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Shaler, William, 1778?-1833. Papers, 1794-1832.

Title: Papers, 1794-1832.

Correspondence, 1799-1832, of William Shaler, U.S. Consul at Algiers. This includes business papers, 1794-1829; notes on the Turkish language; and journal of the U.S. consulate at Algiers, 1827-1828.

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Shaler, William, 1778?-1833. [Letters] / William Shaler.

Title: [Letters] / William Shaler. 1810-1815.

ArchivalResource: 136 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7154034 View

Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848. John Jacob Astor collection [manuscripts], 1811-1932.

Title: John Jacob Astor collection [manuscripts], 1811-1932.

Collection includes: Typescript copies of miscellaneous historical and biographical material, 1811-1932, concerning John Jacob Astor's citizenship, relationship with Aaron Burr, etc., including correspondence of Margaret J. Plunkett and General Cruikshank; Typescript transcript and photostat copy of letter to William Shaler, 3 pp, February 10, 1816.

ArchivalResource: .04 cubic feet (2 folders)

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Forbes, John Murray, 1771-1831. John Murray Forbes papers, 1817-1830.

Title: John Murray Forbes papers, 1817-1830.

Letterbook (1817-1818) kept during the time Forbes was American consul residing at Hamburg, Germany, and Copenhagen, Denmark; and a house expense account book (1825-1830). The letters, all written from Copenhagen, relate to political matters, consular affairs, Forbes's financial difficulties, steam engines and steamboats, and financial and legal questions. Also includes a certification (May 1, 1820) naming Forbes as an agent for commerce and seamen in Buenos Aires, Argentina, or Chile. Correspondents include John Quincy Adams, John Cuthbert, John Fisher, James Grant Forbes, William Lee, James Monroe, Charles Murray, and William Shaler.

ArchivalResource: 200 items.1 container plus 2 oversize.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79450685 View

Gelston, David. Letter book, 1793 Mar.-1800 Sept.

Title: Letter book, 1793 Mar.-1800 Sept.

Letter book kept by Gelston after the dissolution of his partnership with Gilbert Saltonstall (March 1793-Sept. 1800). Business correspondence concerning his trade in sugar, iron, beef, whale oil, and bone; output of his sugar mill during 1796-1797; his hostility toward the British government due to privateering and seizure and condemnation of American vessels, including his own; the embargo; apprehension of war between France and England; and the failure of Comfort Sands in his claim in 1797.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (418 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477028549 View

Bining, Arthur C., b. 1893,. Collection, 1787-1957, 1787-1908, 1957.

Title: Collection, 1787-1957, 1787-1908, 1957.

Letters and miscellaneous items collected by historian Arthur C. Bining of Philadelphia. About one-third of the collection is made up of letters, 1804-1844, which originally formed part of the correspondence of the United States Customs House of Philadelphia, dealing with routine custom matters and addressed to the Collector of Philadelphia. Major Custom House correspondents are: Joseph Anderson, William H. Crawford, Alexander James Dallas, George Mifflin Dallas, Henry D. Gilpin, Charles J. Ingersoll, Jared Ingersoll, Joseph R. Ingersoll, William Morris Meredith, John Meredith Read, Jonathan Roberts, Richard Rush, and Henry Miller Watts. About one-fourth of the collection consists of the papers, 1787-1812, in French, of Joseph R. E. Bunel, Paymaster General of the French colony of Santo Domingo [Haiti], and Marie F. M. Bunel, a businesswoman in Santo Domingo. In 1804, following the successful Haitian revolution, the Bunels moved to Philadelphia. Included are their incoming personal and business correspondence and a few miscellaneous financial records. The remainer of the collection contains letters by James Barker, 1814-1815, army officer and agent for fortification, Philadelphia; William Shaler, 1807-1832, United States Consul-General to Algiers and Cuba, and commissioner in the negotiation of the United States-Algiers treaty of 1815; Henry Stanton, 1843-1848, army officer; Abbot H. Thayer, 1876-1897, painter and naturalist; Edward Thursby, 1803-1819, merchant of Philadelphia; and James Trimble, 1809-1835, Pennsylvania political figure. There are also a few miscellaneous papers, 1853-1896, of August F. W. Partz, a German immigrant and inventor; papers, 1877-1878, relating to efforts by producers and carriers of anthacite coal in Pennsylvania to limit production and control prices; and a miscellanea of letters, business papers, deeds, military discharge papers, etc. by various persons and firms.

ArchivalResource: 850 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122632979 View

Isaac Chauncey papers 1801-1818 Chauncey, Isaac papers

Title: Isaac Chauncey papers 1801-1818 Chauncey, Isaac papers

This collection holds official letters, letterbooks, and documents of the American naval commander Isaac Chauncey, who served during the Franco-American War, the War of 1812, and both Barbary Wars. The material largely concerns naval administration during Chauncey's command of the American navy in Lake Ontario and naval operations in the Mediterranean during the Second Barbary War.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 linear feet

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Folsom, Charles, 1794-1872. Papers, 1732-1871; bulk: 1816-1871

Title: Charles Folsom papers, 1732-1871; bulk: 1816-1871.

Correspondence, diaries (1816-20), expense book (1817-20), and misc. papers of Charles Folsom, diplomat, librarian, and editor. Correspondence concerns Folsom's service as chaplain aboard the U.S.S. Washington on a Mediterranean tour in 1816-17; and his service as U.S. Chargé d'Affaires in Tunis (Tunisia). His letters and journals include descriptions of many parts of the Mediterranean, including Gibraltar, Italy, and Tunis; discussion of U.S. relations with Tunis, and of private and public affairs, including an epidemic of the plague in 1818-19. Folsom corresponded with David G. Farragut while in Tunis, and again in the 1860s. Several photographs of Farragut and a phrenological analysis are included. (Cont) Folsom's literary correspondents include W.C. Bryant, W.E. Channing (1780-1842), Lydia Maria Child, Charles Deane, Abiel Holmes, George Livermore, Henry W. Longfellow, J.G. Palfrey, William H. Prescott, Jared Sparks, George Ticknor, and Daniel Webster. Also included is correspondence of William Shaler with Richard J. Cleveland.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes and 3 cased vols.

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Johnston, Josiah Stoddard, 1784-1833. Papers, 1821-1839.

Title: Papers, 1821-1839.

The correspondence and papers of a national leader in United States politics in the early part of the nineteenth century, containing information on the contest for the presidential nomination of John Quincy Adams, William H. Crawford, Henry Clay, and Andrew Jackson. Among the numerous correspondents are James Brown, United States Minister to France, Judge A. Porter, Edward Everett, Matthew S. Quay, R. W. Stoddard, William Shaler, Henry D. Gilpin, Nicholas Biddle, John H. Johnston, and others. Some of the topics and issues discussed in these papers are: the Antimasonic movement, the recharter of the United States Bank, Judge Peck's impeachment, French spoliation claims, tariff, sugar, expansion of territory, legislation before Congress, etc. A large portion of the material relates to political affairs in Louisiana, the building of roads and canals, land claims, memorials to Congress, cotton, slavery, requests for governmental positions, election to office, etc. Henry Clay's letters, 1824-1833, deal with his personal aspirations and his bitterness against Andrew Jackson; letter of Thomas Jefferson, 1825; Dr. John Sibley letters, 1821-1832; invitation to a reception tendered to Marquis de Lafayette, 1824; family letters disclosing Senator Johnston's personal affairs and financial transactions; there are also some personal items of William S. Johnston.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122633005 View

American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIc, 1826-1836

Title: American Philosophical Society Archives. Record Group IIc 1826-1836

This is part of the large inventory for the American Philosophical Society Archives. For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

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Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840. Letter books, 1805-1821.

Title: Letter books, 1805-1821.

Letterbooks containing copies of Cauncey's letters written while serving in various command positions throughout his career as a U.S. naval officer. Six volumes cover the following dates: July 14, 1805-Apr. 3, 1806 (88 p., 8 x 13 in.), Apr. 11, 1809-Sept. 21, 1812 (316 p., 10 x 16 in.), Aug. 27, 1813-July 1, 1814 (550 p., 8 x 10 in.), June 25, 1814-Mar. 17, 1815 (550 p., 7 x 10 in.), Apr. 1, 1817-Dec. 31, 1819 (500 p., 8 x 12 in.), and Jan. 1, 1820-Apr. 10, 1821 (215 p., 8 x 10 in.).

ArchivalResource: 6 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/477023062 View

Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843

Title: Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843.

The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks. The collection includes the papers of Sir Francis Bernard and George Chalmers, letters of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington, the journals of Thomas Ainslie, the Board of Trade, the New York Provincial Congress and Conventions, as well as the papers and records from state public offices, among many others. The Sparks collection also contains his own historical essays and compositions, published articles, letter books, diaries, account books related to his college days, professional research, and material documenting his tenure as College president.

ArchivalResource: 252 volumes, 10 env., 2 folders, 3 cases, 57 boxes (31.6 linear ft.)

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Shaler, Nathaniel, 1775-1814. Shaler family papers, 1809-1935.

Title: Shaler family papers, 1809-1935.

Correspondence (1810-1880), appointments (1815-1829), passports (1809-1814), financial papers (1814-1823), indentures (1819-1859) for transfer of land in Kentucky, patent, biographical sketch, genealogy, broadsides, portraits, and clippings. Chiefly the papers of Nathaniel Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, William Shaler, and Richard Southgate. Correspondents include Henry Clay, James Monroe, and Jonathan Russell. Includes documents signed by Andrew Jackson, James Madison, James Monroe, and Robert Smith.

ArchivalResource: 47 items.1 container.

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Chauncey, Isaac, 1772-1840. Isaac Chauncey papers, 1801-1818.

Title: Isaac Chauncey papers, 1801-1818.

This collection holds official letters, letterbooks, and documents of the American naval commander Isaac Chauncey, who served during the Franco-American War, the War of 1812, and both Barbary Wars. The material largely concerns naval administration during Chauncey's command of the American navy in Lake Ontario and naval operations in the Mediterranean during the Second Barbary War.

ArchivalResource: 0.75 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/709684481 View

Shaler family. Papers, 1797-1903.

Title: Papers, 1797-1903.

The papers of William Shaler, United States agent in Mexico, consul general to the Barbary States and Cuba, and Nathaniel Shaler, captain of a privateer during the war with England, 1812-1814, reflect American diplomatic relations in the early nineteenth century, particularly foreign interference with American commerce, seizure of American Vessels by Algerian, Spanish, and Neapolitan ships, the part played by the United States in the Mexican, Cuban and Florida controversies, the War of 1812, naval battles, privateering, Algerian negotiations and the resulting peace treaty. Included are: accounts; cargo and shipping papers; miscellaneous records of the Shaler family; "Journal of the Mission to Algiers," 1817, signed by the secretary of the commission, Charles O. Handy; autograph letter to William Shaler from Commodore O. H. Perry, of the Java, 1817; copy of an account of a naval battle with an English frigate, 1814, by Nathaniel Shaler; letter to William Shaler from Vincent Gray describing the burning of the city of Washington by the British, and the battle of New Orleans, 1815; correspondence, 1797-1833; miscellaneous papers, documents, accounts, cargo and shipping manifests, 1798-1867, including the military papers of Captain N. T. Shaler, 1862-1867, and the passport of Nathaniel S. Shaler, 1903.

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Shaler, William, 1778?-1833. Sketches of Algiers, political, historical, and civil; containing an account of the geography, population, government, revenues, commerce, agriculture, arts, civil institutions, tribes, manners, languages, and recent political history of that country : manuscript, [ca. 1826]

Title: Sketches of Algiers, political, historical, and civil; containing an account of the geography, population, government, revenues, commerce, agriculture, arts, civil institutions, tribes, manners, languages, and recent political history of that country : manuscript, [ca. 1826]

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (160 leaves) ; 35 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612791176 View