Manuscripts

Documents, genealogies, and ephemera

Description: The box contains material (1738-1751) related to Jonathan Dickinson, first president of Princeton; genealogies and family documents for the Dreer, Annin, Miller, and Dickinson families. Also included is miscellaneous poetry (approximately 1849-1902), and ephemera including photographs, mementos, clippings, and a Coat of Arms.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1719-1909
Call number: mssDreer
Creator: Dreer, Ferdinand J (1812-1902)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Gift of Mrs. Otto J. Zahn, September 1960.
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Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining necessary permissions rests with the researcher.

Ferdinand J. Dreer papers

Manuscripts

A collection of 274 items which contains personal and family papers of Ferdinand J. Dreer. Included are: a typescript biography of Dreer (approximately 1895), fifty letters and documents addressed to him (including a few letters from Benson John Lossing), letters addressed to Edwin Greble Dreer, grandson of Ferdinand J. Dreer, papers related to the Wichtermans, the family of his grandparents, miscellaneous tributes in verse written in memory of Dreer family members. Also included are family photographs, memorabilia, newspaper clippings, and ephemera. There are a few miscellaneous documents relating to Jonathan Dickinson, first President of Princeton, and genealogies of Dreer, Annin, Miller, and Dickinson families.

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Correspondence and documents

Manuscripts

The material in this box contains letters to and from Ferdinand J. Dreer, including 3 letters from Benson John Lossing, a typewritten biography of Dreer, and material related to Edwin Greble Dreer (grandson of Ferdinand J. Dreer). Also included is material related to the Wichterman family and others, 9 of these letters are in German. Some of the material in this box is pasted down to pages from a scrapbook or album.

mssDreer

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The Congress of 1774

Manuscripts

Compiled by Ferdinand J. Dreer, this volume consists of extra-illustrated copies of Oration of Henry Armitt Brown : on the one hundredth anniversary of the meeting of Congress in Carpenters' Hall ... [Philadelphia] : Printed by the order of the Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia, 1874 and of Oration delivered in Carpenters' Hall on the one hundredth anniversary of the meeting of the Congress of 1774, Philadelphia : Privately printed, 1875. The 1874 edition is lacking title page. Pages are inlaid from the original 23 cm to 27 cm. It is followed by the title page and text of the 1875 edition. Both are extra-illustrated with correspondence to and from Ferdinand Dreer. Contains various portraits and autographs of prominent individuals and manuscripts including ones by Abraham Lincoln (mssHM 25023), John Adams (mssHM 25026), George Washington (mssHM 25043), Thomas Jefferson (mssHM 25045) and Ulysses S. Grant (mssHM 25052). The presidential items have been separately cataloged and full descriptions may be found in the online catalog. The frontispiece is an original watercolor drawing of Carpenter's Hall.

mssHM 3000-3026, mssHM 25001-25058

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Miscellaneous ephemera related to the Shaw, Gregory, and Ingersoll Families

Manuscripts

Includes newspaper obituary clipping, tombstone transcription, Gregory family coat of arms, certificates of appointment (Charles R. Ingersoll's Aid-de-Camp appointment, Henry E. Gregory's Postmaster appointment in Niobrara, Nebraska Territory, Henry E. Gregory appointment of sutler at Fort Rice, Dakota Territory by Edwin Stanton, John Shaw Gregory's Postmaster appointment by William Dennison), Certificate of the Mastermason to John Shaw Gregory, a United States Circuit Court summons for "The Truman and Clark Manufacturing Company," signed by Salmon P. Chase, a Charles R. Ingersoll proclamation of Thanksgiving, documents related to the will of Charlotte Augusta van den Heuvel, and a passport form made to C. Ingersoll Gause.

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Historical Society of Delaware collection

Manuscripts

The collection contains photostat reproductions of original letters and documents in the Historical Society of Delaware, including state and county records, military documents, and about 350 letters, mostly from the time of the American Revolution. The inclusive dates are 1660 to 1929, with an emphasis on the 18th century. Within the correspondence, virtually all the governors and holders of important offices of Delaware are represented. Many of the letters have to do with with local government and many concern Delaware's part in the American Revolution. A few have no value beyond autograph-collector interest The state records consist of: executive orders by Presidents and Governors of Delaware (1798-1908), court records (1738-1898); documents and letters of the General Assembly Council and House (1775-1849); State Treasurer's papers (1779-1869); and State Auditor's papers (1789-1898). The county records reflect Kent County (1679-1849); New Castle County (1706-1849); and Sussex County (1748-1877). Finally, the military returns (1775-1808) include the Delaware Line of the Continental Army and Delaware Militia. Notable authors represented by 4 or more pieces are: James Asheton Bayard (4 pieces), Benjamin Chew (4 pieces), Joshua Clayton (7 pieces), John Dagworthy (5 pieces), John Dickinson (4 pieces), David Hall (5 pieces), John Jay (4 pieces), Thomas Jefferson (6 pieces), Thomas McKean (6 pieces), John McKinly (4 pieces), Allan McLane (4 pieces), Samuel Osgood (4 pieces), Samuel Patterson (4 pieces), Timothy Pickering (8 pieces), Edmund Randolph (5 pieces), George Read (4 pieces), Caesar Rodney (9 pieces), and Thomas Rodney (7 pieces). The collection was formerly known as the Delaware State Archives Collection. The name of the collection was changed in 1979.

mssDelaware

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