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Pinkney Papers, 1804-1911: Finding Aid

Creator:
Pinkney, William, 1764-1822.
Abstract:
Consists of papers of the notable American statesman and attorney William Pinkney, including writings, political and diplomatic correspondence from his time as minister to Great Britain and Russia, legal notes, deeds, bookplates, and other assorted papers. The collection also contains some papers from his grandson, William Pinkney Whyte, and a notebook from Joseph White, a Pinkney relative.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0027

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John Story Gulick Collection of American Statesmen, 1785-1884: Finding Aid

Collector:
Gulick, John Story, 1817-1884.
Abstract:
The John Story Gulick Collection of American Statesmen consists of autograph letters, dated 1785?-1898, from Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, John Hancock, Henry Clay, John Quincy Adams, and others; consists of 24 letters, 3 signatures, 3 newspaper clippings, and a poem by Louisa C. Adams in pocket of front cover. The collection was compiled by John S. Gulick and his wife, Elizabeth Milligan Gulick.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0964

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James S. Woods Papers, 1840-1847: Finding Aid

Creator:
Woods, James S., 1824-1846.
Abstract:
Consists mainly of family correspondence of James S. Woods, from his entrance into the military academy at West Point in 1840, through his graduation in 1844, and into his Mexican War experience in Matamoros, Mexico, in June 1846.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0980

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Nicholas Biddle Collection, 1800-1838: Finding Aid

Creator:
Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844.
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of 19th-century correspondence of Biddle, one of the first directors of the Bank of the United States and author of the official Lewis and Clark narrative.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1013

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Alexander Hamilton Collection, 1784-1803: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence and documents of Alexander Hamilton, often regarded as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1067

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Henry Hill Collection, 1808-1839: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hill, Henry, 1778-1841.
Abstract:
Consists of a file of nineteeth-century correspondence and documents primarily relating to Henry Hill's commission as United States consul in Salvador, Brazil.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1076

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Andrew Hunter Family Collection, 1770-1820: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hunter, Andrew, 1751 or 2-1823.
Abstract:
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.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1086

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James Monroe Collection, 1793-1824: Finding Aid

Creator:
Monroe, James, 1758-1831.
Abstract:
Consists of selected letters and documents of James Monroe, fifth president of the United States.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1142

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Pearce Family Collection, 1802-1917 (bulk 1820-1863): Finding Aid

Creator:
Pearce, James Alfred, 1804-1862.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence and other material of members of the Pearce family of Maryland.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1158

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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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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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Samuel Sibbett Family Collection, 1835-1850: Finding Aid

Creator:
Sibbett, Samuel, 1800-1851 or 2.
Abstract:
Consists chiefly of correspondence by members of the Sibbett family to one another. The majority of the letters relate to Samuel Sibbett, a nineteenth-century lawyer living in Mt. Alto, Pennsylvania.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1212

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John Hulick Collection, 1812-1826: Finding Aid

Creator:
Hulick, John
Abstract:
Consists of selected documents of John Hulick, who was a farmer and constable in Middlesex County, N.J., and a captain in the New Jersey Militia during the War of 1812.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1215

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John Payne Todd Correspondence, 1792-1824 (bulk 1810-1824): Finding Aid

Creator:
Todd, John Payne, 1792-1858.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence of John Payne Todd, stepson of President James Madison.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1224

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Robert Anderson Family Papers, 1790-1858 (bulk 1835-1858): Finding Aid

Creator:
Anderson, Robert, 1781-1859.
Abstract:
Consists of correspondence and documents of various members of the Anderson family, particularly Robert Anderson (1781-1859) of Yorktown and Williamsburg, Virginia.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1230

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Stephen Simpson Letters to His Wife, 1813-1829: Finding Aid

Creator:
Simpson, Stephen, 1789-1854.
Abstract:
Consists of a group of fifteen letters by Philadelphian Stephen Simpson, who enlisted in the War of 1812 and distinguished himself at the battle of New Orleans in 1815. The letters were sent from different cities where Simpson was stationed to his wife, Mary, who was living in Philadelphia in his father's house.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1239

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Félix de Beaujour Collection, circa 1805-1810: Finding Aid

Creator:
Beaujour, Louis-Auguste Félix, baron de, 1765-1836.
Abstract:
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1260

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Daniel Webster Collection, 1824-1852: Finding Aid

Creator:
Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852.
Abstract:
Consists of selected correspondence and documents of and about Daniel Webster, the nineteenth-century American attorney, congressman, and secretary of state.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1279

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Luzern Humphrey Papers, 1852-1854: Finding Aid

Creator:
Humphrey, Luzern, 1811-1857.
Abstract:
Consists of material relating to Ohio farmer Luzern Humphrey's overland journey from Kanesville, Iowa, to the Oregon Territory in 1852, his life there through 1853, and his return to Iowa in 1854, including his journal and 51 letters to his wife in Ohio.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C1353

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Brigham Young Collection, 1846-1968 (bulk 1862-1872): Finding Aid

Creator:
Young, Brigham, 1801-1877.
Abstract:
Contains selected correspondence of American pioneer and religious leader Brigham Young.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
WC004

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Charles Thomson Letters, 1783-1988: Finding Aid

Creator:
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824.
Abstract:
Consists of letters and miscellanea of the educator, merchant, and first secretary of the Continental Congress Charles Thomson (1729-1824).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0892

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Wolcott Family Correspondence, 1763-1838: Finding Aid

Creator:
Wolcott, Frederick, 1767-1837.
Abstract:
Consists of copies of family correspondence of Frederick Wolcott of Litchfield, Connecticut. Wolcott was a son of Connecticult governor Oliver Wolcott, a signer of the Declaration of Independence.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0447

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Edward Coles Papers, 1797-1881: Finding Aid

Creator:
Coles, Edward, 1786-1868.
Abstract:
Edward Coles was a prominent anti-slavery political figure, who most notably served as governor of Illinois when the state became officially anti-slavery through a referendum vote. These papers include personal notes from Coles, correspondence to and by Coles with friends, colleagues, and family, documents about Coles, and the writings of other people.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0037

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Throop and Martin Family Papers, 1693-1951: Finding Aid

Creator:
Throop, Enos T. (Enos Thompson), 1784-1874.
Abstract:
Contains manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and photographs concerning the Throop and Throop Martin families of New Jersey. In addition to the family correspondence, there is an autograph collection and other miscellaneous items.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0055

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Butler Family Papers, 1815-1948 (bulk 1820-1920): Finding Aid

Creator:
Butler, William Allen, 1825-1902.
Abstract:
The Butler Family Papers consists of works, notes, correspondence, journals, photographs, and other materials of Benjamin Franklin Butler (1795-1858), William Allen Butler (1825-1902), Mary Russell Marshall Butler (1827-1919), Charles Henry Butler (1859-1940), Harriet Allen Butler (1861-1914), and other members of the Butler family.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0064

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Straus Autograph Collection, 1637-1905 (bulk 1778-1850): Finding Aid

Creator:
Straus, Roger W. (Roger Williams), 1891-1957.
Abstract:
Consists of Americana dating, primarily, from the period of the American Revolution and the thirty years immediately following, collected by Straus.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0077

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Rush Family Papers, 1675-1885 (bulk 1817-1849): Finding Aid

Creator:
Rush, Richard, 1780-1859.
Abstract:
The collection documents the career of Richard Rush (Princeton Class of 1797) as lawyer, statesman, and diplomat, emphasizing diplomatic negotiations between the United States and Great Britain while he was minister to Great Britain (1817-1825) and between the United States and France when he was minister to France (1847-1849), as well as his successful efforts (1836-1838) in securing the Smithsonian bequest, which was used to establish the Smithsonian Institution. The papers of Richard Rush constitute the larger part of the collection; letters of his father, Benjamin Rush, M.D. (Princeton Class of 1760), and papers of his son, Benjamin Rush (Princeton Class of 1829, constitute the other major groups of papers in this family archive.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0079

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Fuller Collection of Aaron Burr (1756-1836), 1771-1851 (bulk 1778-1834): Finding Aid

Creator:
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.
Abstract:
The collection consists of correspondence and documents collected by C. P. G. Fuller relating to Aaron Burr (1756-1836), vice president of the United States under Jefferson.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0081

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Jasper E. Crane Collection of James and Dolley Madison, 1783-1850: Finding Aid

Collector:
Crane, Jasper E.(Jasper Elliot), 1881-1969.
Abstract:
The Jasper E. Crane Collection of James and Dolley Madison consists of manuscripts, correspondence, documents, and other related material of both James (Class of 1771) and Dolley Madison, collected by Jasper E. Crane (Class of 1901).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0082

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Aaron Burr (1756-1836) Collection, 1771-1958 (bulk 1782-1830): Finding Aid

Creator:
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters by Aaron Burr (Princeton Class of 1772) to members of his family and associates.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0089

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Charles Felton Pidgin Correspondence on Aaron Burr, 1871-1910: Finding Aid

Creator:
Pidgin, Charles Felton, 1844-1923.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of letters to American author/inventor Charles Felton Pidgin relating to his study of Aaron Burr (1756-1836).
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0194

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John Bright Letters, 1845-1908: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bright, John, 1811-1889.
Abstract:
Consists of over forty letters by John Bright written while he was a member of Parliament and addressed to various individuals.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0203

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James Madison Collection 1770-1927 (bulk 1770-1838): Finding Aid

Creator:
Madison, James, 1751-1836.
Abstract:
Consists of selected material of James Madison, fourth president of the United States, and correspondence of his wife, Dolley Payne Todd Madison.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0207

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Elias Boudinot Collection, 1773-1950 (bulk 1777-1820): Finding Aid

Creator:
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821.
Abstract:
Elias Boudinot was a lawyer and Revolutionary statesman, serving as member of the Continental Congress (president, 1782), secretary of foreign affairs (1783-84), New Jersey congressman (1789-95), and director of the U.S. Mint (1795-1805). The collection consists of miscellaneous letters and documents of Boudinot, many of which concern his land dealings.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0230

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George Washington Letters, 1750-1799: Finding Aid

Creator:
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Abstract:
Consists of photostats of over 100 George Washington letters in the private collection of Edward Ambler Armstrong, as well as 14 original Washington letters and documents, and several supplementary items.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0235

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Ashbel Green Papers, 1744-1958 (bulk 1783-1848): Finding Aid

Creator:
Green, Ashbel, 1762-1848.
Abstract:
Ashbel Green (1762-1848) was a prominent Presbyterian minister, eighth president of the College of New Jersey, and co-founder of the Princeton Theological Seminary. The bulk of the papers consist of Green's personal writings, including diaries and sermons. The papers of Green's father, the Reverend Jacob Green (1722-1790) are also included.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0257

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William Couper Collection, 1769-1849 (bulk 1822-1844): Finding Aid

Creator:
Couper, William, b. 1806.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence betwen American tea merchant William Couper and his family during the years (1831-1844) when he was traveling abroad to Europe and the Far East.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0325

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George Simpson Eddy Collection of Benjamin Franklin, 1684-1947: Finding Aid

Creator:
Eddy, George Simpson, 1867-1947.
Abstract:
Consists of material by and about American patriot and founding father Benjamin Franklin collected by George Simpson Eddy in the process of pursuing various projects on and studies of Franklin.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0330

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John Jay by Frank Monaghan, 1935: Finding Aid

Creator:
Monaghan, Frank, 1904-1969.
Abstract:
Consists of the original typescript of history professor Frank Monaghan's John Jay (1935), a biography of the American founding father.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0332

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Bache and Wistar Family Correspondence, 1777-1895: Finding Aid

Creator:
Bache family.
Abstract:
The Bache and Wistar Family Collection consists of correspondence between several members of the Bache and Wistar families of Philadelphia, Pa.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0381

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James Chaytor Papers, 1804-1849: Finding Aid

Creator:
Chaytor, James.
Abstract:
Consists of ship's papers, a diary (1841), and correspondence of James Chaytor relating to some of the nineteenth-century American ships for which he was commander or shipmaster.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
C0393

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William W. Belknap Papers, 1814-1917 (bulk 1849-1890): Finding Aid

Creator:
Belknap, William W. (William Worth), 1829-1890.
Abstract:
Consists primarily of correspondence, documents, and miscellaneous material of William Worth Belknap (Princeton Class of 1848) and his father, William Goldsmith Belknap (1794-1851), of Newburgh, New York.
Location:
Manuscripts Division.
Call Number:
WC062

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