Manuscripts
Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll letter to Charles Roberts Ingersoll
- Description
- This collection contains papers and materials related to the Shaw and Gregory families and their relatives, the Van den Heuvel family, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, and John Church Hamilton. These materials date chiefly from 1820 to 1870. Among John Shaw's materials is his 1810 diary detailing his journey down the Mississippi River on his way to annex the Republic of West Florida. Other items include a letter from Shaw to his father-in-law, Ebenezer Breed, and a letter addressed to Shaw regarding his daughter's education.
- Date
- 1842 March
- Call number
- mssShawg
- Provenance
- Purchased for the Huntington from The Raab Collection, in part by the Library Collectors' Council, March 2023.
- Restrictions
- Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
- RESTRICTED: Some material was removed and is housed in the Lincoln collection, Box 14. Available with curatorial approval. Requires extended retrieval and delivery time.
