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Champlin, Christopher, 1731-1805. The Papers of Christopher Champlin 1729-1840 bulk 1765-1798.

Title: The Papers of Christopher Champlin 1729-1840 bulk 1765-1798.

Correspondence, accounts, deeds, and ships records of Newport merchants Christopher Champlin, his brother George and son, Christopher Grant Champlin (U.S. Senator).

ArchivalResource: 4.5 lin. ft. 4 lin. ft, 4 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/27373208 View

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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Jones, John Coffin. Letter, 1839 Sept. 3, Honolulu.

Title: Letter, 1839 Sept. 3, Honolulu.

Business matters.

ArchivalResource: 1 item, tipped-in.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14948657 View

Bank of the United States (1791-1811). Boston Branch (Boston, Mass.). Bank of the United States (1791-1811). : Boston Branch (Boston, Mass.) records, 1792-1794.

Title: Bank of the United States (1791-1811). : Boston Branch (Boston, Mass.) records, 1792-1794.

The collection consists of two volumes, which date from 1792 to 1794. Volume one is a ledger that includes account information for individuals, businesses, state and national offices that did business with the Boston branch of the first Bank of the United States. Volume two is a discount bill book for the Boston branch, which dates from August 5, 1793 to November 6, 1794. Discount was the term used for bank loans. The following information was recorded for each entry: date, number of days to be paid, promissor, to whom payable, second endorser, by whom presented, time when due, number of days discounted, amount each, of note, when discharged, discount, sum to be paid.

ArchivalResource: 3 linear ft. (2 v.)

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Garrick Club, London. Records of the Garrick Club, 1830-1903 (inclusive), (1831-1847) bulk.

Title: Records of the Garrick Club, 1830-1903 (inclusive), (1831-1847) bulk.

Contains letters, bills, receitps, and accounts of the Garrick Club from its formation through the 19th century. The bulk of the material pertains to membership matters (dues, etc.) during James Winston's tenure as secretary (1831- ).

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122420911 View

Autograph letter signed : Marblehead, Mass., to M. M. Hays, Boston, Mass.,

Title: Autograph letter signed : Marblehead, Mass., to M. M. Hays, Boston, Mass.,

Autograph letter signed. Folded letter sheet with address. Relates to John Coffin Jones's account.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 19 cm.

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Curtis, Nathaniel, fl. 1788. Washington County, Me., deed, 1788 Mar. 22.

Title: Washington County, Me., deed, 1788 Mar. 22.

Deed of lands in Washington County, now the towns of Jonesport, Jonesboro, and Rogue Bluffs: Samuel Phillips, Jr., and Leonard Jarvis to John Coffin Jones, Benjamin Cobb, John Lucas, Gustavus Fellowes, William Dall, Nathaniel Fellowes, Alexander Hodgdon, Cornelius Fellowes, William Marshall, Caleb Davis, and Nathaniel Curtis, all of Boston.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70976858 View