Grinnell family papers, 1847-ca. 1930.

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Grinnell family papers, 1847-ca. 1930.

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Papers for Henry Grinnell include a deed for a cemetery plot, memorial of Henry Grinnell to the Congress of the United States regarding the use of his vessels in the search for Sir John Franklin, receipt for funds to dredge a channel, and a membership certificate for the U.S. Naval Lyceum (1847-1854); papers for Robert Minturn Grinnell include a letter regarding accomodations in Egypt, thank-you letter from the library committee of the New York Yacht Club for a publication on the Grinnell Expedition for Sir Franklin, letter from Moses H. Grinnell accepting a dinner invitation, ledger (1860-1865) for the businesses of Grinnell & Tinker and Grinnell, Tinker & Morgan, brief history of the Grinnell desk, and his calling card; papers of Sophia Van Alen Grinnell, wife of Robert M. Grinnell, include correspondence with officials of the Metropolitan Museum of Art regarding gifts and loans and bills and receipts for cemetery plots and for work performed at the British Cemetery, Nice, France (1898-1899 and 1928); together with a deed for property sold to Lawrence Grinnell (1811-1893); letter discussing family history and the family coat of arms, and the marriage certificate for Pierre Clarke Severance and Isabel Morgan Rotch.

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