Manuscripts
Series 3: Family material and ephemera (1700-1933)
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Family material : Genealogy, Photographs and Ephemera (1700 - 1933)
Manuscripts
An archive of the Baker family of New Jersey; consisting of family letters, manuscripts, legal documents, genealogical material, photographs, a letter book, two volumes, and ephemera. The correspondence falls predominately into two sections. The first section includes the letters between Looe and Eliza Wardell Baker, beginning with their friendship in 1799, through their courtship and after their 1805 marriage when Looe was absent from home on long business trips. Their loving correspondence covers family and domestic concerns, the cotton industry, and current events. The letters describe life in Natchez, local and national politics, the New Madrid earthquakes, and the War of 1812. The second section, and the bulk of the correspondence, concern William Chapman Baker; these letters include those dealing with his business interests, his many children, siblings, cousins and other extended family members, and his genealogical research both in the United States and England. The manuscripts include memoirs and diaries, poems, political and personal essays, a commonplace book and Eliza Wardell Baker's "Jersey Girl" columns. A large amount of the early letters and manuscripts have some damage, with loss of text, but otherwise the material is in excellent condition.
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Genealogy : Ferry and White Families : Autograph Notes
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( 16 p.). Cataloger's Note: original envelope stated: "Ferry & While Families (knew Robert Stuart)"
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Family material : Financial, Legal, Genealogy (1805 - 1901)
Manuscripts
An archive of the Baker family of New Jersey; consisting of family letters, manuscripts, legal documents, genealogical material, photographs, a letter book, two volumes, and ephemera. The correspondence falls predominately into two sections. The first section includes the letters between Looe and Eliza Wardell Baker, beginning with their friendship in 1799, through their courtship and after their 1805 marriage when Looe was absent from home on long business trips. Their loving correspondence covers family and domestic concerns, the cotton industry, and current events. The letters describe life in Natchez, local and national politics, the New Madrid earthquakes, and the War of 1812. The second section, and the bulk of the correspondence, concern William Chapman Baker; these letters include those dealing with his business interests, his many children, siblings, cousins and other extended family members, and his genealogical research both in the United States and England. The manuscripts include memoirs and diaries, poems, political and personal essays, a commonplace book and Eliza Wardell Baker's "Jersey Girl" columns. A large amount of the early letters and manuscripts have some damage, with loss of text, but otherwise the material is in excellent condition.
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Series 2: Volumes, (1848-1924)
Manuscripts
The three volumes are arranged chronologically and alphabetically by author. There are three volumes in this series are family related and include the very rare volume of Looe and Eliza Baker's letters compiled by Kate Stuart Lowry using the letters and other material in this collection. The three volumes are somewhat fragile, with damaged spines.
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Ephemera : Newspaper Clippings
Manuscripts
(13 pieces). Includes obituaries for Frances Baker, Kate Stuart Baker, Looe Baker, William Chapman Baker and Dr. T. Burwell.
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Series 1: Correspondence and manuscripts, (1799-1901)
Manuscripts
The correspondence and manuscripts in this series are arranged chronologically. The series includes letters between Looe and Eliza Baker (1799-1821), extended family members, and the correspondence of William Chapman Baker (1847-1901), which include family letters, and those concerning business matters and genealogical research.
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