Mitchell family papers 1706-1957

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Mitchell family papers 1706-1957

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/18127

This collection contains the papers of the ancestors of Cornelius von Erden Mitchell, members of the Mitchell, Davis, Spingler and Van Beuren families and their connections. The materials in this collection include correspondence, photographs, daguerreotypes, legal documents, writings, scrapbooks and maps. The materials in this collection range in date from 1706-1957.

17 linear feet; 20 boxes

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6311922

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Related Entities

There are 6 Entities related to this resource.

Mitchell family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w620926c (family)

Davis family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69b34q8 (family)

Spingler family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sp56nr (family)

Spangler family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6072cn2 (family)

Von Erden family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6wc06x8 (family)

Mitchell, Cornelius von Erden, 1883-1966

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6dj9xxr (person)

The Mitchell family was descended from William and Margaret Mitchell of Coleraine, Northern Ireland. They had three sons, William, John and Edward (1769-1834). Their father, a bookmaker and stationer, died in 1773 and their mother was remarried in 1779, to John Fulton William and Edward immigrated to America around 1790. The two brothers set up a business as bookbinders in Philadelphia and then in New York. William later moved to Philadelphia, where he worked as a bookbinder and on ...