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Camden Monthly Meeting Records (including Duck Creek and Motherkiln), 1686-2014 (inclusive)

Extent:: 13 linear ft.
Abstract:

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Cecil Monthly Meeting Records, 1678-1952. (inclusive)

Extent:: 5 linear ft.
Abstract:

Held at: Quaker Meeting Records at Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections and Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Thomas Foxcroft Correspondence, 1729-1759 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Thomas Foxcroft served as a Congregational minister at the First Church of Boston. The collection consists primarily of letters sent to Foxcroft by acquaintances and colleagues, notably Jonathan Dickinson (1688-1747) and Experience Mayhew (1673-1758). Several manuscripts, including sermons by Jonathan Dickinson (both written and printed) and lengthy responses to theological debates, are also included.

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

William Tipping Papers, 1688-2001 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 2.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Conists of personal papers of William Tipping Esq, of Brasted Park, Sevenoaks, in Kent, and Avray near Paris. He was the son of the successful Liverpool merchant John Tipping, who in his twenties traveled extensively in Europe and the Middle East before turning to Tory politics and serving as director of the London and North Western Railway.

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

Frank Jewett Mather Autograph Collection, 1700-1900 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1 volume
Abstract:: Consists primarily of letters and autograph copies of parts of manuscripts of 19th-century English and American poets and novelists collected by American art critic and Princeton professor, Frank Jewett Mather (1868-1953).

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

New Jersey Documents Collection, 1750-1890 (bulk) 1601-1983 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4 boxes and 1.5 linear feet
Abstract:: Westfield, New Jersey, was part of Elizabethtown from the time it was settled in late 1664 until 1794, when the Township of Westfield was created. The New Jersey Documents Collections, 1601 to 1983, consists of New Jersey legal documents, the bulk of which are from the town of Westfield, Union County, and include land records, financial records, estate records, and court records, many of which were created by various members of the Baker, Downer, Hetfield, Johnson, Miller, Pierson, Ripley, Ross, and Woodruff families. The majority of the collection material dates from 1750 to 1890.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of Clarke Family Materials, 1732-1870 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 2.1 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of the Clarke family of New Jersey, particularly of Elisha L. Clarke and Joseph Olden Clarke.

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

James Alexander Papers, 1688-1756 (inclusive)

Extent:: 10 boxes
Abstract:: James Alexander was a lawyer in New Jersey and New York during the eighteenth century. This collection consists of correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of James Alexander, the bulk of which relate to the allocation and ownership of land, primarily in New Jersey and New York.

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

Throop and Martin Family Papers, 1693-1951 (inclusive)

Extent:: 12 boxes
Abstract:: Contains manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and photographs concerning the Throop and Throop Martin families of New Jersey. In addition to the family correspondence, there is an autograph collection and other miscellaneous items.

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

Jonathan Belcher Collection, 1708-1950 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of correspondence and documents of Jonathan Belcher, dating from his early years in Massachusetts to his days as colonial governor of New Jersey.

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

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