Subseries III: Chester Butler correspondence, 1815 - 1840
Sub-Series
Dates
- 1815 - 1840
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 III: Chester Butler Correspondence, 1815-1840
Subsubseries III: Chester Pierce Butler correspondence, 1815-1840 is arranged chronologically and contains correspondence concerning the professional and personal life of Chester Pierce Butler, including stationary cards from events he and his wife, Sarah Anne Hollenback Cist Butler, frequented, considerations and information on the region’s schools, and intimate relationships.
In this subseries we are able to see correspondence from and in reference to individuals such A. L. Stewart, Lord Butler, Francis Rawn Shunk, and signatures and placecards of Ministers Plenipotentiary M. Pageot, Alexandre de Bodisco, and Angel Calderon de la Barca.
There are a number of items by Chester Pierce Butler that can be found in further collections in our archives, including:
Series II: McClintock Family, 1803-1958 1.8 Item 8: A Letter from J[ohn] Hollenback to Chester [Pierce] Butler, 1826 February 17
Series V: Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming Valley, Luzerne County, 1758-1841 Subseries II: Susquehanna Claim, 1770-1801 12.126 Item 85: A Petition [Memorial] by Stoddard Judd for Catherine Ropell to Chester Butler and Committee Members, 1828 January 20 12.127 Item 86: Letter from D[avid]. Petrikin to Chester Butler, Chairman, et. al., 1837 December 22
A majority of these items are in good condition. Some items that should be handled with care include: 10.66. Item 68: Letter from Chester Butler to Lord Butler, 1815 May 16 (removed to Legal Box #1)
In this subseries we are able to see correspondence from and in reference to individuals such A. L. Stewart, Lord Butler, Francis Rawn Shunk, and signatures and placecards of Ministers Plenipotentiary M. Pageot, Alexandre de Bodisco, and Angel Calderon de la Barca.
There are a number of items by Chester Pierce Butler that can be found in further collections in our archives, including:
Series II: McClintock Family, 1803-1958 1.8 Item 8: A Letter from J[ohn] Hollenback to Chester [Pierce] Butler, 1826 February 17
Series V: Wilkes-Barre, Wyoming Valley, Luzerne County, 1758-1841 Subseries II: Susquehanna Claim, 1770-1801 12.126 Item 85: A Petition [Memorial] by Stoddard Judd for Catherine Ropell to Chester Butler and Committee Members, 1828 January 20 12.127 Item 86: Letter from D[avid]. Petrikin to Chester Butler, Chairman, et. al., 1837 December 22
A majority of these items are in good condition. Some items that should be handled with care include: 10.66. Item 68: Letter from Chester Butler to Lord Butler, 1815 May 16 (removed to Legal Box #1)
Repository Details
Part of the Wilkes University Archives Repository
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Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
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84 W South St.
Wilkes-Barre PA 18701 US
570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu