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Anna Maria Farswell commonplace book, circa 1802-1817, 1949 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 volume
Abstract:: Anna Maria Farswell created this commonplace book in Devon, England from around 1802 to 1817. The volume contains excerpts from religious readings, hymns, and literature.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

Biddle family papers, 1709-2017 (inclusive) 1776-1952 (bulk)

Extent:: 14.5 linear feet (32 boxes)
Abstract:: The Biddle family has a long history on American land with Quaker ancestors emigrating in 1681 and settling in Philadelphia around 1725. This collection documents the family relationships, and to a lesser extent, the work and military service of six generations of one branch of that family, starting with Clement Biddle (1740-1814), and following the descendants of two of his sons: Thomas Alexander Biddle (1776-1857) and Clement Cornell Biddle (1784-1855). These papers tell the stories, to varying degrees, of more than 30 individual Biddle family members through correspondence, financial records, professional papers, diaries, scrapbooks, and photographs.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

John Witherspoon Collection, 1765-1903 (inclusive) 1767-1790 (bulk)

Extent:: 4 boxes
Abstract:: Consists of selected manuscripts, correspondence, and documents of John Witherspoon, who was sixth president of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

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

William Denton Correspondence, 1633-1893 (inclusive) 1830-1893 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of about a hundred autograph letters by nineteenth-century British politicians, clergymen, and men of letters to clergyman and reformist William Denton.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Aaron Burr (1756-1836) Materials, 1771-1958 (inclusive) 1782-1830 (bulk)

Extent:: 2 boxes and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters by Aaron Burr (Princeton Class of 1772) to members of his family and associates, along with some documents pertaining to his legal career.

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

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.

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

Hunt Family Collection, 1776-1835 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists primarily of photostats of letters, deeds, wills, indentures, receipts, and other documents of the Hunt families of Hunterdon County, New Jersey, and Urbana, Ohio, dating from the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

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

Elias Boudinot Collection, 1773-1950 (inclusive) 1777-1820 (bulk)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Elias Boudinot was a lawyer and Revolutionary statesman, serving as member of the Continental Congress (president, 1782), secretary of foreign affairs (1783-84), New Jersey congressman (1789-95), and director of the U.S. Mint (1795-1805). The collection consists of miscellaneous letters and documents of Boudinot, many of which concern his land dealings.

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

Abraham Brinkerhoff Business Records, 1797-1844 (inclusive)

Extent:: 21 boxes and 1 package
Abstract:: Consists of business records relating to the nineteenth-century dry goods (especially cotton) business of Abraham Brinkerhoff in New York City.

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

John Hinsdale Scheide Collection of Three Centuries of French History, 1510-1816 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 volumes and 1.00 linear feet
Abstract:: Collection consists of 386 letters and documents of royalty, nobility, statesmen, and other celebrities of France, from the reign of Louis XII to the commencement of the French Revolution.

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

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