Call Number:

C0405

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 3 boxes
• 1.2 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

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

Date:

1800-1886 (inclusive)

Creator:

Clawson, Isaiah Dunn, 1822-1879

Form:

Documents -- 19th century. and Family papers -- 19th century.

Abstract:

Consists of correspondence, documents, and printed matter of the Clawson family of Salem County, N.J.

The Clawson family was a prominent family in Salem County, N.J. Isaiah Dunn Clawson (Princeton Class of 1840) was a representative in the New Jersey Assembly (1854-1855) and Congress (1855-1859).

The collection consists of correspondence, documents, and printed matter of the Clawson family of Salem County, N.J. Represented in the collection are Isaiah Dunn Clawson (Princeton Class of 1840) and his wife, Martha, his father, William, Israel R. Clawson, Margaretta Clawson Shinn and her husband, William J. Shinn, and Samuel S. Shinn. Included is an essay, "The Stability of our Government," by Isaiah Dunn Clawson, as well as printed matter relating to his terms in the New Jersey Assembly (1854-1855) and Congress (1855-1859). The bulk of the correspondence is comprised of letters to family members about legal, business, social, political, and temperance matters. The collection includes documents such as judgment bonds and warrants, bills, promissory notes, receipts, claims, indentures, wills, mortgages, and bank account forms.

Unprocessed.