Call Number:

C0377

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 4 boxes
• 1.7 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Abbott Family Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1707-1890 (inclusive)

Creator:

Abbott (family)

Form:

Commonplace books., Family papers., and Legal documents -- New Jersey.

Abstract:

The Abbott Family Collection consists of correspondence, poetry, documents, and miscellanea of the Abbott family of New Jersey.

The Abbotts are one of New Jersey's oldest families, having inhabited the state since the early eighteenth century.

For the names and relationships of family members, refer to the family tree:

This collection consists of original poems, correspondence, and common place books of various Abbott family members. The bulk of the collection consists of family documents, such as marriage certificates, deeds, bonds, promissory notes, receipts, surveys, bills of sale, and other legal papers. There is also a small selection of miscellanea including a diary of Richard M. Abbott (1890), an album of Abbott family history, and a photograph album.