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Meredith family. Meredith family papers, 1756-1964, bulk 1772-1873.

Title: Meredith family papers, 1756-1964, bulk 1772-1873.

Materials in this collection highlight the various business ventures of the Meredith family, documenting Jonathan Meredith's tannery (1772-1811), the overseas mercantile efforts of David Meredith who shipped goods between France and Philadelphia (1794-1797), and also the legal practices and political affiliations of both William (1772-1844) and William Morris Meredith (1799-1873). William's presidency of the Schuylkill Bank and William Morris's several political appointments, including his service as a Pennsylvania state representative (1824-1828), as the secretary of the treasury in the cabinet of Zachary Taylor (1849-1850), and as the Pennsylvania attorney general (1861-1867) are also highlighted. There are a number of Meredith women also represented in this collection, the most notable of whom is Gertrude Gouverneur Ogden Meredith, whose correspondence underscores her literary talents. A number of individuals related to the Merediths and some of their close friends are also represented including the merchant Thomas Hawthorn (Jonathan Meredith's son-in-law), Union General Sullivan Amory Meredith (son of William Meredith), and Port Folio editor Joseph Dennie.

ArchivalResource: 106 boxes, 148 v. (61 linear feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122365029 View

Parish, David W. State document collection building : [address] presented at [the] Graduate School of Library and Information [sic], Albany, New York ... September, 1981 / by David W. Parish.

Title: State document collection building : [address] presented at [the] Graduate School of Library and Information [sic], Albany, New York ... September, 1981 / by David W. Parish. 1981.

ArchivalResource: 27 p. ; 28 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8330570 View

Parish, David. The Parish-Rossell collection, 1761-1880.

Title: The Parish-Rossell collection, 1761-1880.

The collection consists of correspondence, financial papers, legal documents, ledgers, photos, and maps relating to the Parish family. Included is a scrapbook of photos of the Parish family, the Parish estate in Europe and the St. Lawrence property. Also included are lithographs of early North Country scenes done from sketcheds by artist Salathiel Ellis. The collection was donated to St. Lawrence University in 1968 by Charles Parish of Beamsville, Ontario, Canada.

ArchivalResource: 38.3 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40960319 View