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Alexander Autograph Collection
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Held at: Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division [Contact Us]
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Overview and metadata sections
Archibald Alexander (1772–1851) was an American Presbyterian theologian and professor at the Princeton Theological Seminary. He served for twenty-seven years (1812-1840) as that institution's first principal. Joseph Addison Alexander (1809-1860) was an American biblical scholar, the third son of Archibald Alexander, brother to James Waddel Alexander was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1826, and later taught at the Princeton Theological Seminary, where he became chair of biblical and ecclesiastical history. His brother, James Waddel Alexander (1804-1859), born in Louisa County, Virginia, was a famous Presbyterian preacher. He graduated from the College of New Jersey in 1820.
The collection consists of approximately 500 miscellaneous letters, most of which fall into one of the following categories: letters addressed to members of the Alexander family of Princeton, notably the Rev. James W. Alexander (1804-1859), the financier James W. Alexander (1839-1915), and the artist John W. Alexander (1856-1915), from a wide variety of mostly American clergymen, educators, and political and literary figures, and many French and American artists; a lot of 7 Confederate Civil War items addressed to Robert E. Lee from the field, with a note from Lee to Jefferson Davis; 50 unrelated signed, autograph letters of Italian artists, writers, composers, noblemen, patriots, and public officials from the 16th-19th centuries, including a letter of Giuseppe Mazzini in French.
Organized into one series:
Gift of DeForest M. Alexander in 1958 (AM 16463).
A checklist, with a brief identification of all persons represented in the collection, is available.
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Finding aid written by Christine Call in September 2008.
No appraisal information is available.
Organization
Subject
- Publisher
- Manuscripts Division
- Finding Aid Author
- Christine Call
- Finding Aid Date
- 2008
- Access Restrictions
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The collection is open for research.
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Collection Inventory
Consists of the letters of individuals such as George Pierce Baker, Benjamin Harris Brewster, Andrew Carnegie, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, and Theodore Roosevelt, as well as others.
Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.
Physical Description3 boxes
artist
Physical Description1 folder
Italian Dominican convert to Christianity (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
actress
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clergyman (item not found 20 Aug 1981)
Physical Description1 folder
English author
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niece of Clement VIII (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
signature of Alexander Archibald, Samuel Miller, and Charles Hodge, all theologians
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
comp. Princeton autograph album, 1854 (not found 09/25/2008)
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
leather bound passport
Physical Description1 folder
(item not found, 9/25/2008)
Physical Description1 folder
author
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politician
Physical Description1 folder
French art critic
Physical Description1 folder
author (section of envelope only)
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cardinal (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
statesman
Physical Description1 folder
Menu for the first annual dinner of the American Watercolor Society, to celebrate its 21st anniversary. Menu includes 37 signatures.
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
painter (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
merchant
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capitalist
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professor at Princeton University
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educator
Physical Description1 folder
publisher
Physical Description1 folder
historian
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
showman
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
painter, priest and patriot (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
officer in the Civil War
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economist and jurist (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
artist
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
newspaper editor
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art critic and author
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British Naval Officer and author
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clergyman
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philanthropist
Physical Description1 folder
see Galli de Bibiena
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artist (visiting card)
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author
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librarian
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French artist
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stateman (visiting card)
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supreme court judge, N.Y. State
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diplomat
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French officer
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French actress
Physical Description1 folder
educator
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
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English stateman
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journalist (envelope)
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English author (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
author (signature)
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naturalist
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clergyman
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lawyer
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educator
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer, author
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
actor
Physical Description1 folder
cardinal (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
author, poet, and educator (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
educator
Physical Description1 folder
industrialist
Physical Description1 folder
French sculptor
Physical Description1 folder
painter
Physical Description1 folder
niece of Russian ambassador
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1 folder
poet (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
naval officer
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army officer, explorer, lawyer, author
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french painter
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publisher
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer, diplomat
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
French author
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Flemish painter
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abolitionist
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author
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wife of President Cleveland
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statesman and president
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politician
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sec. to President of French Republic
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lawyer and statesman (envelope only)
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merchant, son of Peter Cooper
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cardinal (original copy and translated copy)
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clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
Scottish clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
journalist
Physical Description1 folder
writer (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
painter
Physical Description1 folder
S.R.
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lawyer and statesman
Physical Description1 folder
naval officer
Physical Description1 folder
President of Mexico
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statesman
Physical Description1 folder
Irish nationalist
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lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
French painter
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French painter
Physical Description1 folder
English painter
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
jurist
Physical Description1 folder
statesman and author
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
dramatist and critic (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
educator
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playwright
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
politician (envelope)
Physical Description1 folder
author (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
Parisian
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lawyer
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art collector
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Secretary of the United States Treasury
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1 folder
soldier and patriot (original copy and translated copy)
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statesman
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lawyer
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lawyer and politician
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French painter
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actor
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satirical poet (original copy and translated copy)
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journalist and author
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French author
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author
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President of the United States
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royal navy
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lawyer
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journalist
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statesman
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army officer, author
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painter
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lawyer, governor of N.J., U.S. attorney general
Physical Description1 folder
buisnessman
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Swiss-American geologist
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president of Yale University
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mining engineer
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businessman and politician
Physical Description1 folder
publisher
Physical Description1 folder
publisher
Physical Description1 folder
president of the United States
Physical Description1 folder
painter
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U.S. secretary of state, author and journalist
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president of the United States
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lawyer and author
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physicist
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autograph on document filed under Tirpitz
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industrialist and political leader
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statesman
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
author, clergyman, and educator
Physical Description1 folder
Signature of Alexander Archibald, Samuel Miller, and Charles Hodge, all theologians
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theologian
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author, clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer and military officer
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
military officer
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer, statesman
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
see Sigourney, Lydia Howard
Physical Description1 folder
author, editor
Physical Description1 folder
painter (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer and author
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English actor
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author
Physical Description1 folder
French painter
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lawyer, diplomat (envelope only)
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actor
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lawyer
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lawyer
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painter
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lawyer and diplomat
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officer and statesman
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pianist
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dramatic soprano
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see Siddons, Sarah
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statesman
Physical Description1 folder
artist
Physical Description1 folder
see Meux, Sir Hedworth
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statesman
Physical Description1 folder
Confederate officer
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officer and educator
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wife of Robert E. Lee
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commander-in-chief of Confederate army
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philanthropist
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naval officer
Physical Description1 folder
French painter
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author and educator
Physical Description1 folder
(original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
painter
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author and lawyer
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author (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
Confederate officer and diplomat
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educator
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painter
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
editor and critic
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer and author
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
educator and author
Physical Description1 folder
educator, President of Princeton
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painter
Physical Description1 folder
journalist and editor
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educator, president of Princeton
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lawyer
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Scottish clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
poet (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
naval officer and historian
Physical Description1 folder
statesman and philosopher (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
educator
Physical Description1 folder
journalist and statesman (signature only)
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actor (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
journalist (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
French painter
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musician and composer
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French composer
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lawyer and patriot
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construction director (original copy and translated copy)
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(original copy and translated copy)
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(original copy and translated copy)
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army officer
Physical Description1 folder
French painter
Physical Description1 folder
English naval commander
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
signatures of Alexander Archibald, Samuel Miller, and Charles Hodge, all theologians
Physical Description1 folder
author, statesman, and ambassador (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
abbe (letter and business card)
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French clergyman
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French clergyman
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commissioner in New York City
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sculptor (original copy and translated copy)
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evangelist
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painter (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
engraver (original copy and translated copy)
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English statesman and author
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American chess player (signature only)
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banker and statesman
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
illustrator (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
illustrator
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
playwright, scholar, patriot (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
poet
Physical Description1 folder
chief judge of New York Supreme Court
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governor of New York State
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United States senator from New York
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author and educator
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
see Goodrich, Samuel Griswold (1793-1860)
Physical Description1 folder
painter
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman and educator, President of Princeton
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman and orator
Physical Description1 folder
arctic explorer
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
Italian statesman (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
writer (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
educator (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
politician
Physical Description1 folder
statesman (envelope only)
Physical Description1 folder
officer and diplomat
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
president of Procter & Gamble
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lawyer, statesman, and officer
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educator and philanthropist
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journalist
Physical Description1 folder
speaker of House of Representatives (signature only)
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statesman
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman and author
Physical Description1 folder
physician, naturalist and poet (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
journalist
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer, author
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer and statesman
Physical Description1 folder
biblical scholar and educator
Physical Description1 folder
French sculptor
Physical Description1 folder
naval officer
Physical Description1 folder
jurist and philospher (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
writer, dramatist (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
see Carducci, Giosue
Physical Description1 folder
writer
Physical Description1 folder
president of the United States
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer and statesman
Physical Description1 folder
philosopher, founded religious order (original copy and translated copy)
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operatic composer (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
see Mamiani, Terenzio
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author
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer
Physical Description1 folder
painter
Physical Description1 folder
sculptor
Physical Description1 folder
English illustrator
Physical Description1 folder
educator and author
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
naval officer
Physical Description1 folder
educator and diplomat
Physical Description1 folder
statesman
Physical Description1 folder
publisher
Physical Description1 folder
publisher
Physical Description1 folder
jesuit, astronomer (original copy and translated copy)
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political leader
Physical Description1 folder
cardinal (original copy and translated copy)
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Duke of Milan (original copy and translated copy)
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statesman (envelope only)
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military officer
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Japanese banker (signature only in Japanese)
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English actress (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
cardinal (not found 9/25/2008)
Physical Description1 folder
French painter
Physical Description1 folder
author and educator
Physical Description1 folder
postmaster general of the U.S.
Physical Description1 folder
captain of the White Star liners
Physical Description1 folder
painter
Physical Description1 folder
representative from Connecticut
Physical Description1 folder
author and clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
naval officer
Physical Description1 folder
poet
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
naval officer
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman
Physical Description1 folder
confederate officer
Physical Description1 folder
merchant
Physical Description1 folder
author (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
botanist (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
painter
Physical Description1 folder
Norwegian painter (not found 20 Aug 1981)
Physical Description1 folder
dramatist
Physical Description1 folder
see Henry, Prince of Prussia
Physical Description1 folder
critic and essayist (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
English author
Physical Description1 folder
chief justice, New York Supreme Court
Physical Description1 folder
capitalist and railroad executive
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman and author
Physical Description1 folder
judge of the court of appeals of New York State
Physical Description1 folder
musical composer (original copy and translated copy)
Physical Description1 folder
literary interests (original copy and translated copy)
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(original copy and translated copy)
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English clergyman and author
Physical Description1 folder
author, editor and lecturer
Physical Description1 folder
African-American educator
Physical Description1 folder
clergyman and educator
Physical Description1 folder
statesman and orator
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
painter
Physical Description1 folder
statesman (signature only)
Physical Description1 folder
educator
Physical Description1 folder
painter
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
judge of the Supreme Court of New York
Physical Description1 folder
painter
Physical Description1 folder
poet
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer and railroad executive
Physical Description1 folder
lawyer and United States attorney general
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
author
Physical Description1 folder
political leader and jurist (envelope only)
Physical Description1 folder
actor and author
Physical Description1 folder
1 folder
president of the United States
Physical Description1 folder
statesman and orator
Physical Description1 folder
politician
Physical Description1 folder
United States minister to Spain
Physical Description1 folder
lieutenant governor of New York
Physical Description1 folder
author and journalist
Physical Description1 folder
educator and author
Physical Description1 folder
Chinese statesman, ambassador to U.S.
Physical Description1 folder
cartoonist
Physical Description1 folder
journalist and minister to China
Physical Description1 folder
French author (card only, not found 20 Aug 1981)
Physical Description1 folder