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William Hamilton diary
A log book/diary kept by William Hamilton relating to the activities of the Hamilton Pearling Company in New Guinea and the Solomon Islands collecting turtle shell, pearl shell and trepang, and the clearing of land for plantations. Hamilton travelled on the vessels "Canomie", "Ysabel",...
McFarland-Russell Family Papers
The McFarland-Russell family papers consist of personal and business correspondence, legal and business papers, Confederacy related items, materials related to the history of Orange, Texas, and a large amount of material of personal and genealogical interest produced and collected by members of...
Haywood Family Papers
The Haywood family was a politically and socially influential white family in Raleigh, N.C., with plantations dependent on enslaved labor in Edgecombe County, N.C., and in Greene County and Marengo County, Alabama. The collection includes correspondence, business papers, legal documents, medical...
Taylors
Taylors history begins with the opening of the Chick Springs resort community in 1840. Nearby in 1869, Alfred Taylor finished acquiring all the land that would eventually become the heart of Taylors and successfully lobbied for the railroad to be built through his property a few years later. A...
Ellsworth and Webster family papers
The papers of the Oliver Ellsworth and Noah Webster families. Oliver Ellsworth (1745-1807) of Windsor, Connecticut writes to his wife, Abigail [Nabby] Wolcott (1756-1818). Noah Webster (1758-1843) correspondence consists of incoming letters, 1828-1843 about books and publishing, and outgoing...
Shopping Stories Transcription Project - Letters
Eighteenth-century merchants kept ledgers that recorded purchases, account holders, and payments. In contrast, they kept letterbooks as a record of the letters sent to the various stakeholders associated with the business - other merchants, ship captains, customers, etc. Through the use of...
Early California
The letters and documents in these collections cover the 19th and early 20th Century in California. From businessmen to travelers, they share their experiences in the state. ** Please note that historical materials in the Early California Collections may include viewpoints and values that are...
Cleveland Family Collection
Jeremiah Cleveland (1774 - 1845) was one of the first settlers into Greenville. In 1804 he opened a mercantile store which he operated until 1826 when his sons took over management. The Cleveland family was a prominent family in Greenville County with many communities, parks, and towns named...