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Samuel Sibbett Family Collection, 1835-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of correspondence by members of the Sibbett family to one another. The majority of the letters relate to Samuel Sibbett, a nineteenth-century lawyer living in Mt. Alto, Pennsylvania.

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

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Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington Collection, 1807-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists primarily of selected correspondence of the Duke of Wellington, chiefly with Robert Dundas, 2nd Viscount Melville. Wellington is best known as the British general who defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo (1815).

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

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Order book, 1848-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
A volume comprising orders taken by an unknown Philadelphia sign-painting company spanning the years 1848-1850. Small sketches depicting the painted signage are drawn by some of the orders.

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

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Frederick Huth & Co. Spanish banking letters, 1814-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
.25 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:
The Frederick Huth & Co. Spanish banking letters measure .25 linear feet in one box, date from 1814 to 1850, and contain 83 letters, mostly written in Spanish, sent to the company's founder and proprietor, Frederick Huth, by company agents in Spain. Frederick Huth & Co. was a British bank specializing in trade with Germany, Spain, and South America.

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

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Logan family papers, 1700-circa 1850

Extent:
1.5 linear feet
Abstract:
The Logans were a prominent Philadelphia family dating to 1699, when James Logan (1679-1751), the family patriarch, arrived in Philadelphia to serve as Secretary of the Pennsylvania colony. Through work in trade and politics, Logan and his descendants were intimately involved in the development of colonial Pennsylvania and, later, the fledging United States. The Logan family papers, 1700-circa 1850, consist of scattered documents related to the Logan family and their home, Stenton (in Germantown, Philadelphia, Pa.). It includes letters, deeds and estate papers, three cookbooks, and various other documents.

Held at: Stenton [Contact Us]

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Robert Lindsey journal, 1850

Extent:
0.0080 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
Journal of Robert Lindsey's trip to visit Friends in Iowa. Entries describe the journey, including descriptions of the weather, travel by horse and wagon over the prairies, the dangerous crossing of the frozen Mississippi River, the history of the Quakers in Iowa, Quaker Meetings attended, and visits to various Iowa Quaker families.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [Contact Us]

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