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A collection of over 120 letters, manuscripts, and documents (previously bound, original binding is in Box 4)). The collection includes James F. Mercer's letters written during his travels in Europe, Jamaica, and North America (1736-1755). This includes five letters by Mercer from Fort Oswego (1755-1756). The collection also includes approximately 70 letters written in the aftermath of Mercer's death, including correspondence of Mercer's brother, William Mercer, friend James Grahame, and Grahame's 13-page account of the Battle of Oswego. Other authors include: Andrew Douglass, Joseph Austin, Colin Drummond, Charles Craven, Francis Lewis, James Robertson, and Stephen Sayre. Collection includes several documents regarding James F. Mercer's finances and belongings after his death. Also included is a copy of Papers relating to the first settlement and capture of Fort Oswego, 1727-1756 [Albany: Weed, Parsons & Co., 1849], with Mercer escutcheon pasted on the front inner cover.
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This collection contains the papers of British admiral and hydrographer Sir Francis Beaufort and members of the Beaufort and Edgeworth families dating from 1710-1953 (bulk 1780-1890) and consisting of diaries, journals, account books and correspondence. Subject matter includes the Beaufort and Edgeworth families; British naval history of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, in particular the period of the Napoleonic Wars; geography and hydrography, particularly of the Eastern Mediterranean; Irish affair of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, particularly related to economic and commercial issues; and the Royal Society and scientific affairs in England in the early 19th century. The bulk of the collection is comprised of the papers of Sir Francis and includes journals of his naval service (1791-1812); journals, notes, and working papers for his survey of Karamania (or Caramania), along the southern coast of Turkey (1813-1817); his professional diaries as hydrographer to the British Navy (1840-1857); and 854 letters by Sir Francis. Notable topics included in the correspondence of Sir Francis includes a letter-journal of his first sea-voyage, to Indonesia (1789, July 24); a description of the Battle of San Joseph, in which he was critically wounded (1800, Oct. 28); letters to Richard Lovell Edgeworth detailing the construction of the Dublin-Galway telegraph (1803) and later discussing various projects for navigation mensuration (1808, May 5); commentary at length on the death of Lord Nelson (1805, Nov. 9); a voyage to Cape of Good Hope (1806, May 16-22); Malta (1808, Oct. 21); Quebec and French Canada (1809, Oct.-Nov.); and an explanation of a naval cause celebre in which he opposed the Admiralty by asserting that an escaped slave that had served 2 years on his ship was by definition enfranchised (1814, Feb. 3); a visit with Sir Walter Scott (1821, Apr. 23); the intellectual community in Paris (Laplace, Cuvier, etc.) (1825, Nov. 4); an eyewitness description of the Coronation of William IV (1831, Sep. 9); Sir Francis's knighthood ceremony (1848, May 7); and attempts to locate Sir John Franklin by balloon (1850, Jan. 9). Notable correspondence about science written to Beaufort includes: Brinkley, John. Letters describing astronomical research 1824-1829. Dalrymple, Alexander. Series of letters concerning activities of the Hydrographical office, etc. 1805-1808. Franklin, Sir John. Two letters from northern Canada describing his explorations. 1825, Apr. 21; 1826, Feb. 6 Hall, Basil. Series of letters to Sir Francis Beaufort describing efforts to salvage the Royal George using a diving bell. 1839, Sep.-Oct. Herschel, Sir John Frederick William. Letter discussing his career, his election as president of the Royal Society, and issues facing the Society. 1830, Nov. 26. Parry, Sir William. Letter from Davis Strait describing problems of mensuration in polar regions. 1824, July 1. Ussher, Henry. Letter discussing astronomical research. 1789, Nov. 6. In addition to the papers of Sir Francis, the collection also includes the papers of other members of the Beaufort family including thirty-seven letters and four diaries of Sir Francis's father, Daniel Augustus Beaufort; seventeen letters and a journal of family history by Sir Francis's first wife, Alicia Magdalena Wilson Beaufort (d. 1834); a volume of original botanical watercolor paintings by Frances Anne Beaufort Edgeworth (1769-1865); and correspondence with and about writer Maria Edgeworth, including a series of letters from her to Sir Francis discussing literary maters and the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge, dating from 1814-1827. There are also two letters by Sir Francis describing in detail the critical response to Maria Edgeworth's Patronage (1814, Feb. 3), and a letter discussing details of the publication of Edgeworth's novel Ormond (1817, June 12). Additional family correspondents include: William Lewis Beaufort (21 letters); Frances Anne Beaufort Edgeworth (3 letters); and Richard Lovell Edgeworth (7 letters). The oldest item in the collection is a grant of nobility to Francis de Beaufort (Sir Francis's ancestor) from Holy Roman Emperor Joseph I Hapsburg, dated March 4, 1710. Some interesting or important items include: Allott, Anna Maria. Memoirs of Edward Gibbon's residence in Switzerland [fragment]. c. 1794. Beaufort, Emily Anne and Beaufort, Rosalind Elizabeth. Manuscript entitled Anecdotes of Captain Beaufort, R.N., compiled by his daughters. 1840-42. Blennerhasset, Jeanne. Series of letters giving fascinating insight into the early life of Daniel Augustus Beaufort. 1764-1775. Hillyar, Mary Taylor. Letter describing last days of Sir James Hillyar. 1843, Oct. 29. Accompanied by three letters of Sir James Hillyar. Lennon, Maria. Series of letters chronicling her dramatic rescue by Sir Francis Beaufort and her loyalty to his memory decades afterwards. 1809-1843. Melville, Sir Peter Melville (also spelled Melvill). Series of letters describing his travels from India to Egypt, Turkey, Vienna. 1832, Jan. 5-Aug. 23. Some additional significant persons represented in the collection include: Sir Thomas Dyke Acland (2 letters); Thomas Arnold (7 letters); Sir Joseph Banks (3 letters); Sir John Barrow (9 letters); William Bligh (1 letter); Robert Cadell (3 letters); Stratford Canning (7 letters); Charles Robert Cockerell (4 letters); Cuthbert Collingwood (2 letters); John Wilson Croker (12 letters); Sir Roger Curtis (2 letters); Sir Humphrey Davy (1 letter); James Gambier, Baron Gambier (1 letter); Davies Gilbert (5 letters); Sir Charles Hamilton (4 letters); Sir William Rowan Hamilton (1 letter); Sir John Frederick William Herschel (1 letter); John Jervis, Earl of St. Vincent (1 letter); Alicia Le Fanu (1 letter); Edward Hawke Locker (2 letters); Sir Thomas Erskine May (2 letters); Sir James Nicoll Morris (2 letters); Sir Roderick Impey Murchison (1 letter); Horatio Nelson (1 letter); Sir William Edward Parry (2 letters); Sir Edward Pellew (7 letters); Lady Jane Spencer-Wilson Perceval (2 letters); Sir Henry Prescott (2 letters); James Rennell (29 letters); George Cecil Renouard (4 letters); Elisabeth-Paul-Edouard, Chevalier de Rossel (3 letters); Sir James South (4 letters); Thomas Spring-Rice (1 letter); Leslie Stephen (1 letter); Sir Robert Stopford (4 letters); Victoria, Queen of Great Britain (2 letters); Robert Walpole (7 letters); Sir John Borlase Warren (2 letters); John Washington (4 letters); William Wellesley-Pole, 1st Baron Maryborough (2 letters); Joseph Blanco White (1 letter); Lestock Wilson (12 letters).
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The collection of 162 pieces contains primarily letters and some manuscripts concerning Anthony family affairs and woman suffrage activities, dating from 1844 to 1945. This group of papers was assembled by Una R. Winter, Director, and Alice L. Park, Associate Director, of the Susan B. Anthony Memorial Committee of California. There are four large letterbooks which contain letterpress copies of approximately 1372 pages of correspondence written by Susan B. Anthony's cousin Joseph Anthony (Box 4). There is also an autograph speech of Susan B. Anthony (AF 79) and a manuscript by Joseph Anthony titled "A Trip to the Bahama Islands" (AF 76). Other subjects included in the collection are the Battle of Osawatamie and ideas and discussion about populism, racism, and religion. There are several letters which discuss a bust of Susan B. Anthony by the artist Lorado Taft, and one letter promoting a recent volume of The History of Woman Suffrage (AF 28). Anthony family members represented in the collection include Susan B. Anthony and her relatives: cousin Jessie Anthony (1856-1918) and Jessie's father, Joseph Anthony (1829-1897), and grandfather John Anthony (Susan's uncle); niece Lucy E. Anthony (1859-1944); second cousin Katherine Boyles; niece Maude Anthony Koehler (1865-1950); and nephew Frank Anthony Mosher.Significant figures related to the history of woman suffrage represented in the collection include: Susan B. Anthony, Anna Howard Shaw, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Stone Blackwell, and Carrie Chapman Catt. There are also some letters to and about the artist Lorado Taft and one letter by Frederick Douglass. Note: 49 original letters [AF 18 (1-43) and AF 24 (1-6)] written by Susan B. Anthony to Jessie Anthony and Carrie Chapman Catt were removed and placed in Box 5, which is restricted. Typewritten copies of these letters have been filed in Box 1 of the collection for research use.In Box 3, there are two loose-leaf binders and one envelope of typescripts of Susan B. Anthony letters from collections held in other libraries. These materials are from the Anna Dann Mason collection (47 letters), Sophia Smith collection (58 letters) and Alma Lutz collection (52 letters).
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The bulk of items in this subseries relate to John Campbell's role as commander in chief of British forces in colonial North America during the Seven Years' War, from 1756 to 1758. Subjects include British defeats at Fort Oswego and Fort William Henry; Campbell's failed expedition in 1757 to Nova Scotia to attack Fort Louisbourg; British outposts at Fort Edward and Fort No. 4; relationships with colonial governors, military, and assemblies; troop recruitment; frontier defenses; Campbell's commander in chief predecessors Edward Braddock and William Shirley, and his successors James Abercormby and Jeffrey Amherst; and military discipline and court martials, including the trial of Lord Charles Hay, 1759 to 1760. Also present is a small amount of material relating to the Revolutionary War, including letters from American loyalists and British officers; several written in spring 1775 detail the military actions at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill, Massachusetts. Material consists of correspondence and circular letters, memorials, petitions, warrants for payments, returns (of officers and troops, recruits, artillery and supplies), memoranda, accounts, reports, minutes of councils and courts of inquiry, depositions, intelligence reports, and communications with British officials and cabinet members including the Secretary at War, the Secretary of State, the Board of Trade, and the royal family. Persons who appear frequently in this subseries are listed below. This subseries contains several plans and maps of forts, roads, battle plans and lines, especially for expeditions in Nova Scotia against Fort Louisbourg on Cape Breton in 1757 (LO 6605, LO 3997) and 1758 (LO 5869, LO 5880). A number of items pertain to British relations and interactions with Native American leaders and nations, especially the Six Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy (the Cayuga, Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Seneca, and Tuscarora), the Delaware, the Shawnee, the Cherokee, and the Stockbridge. Material includes correspondence and reports of Major General William Johnson, who served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs in the northern colonies as well as Colonel of the Six Nations; Edmond Atkin, Superintendent of Indian Affairs for the southern colonies; and Peter Wraxall, Captain of New York Independent Company and Secretary of Indian Affairs. Also present are records of proceeding, councils, and treaties; intelligence reports from Native Americans; and accounts of gifts for tribes. Individuals documented include Teedyuscung, Delaware chief (including minutes of the Philadelphia council, August 1757), Dyaderowane, Cayuga chief; Ogaghradarisha, Six Nations chief; Canajageya, alias Old Kettle, sachem of the Onondaga, and of the chief of Nanticokes; and Captain Jacob Cheeksaunkun, Lieutenant Jacob Neva Nautphtonk (Naunuhptaung), and Sachem Benjamin of the Stockbridge Community; among others. Please note that period-specific language has been retained with some Native American materials, especially in titles of British personnel and in reports; spellings of some Indigenous peoples' names are based on original descriptions and may not be accurate. Military personnel found in this subseries include Major Generals James Abercromby, Peregrine Thomas Hopson, Daniel Webb, and Edward Braddock; Adjutant General John Forbes; Rear Admiral Francis Holburne; John Calcraft, regimental agent; Lieutenant Colonel George Monro; John Winslow, general of provincial troops; Lieutenant Colonel John Bradstreet; James Gabriel Montresor, chief engineer; and a few items of French Lieutenant-general Louis-Joseph, marquis de Montcalm de Saint-Veran. Also present are letters of Lieutenant Colonel James Abercrombie, including several sent from Massachusetts in 1775. Members of the 60th or Royal American Regiment represented include John Stanwix, colonel commandant 1st Battalion; Henry Bouquet, lieutenant colonel 1st Battalion, 60th Regiment; and James Prevost, colonel 4th Battalion. Other military personnel include Nathaniel Meserve, colonel of New Hampshire troops; Thomas Gage, lieutenant colonel, 44th Regiment; Robert Monckton, lieutenant colonel, 47th Regiment; Ralph Burton, lieutenant colonel, 48th Regiment; Major Charles Craven, 51st Regiment; Robert Rogers, ranging company captain; William Pepperrell, regiment colonel; and secretary to John Campbell, John Appy. Also present are numerous accounts of and warrants for payments to Abraham Mortier, deputy paymaster general at New York. This subseries contains correspondence and documents for numerous colonial governors and leaders including Robert Dinwiddie, William Shirley, Thomas Pownall, Horatio Sharpe, Benning Wentworth, William Denny, William Henry Lyttelton, Charles Hardy, and James De Lancey. British royalty and political leaders present include Secretary at War William Wildman Barrington, 2nd Viscount Barrington; Secretary of State Robert D'Arcy, 4th Earl of Holderness; Secretary of State, Secretary at War, and Paymaster Henry Fox, 1st Baron Holland; and Secretary of State Thomas Robinson, 1st Baron Grantham. Also present is correspondence with William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, including a letter book; and appointments, orders, and instructions of King George II. Autographed and/or signed items of George Washington and Benjamin Franklin in this subseries were removed during twentieth century processing to the George Washington collection or the Benjamin Franklin collection (see lists in Separated Materials notes); some contemporary copies or letters to Washington and Franklin remain in this collection. A small amount of material included in this subseries during twentieth century processing does not relate to North America, especially from 1759 on. Some items present relate to the 30th Regiment of Foot, which was not deployed to North America. Many documents in this subseries are contemporary copies, often with multiple copies present. See also Stanley M. Pargellis, "Loudoun Papers: Colonial, 1756-58," The Huntington Library Bulletin, No. 3, Feb. 1933.
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Inside Cover: Vaughan, Henry. "They Are All Gone," MS. (printed: 1p.), n. d. Also: In pencil, "For Mrs. Osgood" written by Sophia E. Thoreau. JT-1: Inscriptions, "John Thoreau Jr. 1839" written by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-1v: Advertisement for "Thoreau's Improved Drawing Pencils" put out by John Thoreau and Co. JT-2: Photograph copies of John Thoreau, 1815-1842, Helen L. Thoreau, 1812- 1849, and Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. Also, hair fob described as "John Thoreau 3rd, Hair, Feb. 1842, P. Ward." JT-3: Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667. "Of Myself," MS. (2p.), n. d. Handwritten copy by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-4: Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667. "The Wish," MS. (2p.), n. d. Handwritten copy by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-5: -------. "Most Ancient English Song," MS. (1p.), post-1250. Handwritten copy by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-6-7: Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882. "To the Humble Bee," MS. (3p.), n. d. Handwritten copy by John Thoreau, 1815-1842. JT-8: -------. "Brother where dose thou dwell?" MS. (1p.), n. d. Note: In pencil, "verses by Henry Thoreau." JT-9: Writing in pencil. Too faint to make out handwritten text. JT-9v: Clipping from a longer letter with a drawing of a rabbit. Note: Handwritten message on verso by Sophia E. Thoreau: "Extract of a letter from dear John sent to me when I was a little girl. S.E.T." JT-10: Photograph copy of Henry David Thoreau with a beard. JT-10v: ----. "Noble! the sympathetic tear!" MS. (1p), n. d. JT-11: ------. "Noble! the sympathetic tear!" MS. (1p), Aug. 1840. Note: In pencil, "Brother John." JT-11v: ----. "Gather Sisters! sweet to sing…" MS. (1p.), n. d. Note: In pencil, on verso, "John." JT-12: ------. "Of all the household tools what suffers…" MS. (1p.), n. d. Note: In pencil on verso, "John." JT-13: Thoreau, John, 1815-1842. "Voyageurs Song" A.MS. (2p.), June 1837. Note: In pencil, "John T." JT-14: Marston, John, 1796-1885. 1 letter to Helen L. (Helen Louisa) Thoreau, 1812-1849, and Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (2p.), 1842, Jan. 27, Faunton, Mass. Notes: A.L.S. by Louisa Marston on page 2. Letter is cataloged separately, HM 64839. Inside Cover: Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. "The Loved Not Lost" MS. (printed: 1p.), n. d. HT-1: Thoreau, Sophia E. 1 letter Ellen Sewall Osgood, A.L.S. (1p.), 1876, Apr., Bangor, Me. pre-HT-2: Photograph of Henry David Thoreau by Black, photographer. Same photograph was photocopied and is pasted in the John Thoreau portion of the scrapbook. HT-2: ------. "Stanzas: Written to be sung at the funeral of Henry D. Thoreau, of Concord, Massachusetts, Friday, May 9th, 1862" MS. (printed: 1p.), 1862, pre-May 9th, Concord, Mass. HT-3: 2 Newspaper clippings about the death of Henry David Thoreau, 1817- 1862. HT-4: Off-print about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, printed in Aug. 1862. HT-5: Marble, Annie Russell, 1864-1936. "Where Thoreau Worked and Wandered," Critic, p. 509-516. HT-6: Fuller, Richard F. (Richard Frederick), 1824-1869. 1 letter to "My dear sir," A.L.S. (2p.), 1862, Aug. 5, Wayland, Mass. HT-7: Newspaper clipping about F.B. (Franklin Benjamin) Sanborn, 1831-1917, book about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-8: Stearns, Mary E. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (2p.), 1862, May 18, Medford, Mass. HT-9: Sawyer, J. B. (Joseph Bartlett), 1823-1897. "Henry David Thoreau," A.MS.S. (1p.), 1862, May 6, Concord, Mass. HT-10: ------. "Henry D. Thoreau," The Harvard Magazine, 8 no. 74 (May 1862): 313-318. HT-11: Ricketson, Daniel, 1813-1898. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (4p.), 1862, May 22, Brooklawn, N.J. HT-12: 2 Newspaper clippings about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. 1817- pre-HT-13: Fragment of a letter sent Sept. 7, 1848 talking about Henry David Thoreau going on another walking tour. HT-13: Newspaper clipping of a poem dedicated to Henry David Thoreau, 1862. HT-14: Off-print about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, entitled "Forester" printed in Apr. 1862. HT-15: Alcott, Louisa May, 1832-1888. "Thoreau's Flute," Atlantic Monthly, Sept. [1862?]. Newspaper clipping. HT-16: Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-17: Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-18: Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-19: Benton, Myron Beecher, 1834-1902. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (3p.), 1862, May 27, Dutchess County, N.Y. HT-20: Alcott, Amos Bronson, 1799-1888. 1 letter to Cynthia D. (Cynthia Dunbar) Thoreau, 1787-1872, A.L.S. (4p.), 1862, May 20, Concord, Mass. HT-21: 2 Newspaper clippings of poems dedicated to Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-22: 2 Newspaper clippings of poems dedicated to Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-23a: Greene, Calvin H. 1 letter to F.B. (Franklin Benjamin) Sanborn, 1831- 1917, A.L.S. (3p.), 1862, June 8, Rochester, Mich. HT-23b: Greene, Calvin H. 1 letter to Cynthia D. (Cynthia Dunbar) Thoreau, 1787-1872 and Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (3p.), 1862, June 18, Rochester, Mich. HT-24: Ricketson, Daniel, 1813-1898. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (4p.), 1862, May 13, Brooklawn, N.J. Letter is cataloged separately, HM 64904. HT-24v: Fragment of a letter. Has writing in pencil on the verso HT-25: Dall, Caroline Wells Healey, 1822-1912. 1 letter to Sophia E. Thoreau, A.L.S. (4p.), 1862, July 26, Medford, Mass. HT-25v: 1 Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862 and one handwritten message illegible. HT-26: Newspaper clippings on Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-26v: Newspaper clipping on Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. HT-27: Newspaper clipping about a monument being dedicated in Cohasset, Mass. for victims of a shipwreck which Henry David Thoreau witnessed and wrote about. HT-27v: Newspaper clipping about the Thoreau family in reaction to F.B. (Franklin Benjamin) Sanborn, 1831-1917, book about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862, and family. HT-28: Newspaper clipping about the Thoreau family. HT-29: Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862. "My Prayer," MS. (printed: 1p.), n. d. HT-30: Newspaper clipping about Henry David Thoreau, 1817-1862. Stored separately.
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