Watts-Jones family papers, ca. 1800 - ca. 1905 (bulk 1800-1860).

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Watts-Jones family papers, ca. 1800 - ca. 1905 (bulk 1800-1860).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58781819

Papers and correspondence, ca. 1800 - ca. 1905 (bulk 1800-1860), of the Watts and Floyd-Jones families. The people who figure most prominently are Charles Watts (d. ca. 1811), a cabinet-maker and merchant of Charleston; his son, Charles Watts, Jr., who was an attorney in New York City; and Henry Floyd-Jones, a New York merchant who was married to Helen Watts, daughter of the elder Charles Watts. Material related to the elder Charles Watts includes some letters written from Liverpool - he was involved in trade between Charleston, New York, and Britain - as well as papers relating to the settlement of his estate. Most of the collection consists of business-related material, but there are some personal letters to Charles Watts, Jr., and to his niece, Sarah Floyd-Jones, as well as a few to other members of the family. One group of papers deals with Charles Watts, Jr.'s interest in horse ferries on the Hudson River; another deals with Henry Floyd-Jones's duties in the 1st Division Infantry, New York State Militia, 1834-1849. Some accounts relate to Floyd-Jones's mercantile business, Jones and Bailey. Correspondents include Robert Walker, of Charleston and Princeton (N.J.), who frequently mentions New York and Charleston cabinetmakers; Moses Fisk; and Alexander Campbell. A few letters refer to the Charleston hurricane and tornado of 1811, and a letter from James S. Bailey discusses yellow fever in New York City in 1822. Other miscellaneous papers include printed ephemera, bills of exchange, postcards, and drawings of a steam engine and of a wood-splitting machine.

1.6 linear feet (4 boxes)

New-York Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7771368

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Watts, Charles, d. ca. 1811.

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Floyd-Jones, Henry

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Floyd-Jones, Sarah

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Watts family.

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The Watts and Floyd-Jones families were engaged in business and the law in Charleston (S.C.) and New York City. From the description of Watts-Jones family papers, ca. 1800 - ca. 1905 (bulk 1800-1860). (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58781819 ...

Floyd-Jones family.

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New York (State). Militia

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Levies were special regiments recruited under provisions of the legislature which entitled recruits to plots of unappropriated land. From the description of Levy certificates issued record book. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617529 ...

Fisk, Moses, 1759-1843

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Jones and Bailey.

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Bailey, James O.

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Watts, Charles, Jr.

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Campbell, Alexander, 1912-1977

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Floyd-Jones, Helen Watts

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