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Wolcott Family Correspondence

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Call Number:
C0447
Repository:
Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Extent:
  • 1 box
  • 0.2 linear feet
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Wolcott Family Correspondence, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Date:
1763-1838 (inclusive)
Creator:
Wolcott, Frederick, 1767-1837
Form:
Correspondence. and Family papers.
Abstract:
Consists of copies of family correspondence of Frederick Wolcott of Litchfield, Connecticut. Wolcott was a son of Connecticult governor Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Wolcott, Frederick, 1767-1837

Frederick Wolcott was a son of Oliver Wolcott, who was a signer of the Declaration of Independence and a governor of Connecticut. A graduate of Yale (1786), Wolcott partnered with others to import goods from China and held various posts in the local government of Litchfield County, Connecticut. He was a state senator from 1810 to 1823.

The collection consists of photostatic copies of correspondence of Frederick Wolcott of Litchfield, Connecticut, with his brother and sister, Oliver (1760-1833) and MaryAnn, and other relatives by marriage, primarily concerning family matters.

These negative photostats were copied from originals in the possession of Neilson Abeel.

These negative photostats were copied from originals in the possession of Neilson Abeel. AM 13064.

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Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager '15 in 2013.

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Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2009
Access Restrictions

Open for research/

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Collection Inventory

Letter from Elizabeth Cooke to Maryann G. Wolcott, undated. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

A.L.S. Norwich, Dec. 6, ----. Neg. photo 2 pp. + 1 add. leaf + enclosure.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Edward Elsworth to Maryann G. Wolcott, 1838 December 26. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

A.L.S. New York, Dec. 26, 1838. Neg. photo 4 pp.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters from Chauncey Goodrich to Frederick Wolcott, 1791-1813. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

3 A.L.S. Hartford, Feb. 3, 1791. Washington, Dec. 29, 1807. Washington, Jan. 2, 1813. Neg. photo 6 pp.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters from Marian [Wolcott] Goodrich to Frederick Wolcott, 1780-1796. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

5 A.L.S. Hartford, Feb. 21, 1780. Litchfield, Dec. 12, 1786. Hartford, May, 1791. Hartford, Nov. 11, 1791. Hartford, Aug. 23, 1796. Neg. photo 5 pp. + 4 add. leaves + 2 enclosures.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters from Joshua Huntington to Frederick Wolcott, 1809-1815. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

5 A.L.S. Norwich, Mar. 22, 1809. Norwich, Apr. 16, 1809. Norwich, May 25, 1812. Norwich, Mar. 22, 1813. Norwich, Jun. 12, 1815. Neg. photo 8 pp. + 4 add. leaves.

Physical Description

1 folder

Draft of a Letter from Jabez Huntington to his son, 1763 July 1. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Norwich, Jul. 1, 1763. Neg. photo 2 pp.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Jabez Huntington to Joshua Huntington, 1776 October 21. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. New Haven, Oct. 21, 1776. Neg. photo 1 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters from Joshua Huntington to Marian G. Wolcott, 1816-1818. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

2 A.L.S. Norwich, Mar. 8, 1816. Norwich, Nov. 17, 1818. Neg. photo 2 pp. + 2 add. leaves.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters from Zachariah General Huntington to Frederick Wolcott, 1815 February 19-22. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

2 A.L.S. Norwich, Feb. 19, 1815. Norwich, Feb. 22, 1815. Neg. photo 2 pp. + 2 add. leaves.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Eloise P. Jackson to John Jackson, 1824 August 30. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Acquackanonk, Aug. 30, 1824. Neg. photo 3 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters from Elizabeth Wolcott Jackson to John Jackson, 1826-1834. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

2 A.L.S. Litchfield, Aug. 31, 1826. Litchfield, April 16, 1834. Neg. photo 8 pp. + 2 add. leaves.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from John P. Jackson to Elizabeth Wolcott, 1825 October 28. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Newark, Oct. 28, 1825. Neg. photo 4 pp.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from P. Jackson and Lambert Sythoff to John Jackson [at Princeton], 1822 August 7. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Acquackanonk, Aug. 7, 1822. Neg. photo 3 pp. + 1 add. leaf

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Artemis Ward to Joshua Huntington, 1776 July 16. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 L.S. Boston, Jul. 16, 1776. Neg. photo 1 pp. + 1 add. leaf. Request ships, an order from Washington to transport soldiers from Norwich to N.Y. Forwards 400 barrels of powder.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Betsey Wolcott to Frederick Wolcott, 1801 February 15. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Norwich, Feb. 15, 1801. Neg. photo 2 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Betsey Wolcott to Frederick Wolcott, 1803 May 1. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Norwich, May 1, 1803. Neg. photo 3 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Betsey Wolcott to Frederick Wolcott, 1810 June 13. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Norwich, Jun. 3, 1810. Neg. photo 2 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Frederick Wolcott to Betsey F. Wolcott, undated. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Litchfield, Nov. 21, ----. Neg. photo 4 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Frederick Wolcott to Miss Betsey Huntington, 1800 June 27. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Litchfield, Jun. 27, 1800. Neg. photo 4 pp.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Frederick Wolcott to Betsey F. Wolcott, 1803 May 31. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Hartford, May 31, 1803. Neg. photo 2 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Frederick Wolcott to Betsey F. Wolcott, 1805 October 26. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Litchfield, Oct. 26, 1805. Neg. photo 3 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Frederick Wolcott to Betsey F. Wolcott, 1806 May 6. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Hartford, May 6, 1806. Neg. photo 3 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Frederick Wolcott to Betsey F. Wolcott, 1806 November 16. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Litchfield, Nov. 16, 1806. Neg. photo 3 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Frederick Wolcott to Betsey F. Wolcott, 1810 May 21. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Hartford, May 21, 1810. Neg. photo 3 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Frederick Wolcott to Betsey F. Wolcott, 1810 June 3. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Litchfield, Jun. 3, 1810. Neg. photo 3 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Frederick Wolcott to Betsey F. Wolcott, 1810 June 10. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Litchfield, Jun. 10, 1810. Neg. photo 3 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letter from Oliver Wolcott to Frederick Wolcott, 1799 January 20. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

1 A.L.S. Philadelphia, Jan. 20, 1799. Neg. photo 1 pp. + 1 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

Letters from Frederick Wolcott to Oliver Wolcott, 1794 October 25. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

2 A.L.S. Philadelphia, undated. Philadelphia, Oct. 25, 1794. Neg. photo 2 pp. + 2 add. leaf.

Physical Description

1 folder

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