Papers, c. 1861-c. 1882.

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Papers, c. 1861-c. 1882.

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The first four octavo volumes are collections of correspondence, newsclippings, illustrations, photographs, and business records pertaining to his research for the book on the American flag. The materials are not arranged in a precise order but appear to be grouped together in non-alphabetical sequence by writer. The first volume includes material dating from 1861-1873; the second, 1866-1873; the third, 1873-1880; and the fourth, 1873-1880. The first two volumes have many letters from Joel Munsell (1808-1880) pertaining to the printing of the book and there are also statements of expenditures and receipts from Munsell and from the engravers, including J.H. Bufford's Lithographic House. Subsequent volumes include correspondence from persons knowledgeable about flags including John A. McAllister (1822-1896), John Francis Hamtramck Claiborne (1807-1884), Charles Jeremy Hoadly (1828-1900) and William J. Canby ( - ). There is information about various state flags, and there are letters from persons complementing Preble on his book. The collection also includes three volumes of newsclippings, illustrations, and reports about people who lived to be very old. The folio volume is titled "Instances of Reputed Longevity with Notes on Same." Most of the material was copied into the volume by a clerk, Alexander H. Massie ( - ). There are 1235 pages (some blank) and the reports are arranged by age of the persons at death. The clippings in the volume date from 1875 newspapers. Two octavo volumes have similar materials on longevity. Octavo volume #5 (152 p., many blank) has newsclippings dating from 1876 and there is some interleaved correspondence. Octavo volume #6 (102 p., some blank) is a supplement to the other two volumes and includes some older newsclippings with most of the clippings dating from c. 1879-1881. One folder includes four letters and one postcard, 1874-1882, from Preble to Nathaniel Paine (1832-1917) discussing personal matters, American Antiquarian Society meetings, and Preble's writing. There is also a copy of a seven-page letter, 1875, to Preble from Divie Bethune McCartee (1820-1900) discussing his professorship at the Imperial University of Tokyo in Japan and missionary work in the Far East. The second folder contains subscription lists and prospectuses for the second edition of Preble's book on the American flag, newsclippings about the book, Preble's bookplate, and a photograph of the flag of Fort McHenry. (This material was removed from the AAS copy of the second edition, call number: G380.P922.H880.).

6 v. ; octavo.1 v. ; folio.2 folders (32 items)

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Hoadly, Charles J. (Charles Jeremy), 1828-1900

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Munsell, Joel, 1808-1880

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Founder of a printing and publishing house in Albany, New York. From the description of Papers, 1845-1873. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50150575 Printer, publisher, editor, and author of works on historical subjects and printing history. Born in Northfield Massachusetts and relocated to Albany, New York, in 1827. From the description of Diary, 1828 May-1834 Jun. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770460 Joel Mu...

McCartee, Divie Bethune, 1820-1900

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University of Pennsylvania Department of Medicine graduate (1840) who spent most of his career as a Protestant medical missionary in China and Japan. From the description of Notes on the natural history, philology, archaeology, geography of China and Japan, no. 2, 1880-1898. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 226754546 ...

Canby, William J.

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Massie, Alexander H.

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McAllister, John A. (John Allister), 1822-1896

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Barnard Gratz (1738-1801) and his brother Michael (1740-1811) immigrated to Philadelphia in the 1750s. They were merchants active during the Revolutionary period, and who formed partnerships with the merchants David Franks (1720-1794) of New York and Philadelphia, and Joseph Simon (ca. 1712-1804) of Lancaster, PA. Michael Gratz's two sons, Simon (1773-1839) and Hyman (1776-1857), inherited their father's business. From the description of Gratz-Franks-Simon Papers, 1752-1831 (inclusiv...

Claiborne, J. F. H. (John Francis Hamtramck), 1809-1884

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Claiborne, the eldest son of Ferdinand Leigh Claiborne, worked as a lawyer and editor in Natchez, Mississippi, before moving to Madison County in 1835. He served that area as a state legislator and U. S. Congressman. He was also an eminent Mississippi historian. From the description of Claiborne, John Francis Hamtramck, papers, 1828-1838. (University of Texas Libraries). WorldCat record id: 32458159 J. F. H. Claiborne was a lawyer, U.S. Representative, editor, planter, and h...

Preble, George Henry, 1816-1885

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George Henry Preble was born 25 February 1816 Portland ME. He was elected a member of NEHGS in 1866 and became a life member in 1869. He died 1 March 1885 Brookline MA [memoir in Memorial Biographies 8:206]. From the description of George Henry Preble Papers, 1791-1873. (New England Historic Genealogical Society). WorldCat record id: 50057646 U.S. Navy officer and author; b. in Portland, Me. From the description of George Henry Preble memorandum book, 1859 and un...