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Louis-Alexandre Berthier Collection, 1780-1783: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Berthier, Louis-Alexandre, 1753-1815.
- Abstract:
- The collection consists primarily of a set of handcolored, topographical, manuscript maps (111 of them), created by Louis-Alexandre Berthier, an officer on General Rochambeau's staff, depicting the historic overland march of the French and American forces from Philipsburg, New York, to Yorktown, Virginia, in 1781 and their return march to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1782. Accompanying these maps is Berthier’s journal (in French), providing a detailed description and explanation of the routes covered by the maps. In addition, there are documents and memoranda concerning French military events in America, Berthier’s departure from France in 1780, and his return to France via the West Indies in 1782-1783.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0022
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Pennsylvania Collection, 1728-1908 (bulk 1728-1809): Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
- Abstract:
- Consists of selected correspondence and documents from the state of Pennsylvania, the bulk of which date from the eighteenth century. Pennsylvania was founded by William Penn in 1681 in order to establish a safe haven for the English Quakers, who were being persecuted in England at the time.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1291
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John Lott Phillips Collection, 1776-1987: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Phillips, John Lott, 1744-1802.
- Abstract:
- Consists of material by and about John Lott Phillips, a graduate of Princeton (1774), a clergyman of the Church of England, and a loyalist to the British Crown.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1290
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Reading Family of New Jersey Collection, 1757-1787 (bulk 1765-1781): Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Reading, Thomas, 1734-1814.
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1253
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Hugh Simm Collection, 1748-1810 (bulk 1768-1784): Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Simm, Hugh, d. 1810.
- Abstract:
- Consists of twenty-two letters and documents of Hugh Simm, a mechanic from Paisley, Scotland, who, after moving to America in 1768, briefly served as Princeton University's first librarian and inspector of rooms.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1201
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Shippen Family Collection, 1750-1810 (bulk 1750-1783): Finding Aid
- Collector:
- Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
- Abstract:
- 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.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1200
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Randolph Family of Virginia Papers, 1771-1840: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Randolph, John, 1773-1833.
- Abstract:
- Consists of selected correspondence and documents of the Randolph family of Virginia--one of the great extended dynastic families of late colonial Virginia.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1184
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Mowry Family of Rhode Island Collection, 1722-1785: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Mowry family.
- Abstract:
- Consists primarily of account books of members of the Mowry family, who were among the first settlers of Providence, Rhode Island.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1137
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Benjamin Franklin Collection, 1753-1771: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
- Abstract:
- Consists primarily of selected correspondence and documents, both original and copies, of Benjamin Franklin, one of the most prominent of the founders and early political figures and statesmen of the United States.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1059
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Samuel Finley Collection, 1756-1956 (bulk 1756-1766): Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Finley, Samuel, 1715-1766.
- Abstract:
- Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Samuel Finley, fifth president of Princeton University.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1055
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Samuel Davies Collection, 1752-1931 (bulk 1752-1759): Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Davies, Samuel, 1723-1761.
- Abstract:
- Consists of selected correspondence and several manuscript sermons of Samuel Davies, fourth president of Princeton University.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1042
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Philip Carteret Collection, 1672-1874: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Carteret, Philip, 1639-1682.
- Abstract:
- Consists primarily of autograph letters, with typed transcriptions, of New Jersey's first governor, Philip Carteret.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0901
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Miscellaneous Deeds Collection, 1591-1898: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Princeton University Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
- Abstract:
- This is an open collection of deeds and indentures from England, Ireland, North Africa, and the United States, excluding New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0677
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Virginia Colonial Records Project Collection, 1955-1958: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation.
- Abstract:
- Consists of survey reports and correspondence of the Virginia Colonial Records Project (1955-1958).
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0635
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Howard C. Rice Papers, 1965-1975: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Rice, Howard C. (Howard Crosby), 1904-1980.
- Abstract:
- Consists of papers relating to the preparation of The American Campaigns of Rochambeau's Army, 1780-1783 (1972), which was translated and edited by Princeton's Rare Books and Special Collections librarian Howard C. Rice and Anne S. K. Brown.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0519
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Stewart M. Robinson Collection of Colonial Sermons, 1615-1960 (bulk 1745-1785): Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Robinson, Stewart M. (Stewart MacMaster), 1893-1965.
- Abstract:
- Consists of a collection compiled by American clergyman Stewart M. Robinson (Princeton Class of 1915), including photostats of sermons, letters, pamphlets, and communications to newspapers by clergymen in colonial America, which he used as research material for a proposed book entitled "The Political Thought of the Colonial Clergy."
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0513
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Stockton Family Papers, 1700-1866 (bulk 1775-1850): Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Stockton, Richard, 1764-1828.
- Abstract:
- The Stockton Family Papers consists of various personal and business papers of the Stockton family of Princeton, New Jersey, particularly those of American lawyer, farmer, and politician Richard Stockton (Princeton Class of 1779).
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0490
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Winans Collection of New Jersey Documents, 1703-1883: Finding Aid
- Collector:
- Winans, Samuel Ross.
- Abstract:
- Consists of almost 200 eighteenth-century documents, mostly deeds to land, relating to several towns in Essex County, New Jersey, particularly Westfield, collected by Samuel Ross Winans (Princeton Class of 1874).
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0234
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Signers of the Declaration of Independence Collection, 1765-1813: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Princeton University. Library. Dept. of Rare Books and Special Collections.
- Abstract:
- Contains one or more letters and/or documents of each of thirty-six signers of the Declaration of Independence.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0197
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Aaron Burr (1716-1757) Collection, 1750-1761: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757.
- Abstract:
- This is an open collection for accessions of Aaron Burr (1716-1757) manuscripts, letters, documents, and related material.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0090
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Andre De Coppet Collection, 1566-1936 (bulk 1770-1865): Finding Aid
- Collector:
- De Coppet, Andre, 1892-1953.
- Abstract:
- The Andre De Coppet Collection represents the American history-related collecting activities of American broker and collector Andre De Coppet (Princeton Class of 1915). There are numerous manuscripts, personal letters, documents, and printed material from three main periods: the Revolutionary War, the Federal Period, and the Civil War.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0063
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James Alexander Papers, 1688-1756: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Alexander, James, 1691-1756.
- Abstract:
- James Alexander was a lawyer in New Jersey and New York during the eighteenth century. This collection consists of correspondence, documents, and manuscripts of James Alexander, the bulk of which relate to the allocation and ownership of land, primarily in New Jersey and New York.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C0024
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William Alexander Collection, 1778-1813: Finding Aid
- Creator:
- Alexander, William, 1726-1783.
- Abstract:
- This collection contains documents and correspodence of and about General William Alexander of the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. This correspondence maninly concerns military tactics and includes Colonel Peabody, Alexander Hamilton, and General John Peter Muhlenburg.
- Location:
- Manuscripts Division.
- Call Number:
- C1326
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