William E. and Mary M. Murphy collection of Robert Mills journals and papers, 1787-1880 (bulk [ca. 1802-ca. 1845]).

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William E. and Mary M. Murphy collection of Robert Mills journals and papers, 1787-1880 (bulk [ca. 1802-ca. 1845]).

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Travel journals (ca. 1802) of the architect Robert Mills (1781-1855), detailing the architecture, attractions, and people during trips from the District of Columbia to New England and from Wilmington, Del., to Charleston, S.C. Includes descriptions of Annapolis, Baltimore, Wilmington, Philadelphia (including visit to Peale's Museum to see the mastodon), Albany, New Haven, Boston, and Portland. Also included is a draft history (ca. 1832) of the U.S. Capitol, including a description of the building and its improvements; and poetry and writings of Mills's wife, Eliza B. Mills, as well as writings of unattributed authors.

85 items.

Maryland State Archives

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Peale's Museum (Philadelphia, Pa.)

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Peale's Museum was established by Charles Willson Peale in 1784. It was public rather than private in character and was governed initially by a Society of Visitors. The museum was moved to the Hall of the American Philosophical Society in 1794 and in 1802 by act of the Pennsylvania Assembly it ws granted the free use of the State House (Independence Hall) recently vacated by the legislature. It was subsequently incorporated as the Philadelphia Museum Company under the direction of a board of tru...

Mills, Robert, 1781-1855

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Architect. A native of South Carolina, Mills lived in Charleston until about 1800 and later made his home in Washington, D.C. From the description of Account of George Washington's visit to Charleston, S.C., 1791 May 2. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36865419 Engineer, architect of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. From the description of Letter : to George Bancroft, 1845 Sept. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 22632349 ...

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.)

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Mills, Eliza Barnwell Smith, 1784-1865

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