Papers, 1840-1954.

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Papers, 1840-1954.

This collection is a random group of papers of three generations of the Mott family. Papers of Jordan Lawrence Mott include 51 deeds, letters, and leases showing Mott's subdivision, improvement, and letting of this property. Correspondence of J.L. Mott II is mostly from well-known people in English society in the early 20th century. Mrs. Mott was a cousin of the Jerome sisters (Lady Randolph Churchill, Lady Leslie, and Mrs. Moreton Frewen). Papers of J.L. Mott III include correspondence with publishers about his works, miscellaneous manuscripts, and financial documents. Correspondents include the Duchess of Abercorn, Prince Arthur (Duke of Connaught) and his family, L.B.R. Briggs, Ednah Dow Cheney, Joseph B. Gilder, H.A. Harvey, Lady Constance Leslie, Frank E. Schoonover, Christian Schussele, and Caspar Whitney.

ca. 300 items (3 boxes)

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Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816

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Gouverneur Morris (January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution." In an era when most Americans thought of themselves as citizens of their respective states, Morris advanced the idea of being a citizen of a single union of states. He was also one o...

Cheney, Ednah Dow Littlehale, 1824-1904

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Ednah Dow Littlehale Cheney (June 27, 1824 – November 19, 1904) was an American writer, reformer, and philanthropist. She was born on Beacon Hill, Boston, June 27, 1824; and was educated in private schools in Boston. Cheney served as secretary of the School of Design for Women in Boston from 1851 till 1854. She married portrait artist Seth Wells Cheney on May 19, 1853. His ill-health limited his volume of work and after a winter trip abroad (1854-1855) he died in 1856. They had one child, Mar...

Arthur, Prince, Duke of Connaught, 1850-1942

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Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, son of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. He served as the Governor General of Canada. he earned the rank of General in the British Army. On 13 March 1879, Arthur married Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, the daughter of Prince Frederick Charles....

Mott family.

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Family of Mott Haven, New York City. Jordan Lawrence Mott (b. 1799) was an inventor and industrialist. He assembled the real estate development of Mott Haven, now a part of the South Bronx, from tracts of land bought from Gouverneur Morris, Lewis Morris, and the Morris estate. Jordan Lawrence Mott II, called J.L. Mott, Jr. (1829-1915) was an industrialist. His wife was Katharine Jerome Purdy. Jordan Lawrence Mott III, better known as Lawrence Mott (1881-ca. 1913), was a ...

Churchill, Randolph Spencer, Lady, 1854-1921

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Gilder, Joseph Benson, 1858-1936

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Joseph Benson Gilder (1858-1936) was an American editor, author and banker. He was a founder and co-editor of The Critic, a New York literary periodical; editor of its successor Putnam's Magazine; and editor of the New York Times Book Review. He served in the diplomatic service and from 1914 to 1928 was secretary of the Industrial Finance Corporation. From the guide to the Joseph Benson Gilder papers, ca. 1880-1919, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Frewen, Moreton, Mrs.

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Whitney, Caspar, 1862?-1929

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Mott, Jordan L. (Jordan Lawrence), 1799-

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Morris, Lewis G. (Lewis Gouverneur), 1808-1900

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Epithet: poet British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000976.0x000384 Epithet: Subject of Mss Eur F234 British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001347.0x0003e5 Epithet: alias Llywelyn Ddu British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000754.0x00039d ...

Mott, Jordon Lawrence, 1881-ca. 1913.

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Schoonover, Frank E., 1877-1972

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Illustrator, painter, muralist, writer, art teacher, of Wilmington, Del. From the description of Frank E. Schoonover Collection, 1898-1971. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70978749 Frank Earle Schoonover (1877-1972) was an illustrator, from Wilmington, Del. From the description of Oral history interview with Frank Schoonover, 1966 Apr. 6 [sound recording]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 458410901 Illustrator. From the description of Frank Scho...

Abercorn, Mary Anna Curzon Hamilton, Duchess of.

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Mott, Jordon Lawrence, 1829-1915.

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Mott, Katharine Jerome Purdy.

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Schussele, Christian, 1826?-1879

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Briggs, Le Baron Russell, 1855-1934

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Briggs (Harvard, A.B., 1875) taught English and served as Dean of Harvard College and Faculty of Arts and Sciences, and Overseer. From the description of Papers of Le Baron Russell Briggs, 1907-1929 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972766 Educator. Harvard: A.B. 1875, A.M. 1882, LL.D. 1900. Assistant professor of English at Harvard, 1885-1890; professor of English, 1890; Dean of Harvard College, 1891-1902; Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, 190...

Mott, Caroline Pitkin.

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Leslie, Constance, Lady.

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Harvey, H. A

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