Call Number:

C0495

Repository:

Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division

Extent:

• 2 boxes
• 0.8 linear feet

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

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

Date:

1827-1878 (inclusive)

Creator:

MacMartin family

Form:

Correspondence -- 19th century, Family papers -- 19th century., and Photographs -- 19th century.

Abstract:

Consists predominantly of nineteenth-century correspondence between members of the MacMartin family of New York and New Jersey.

The MacMartin family was a prominent family of New York and New Jersey.

The collection consists predominantly of nineteenth-century correspondence between members of the MacMartin family of New York and New Jersey. The collection contains correspondence between Peter W. MacMartin and his wife Harriet, letters by James and Archibald MacMartin to their brother Peter, correspondence between Peter and his sons Archibald M. (Princeton Class of 1865) and Malcolm (Princeton Class of 1867) covering in part their years at Princeton during the Civil War, and correspondence among other family members. In addition there are photographs, one of Malcolm and one of Archibald M., and several miscellaneous financial papers relating to the brothers.

Arranged chronologically.