Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1660">1660</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1664">1664</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Extent:: 33 volumes and 2.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of 32 bound volumes, each containing an original, French, royal marriage contract with supplementary biographical sketches and portraits of the witnesses who signed the contracts, collected by Francis C. Brown (Princeton Class of 1958). The first two volumes are alphabetical catalogues of the marriage contracts

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

Extent:: 1 box
Abstract:: Consists of a letter book with unpublished letters and a commonplace book likely compiled by or for Sophia, Electress of Hanover (1630-1714), granddaughter of James I of England.

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of the correspondence of renowned poet William Cowper as well as the correspondence of family, friends, and associates, much of which relates to Cowper.

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

Extent:: 12 boxes and 23 items
Abstract:: The Ernest Cushing Richardson Collection of Medieval and Renaissance Documents consists of medieval and renaissance documents and manuscripts collected by Ernest Cushing Richardson, an American librarian and author. Of principal interest are some 350 documents (deeds, bonds, contracts, investitures, wills, and other legal documents), chiefly dating from 1380 to 1550 and written in Milan, Alessandria, Brescia, Cremona, Lodi, and other northern Italian cities.

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

Extent:: 17 boxes, 1 folder, and 6.50 linear feet
Abstract:: The Charles Carroll Marden Collection of Spanish Documents consists of 637 Spanish documents, collected by philologist and university professor Charles Carroll Marden. The documents are divided into two groups: documents originating from the town of Burgos and several towns around Soria and documents from the town of Alarcon. Later additions to the collection include the earliest document in the collection, dated 1347.

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

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