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Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915

Title: Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915

Papers of the Palfrey family of New England. The material of this collection encompasses over 150 years of American history and many items of interest besides those documenting the life and works of John Gorham Palfrey, who is its central figure. A few of these may be briefly mentioned here. The papers of William Palfrey include letters between John Wilkes and the Sons of Liberty and William Palfrey's personal correspondence with Wilkes at the time of the latter's imprisonment in 1769-1770, including Palfrey's description of the Boston Massacre. William Palfrey's business account and financial papers are extensive and range in subject from accounts of trade with Virginia in 1763 to the disposition of funds of the Continental Army during the time Palfrey was Pay Master General. His close association and correspondence with John Hancock should be noted. Several interesting items pertain to the dispute between Hancock and the Boston printer, John Mein, which resulted in Thomas Longman's suit against Mein and the latter's imprisonment. The papers of John Palfrey deal mainly with his business affairs and the management of his plantation at Attakapas. However, several letters by his sons, Edward, William Taylor, and Henry William give first-hand accounts of battles in the war of 1812. Letters to John Gorham Palfrey from over 1000 corespondents form the largest single section in the collection. Of special importance are 377 letters from Jared Sparks and 148 letters from Charles Sumner.

ArchivalResource: 60 linear feet (130 boxes and 9 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00387/catalog View

Rockwood Academy Collection. Genealogical information related to the Peacock family, 1837-1899.

Title: Genealogical information related to the Peacock family, 1837-1899. 1837- 1899.

ArchivalResource: 1 file.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/626119060 View

Peacock, George, 1791-1858. Letters from J. Tate, 1809-1843.

Title: Letters from J. Tate, 1809-1843.

ArchivalResource: 39 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81378898 View

Peacock, George, 1791-1858. Correspondence, ca. 1820-1854.

Title: Correspondence, ca. 1820-1854.

ArchivalResource: Ca. 530 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/78585357 View

Adam Sedgwick Collection, 1825-1870

Title: Adam Sedgwick Collection 1825-1870

Adam Sedgwick (1785-1873, APS 1860), geologist, was an important figure in the development of the modern discipline of geology. He was educated at Cambridge, being ordained in 1817. An excellent field geologist, he did significant work interpreting complex old rock in such places as Devonshire (naming the Devonian Period after that location), Cornwall, and the Lake District, correlating his findings with strata in places such as Germany. Sedgwick first interpreted strata from the period he named Cambrian. He served in many professional organizations and was honored for his work with the Wollaston and Copley medals. Sedgwick, a Liberal in politics, served on committees that reformed the administration of university education. Despite being a friend of Charles Darwin's, Sedgwick was critical of the materialist bent of Darwinian thought. The 37 letters in the collection were acquired at various times, mainly through purchase, and assembled for the collection. The letters span the dates 1825-1870. Individually most letters are not especially significant, but collectively they touch on most aspects of Sedgwick's life and career. There are letters about Sedgwick's work on university reform, the Geological Museum at Cambridge, lectures, colleagues, travel, health, and family. Only one letter in the collection delves into detail about Sedgwick's geologic work.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 Linear feet

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FitzGerald, Edward, 1809-1883. Papers of Edward FitzGerald, 1838-1846.

Title: Papers of Edward FitzGerald, 1838-1846.

In letters to Bernard Barton FitzGerald writes about his travels in England and Ireland; his family; art collecting, especially his interest in John Constable; and his friends, particularly Alfred Tennyson and Thomas Carlyle. He also mentions Edward Moxon, Leigh Hunt, William Wordsworth, John Henry Newman, Maria Edgeworth, George Peacock, Samuel Laurence, George Crabble, Thomas de Quincey, Charles Dickens, and William Makepeace Thackery. With the letters are Fitzgerald's copies of and commentaries on the Biblical stories of Joseph, David, Saul, and Jonathan, copies of two poems by Tennyson, a registered letter receipt, and five letters from John Gibson Lockhart and Charlotte Sophia (Scott) Lockhart to Barton.

ArchivalResource: 74 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48800045 View

Sedgwick, Adam, 1785-1873. Correspondence, 1825-1870.

Title: Correspondence, 1825-1870.

These letters concern Sedgwick's professional interests in geology, the Geological Society of London, the use of geological models in lectures at the University of Cambridge, religion, and numerous personal topics.

ArchivalResource: 36 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122540836 View

Rockwood Academy Collection. Miscellaneous documents including Wills and Indentures, England, 1669, 1840-1866.

Title: Miscellaneous documents including Wills and Indentures, England, 1669, 1840-1866. 1669, 1840- 1866.

ArchivalResource: 11 items : 7 vellum, 4 paper.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/626614373 View

Rockwood Academy Collection. Birth certificate of George Peacock, October 10, 1781.

Title: Birth certificate of George Peacock, October 10, 1781. 1781.

ArchivalResource: 1 item : vellum.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/625547136 View

Stockham, Robert J. The Selma Naval Foundry [manuscript] : accomplishments and problems : an address before the Alabama Historical Association, ca. 1967.

Title: The Selma Naval Foundry [manuscript] : accomplishments and problems : an address before the Alabama Historical Association, ca. 1967.

Mentions Josiah Gorgas Catesby ap Roger Jones, George Peacock; the Tredegar Company, Richmond, Va.; negro workers; and data on the casting of cannon.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647927135 View