Year: <span class="single" data-blrl-single="1817">1817</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

Sarah Anne Vinton Papers on Leonard Alden, 1816-1889 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists largely of correspondence between Sarah Anne Vinton and her cousin Leonard Case Alden, a Harvard graduate and lieutenant in the Civil War.

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

William T. Anton Collection of Southern Territorial Documents, 1802-1817 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.25 linear feet
Abstract:: The William T. Anton Collection of Southern Territorial Documents consists of nine Southern Territorial legal documents collected by William T. Anton, Jr., and his son, William T. Anton III (Princeton Class of 1988).

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

Harold E. Pickersgill Collection, 1809-1939 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of historical papers of New Jersey collected by New Jersey historian Harold E. Pickersgill and related correspondence and newspaper clippings.

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

Andrew Hunter Family Collection, 1770-1820 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents of both Andrew Hunter, an early nineteenth-century Princeton professor of mathematics and astronomy, and his clergyman uncle of the same name.

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

F. Wallis Armstrong Collection, 1840-1890 (bulk) 1797-1890 (inclusive)

Extent:: 6 boxes and 0.71 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of manuscripts collected by F. Wallis Armstrong (Princeton Class of 1931) relating to whaling in the nineteenth century and the exploration of the Congo River in Africa (1879-1882).

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

Ernest Cushing Richardson Collection of Papal Seals, 1484-1903 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.4 linear feet
Abstract:: This collection consists of twelve lead papal seals, ranging in dates from the 15th century to the late 19th and early 20th century.

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

William Wordsworth Collection, 1799-1847 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 0.2 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected autograph manuscript poems and correspondence of William Wordsworth, one of England's most respected poets of the nineteenth century.

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

Princeton University Library Collection of George Washington Materials, 1750-1793 (bulk) 1750-1904 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 1.7 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about George Washington, first president of the United States, as well as some items of members of his family.

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

1st Canadian Regiment, Continental Army, Payrolls and Muster Rolls, 1776-1780 (bulk) 1776-1854 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 box and 2.0 linear feet
Abstract:: Consists of forty-three payroll sheets and fifteen muster rolls, dating from 1776 to 1780, of the 1st Canadian Regiment, which supported colonial efforts during the American Revolution. Also included is a copy of Senate Bill S. 186 submitted to the 33rd Congress by the Committee on Revolutionary Claims in 1854.

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

Newton, Gordon, Johnston, Murdoch, and Scott of Madeira, Portugal letters, 1790-1835 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear_foot (1 box)
Abstract:: This collection comprises thirty-nine letters from American businessmen to the Madeira, Portugal-based wine merchants Francis Newton, Alexander Johnston, Thomas Gordon, and their partners, spanning the period from 1790 to 1835. Most of these letters discuss trade relations, the terms of specific deals, and the fluctuations of the market. The most common item of discussion is the exchange of flour or, to a lesser extent, corn and other grains for Madeira wine. Most of the letters (twenty-four) are sent from Philadelphia, while merchants from Boston, Charleston, New York, Norfolk, and Petersburgh also appear in the correspondence.

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

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