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Princeton University Library Collection of Clarke Family Materials

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

This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.

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Clarke, Elisha Lawrie, d. 1850.

The Clarke family was a prominent family of New Jersey.

The collection consists of correspondence and documents of the Clarke family of New Jersey, particularly of Elisha L. Clarke and Joseph Olden Clarke. Among the documents are deeds, wills, receipts, account books, estate memoranda, inventories of goods, bonds, statements of account, articles of agreement, receipt books, maritime insurance policies (1845) on ship cargo, and a survey map (1749) of land owned by David Brearley in Maidenhead, now Lawrence Township. There are also two autograph albums, a school copy book, a day book, a ledger, two school books having to do with mathematics exercises (1715, 1810), and a diary (1689-1720; this in box 2).

Materials were acquired through various accessions through the early and mid-20th century.

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Folder inventory prepared by Fadzilah Yahaya GS in 2011.

Collection title was updated by Amy C. Vo for DACS compliancy in 2023.

Publisher
Manuscripts Division
Finding Aid Date
2011
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The collection is open for research.

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Collection Inventory

Archer, Samuel, 1826 November 23. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Atlantic Insurance Company, Philadelphia, 1825. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter and Will of Susannah Austin, 1839-1847. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from George Blaikie, 1829 April. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Survey Map of Land for David Brearley and James Clark, 1749 December 2. 1 folder.
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1 folder

List of Things Received Prepared by Alexander Chambers, 1802 March 10. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Will and Probate of Benjamin Clarke, 1742 March 15. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Statement of Account by Elisha and David Clarke, Executors, 1822 March 12. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Last Will and Testament - Certified Copy of Thomas S. Allison, Register, 1856 March 3. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter to William Livingston, Governor of New Jersey, 1783 June 7. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Copy of Original Account of David Clarke Estate by George Rykers, Executor, 1855. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Six Letters to Joseph Olden Clarke on Personal Matters, 1828-1838. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter to Joseph Olden Clarke Regarding His Health and Family Affairs, 1823 December 6. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Report of Money due to Richard Warren from the Estate of Elisha Clarke, 1824 January 14. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Bond to Sarah Ann Hewes, 1852 March 10. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Receipt Books for Estates of Benjamin Clarke, 1808-1819. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Marriage Certificate of Elisha Clarke and Ann Olden, 1793 January 9. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Release to Estate of Benjamin Clarke and Receipt, 1822-1823. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Last Will of Clarke Isaac, 1792 December 7. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Note on Israel Clarke's Genealogy, 1960. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Deed of Indenture by James Clarke, 1768 June 4. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Deed for Land in Somerset County, 1749 January 2. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Bill for Trustees of the College, 1764 September 4. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter to Ephraim Olden Clarke - Exemplification of Judgment, 1830 May. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Administrators' Memorandum of Stocks and Bonds in the Estate of Joseph Olden Clarke, Deceased, 1832 October 16. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Post Office of Princeton to Elisha Clarke - Receipt for Newspaper Postage, 1858 October 1. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Williamson, NY to Joseph Olden Clarke Denying Injurious Remarks Made to Clarke's Character, 1826 October 23. 1 folder.
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1 folder

James Cox, Bucks County to Joseph Olden Clarke Concerning Cows, 1829 October 9. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Deed of Indenture to Abrahim Shotwell for Several Parcels of Land in Bethlehem, 1732 March 19. 1 folder.
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1 folder

WIlliam Hamilton - Deed for Land in Princeton, 1797 March 13. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Ebenezer Write - Deed for Land in Somerset County, 1794 December 17. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters to Heirs of Estate of Josiah Hewes and Joseph Olden Clarke, Statement from Execetors of Estate, 1823-1825. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Sarah Ann Hewes to Elisha Clarke, 1861 May 21. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Power of Attorney to Joseph Olden Clarke, 1785 May 16. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Theodosia P. Hunt to Joseph Olden Clarke Appointing Him Power of Attorney in Estate of Pearson Hunt, 1829 September 22. 1 folder.
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1 folder

W. W. Jenks to Elisha Clarke Giving Directions for Transporting a Horse to Philadelphia, 1854 February. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Kenneth Jewell to Elisha Clarke - Receipt for Two Coffins, 1815 April 23. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from William Jones to Christopher Stryker, 1803 April 1. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Charles Kinsey to Richard S. Field Regarding the Estate of Joseph Olden Clarke, 1833 August 23. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Memorandum of the Claim of John Lee to Land of Thomas Olden, 1861. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Will, Probate, Inventory Property and Account of Estate of Susannah Leonard, 1807-1808. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Advertisement of Public Vendue of Estate of Thomas Leonard, Notice to Sheriff Job Stockton to Pay Samuel Tucker and Thomas Watson, 1766-1768. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Copy of William Mellet's Will, 1788 April 4. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters from Andrew Mershon to Joseph Olden Clarke - Receipt for Two Dollars for Travelling on The Turnpike Road, Concerning His Use of Mershon's Land, 1827. 1 folder.
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1 folder

George Mershon to Joseph Olden Clarke - Receipt for $1.50 for Six Months Pay in Advance for Travelling on the Turnpike, 1828 April 4. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Joseph H. Middleton to Joseph Olden Clarke, 1826 May 19. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Account Book Showing Disbursement on Behalf of John ad George Johnston, 1779. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Frances Witherspoon Morford, 1827-1828. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Peter Jay Munro to Job Olden and Ephraim Olden, 1796 April 4. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Harry Munro to Joseph Olden, 1766 November 11. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters from William P. Newlin to Elisha P. Clarke, 1854. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Account of Estate of Anne Ogden, Will and Probate, Property Inventory, 1810-1818. 1 folder.
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1 folder

E.R. Olden to Joseph Olden Clarke, 1828 July 9. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Elizabeth Olden to Joseph Olden, 1799 November 1. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Will of Ephraim Olden, 1798 August 27. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Copy of Will and Probate, 1789 November 24. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Joseph Olden to Abraham Hunt Requesting him to Furnish John Scott with "Sum Cloath", 1766 December 10. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters from Joseph Olden to Joseph Olden Clarke on Business and Family Affairs, 1824. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Statement of Accounts with Harry Munro, 1769-1787. 1 folder.
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1 folder

List of Notes Belonging to Sundry Persons, Papers of Joseph Olden, 1784-1786. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Mary Olden to Elisha Clarke, 1818 May 28. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Samuel Paxson and Sons to Joseph Olden Clarke, 1825-1827. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from J.A. Perrine to Martha Clarke, 1834 April 8. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from George Philip to John H. Simpson, 1804 March 27. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Articles of Argument Between John H. Pothemus and James Y. Fletcher Regarding Dissolution of Partnership, 1825 August 29. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters from Joseph Pothemus to Joseph Olden Clarke About Business and Travel to South America, 1825-1828. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Princeton First Presbyterian Church to James Van Deventer, 1844 December 16. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters from Princeton Lumber and Improvement Co, 1868-1869. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Certificate of Stock Issue to Elisha Clarke by the Princeton Library Company, 1812 April 29. 1 folder.
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1 folder

C. Purdy & Co. to Joseph Olden Clarke Concerning Market Conditions of Leather, 1826 April 7. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter to John Robeson to George Philips - Deed for Land in Princeton, 1803 August 2. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Ebenezer P. Rose to Elisha Clarke, 1819 October 18. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Jacob Scudder to Trenton Banking Co. - Deed for a Lease for Farm in Montgomery Township, Somerset County, N.J., 1821 November 14. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Jonathan B. Sergeant to Isaac Bonnell - Notice of Writ of Inquiry in the Case of James Gaston v. Isaac Bonnell, 1771 July 31. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters from Phoebe Ann Smith to Joseph Olden Clarke and Martha Clarke, 1826-1828. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Lucius Horatio Stockton - Opinion on the Will of Benjamin Clarke, 1820 June 4. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Notice of Sale of Goods and Chattels Signed by Ann Riddle, 1771 August 21. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Stony Brook School Trustees' Report, 1818 March 28. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Abram Stryker to Elisha Clarke, 1853 April 1. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letter from Martin Voorhees Elisha Clarke - Receipted Bills for Building Supplies, 1861-1863. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Letters from William J. Warren to Eliza Clarke - Stony Brook Meeting, Receipted Bills for Building Supplies, 1867-1870. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Thomas White to Elisha Clarke - Bill for General Merchandise, 1818. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Josiah S. Worth, Stony Brook to Elisha Clarke - Receipted Bill for Groceries, 1818 May 22. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Deed of Indenture by David Brearley, 1785 December 6. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Journal and Recipe Book of Benjamin Clarke, Benjamin Clarke, Jr., and Ann Clarke , 1680-1720. 1 folder.
Scope and Contents

This volume was Ann Clarke's recipe book that was repurposed and used as a journal by her husband, Benjamin Clarke and his son Benjamin Clarke, Jr. from Stony Brook and on the Raritan River, N.J.

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1 folder

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Accounts of Trade in Calf-Skins, 1822-1828. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Joseph Olden Charles Precept Book, 1859. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Account Book, 1825-1832. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Ledger of Elisha L. Clarke, 1786-1834. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Account Book of Elisha L. Clarke, Volume 1, 1795-1801. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Account Book of Elisha L. Clarke, Volume 2, 1802-1808. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Account Book of Elisha L. Clarke, Volume 3, 1809-1815. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Account Book of Elisha L. Clarke, Volume 4, 1817. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Joseph Olden Clarke's Ledger, 1801-1808. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Joseph Olden Clarke's Daybook, 1810. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Geometrical Propositions, 1811 October 20. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Joseph O. Clarke's Writing Book, 1810 March 22. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Joseph Olden Clarke's Cashbook, 1810. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Rules and Problems in Mathematics, Volume 1, 1810. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Rules and Problems in Mathematics, Volume 2, 1810. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Elisha L. Clarke's Autographs, undated. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Elisha L. Clarke's Bark Book, 1850. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Elisha L. Clarke (Book of Receipts as Administrator of the Estate of Elisha L. Clarke), 1851. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Benjamin Clarke's Rules and Problems in Arithmetic, Gift from Elizabeth Clarke, 1751. 1 folder.
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1 folder

Elisha Clarke Account Book, 1826-1827. 1 box.
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1 box

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