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Alexander family. Papers, 1783-1891.

Title: Papers, 1783-1891.

The papers of Alexander John Alexander include correspondence and two of his scientific writings: an "Essay on Steam" and a "Memoir on Distillation." Also present is a collection of William Alexander's correspondence and legal papers pertaining to his dispute with Robert Morris. The papers of Christine Alexander include correspondence with her sisters Mariamne Williams and Bethia Alexander, including a lengthy letter written by Bethia when she was in Paris during the French Revolution. Also present are letters from Christine's nephew Henry Jonathan Williams written during his European tour.

ArchivalResource: .5 linear ft.

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Biddle-Williams family. Papers, 1773-1862.

Title: Papers, 1773-1862.

The letters and miscellaneous papers of Alexander, Biddle, Rush, and Williams families in this section relate mostly to family and personal affairs with some business papers included. Of particular significance are the letters from the Scottish branch of the Alexanders reporting from Scotland, England, and France on politics, society, and family affairs. The Jonathan Williams, Jr., correspondence, 1773-1815 includes family letters. Mariamne Alexander Williams' correspondence, 1778-1816, includes letters from her sisters Bethia, Christine, and Jane Alexander and Isabelle Alexander Hankey, as well as from Henry Jonathan Williams, Margaret M. Craig, and Jonathan Williams, Jr. The Thomas Biddle papers, 1800-1846, consist primarily of business letters and related documents involving his brokerage firm. There are also some family letters from various Alexanders abroad and in Kentucky, his son Henry Jonathan Biddle, his brother John G. Biddle, and his wife Christine Williams Biddle. Christine Biddle's correspondence, 1794-1856 includes letters from the four Alexander aunts, Margaret Green, her "daughter," Apolline Agatha Alexander Hankey, and her "grandaughter," Apolline Alexander Blair of the Kentucky branch of the Alexanders, her five sons, particularly Henry Jonathan Biddle, as well as Thomas Biddle and Thomas Hankey, Jr. The Henry Jonathan Williams corrspondence, 1812-1862, includes letters from his four Alexander aunts, Thomas Hankey, Jr., concerning remittances, his parents, and from various others on legal, personal, and military matters. The Julia Rush Williams correspondence, 1823-1866, includes letters to her mother, Julia Stockton Rush, and letters from various relatives. Other family members are represented by small groups of miscellaneous papers: Clement Biddle, 1776, 1813, mostly as Deputy Quarter Master for the Pennsylvania and New Jersey militias; Benjamin Rush, 1768-1810, with letters from Alexander Leslie (Lord Balgonie) and others; and Julia Stockton Rush, 1813-1840, on social and family matters.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft.

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Williams family. Papers, 1710-1895.

Title: Papers, 1710-1895.

Included in the papers of Jonathan Williams is extensive correspondence, including nearly two hundred letters from his father-in-law, William Alexander, and more than one hundred letters from his wife's uncle, Alexander John Alexander. Most of these letters contain discussions of family matters, finance, and various business ventures, including William Alexander's plan to move to Virginia and export tobacco to France. Also included are letters from C. I. Bogert, Samuel Bradford, Anthony Butler, John Coffin Jones, Henry Knox, Samuel Knox, Thomas Truxtun, Samuel Ward, James Wilkinson, and Williams's father, Jonathan Williams, Sr. (1719-1796). Present are individual letters from Henry Dearborn, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Jane Mecom (Benjamin Franklin's sister), Charles Willson Peale, and drafts of two letters from Williams to Alexander Hamilton. Topics addressed in these letters include the American Revolution, Williams's relationship with Benjamin Franklin, and his appointment at West Point. Also present are Williams's scienfitic papers and writings, including temperature measurements used for his scientific work Thermometrical navigation (1799) and extensive financial information, including papers pertaining to his 1788 bankruptcy proceedings, bills and receipts, account books, and postage books. Included in the correspondence of Mariamne Williams are numerous letters from her sisters Bethia and Christine, who lived outside of Edinburghand spent time in Paris. These letters contain discussions of Scottish and French politics and society. Several letters offer first-hand accounts of the political and social turmoil in France during the French Revolution. Also present are letters from Margaret Murphy Craig; in one letter, Mrs. Craig comments on the writings of feminist author Mary Wollstonecraft. The papers of Henry Jonathan Williams include correspondence with family members and business associates, genealogical writings on the Williams and Rush families, and legal and financial papers. Also present are invoices, rental contracts, bills, and salary records from his Philadelphia woolen mill and dye house. The papers of his wife, Julia Rush Williams, include correspondence with family and friends, notebooks containing devotional writings, and a three-volume journal of an 1852 trip to Europe.

ArchivalResource: 6.6 linear ft.

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Biddle family. Papers, 1775-1919.

Title: Papers, 1775-1919.

The papers of Clement Biddle include receipts for army supplies from the Continental Army dating from the summer of 1776, letters from Anthony Butler, and individual letters from Nathaneal Greene, George Washington, and Gustavus Risberg. Included among Thomas Biddle's papers are letters from his brother Nicholas Biddle, Robert Lenox, Condy Raguet, Asher Robbins, and individual letters from Thomas Truxtun and Philip Syng Physick. The papers of Christine Biddle consist primarily of family correspondence, including letters from Apolline Alexander Hankey, Bethia Alexander, and Mariamne Williams. The papers of Colonel Alexander Biddle are comprised of correspondence, a diary (1840-1842), Civil War papers, and financial papers. Also included is the manuscript for his proposed book "Dr. Benjamin Rush in the opinion of his contemporaries." Included among the Civil War papers is a lengthy account of the Battle of Gettysburg. Included in the papers of Julia Rush Biddle are more than 400 letters from her husband, Colonel Alexander Biddle, spanning 1862 to 1864. These letters provide accounts of battles and an intimate view of strategic and domestic life in the field. Also present is correspondence with her father, Samuel Rush; her commonplace book; her notes on sermons; and financial papers. Anne McKennan Biddle's papers consist of correspondence from her daughter Christine (b. 1882), who worked in Paris for the American Red Cross during World War I. Christine's letters provide austute observations of civilian life during wartime and reflect on women's roles in the war effort. Her letters also capture the atmosphere of expatriate life in Paris. Also present is correspondence of Henry, Louis, and Marion Biddle, including letters from their father, Colonel Alexander Biddle; their brothers Alexander Williams Biddle and Wilmer Biddle; and their niece Pauline Biddle Brock.

ArchivalResource: 5.5 linear ft.

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