Subseries IV: Correspondence, General, 1777-1982, bulk 19th century

Sub-Series

Staff Only

Subseries IV: Correspondence, General, 1772-1982, bulk 19th century finding aid

Dates

1777-1982, bulk 19th century

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

Additional Description

Subseries IV: Correspondence, General, 1772-1982, bulk 19th century

Subseries IV: Correspondence, General, 1772-1982, bulk 19th century, is a comprehensive collection of correspondence and autographs spanning over three centuries, with a significant concentration in the 19th century. Containing a majority of correspondence, this subseries serves as a window into the political, societal, economic, and cultural milieu of the late 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Whether between everyday individuals or notable historical figures, the letters offer glimpses into business dealings, personal relationships, and political negotiations. The creators of these letters include: William Bainbridge, Spencer Baird, John Bangs, William Belknap, Park Benjamin Sr., Nicholas Biddle, Montgomery Blair, John C. Breckinridge, William Cullen Bryant, John Cadwalader, John C. Calhoun, Simon Cameron, Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Lewis Cass, James E. Church, Cassius Marcellus Clay, Henry Clay, Samuel L. Clemens, Roscoe Conkling, George W. Cullen, Alexander J. Dallas, George. M. Dallas, William H. DeLancey, Anna Bowman Dodd, Hippolyte Durand, William M. Evarts, Edward Everett, Henry Fawcett, Edwin Forrest, John W. Foster, Gustavus Vasa Fox, Horace Greeley, James H. Hackett, Hannibal Hamlin, Winfield S. Hancock, Henry Harland, Thomas A. Hendricks, Gabriel Hiester, Edward H. House, John W. Houston, William D. Howells, Leavitt Hunt, John Keating, Howard Kennedy, John Laporte, Nicholas Longworth, John M. C. Marble, William L. Marcy, John Marshall, J.W. Masone, John Mclean, Return J. Meigs Sr., Smith W. Miller, Silas Weir Mitchell, Robert Morris, Levi P. Morton, Lucretia Mott, James E. Murdock, L. E. Parsons, David R Porter, Thomas Wharton, Condy Raguet, Richard Rush, John Singer Sargent, John Sedgwick, George Sharswood, William Buell Sprague, Samuel Southard, Alexander J. Dallas, Horatio Southgate, Edmund Clarence Stedman, Caro Reynolds Strong, John Hart Stockton, Harriet Beacher Stowe, Francis R. Shunk, Charles Sumner, Samuel Tilden, William Tilghman, Anthony Thornton, Charles Henry Van Wyck, Charles Warren, Booker T. Washington, George Washington Bush, Dan Webster, Gideon Welles, Walt Whitman, Edwin H. Miller, Edward F. Grier, Emma Willard, Joseph C.P., James Wilkinson, Henry Wilson, James Wilson, Levi Woodbury, and Charlotte Yonge.

This subseries specifically, encompasses a wide array of topics, from daily affairs to significant historical events like elections or conventions. Some common themes among the letters include confirming receiving different payments, political updates within different legislatures, military operations, as well as general updates about lives.

Processed By:

Processed by Garrett Berlin, Fall 2023 to Spring 2024, and Kaelin Hughes, Archives work-study, Spring 2024, with transcription and processing assistance from Jessica Van Orden, Archives Assistant. edited and supervised by Suzanna Calev, Archivist.