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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.
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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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Documents, genealogies, and ephemera
Manuscripts
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.
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Letters and ephemera related to William Gannaway Brownlow, (bulk 1862)
Manuscripts
Letters and ephemeral concerning Brownlow's public activities in 1862. Pages include correspondence to Ferdinand J. Dreer, Esq. in 1841 and from Brownlow's publisher George W. Childs in 1862. Topics largely concern the publication and distribution of Brownlow's "book," most likely the Sketches of the rise, progress, and decline of secession; with a narrative of personal adventures among the rebels (1862). Ephemera include invitations, bills, and announcements for Brownlow's lectures and public receptions in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia.
mssHM 80433-80437
Addiciones á las noticias contenidas en la descripcion compendiosa de lo descuvierto y conocido de la California ... : manuscript, approximately 1746
Manuscripts
Manuscript by Ferdinand Konsag, with additions by Juan de Armesto. Includes drawing of cacti, with descriptions; derrotero consisting of two maps, showing sections of the West and South Eastern coasts of lower California, in the handwriting of the author. In Spanish.
mssHM 1295
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Frederick Ferdinand Low letter to an unknown recipient
Manuscripts
In this letter to an unknown recipient, Frederick Ferdinand Low expresses his happiness for recent state and national elections. He also states that the recent completion of the railroad will, in his estimation, balance the arrival of "rebels" displaced due to the recent elections. Letter is incomplete, being only the last page, and has neither addressee nor date.
mssHM 21314