Gibbons family papers, 1811-1856.

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Gibbons family papers, 1811-1856.

These papers consist of the correspondence of Thomas Gibbons, William Gibbons, and William Heyward Gibbons and date from 1811-1856, with bulk dates of 1811-1817, 1831-1839, and 1850-1856. The letters mostly pertain to business or estate matters, covering such topics as rice and cotton crops; steam boats; shipping concerns; horse breeding, trading, and racing; real estate, property deals and transfers. The letters also include such family issues as inheritance and the settling of the estate of William Gibbons. Correspondents include Josiah Whitney, P.B. Wilcox, F.S. Lathrop, James Anderson, Elias Reed, Ezra Stacy, John Lamar, and Sarah Gibbons McAllister.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7672593

New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Jonathan Dayton (October 16, 1760 – October 9, 1824) was an American politician from the U.S. state of New Jersey. He was the youngest person to sign the United States Constitution and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, serving as its third Speaker, and later in the U.S. Senate. Dayton was arrested in 1807 for treason in connection with Aaron Burr's conspiracy. He was never tried, but his national political career never recovered. Dayton was born in Elizabethtown (now known as Eli...

Page, William D.

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Whitney, J.D. (Josiah Dwight), 1819-1896

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Reed, Elias.

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Elkin, Edward

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Wheelwright, Hannah Gibbons.

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