Subseries II: Lord Butler correspondence, 1779 - 1804
Sub-Series
Dates
- 1779 - 1804
Disclaimer for Name and Subject Authorities
Some of the name and subject authority tags have been assigned by educated guessing and estimation of persons and subjects by region, age, profession, and familial relationships. They have been thoroughly researched by using primary and secondary sources available digitally, and named in each description, or in some cases linked directly to the person tag.
Access:
All series and subseries within this collection are open for research, with the exception of a few files within the Academia series that are restricted. The Academia series contains financial and sensitive institutional records from Wilkes College, and financial report records from Princeton University that will remain restricted for 80 years upon creation.
Extent
From the Collection: 17 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subseries IV: Lord Butler correspondence, 1779-1813
Subsubseries II: Lord Butler correspondence, 1779-1804, is arranged chronologically and contains a receipt as well as some correspondence written by and to Lord Butler (1761-1824), Colonel Zebulon Butler’s son. Lord Butler was one of the most respected and prominent men in Wilkes-Barre during the late 18th to early 19th centuries. He was the first sheriff of Luzerne County as well as brigadier general of Pennsylvania militia. He was a member of the Supreme Executive Council, prothonotary, clerk of the Orphans Court and Court of Quarter sessions; Register of Wills and Recorder of Deeds. He was the first postmaster of Wilkes-Barre, resigning in 1802 to take his seat in the State Legislature. He was a member as well as president of the first town council of the borough of Wilkes-Barre, treasurer of Luzerne County and county commissioner. He was one of the incorporators of Wilkes-Barre academy and a trustee from 1806 to 1824. Lord Butler’s first name comes from his mother’s maiden name, Anne Lord. Lord Butler and his wife Mary had ten children. One of his son’s, Chester Pierce Butler, was elected to the United States Congress and served with Abraham Lincoln as a Whig party member. His daughter, Ruth Ann Butler, married Luzerne County Judge John Nesbitt Conyngham. Lord Butler died at age 63 in 1824. His house is still standing on South River Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.
The correspondence in this collection concerns various bits of the life of Lord and his father. Some of the topics that it covers include trips/vacations, some political and financial information concerning Wilkes Barre, and even some input on the college life of Lord. Some examples of the figures found mentioned or writing within the subseries are Abram Pike, Bartholomew Lonstretch, Ebenezer Bowman, John Franklin, Timothy Pickering, John M. Taylor, Matthias Hollenback, Samuel Bowman, Putnam Catlin, Phineas Pierce, Jesse Fell, and Thomas Cooper. Other figures mentioned are Laurana Reyme, Ohemig, and James Smith.
The correspondence in this collection concerns various bits of the life of Lord and his father. Some of the topics that it covers include trips/vacations, some political and financial information concerning Wilkes Barre, and even some input on the college life of Lord. Some examples of the figures found mentioned or writing within the subseries are Abram Pike, Bartholomew Lonstretch, Ebenezer Bowman, John Franklin, Timothy Pickering, John M. Taylor, Matthias Hollenback, Samuel Bowman, Putnam Catlin, Phineas Pierce, Jesse Fell, and Thomas Cooper. Other figures mentioned are Laurana Reyme, Ohemig, and James Smith.
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
Contact:
84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu