.

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Princeton Revolution Collection, 1777 (inclusive)

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1 box

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Consists mostly of receipts for supplies and services delivered/rendered to the Continental Army, given to Enos Kelsey (Princeton Class of 1760), who at that time was a major in Colonel Chambers' Battalion of the New Jersey State Army, apparently buying supplies locally in Princeton.

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