Junius Spencer Morgan papers, 1825-[ca. 1940] (bulk 1832-1890).

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Junius Spencer Morgan papers, 1825-[ca. 1940] (bulk 1832-1890).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270917264

Papers of Junius Spencer Morgan consist mainly of letters, but also contain some personal items such as diaries, receipts, pamphlets, menus, a diplomatic visa, and a portion of the contents of his will. The correspondence includes letters from business associates and friends discussing financial matters and current events, such as the American Civil War and the Panic of 1857. The correspondence also includes a large portion of outgoing letters to members of his family: Mary Lord, Frances Tracy Morgan, John Pierpont Morgan, James Pierpont, John Pierpont, and Amelia Sturges. Together these items document his position in the financial world and his role in the family.

1.4 cubic feet.

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913

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Collector. From the description of John Pierpont Morgan collection of signers of the Declaration of Independence, 1761-1803. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79448959 Financier, industrial organizer, and art collector. Born in 1837 in Hartford, John Pierpont Morgan was educated in the U.S. and Europe before embarking on a career as a banker. From his first position as an unsalaried clerk at the New York banking firm of Duncan, Sherman & Company, Morgan went on to become a ...

Morgan, Juliet Pierpont, 1816-1884

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Morgan, Amelia Sturges, 1835-1862

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Amelia "Memie" Sturges Morgan was the first wife of J. Pierpont Morgan. They married on October 7, 1861, despite her ill health, and left immediately for a honeymoon trip to Europe. She died of tuberculosis four months later at the Villa St. Georges in Nice. From the description of Diary : autograph manuscript, 1859 Jan 21-Dec. 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270875146 ...

Lord, Mary Lyman, 1764-1843

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George Peabody & Co.

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J.S. Morgan & Co.

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Pierpont, James, 1822-1893

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Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1813-1890

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Born in 1813, Junius Spencer Morgan began his career first as a partner with the firm Morris Ketchum in New York, and then as a partner with Howe, Mather & Co. in Hartford. In 1836, he married Juliet Pierpont; the couple relocated their family to Boston in 1850 when Morgan joined the firm J.M. Beebe & Co. It is during these years that he attracted the attention of George Peabody, an American banker in London. Morgan was invited to become a partner at George Peabody & Co. in 1854. Thi...

Morgan, Frances Tracy, 1842-1924

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Daughter of Charles and Louisa Kirkland Tracy; wife of J. Pierpont Morgan. From the description of Diaries and expense books, 1865-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270936580 From the description of Correspondence, 1853-1902. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270936455 ...

Pierpont, John, 1785-1866,

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Unitarian clergyman, poet, and reformer. From the description of Papers of John Pierpont [manuscript], 1825-1885. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647953935 American poet. From the description of Passing away -- a dream : autograph manuscript copy of the poem signed, [1837 or later]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 560671584 John Pierpont was born in Connecticut in 1785; he graduated from Yale in 1804 and tried several professions before beco...