Manuscripts
Adams, John Quincy Letters to George Canby
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William J. Canby papers
Manuscripts
Correspondence, manuscripts, and documents relating to William J. Canby's speech in the Pennsylvania Historical Society, including a copy of the presentation and sworn affidavits from Margaret Boggs, Rachel Fletcher, Sophia B. Hildebrandt; Susan Satterthwaite Newport, Susanna McCord Turner and Margared McCord Smith; William J. Canby's "My own recollections of Grandmother Elizabeth Claypoole," and the pencil notes to his mother and aunts. George Canby and his research are represented by his correspondence with his brother, John Quincy Adams, secretary of the American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association, London firm B.F. Stevens and Brown, and other persons. There are also a manuscript of his "Evolution of the American Flag" and correspondence of Lloyd Balderston, John L. Balderston, and Marion Balderston regarding the Betsy Ross story and the debates over its authenticity.The collection also includes genealogical and historical data relating to Ross, Canby, and Claypoole families, including the daybook of Isaiah Canby covering 1797-1802.The ephemera include pamphlets, newspaper clippings, postcards and photographs.
mssHM 41760 (1-39)
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Canby, George The History of the Flag of the United States
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The work was never completed. In 1909 Lloyd Balderston published "The evolution of the American flag / from materials collected by the late George Canby ; by Lloyd Balderston (Pnhiladelphia : Ferris & Leach, 1909.
mssHM 41760 (1-39)
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Canby, William J. Letters to George Canby
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History of the American flag
mssHM 41760 (1-39)
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Balderston, John L. Letter to George E. Hastings
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John Lloyd Balderston (1889-1954), author, son of Lloyd Balderston (b. 1863) George E. Hastings: University of Arkansas. Re: evidence for Betsy Ross story. Item is a typescript letter, with a carbon copy.
mssHM 41760 (1-39)
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Burnham, Smith Letters to Lloyd Balderston
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Re: George Canby and his research
mssHM 41760 (1-39)
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Turner, Justin G. Letters to Marion Balderston
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Correspondence between Justin G. Turner and Marion Balderston re: Betsy and John Ross' marriage bond, and other documents pertaining to Betsy Ross. Also included letters to Marion Balderston from Roger H. McDonogh (New Jersey Historical Archives), Emma V. Duffield of Gloucester Historical Society (New Jersey); Edith C. Clapp, and others. A.L.S.
mssHM 41760 (1-39)