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Daniel Wadsworth Coit Letters, 1819-1851 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:
Consists primarily of photostatic copies of the letters (1815-1828, 1844-1851) by American banker Daniel Wadsworth Coit to his family in Connecticut--from Lima, Peru, and various cities in Europe, and from the Western United States, Mexico, and San Francisco, California. This collection is also available online at Digital PUL.

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

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Thomas Pim Cope diaries, 1800-1851 (inclusive)

Extent:
3 linear ft. (11 volumes)
Abstract:
Cope was a Quaker merchant, founder of Cope family shipping business, and member of Philadelphia City Council and Pennsylvania legislature. His diary entries cover a variety of topics including weather, religious and personal reflection, business interests, family news, and discussions of international politics.

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

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Elizabeth Sellers Papers, 1845-1851 & n.d (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft. (.1 linear feet (3 folders.))
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This collection consists of documents relating to the withdrawal of Elizabeth Sellers from the Society of Friends and her subsequent disownment. Included is a letter from to Darby Monthly Meeting explaining her reasons for leaving the Society of Friends. In the letter she accuses Quakers of failing to take action on issues of temperance, pacifism, and abolition. Also included are genealogical notes on the Sellers family.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Joseph Chapman Deyarmon Papers, 1795-1851 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.25 cubic feet
Abstract:
Joseph Chapman Deyarmon attended the Medical School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1814-1815, and practiced medicine in Pennsylvania and eventually in Ohio. This small collection contains some family papers (correspondence, and financial papers) as well as Deyarmon's admission tickets to the University of Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania Hospital.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: University Archives and Records Center [Contact Us]

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John Trimble Troth notebook, 1851

Extent:
.04 linear ft. (1 volume)
Abstract:
This collection contains a notebook with essays by Troth, some that were read at society meetings or written for the Haverford publications, particularly the Collegian.

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

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John Willets compositions, 1851

Extent:
.01 linear ft. (1 folder)
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This collection contains five compositions written by John Willets.

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

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Robert Lindsey journal, 1850

Extent:
0.0080 linear ft. (1 volume)
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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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Logan family papers, 1700-circa 1850

Extent:
1.5 linear feet
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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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Frederick William Todd scrapbook, 1840-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 book (.025 linear foot)
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A scrapbook spanning the years from 1840-1850 kept by Frederick William Todd who was stationed in India with the East India Company Army.

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

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Daniel Gano Gold Rush Scrapbook, 1846-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.2 linear feet
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Consists of a scrapbook compiled by Daniel Gano, documenting the California Gold Rush (1849-1850), including his son Stephen's journey to the gold fields of California and his subsequent experiences in "the diggings" there. "Images of this collection are available online at Digital PUL.

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

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Friends Historical Library collection of certificates of removal, 1685-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
.1 linear ft.
Abstract:
A certificate of removal is a document given to persons who are transferring their membership from one monthly meeting to another. Their removal testifies that they are members in good standing with the meeting they are leaving. This collection consists of miscellaneous certificates of removal, from various meetings and regarding various Friends, collected by the Friends Historical Library over time. It contains a mix of original documents and copies.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Joint Committee on Indian Affairs of the Four Yearly Meetings of Genesee, Baltimore, New York and Philadelphia, 1836-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:
The Indian Committees of New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Genesee (Hicksite) united in 1838 to protect the Seneca Indians from the Ogden Land Company which was trying to buy their land. This collection contains papers relating to the joint committee of representatives, including correspondence chiefly concerning the ceding of Seneca lands in New York by treaty under questionable circumstances. Correspondents include Benjamin Ferris (1780-1867).

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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Ocean Voyage Diary and Ship Logs, 1844-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
.5 linear ft. (1 box)
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The first half of the text concentrates on the author's experience sailing aboard a merchant vessel. It gives a first-person view of living and traveling abroad as a merchant in the 19th century, providing insight into cultural differences and similarities at the time. The second half of the text contains the travel history of five ships: The Tyrian, Iconium, Thracian, Persian, and Eurotas.

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

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Honoré de Balzac Collection, 1832-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box and 0.4 linear feet
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Consists mainly of photostats of correspondence between nineteenth-century French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac and his mother, Madame Surville, and the editor Hippolyte Souverain.

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

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Hooe Family Papers, 1829-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
Consists of a small collection of correspondence and documents belonging to the Hooe family of Prince William County, Virginia, primarily concerning the hire and recapture of African Americans whom they enslaved on their plantation in the mid-19th century.

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

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Critta Meers commonplace book, 1834-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
1 volume
Abstract:
This commonplace book, written by Critta Meers between 1834 and 1850, likely in Kent, England contains excerpts from poetry and prose, mostly related to love and friendships, in addition to numerous sketches. There are several poems by Meers herself.

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

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Benjamin Ladd letterbook, 1809-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear ft. (1 volume)
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This volume includes Benjamin Ladd's personal correspondence. Includes letters written by Ladd to his wife Elizabeth Ladd, sister Isabella Ladd, Phillip Price, Jonathon Taylor, John Whitchall, Abner Winder, Daniel Quinby, Christopher Healy, Deborah Cook, and Thomas Tucker. Also includes letters written to Benjamin Ladd from Stephen Grellet.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [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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Ann Haines financial records, 1837-1850 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.21 linear ft. (4 volumes)
Abstract:
This collection is comprised of the three volumes of account books for the trust fund of Ann Haines. The executor of the trust was Samuel B. Morris.

Held at: Haverford College Quaker & Special Collections [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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William Woodhull Notebook, 1763-1850 (inclusive) 1763-1766 (bulk)

Extent:
1 box
Abstract:
This single notebook was for the most part written by William Woodhull (1741-1824), Class of 1764. The bulk of the book consists of recipes for medicinal prescriptions, catechisms, student orations and a poem. A good deal of the book appears to have been written during Woodhull's days at Princeton, but some of the recipes date to 1850, beyond Woodhull's death and so were entered by another unidentified individual.

Held at: Princeton University Library: University Archives [Contact Us]

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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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