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Vaughan, John, 1755-1841. Papers, 1768 - ca. 1936

Title: John Vaughan papers, 1768 - Circa 1936

The collection of about 850 items covers the period from 1782 to c. 1936, with the bulk dating to the 1780s to 1840s. The collection is divided into four series. Series I contains correspondence relating to a wide variety of topics, including French and English politics, business, trade, religious matters, and personal affairs. Many of the items are letters of introduction. There is also information on John Vaughan’s immigration to America, Joseph Priestley, vaccines and inoculation (with Jefferson's comments on the same), Vaughan's business in Philadelphia, and the American Philosophical Society. Also included in this series are 2 boxes with copies of Vaughan correspondence as well as miscellaneous notes by E. W. Madeira, gathered in the course of his research on Vaughan in the 1930s. Series II consists of three volumes. Included are two of Vaughan's commonplace books. One, entitled, "J. Vaughan's book," May 17, 1779 (47 pp., in Latin; 870/L34), includes mostly Latin notations. The other commonplace book, dated 1783 (ca. 66 pp.; B V 462.c), includes comments on several prominent Americans, such as Benjamin Rush and David Rittenhouse, as well as American society generally. The third volume is a copybook with thirty letters spanning the period 1784 to 1801 (B V462.1). Series III includes material relating to Vaughan's administration of the estate of the Philadelphia merchant Samuel Merrick, 1796-1822 (Vaughan-Merrick Papers, B V462.m; 2 boxes). Series IV consists of correspondence between Vaughan and the DuPont Co. for which he served as agent (B V462.4; photocopies of 73 letters).

ArchivalResource: 5.0 Linear feet, Ca. 850 items

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Alden Bradford letters and document, 1804-1839

Title: Alden Bradford letters and document 1804-1839

Letters include an item to lawyer William Sullivan of Boston (July 26, 1804), and to Joseph Horace of New York (December 15, 1839). The document is a certificate inducting Elihu Chauncey into the Pilgrim Society, signed by Bradford (December 22, 1820).

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/7654 View

Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843

Title: Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843.

The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks. The collection includes the papers of Sir Francis Bernard and George Chalmers, letters of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington, the journals of Thomas Ainslie, the Board of Trade, the New York Provincial Congress and Conventions, as well as the papers and records from state public offices, among many others. The Sparks collection also contains his own historical essays and compositions, published articles, letter books, diaries, account books related to his college days, professional research, and material documenting his tenure as College president.

ArchivalResource: 252 volumes, 10 env., 2 folders, 3 cases, 57 boxes (31.6 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01965/catalog View

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

Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881)

Title: Wendell Phillips papers, 1555-1882 (inclusive) 1833-1881 (bulk).

Correspondence, compositions, and other papers of American abolitionist Wendell Phillips.

ArchivalResource: 52 boxes (17.3 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00497/catalog View

Bradford, Alden, 1765-1843. Letters, September 10 and 15, Boston, Mass. to Judah Alden, Duxbury, Mass.

Title: Letters, September 10 and 15, Boston, Mass. to Judah Alden, Duxbury, Mass.

Introduces Col. John Trumbull on a visit to Duxbury, Mass. to learn more about his Robinson ancestors.

ArchivalResource: 4 items ; 27 x 20 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15537615 View

Bigelow, John P. (John Prescott), 1797-1872. Papers, 1805-1896 (bulk 1814-1863)

Title: John P. (John Prescott) Bigelow papers, 1805-1896 (inclusive), 1814-1863 (bulk)

Letters, diaries, and papers of American politician John P. (John Prescott) Bigelow.

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes (4 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00390/catalog View

Temple, Nelson, Lloyd, Vassall, and Borland family papers, 1611-1862 (bulk 1700-1831)

Title: Temple, Nelson, Lloyd, Vassall, and Borland family papers, 1611-1862 (inclusive), 1700-1831 (bulk)

Papers of U.S. senator James Lloyd and others related to the Temple, Nelson, Lloyd, Vassall, and Borland families.

ArchivalResource: 5 linear feet (12 boxes and 1 folder)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01316/catalog View

Bradford, Alden, 1765-1843. Reports, 1803-1809, concerning sea-serpents.

Title: Reports, 1803-1809, concerning sea-serpents.

A curious collection of reports, assembled by the Rev. Alden Bradford of Wiscasset, Maine, and submitted to John Quincy Adams of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, documenting the appearance of sea-serpents off the New England coast. These creatures were sighted off Marshfield in 1751 and 1780, Portland in 1777 or 1778 and Penobscot Bay in 1802, and off Lubec, Maine about 1804. The collection includes two accounts from the Wernerian Natural History Society of sea-serpents sighted off Scotland in 1809.

ArchivalResource: 9 items, in folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11889382 View

Sargent, Henry, 1770-1845. Papers, 1799-1841.

Title: Papers, 1799-1841.

A small collection of papers of Henry Sargent, including his commission and orderly book kept by Sargent as adjutant for the U.S. 14th Infantry Regiment from 1 June 1799 - 2 March 1800. The book contains general, brigade, and regimental level orders regarding rules and regulations established by the War Dept., organization of brigades, courts-martial, and general procedures for the regiment camped at Oxford, Mass. Other papers include commissions as an aide-de-camp for various Mass. governors; documents related to his role in receiving the surrender by the British of Moose, Frederick, and Dudley Islands off the coast of Maine after the War of 1812; a few items regarding his patent for a single-rail railway; and a few misc. items regarding his paintings. Correspondents include Alden Bradford.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box and 1 oversize box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26486788 View

Austin, Jonathan Loring, 1748-1826. Voting returns for towns in the District of Maine, 1792-1813.

Title: Voting returns for towns in the District of Maine, 1792-1813.

Voting returns for the election of governor, lt. governor, and senators, from various towns in the district of Maine (then Massachusetts) sent to the secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The election of 1792 includes votes from Bowdoinham, in the County of Lincoln. The election of 1794 includes votes from Berwick, Biddeford, Buxton, Cornish, Kittery, Limington, Shapleigh, and Wells in the County of York sent to John Avery as secretary. The election of 1806, from Canaan, Castine, Chesterville, Ellsworth, Industry, Madison, Mercer, New Sharon, Norridgewock, Orrington, Penobscot, Pittston, Temple, and Vienna, in the County of Kennebec sent to Jonathan L. Austin; and the election of 1813, from Hallowell in the County of Kennebec sent to Alden Bradford.

ArchivalResource: 1 narrow box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43345627 View

American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IId, 1837-1844

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IId 1837-1844

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/APS.Archives.IId-ead.xml View

Holmes, John, 1773-1843. Papers, 1771-1843.

Title: Papers, 1771-1843.

Correspondence (chiefly political); MS. of "The statesman," (1840); records of court proceedings (1813-1820) held at Norridgewock and Augusta, Me.; other court proceedings; bills and accounts; and miscellaneous papers.

ArchivalResource: 380 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71014283 View

Fuller, B. A. G., 1879-1956. Autograph collection, 1620-1920

Title: B. A. G. Fuller autograph collection

Letters and autographs collected by Harvard University philosophy professor B.A.G. Fuller.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear feet (3 volumes and 1 box)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00985/catalog View

Brooks, John, 1752-1825. John Brooks documents, 1819-1821, Massachusetts.

Title: John Brooks documents, 1819-1821, Massachusetts.

2 documents, signed, appointing Henry Adams as Coroner of Norfolk County and John Rollins as Division Inspector of the Second Division of the Militia. Both documents are also signed by Alden Bradford, as Secretary of the Commonwealth.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34848020 View

Bradford, Alden, 1765-1843. Letter, 1801 Oct. 21, Wiscasset, to Henry Knox, Thomaston.

Title: Letter, 1801 Oct. 21, Wiscasset, to Henry Knox, Thomaston.

Anticipating Knox's upcoming visit to Wicasset, mentions having sent one of Sullivan's land titles.

ArchivalResource: 1 item, in folder.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/15174141 View

Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982

Title: Autograph File, B, ca.1500-1982

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 18.5 linear feet (37 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01425/catalog View

Vaughan, Benjamin, 1751-1835. Papers, 1746-1900

Title: Benjamin Vaughan Papers 1746-1900

Letters (including some transcripts and photostats) from and to Vaughan from many American and British correspondents, including: Also personal correspondence and business papers of Benjamin, Charles, Petty, Samuel Sr., Samuel Jr., William, William Oliver, and Sarah Vaughan (2 boxes); lectures, mostly in shorthand (3 vols.); a large number of notes and memoranda on a wide variety of topics, such as agriculture, architecture, astronomy, diplomacy, diseases, dueling, electricity, hieroglyphs, internal improvements, medicine, meteorology, land, manufactures, politics, punctuation, religion, silk-manufacturing, stock-breeding, taxation, Unitarianism, Benjamin Franklin, John Locke, Napoleon I, Joseph Priestley, Bowdoin College, town of Hallowell, Maine; notes on the peace negotiations, 1782-1783; miscellaneous legal papers; genealogy of the Abbott-Vaughan families. For a personal account of the collection, see Mrs. Mary Vaughan Marvin, "The Benjamin Vaughan Papers," APS 95 (1951): 246-249. Proceedings

ArchivalResource: 13.25 Linear feet

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Ammidown, Ebenezer D. [Military commission certificates for Moses Plimpton, 1821, 1823].

Title: [Military commission certificates for Moses Plimpton, 1821, 1823].

Commission as sergeant of a company of artillery under the command of Lyman Morse in the 1st brigade, 6th division of militia. Signed by Major Joel Gleason, 2 October 1821. Verso has note signed by Lymon Morse that Plimpton took the required oaths. Second document is a commission as Lieutenant of a company in a battalion of artillery, 1st brigade, 6th division of the militia. Signed by Governor William Eustis and Secretary Alden Bradford, 16 September 1823. Verso has note dated 10 June 1825 by Eber D. Ammidown, Justice of the Peace, that Plympton took the required oaths.

ArchivalResource: 2 DS ; 19-25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/57408314 View

Massachusetts. Document regarding James Bradbury of Parsonsfield, Me., 1817 Aug. 28.

Title: Document regarding James Bradbury of Parsonsfield, Me., 1817 Aug. 28.

Document signed by Alden Bradford, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, assigning James Bradbury to be one of the Justices of the Peace in York County (after 1820 part of Maine).

ArchivalResource: item

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/698381518 View

Bible record for the Alden Bradford family, 1795-1843.

Title: Bible record for the Alden Bradford family, 1795-1843.

Original handwritten record, with title page, concerning the family of Alden and Margaret "Peggy" (Stevenson) Bradford.

ArchivalResource: [3] p. ; 26 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/53977979 View

Bradford & Read. [Subscription book, 1812-1814].

Title: [Subscription book, 1812-1814].

Account book recording the names of subscribers to the American Review of History and Politics, Medical Journal, Journal of Medicine and Surgery, British Lady's Magazine, and London Medical and Physical Journal. Includes an invoice of books returned to Bradford and Read by Josiah C. Shaw June 5 1816, an account of books bought of Hillard November 1814, and "supposed account of stock of Bradford & Read Booksellers."

ArchivalResource: 1 v. ; 32-34 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48190441 View