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Bird, Francis William, 1809-1894. Papers, 1826-1924; bulk: 1847-1889

Title: Francis William Bird papers, 1826-1924 (inclusive), 1847-1889 (bulk).

Papers of American antislavery leader, state legislator and paper manufacturer Francis William Bird. The bulk of the collection is letters to Bird from his political colleagues in the Free-Soil and antislavery movements, about two thirds of them written before or during the Civil War.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01325/catalog View

Anna Cora Ritchie collection 1856-1860 Ritchie, Anna Cora

Title: Anna Cora Ritchie collection 1856-1860 Ritchie, Anna Cora

In the 1850s, Anna Cora Ritchie, a writer and actress, became involved in the Mount Vernon Ladies' Association, whose mission was (and is) to preserve the home of George Washington. This collection includes incoming correspondence related to fundraising activities for the Association and letters from friends in her theatrical and literary circles.

ArchivalResource: 22 items

http://quod.lib.umich.edu/c/clementsead/umich-wcl-M-4688rit?rgn=main;view=text View

Parker, Charles Henry, 1816-1908. Account book, 1846-1859.

Title: Account book, 1846-1859.

This octavo volume begins with an one-page list of dividends received from David Greenough's estate by Charlotte Greenough, later Charlotte Greenough Parker, for the period 1851 to 1859. The remainder of the volume records the income and expenditures of the Charles H. Parker household for the period 1851 to 1855. The income and expenditures are recorded on a daily basis, however the expenditures are summarized each month, quarter, and year. The expenditures for Charles H. Parker, Charlotte G. Parker, Emily, Charley, Alfred, and "the baby" include provisions (e.g., meat, bread, milk), housekeeping, charity, books and stationary, dress, wages, tuition, amusement, medicine, lights, riding, fuel, presents, sundries, apothecary, water, dentist, and travel, among others. It is unclear as to who Emily, Charley, and Alfred are. They could possibly be the younger siblings of Parker, or perhaps a niece and nephews. Whoever they are though, they are being well take care of. As well as the daily income and expenses, the volume also includes individual accounts for each of the domestic help. The volume also contains six miscellaneous papers including an undated letter from Louisa Greenough (1809- ) to her sister Ellen Greenough Huntington (1814- ); and undated invitation from a Mrs. Ticknor to Mr. & Mrs. Parker; an undated list of "...regular expenses always to be paid"; a list of expenses paid for the period July 1846 to July 1847; an undated receipted bill from Mrs. C. H. Johnson to Mrs. Parker regarding washing; and an undated receipted bill from J. H. Wright to Mr. Greenough.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (96 leaves) ; octavo.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/191259592 View

Wright, Nathalia. Nathalia Wright collection of Greenough family correspondence, 1830-1873.

Title: Nathalia Wright collection of Greenough family correspondence, 1830-1873.

Collection of letters from sculptor Horatio Greenough and Greenough family members to Hiram Powers and others. There are letters from Horatio Greenough to George Bancroft, William Cullen Bryant, Joseph Green Cogswell, James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Folsom, Robert Gilmor, George Washington Greene, John Gorham Palfrey, James Kirke Paulding, Powers, Edward Elbridge Salisbury, Charles Sumner, and Richard Henry Wilde. Some letters discuss sculptural works and plans for works, including both the bust of Lafayette, done in 1931, and a statue of George Washington in Union Square, New York. In addition to the outgoing letters from Horatio, there are letters to Powers from Henry Greenough, Richard S. Greenough, and Louisa (Gore) Greenough, and from Henry Greenough to Samuel Swett.

ArchivalResource: 0.21 linear feet (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702180365 View