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Sophia, Electress of Hanover, Letter Book and Commonplace Book, 1659-1706 (inclusive)

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1 box

Abstract:

Consists of a letter book with unpublished letters and a commonplace book likely compiled by or for Sophia, Electress of Hanover (1630-1714), granddaughter of James I of England.

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

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Daniel Chamier Revolutionary War Financial Documents, 1777-1798 (bulk) 1774-1798 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 2.0 linear feet

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Consists of financial documents and letters pertaining to the accounts of Daniel Chamier, Commissary General of the British Army in North America from 1774 to 1777, detailing the funds expended for provisioning the British Army at the beginning of the American Revolution.

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

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Alexander Hamilton Collection, 1784-1803 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Alexander Hamilton, often regarded as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.

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

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Andrew Hunter Family Collection, 1770-1820 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and documents of both Andrew Hunter, an early nineteenth-century Princeton professor of mathematics and astronomy, and his clergyman uncle of the same name.

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

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Estillac Plantation Records, 1752-1783 (bulk) 1665-1813 (inclusive)

Extent:

1 box

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Consists of over sixty letters and related documents concerning the Estillac sugar plantation in the French colony of Saint-Domingue (now the Republic of Haiti) from the late 1750s through the early 1780s. Many of the letters are addressed to A. Mabille, a Paris-based hatter, trustee, and creditor, and pertain to the operations and troubled finances of the plantation under the management of Guillaume Claude Besson and Jean Guillaume Robillard.

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

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Field Family Collection, 1767-1885 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence, documents, and a genealogy of the Field family of New Jersey.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of George Washington Materials, 1750-1799 (bulk) 1750-1904 (inclusive)

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4 boxes and 3.2 linear feet

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Consists of selected correspondence and documents by and about George Washington, first president of the United States, as well as some items of members of his family and several supplementary items. Includes photostats of over 100 George Washington letters in the private collection of Edward Ambler Armstrong.

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

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Reading Family of New Jersey Collection, 1765-1781 (bulk) 1757-1787 (inclusive)

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1 box and 2.5 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence and documents of three members of the Reading family of New Jersey: Thomas Reading, his brother George, and their father, Governor John Reading. Most of the material deals with incidences during the time of the American Revolutionary War.

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

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Shippen Family Collection, 1750-1783 (bulk) 1750-1810 (inclusive)

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1 box and 0.4 linear feet

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Consists of correspondence, manuscripts, and documents of several members of the prominent Shippen family of Philadelphia during the colonial, revolutionary, and early federal periods. Portions of the material are related to the College of New Jersey and its move from Newark, N.J. to Princeton, N.J.

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

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Princeton University Library Collection of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, Materials, 1796-1840 (inclusive)

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2 boxes and 1.8 linear feet

Abstract:

Consists of selected letters and documents of Napoleon Bonaparte.

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