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Olden Family Papers

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The Olden family was a prominent family of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

The collection consists mostly of eighteenth-century correspondence and documents of members of the Olden family of New Jersey and Pennsylvania, including Benjamin Olden, Ephraim Olden, John Olden, and Samuel Olden. The collection contains estate inventories, a partnership agreement, leases, a will, a deed, receipts, and articles of agreement. In addition, there is a copy of a sermon (1769) by Samuel Fotheringill.

Additional accessions include twelve letters (1818-1826) from Hugh B. Ely to his father-in-law, Joseph Olden, about family matters and eight letters (1800-1810), also to Joseph Olden, from Alexander Elmslie chiefly about investments.

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Folder Inventory added by Hilde Creager (2015) in 2012.

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Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2008
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The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

8 Letters from Alexander Elmslie to Joseph Olden, 1800-1810. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

Business letters chiefly about investments.

Physical Description

1 folder

12 Letters from Hugh B. Ely to Joseph Olden, 1818-1826. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

About family affairs.

Physical Description

1 folder

Notes on Vendue of Benjamin Olden's estate, 1830 January 20. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Last will and testament of Ephraim Olden (certified copy), 1799 January 12. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Memorandum of settlement of partnership between Ephraim Olden and John Gardiner, 1798 October 22. 1 folder.
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1 folder

2 Leases of a house at 12 South Third St. Phila, from Ephraim Olden to Jean Simon Chaudron, 1795-1796. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Receipt from Ephraim Olden to Joseph Olden for 480 dollars fir the purpose of purchasing shares in the Insurance Company of North Amrica, 1794 August 9. 1 folder.
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1 folder

List of furniture of Ephraim Olden bought by Wallace Lippincott, 1795 April 9. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Inventory of the personal estate of Ephraim Olden made by George Bullock, Samuel North, Ephraim Olden estate in account with Alexandr Elmslie, 1799-1811. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Job Olden in account with his executors, 1798 June 20. 1 folder.
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1 folder

The heads of a sermon preached by Samuel Fothergill copied in his handwriting of John Olden, 1774 July 27. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Deed for tract of land in Princeton to Joseph Olden, 1779 December 31. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Receipt to Joseph Olden, 1780 March 20. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Articles of agreement with Ann Britton to apprentice her son John Britton to Joseph Olden, 1805 May 20. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Samuel M. Olden to Mary W. Olden (his cousin) telling of his arrival in N.Y. and entering the "Reformed Medical College of the U.S. of America", 1830 May 30. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Samuel M. Olden to Mary W. Olden about geneology of the Lawrence and Olden Families, 1847 November 15. 1 folder.
Physical Description

1 folder

Olden Family Misc. papers, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

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