Manuscripts

Alreght, Mabel Letter to Mae Lawry

Description: Betsy Ross' genealogy. A.L.S.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1950, Feb. 16
Call number: mssHM 41760 (1-39)
Creator: Canby, William J(Opens in new tab)
Additional description: There is also correspondence relating to George Canby and his research, and genealogical data on Canby, Ross, and Claypoole families.
Provenance: Gift of Marion Balderston, 1974-1975.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Turner, Justin G. Letters to Marion Balderston

Manuscripts

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)

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Adams, John Quincy Letters to George Canby

Manuscripts

John Quincy Adams: secretary of the American Flag House and Betsy Ross Memorial Association (Philadlephia, Pa.). Re: the affairs of the House. Also included are letters addressed to George Canby from W.Y McAllister (1893), Elizabeth Moore Hallowell (2 A.L.S, 1897); George Bech (1900); Historical Society of Pennsylvania (1902), and two unsigned letters.

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McDonaugh, Roger H. Letter to Justin G. Turner

Manuscripts

Marriage bond of John and Betsy Ross. Includes enclosure.

mssHM 41760 (1-39)

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Balderston, John L. Letter to George E. Hastings

Manuscripts

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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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.

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Stafford, Sarah Smith Letters to William J. Canby

Manuscripts

A.L.S., 3 p.

mssHM 41760 (1-39)

Alreght, Mabel Letter to Mae Lawry

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