Parker, Daniel, 1782-1846. Papers, 1761-1838.
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Papers, 1761-1838.
This part of the Parker papers consists almost entirely of correspondence and business records of the Collins and Marshall families. Zaccheus Collins, a Philadelphia merchant, was the father-in-law of General Parker, who administered his estate. The papers consist of correspondence, 1798-1831, much of it with members of his family, but including letters, 1820-1829, from Constantine Samuel Rafinesque on business and botanical matters, and letters from Charles Lee, Edmund J. Lee, R. B. Lee, R. H. Lee, and William Lee, 1790-1829. The business records include a letter book, 1801-1804; ledgers, 1787-1791 and 1794-1805; receipt book, 1794-1831; receipts, 1800-1831; papers relating to lands taken up in Pennsylvania, 1793-1795, 1812; and some correspondence relating to trade with India, 1801-1809. A book of letters and legal opinions, 1831, by William Rawle in regard to the Zaccheus Collins estate and General Daniel Parker's accounts of it complete the Zaccheus Collins portion. Of Stephen Collins, father of Zaccheus, the collection contains old bonds and deeds, 1761-1795; bankbook, 1791; letter book, 1783-1792; and letters from Colonel Robert Hampden Pye, 1778-1779. Christopher Marshall, Jr., the father-in-law of Zaccheus Collins, is represented by a diary, 1806, and a waste book, 1797-1798. In addition there is a ledger, 1775-1797, of the firm of Christopher and Charles Marshall, Philadelphia drug and paint manufacturers, and an account book, 1811, of Christopher's estate. The collection also contains Elizabeth Marshall's ciphering book, 1782; inventory of the estate of Thomas Paschall, 1796, Christopher Marshall executor; an account of the estate of Anne Collins, 1807-1815; and General Parker's letters relating to his venture in the horse-breeding business with General Irvine, 1818-1838, and book entitled War and Peace Register and Regulations, 1814-1838, which contains copies of orders, regulations, etc. issued by the War Department.
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