Burgess family papers 1794-1929 1835-1863

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Burgess family papers 1794-1929 1835-1863

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/431

The Burgess family papers document three generations of an English family involved in overseas commerce. Charles Henry Burgess (1806-1854) was the first British subject to export good directly from England to Persia. The papers contain correspondence, diaries, financial records, art work and other materials documenting the personal life and commercial activities of the family members. The papers provide abundant information on a rich variety of British, Anglo-Persian and Anglo-American topics.

4.25 linear ft.; 9 boxes, 2 vols.

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313626

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Burgess, George, 1817-1900.

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Burgess, Edward, 1810-1855.

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Bentinck, William Henry Cavendish, Lord, 1774-1839

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Canning, George, 1770-1827

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Audubon, Lucy Green Bakewell, 1788-1874

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Wife of American naturalist John James Audubon. From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to Mrs. Phillips, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 766062082 From the description of Autograph letter signed : place not specified, to William Page Phillips, undated. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 766059521 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Louisville, Kentucky, to [John Adamson], 1832 Jan. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 7...

Burgess, Thomas F

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Burgess family

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The Burgess family papers document three generations of a British family whose members ventured to Persia, Continental Europe and the United States. The patriarch of the family was Henry Burgess (1781-1863). Born into a Quaker family, he did not practice the religion himself and indeed married an Anglican, Frances Ridsdale (1784-1847). Burgess was an inventory, an economist, commercial investor and editor. The last of these was his most stead profession. From 1827 until ...

Nezam, Amir

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Burgess, Frances Ridsdale, 1784-1847.

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Bottin, Fanny Burgess

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Burgess, Anna

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Burgess, Joseph, 1813-1832.

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Burgess, Valeria Dean

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Burgess, Henry, Senr.

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Burgess, Charles Henry, 1806-1854.

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Foljambe, Catherine

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Turpin, J. (Joseph)

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Hall, Joseph

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Gladstone, John, Sir, 1764-1851

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