Selected Papers of Jonathan Pennington Alward

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

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Call Number:

C0379

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

1 box
0.4 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Selected Papers of Jonathan Pennington Alward, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.

Date:

1834-1874 (inclusive) and 1834-1841 (bulk)

Creator:

Alward, Jonathan Pennington, 1812-1841

Form:

Family papers., Journals., and Sermons.

Abstract:

The Jonathan Pennington Alward Collection consists of correspondence and assorted writings of the Basking Ridge, N.J., native Jonathan Pennington Alward—a clergyman, missionary, and graduate of Princeton (Class of 1836)—and his family.

Alward, Jonathan Pennington, 1812-1841

Alward was an American clergyman and missionary, a graduate of Princeton (Class of 1836).

Consists of works, correspondence, and journals of Alward. Included are sermons, school essays, letters to his parents, brother, and sisters while a student at the College of New Jersey (now Princeton) and the Princeton Theological Seminary, and as a missionary. Alward's journals (1839-1840) describe his lengthy ocean voyage to Africa on board the Saluda, visits to various places in Liberia, West Africa, where he and others were seeking to establish a mission in the interests of the Board of Foreign Missions of the Presbyterian Church, and their return to the United States after deciding on Cettra Kroo, Liberia, as a suitable place for the mission. Also present are a letter (circa 1840) by Alward to Walter Lowrie presenting an account of his travels and letters by his younger brother, Joseph (Class of 1853), and other family members.

Gift of estate of Mary E. Alward.

This collection was processed by Jim Flannery in 2003. Finding aid written by Jim Flannery in 2003.

No appraisal information is available.

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Publisher: Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Author: Jim Flannery
Finding Aid Date: 2003
Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research use.
Use Restrictions: Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.

Collection Inventory

Scope and Contents

Consists of correspondence primarily with family members.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by correspondent.

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1 box

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2 ALsS to her in-laws (Jonathan, Deborah, Waters Burrows, Frances, Joseph, and Ocella ["Osee"] Alward), dates not examined. 1 folder.

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6 ALsS to her parents (Waters Burrows, Ocella ["Osee"], and Jonathan Pennington Alward), dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

3 diaries, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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6 ALsS to his family, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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6 ALsS to his family, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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9 ALsS to his family, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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12 ALsS to his family, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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10 ALsS to his family, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

AL to Walter Lowrie (with transcript), dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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3 ALsS to parents and "L" [?], undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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10 ALsS to Ocella ["Osee"] Alward, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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ALS to her husband's sister (wife of Joseph Alward), dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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ALS to her mother, father, brothers, undated. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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3 ALsS to Ocella ["Osee"] Alward, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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ALS to Mr Alward on the death of his son, Jonathan Pennington Alward, at Cape Palmas, West Africa on 21 April 1841, undated. 1 folder.

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ALS by Elizabeth to Ocella ["Osee"] Alward, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

ALS by P. H. High to Ocella ["Osee"] Alward, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

ANS by A. W. [Comp?] to [Joseph?] Alward, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of a journal on Jonathan Pennington Alward's journey to West Africa in search of a suitable spot for a mission.

Arrangement

Not arranged according to any arrangement scheme.

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1 box

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14-15 September-27 September 1839, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

20 September-11 November 1839 (in the form of a letter to family), dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

16 November 1839-31 March 1840 (with partial transcript), dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

Scope and Contents

Consists of essays, papers, sermons, poetry and documents.

Arrangement

Arranged by author then genre of material.

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1 box

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1 box

36 AMssS essays and writings on various subjects, undated. 1 folder.

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8 AMssS, undated. 1 folder.

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2 AMssS (2 copies) "Answer to Helen" and "Does Africa stretch forth her hand...", undated. 1 folder.

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1 fragment, undated. 1 folder.

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AMsS on the occasion of "J.P. Alward and others about to sail in the ship Saluda on a mission to West Africa", dates not examined. 1 folder.

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AL contract to teach school, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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Catalogue of the Officers and students of the Theological Seminary at Princeton, New Jersey, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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TMs of describing Jonathan Pennington Alward's trip to West Africa, undated. 1 folder.

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ANs about J.P. Alward's letters, 3 pp., undated. 1 folder.

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Copies of documents in Princeton University Archives regarding Jonathan and Joseph Alward, dates not examined. 1 folder.

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1 folder

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Series 1: Correspondence, 1834-1874. 1 box.

Alward, Catherine Vredenburg (1819-1886), 1841. 1 box.

Alward, Frances ["Fanny"], 1836-1843. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan Pennington (1812-1841), 1834-1835. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan Pennington, 1836. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan Pennington, 1837. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan Pennington, 1838-1839. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan Pennington, 1840-1841. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan Pennington, undated. 1 box.

Alward, Joseph (1828-1897), 1850-1874. 1 box.

Alward, Martha C, 1873. 1 box.

Alward, Ocella ["Osee"], undated. 1 box.

Alward, Waters Burrows, 1843-1851. 1 box.

Canfield, O.K., 1841 May 30. 1 box.

Miscellaneous, dates not examined. 1 box.

Series 2: Journals, dates not examined. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan, Pennington: Journey to West Africa in search of a suitable spot for a mission, dates not examined. 1 box.

Series 3: Miscellaneous, 1834-1840. 1 box.

Alward Jonathan Pennington: School essays and papers, undated. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan Pennington: Sermons and religious writings, 1834. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan, Pennington: Poetry, circa 1840. 1 box.

Princeton Theological Seminary "S.F.C.": Poetry, 1839. 1 box.

Alward, Edward: Document, circa 1834. 1 box.

Alward, Jonathan Pennington: Printed matter, 1837-1838. 1 box.

Alward, Mary E.: Notes, undated. 1 box.

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