Repository: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division / Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1757">1757</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Paterson Family Papers, 1750-1882 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 8.6 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected papers of members of the Paterson family of New Jersey, chiefly those of William Paterson (Princeton Class of 1763), his father, Richard Paterson, his son, William Bell Paterson (Princeton Class of 1801), and twin grandsons, William and Stephen Van Rensselaer Paterson (Princeton Class of 1835). The collections provides 17th, 18th, and 19th-century source material for the history of the College of New Jersey and of the Colonial and post-Colonial history of the State of New Jersey.

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Gawine Drummond Document Collection, 1701-1819 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous legal documents of Gawine (also spelled Gavin, Gawen, and Gavine) Drummond, county clerk for Monmouth County Court House in the state of New Jersey, and several members of his family.

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Jonathan Dickinson Collection, 1704-1763 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists chiefly of eighteenth-century correspondence and documents of clergyman Jonathan Dickinson relating to his establishment of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).

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Saqui de Sannes Family Correspondence, 1756-1920 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.8 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of professional and personal correspondence of an aristocratic family from Provence. Most of the letters date from 1756 to 1848 and illustrate how the family negotiated its place during France's Revolutionary era.

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Tennent Family Papers, 1770-1795 (bulk) 1755-1936 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 0.65 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of miscellaneous eighteenth-century papers of several members of the Tennent family of New Jersey and South Carolina.

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Hugh Simm Collection, 1768-1784 (bulk) 1748-1810 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.33 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of twenty-two letters and documents of Hugh Simm, a mechanic from Paisley, Scotland, who, after moving to America in 1768, briefly served as Princeton University's first librarian and inspector of rooms.

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: 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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Fundamental Laws and Constitutions of New Jersey, 1664-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of copies of fundamental legal instruments of government (1664-1961) under which people have lived in New Jersey for the last 300 years, gathered by historian, Julian P. Boyd, for the book Fundamental Laws and Constitutions of New Jersey (1964), which he edited.

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Samuel Davies Collection, 1752-1759 (bulk) 1752-1931 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and several manuscript sermons of Samuel Davies, fourth president of Princeton University.

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Chalfant Robinson Collection, 1198-1935 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3 boxes and 4.75 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists mainly of original manuscripts, photostats, and transcripts of German, French, and Italian Medieval and Renaissance legal documents, including papal bulls, passports, wills, deeds, petitions, wax seals, and manor rolls collected by Chalfant Robinson.

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