Papers, 1800-1948 (inclusive), 1800-1910 (bulk).

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Papers, 1800-1948 (inclusive), 1800-1910 (bulk).

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The papers of three generations of the Pemberton family include correspondence, diaries, and personal, family, and business records. John Pemberton, Naval Officer of the Port of Philadelphia under President Jackson, is represented by by correspondence, 1807-1847, which offers some documentation of the spoils system. There are letters of Pemberton to Andrew Jackson, mostly letters of recommendation, but there are only 5 of Jackson's letters to Pemberton. There is material of John's wife Rebecca Clifford Pemberton, including correspondence, 1806-1869, some accounts, and papers dealing with the administration of her estate. The bulk of the collection consists of the papers of the children of John and Rebecca Pemberton. Their eldest son, Israel, was a civil engineer who surveyed for railroads in Delaware, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. His surveying work as well as his travels in Cuba and Europe are well documented in correspondence, 1822-1885, and diaries. Particularly interesting are the many letters from John Swaby and William Stewart, revealing their mutual familiarity with Philadelphia's demimonde. Included, too, are materials detailing Israel Pemberton's patronage of and friendship with the Spanish artist Mariano Fortuny y Carbo. John Clifford Pemberton, the Confederate Commander at Vicksburg, is represented by correspondence, 1829-1881, but no Civil War letters are present. Andrew Jackson Pemberton is represented by correspondence, 1862-1900, much of it concerning his estate held in trust. The greater part of Henry Pemberton's correspondence, 1837-1910, reflect his career as chemist and businessman with the Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company. There are also personal and business letterbooks, 1859-1911, bills and receipts, 1853-1856, and miscellaneous chemical notes, contracts, patents, and clippings. Many other members of the family tree are represented by small groups of correspondence, financial papers, legal papers, genealogical notes, photographs, and other miscellaney. Related families which appear are Cowgill, Corbit, Lovering, and Clifford.

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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845

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Andrew Jackson, 7th President of the United States. Born on March 15, 1767 in the Waxhaw Settlement in South Carolina; though just a boy, participated in the battle of Hanging Rock during the Revolution, captured by the British and imprisoned. He worked for a time in a saddler's shop and afterward taught school before studying law in Salisbury, N.C. In 1788 he was appointed solicitor of the western district of North Carolina, comprising what is now the State of Tennessee. Upon the admission of T...

Lovering family.

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Fortuny, Mariano, 1838-1874

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Pemberton, John, 1783-1847

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Clifford family.

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Pemberton, Rebecca Clifford, 1792-1869

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Pemberton, John C. (John Clifford), 1814-1881

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Confederate army officer. From the description of Papers of John C. Pemberton, 1862-1937. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79453948 Officer in the U.S. Army and later in the Confederate States of America Army. From the description of Letter, 1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 39522011 Confederate general controversial for his surrender of Vicksburg, Miss., 4 July 1863; a veteran of the Seminole Wars, the Mexican War, and service on the fr...

Pemberton, Andrew Jackson, 1831-1900

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Andrew Pemberton was a resident of New York, NY. From the description of Diary, 1895. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122645154 ...

Cowgill family.

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Pemberton, Israel, 1813-1885

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Swaby, John H.

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Corbit family.

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Pennsylvania Salt Manufacturing Company

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Pemberton family.

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Pemberton, Henry, 1826-1911

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