Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1778">1778</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

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.

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

Thomas Shields Clarke Collection of German Legal Documents, 1572-1802 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.5 linear feet
Abstract:: The Thomas Shields Clarke Collection of German Legal Documents consists of eight German and Italian legal documents, in German and Latin, collected by American sculptor and painter Thomas Shields Clarke (Princeton Class of 1882). The documents range in date from 1572 to 1802.

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

John Hancock Collection, 1776-1781 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of American Revolutionary patriot and statesman John Hancock.

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

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).

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

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

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Includes seven essays (likely unpublished) on American affairs and economic opportunities, dating from 1768-1780, by British colonial official, Ambrose Serle (1742–1812).

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

Robert Thorp of Alnwick Collection of Printed and Manuscript Music, 1729-1819 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes, 1 item, and 2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of printed and manuscript music collected by Robert Thorp of Alnwick.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Collection of Ephemera Relating to the Marketing of Books, 1742-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:: 15 boxes, 26 items, and 21 linear feet
Abstract:: Collection of ephemera relating to the marketing of books, consisting of prospectuses, adverts, catalogs, etc.

Held at: Princeton University Library: Rare Book Collection [Contact Us]

Edward Livingston Papers, 1683-1877 (inclusive) 1764-1836 (bulk)

Extent:: 178 boxes and 120 linear feet
Abstract:: The Edward Livingston Papers document the career of American lawyer, diplomat, statesman, and legal theorist Edward Livingston. The collection also contains domestic, financial, and property records of some three dozen others, mostly members of the Livingston/Beekman branch of the Hudson River Valley Livingstons and the Montgomery, Davezac, Barton, and Hunt families; the family surveyor/agent John Cox, Jr.; and an Albany-area merchant Benjamin French, whose forfeited estate ended up in Edward Livingston's hands for debt collection.

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

Princeton Collection of Syriac Manuscripts, 1239-1900 (inclusive) 1600s-1700s (bulk)

Extent:: 7 volumes and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of an open collection of manuscripts written in the Syriac alphabet.

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

Ebenezer Foote Papers, 1785-1829 (bulk) 1766-1925 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 boxes and 5.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Ebenezer Foote (1756-1829) was a cattle agent for the Continental Army's Commissary Department during the American Revolutionary War, a merchant, a land agent, a politician, and a judge in New York State. Foote's papers date from 1766 to 1925, with the majority dating from 1785 to his death in 1829, and primarily document his land agency business in Delhi, Delaware County, New York. In addition to the land and financial records related to his business, the collection also contains some legal records, records documenting Foote's work as inspector of cattle for the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War, and limited family records.

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

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