Sellers family papers, 1675-1928 (inclusive) 1675-1928

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Sellers family papers, 1675-1928 (inclusive) 1675-1928

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Correspondence among members of the Sellers and Peale families, with special emphasis on the Sellerses, ca. 1789-1860. Topics include such family matters as travel, household expenses, children, deaths and funerals, social and cultural life in Philadelphia, with some doggerel verses. There are also letters regarding patents, inventions, and the Sellers' businesses. Principal correspondents include: Coleman Sellers (1781-1834) and his wife Sophonisba Angusciola Peale (1786-1859), and their children Anna (1824-1908), Coleman (1827-1907), and George Escol (1808-1899); also Ann Sellers (b. 1785), Hannah Sellers and her husband Peter Hill (d. 1857); Mrs. Cornelia Wells Sellers (1831-1909); Mrs. Elizabeth Coleman Sellers (1751-1832); and the following members of the Peale family: Charles Willson, Raphaelle, Rembrandt,Franklin, Charles Linnaeus, Rubens, and Titian Ramsay Peale.

3.0 Linear feet, Ca. 1500 items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6631758

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Peale family

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Sellers family

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Sellers, George Escol

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A descendant of Charles Willson Peale and the paper-maker Nathan Sellers, George Escol Sellers (1808-1899) was a mechanic and inventor who spent much of his life in the paper-making trade. Born and raised in Philadelphia, he also lived in Upper Darby Township, Pa., Cincinnati, southern Illinois, and Chattanooga. From the guide to the George Escol Sellers papers, 1829-1898, 1829-1898, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Sellers, Ann, 1785-

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Sellers, Anna, 1824-1908.

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Peale, Charles Willson, 1741-1827

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Philadelphia painter and naturalist. From the description of ALS : Philadelphia, to David Porter, 1823 Nov. 30. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 86165786 Charles Willson Peale was an artist and naturalist. From the description of Sketchbook, 1801. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173465905 From the description of Portrait list, [ca. 1772]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122439811 From the descrip...

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820

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British-born American architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol and other public buildings in the United States. -- Joseph Donath was a Philadelphia merchant who is best remembered for supplying glass to Thomas Jefferson. From the description of [Letter] 1805 Sep. 19, Ironhill, Del. [to] Jos. Donath & Co. / B. Henry Latrobe. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 245178736 British-born architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, most famous for designing the ...

Peale, Franklin, 1795-1870

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Benjamin Franklin Peale was a son of Charles Willson Peale, and a naturalist, paleontologist, and traveler. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1833. From the description of Songs, 1822-1823, for guitar and piano. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122440418 From the guide to the Songs, 1822-1823, for guitar and piano, 1822-1823, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Sellers, Elizabeth Coleman, 1751-1832.

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Peale, Rubens, 1784-1865

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Still life and animal painter, museum administrator. Son of Charles Willson Peale. From the description of Rubens Peale diaries, 1855-1865. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83213749 Rubens Peale managed his father Charles Willson Peale's museum in Philadelphia from 1810 to 1822 and later directed museums in Baltimore, New York City, and Utica. In 1840, he settled on a farm in Pottsvile, where he farmed and sketched. From the description of Sketchbook, 1864. (Unknow...

Hill, Peter, d. 1857.

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Peale, Rembrandt, 1778?-1860

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Rembrandt and Harriet Peale (née Cany) were painters; Philadelphia, Pa. From the description of Rembrandt and Harriet Peale papers, 1824-1932. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81263030 From the description of Printed material relating to Rembrandt Peale, 1830-1862 [microform]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80271418 Peale, from a family of artists, was a portrait, miniature and historical painter. From the description of Notes of the Painting Room. (Winte...

Peale, Charles Linnaeus, 1794-1832.

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Sellers, Coleman, 1781-1834

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Coleman Sellers was a manufacturer and inventor. With his cousins he ran the family business, N. & D. Sellers, in manufacturing wool cards and paper molds in Pennsylvania. He also had separate companies for the manufacture of machinery. He was married to Sophonisba Angusciola Peale, daughter of Charles Willson Peale. From the description of Letters ; accounts, 1806-1838. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122608778 From the guide to the Coleman...

Peale, Sophonisba Angusciola, 1786-1859

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Sophonisba Angusciola Peale Sellers was a daughter of Charles Willson Peale. From the guide to the Sophonisba Angusciola Peale Sellers account books, 1834-1845, 1834-1845, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Sellers, Coleman, b. 1827

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Coleman Sellers was an engineer and inventor. From the guide to the Rubens Peale letterbooks, 1802-1814, 1824, Bulk, 1802-1814, 1802-1824, (American Philosophical Society) ...

Peale, Titian Ramsay, 1799-1885

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Titian Ramsay Peale was a naturalist, explorer, and artist. From the description of Sketches, 1817-1875, [n.d.]. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122624313 From the description of Correspondence, 1820-1868. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523569 From the guide to the Titian Ramsay Peale correspondence, 1820-1868, 1820-1868, (American Philosophical Society) Painter and naturalist. From...

Peale, Raphaelle, 1774-1825

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Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Charles Willson Peale. From the description of Raphaelle Peale letter, 1816 Sept. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122566086 ...

Hill, Hannah Sellers

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