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Papers, 1710-1895.

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Included in the papers of Jonathan Williams is extensive correspondence, including nearly two hundred letters from his father-in-law, William Alexander, and more than one hundred letters from his wife's uncle, Alexander John Alexander. Most of these letters contain discussions of family matters, finance, and various business ventures, including William Alexander's plan to move to Virginia and export tobacco to France. Also included are letters from C. I. Bogert, Samuel Bradford, Anthony Butler, John Coffin Jones, Henry Knox, Samuel Knox, Thomas Truxtun, Samuel Ward, James Wilkinson, and Williams's father, Jonathan Williams, Sr. (1719-1796). Present are individual letters from Henry Dearborn, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, Jane Mecom (Benjamin Franklin's sister), Charles Willson Peale, and drafts of two letters from Williams to Alexander Hamilton. Topics addressed in these letters include the American Revolution, Williams's relationship with Benjamin Franklin, and his appointment at West Point. Also present are Williams's scienfitic papers and writings, including temperature measurements used for his scientific work Thermometrical navigation (1799) and extensive financial information, including papers pertaining to his 1788 bankruptcy proceedings, bills and receipts, account books, and postage books. Included in the correspondence of Mariamne Williams are numerous letters from her sisters Bethia and Christine, who lived outside of Edinburghand spent time in Paris. These letters contain discussions of Scottish and French politics and society. Several letters offer first-hand accounts of the political and social turmoil in France during the French Revolution. Also present are letters from Margaret Murphy Craig; in one letter, Mrs. Craig comments on the writings of feminist author Mary Wollstonecraft. The papers of Henry Jonathan Williams include correspondence with family members and business associates, genealogical writings on the Williams and Rush families, and legal and financial papers. Also present are invoices, rental contracts, bills, and salary records from his Philadelphia woolen mill and dye house. The papers of his wife, Julia Rush Williams, include correspondence with family and friends, notebooks containing devotional writings, and a three-volume journal of an 1852 trip to Europe.

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