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Bell, Isaac, 19th cent. Isaac Bell letters, 1812-1834.

Title: Isaac Bell letters, 1812-1834.

Agreement with Isaac Bell to establish a singing school, Dec. 24, 1814 ; letter from John Craford, Dec. 30, 1822; mailing cover, NOv. 10, 1834. Howard, Western District (Ontario).

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Johnston, Clement Dixon, 1875-1979,. Papers collected by Clement Dixon Johnston, 1760-1893.

Title: Papers collected by Clement Dixon Johnston, 1760-1893.

The papers include a commonplace book, 1760-1765, of John Craford, containing personal accounts, as well as tables and guidelines for the reckoning of weights, measures, time and English currency; a letter, 29 April 1795, from Martha Washington to Charles Whitlock, ordering a set of false teeth; and two watercolor illustrations, ca. 1846-1847, by William Makepeace Thackeray, for chapters ten and forty of the Book of snobs. A letter, 15 September 1893, from W.S. Gilbert to Sir George Henschel, expresses his satisfaction with the performance of Nancy McIntosh, a female vocalist, and his intent to suggest to his partner, Arthur Sullivan, that certain passages from the part of Princess Zara in Utopia limited be transposed into a lower register.

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Papers of the Peters and Critz families [manuscript], 1764-1897.

Title: Papers of the Peters and Critz families [manuscript], 1764-1897.

Papers and letters, 1818-1897, of the Critz family of Tennessee; majority of letters are from Jacob Peters of Botetourt County, Va., to Philip Critz relating family news, agricultural matters, and local and national political issues; papers include statements of accounts of Philip Critz with various merchants; some references to mill equipment and supplies. Indenture, 1821, between James H. Steward and Philip Critz for a tract of land in Scott County, Va. Account book, 1764-1785, of John Craford concerns weaving. Account books, 1836-1880, of James H. Lowrey and William W. Lowrey, include accounts of labor, daily travel, expenses, and poetry. Poetry written by William W. Lowrey during Civil War expresses pro-Union sentiments. Account book, 1850-1857, of James McNabb includes family genealogy notes in back of book.

ArchivalResource: 24 items.

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