Princeton University Library Collection of Clarke Family Materials, 1732-1870

Collector
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections [Browse]
Format
Manuscript
Language
English
Description
  • 6 boxes
  • 2.1 linear feet

Details

Subject(s)
Creator
Getty AAT genre
Compiled/​Created
1732-1870
Restrictions note
The collection is open for research.
Summary note
  • Consists of correspondence and documents of the Clarke family of New Jersey, particularly of Elisha L. Clarke and Joseph Olden Clarke.
  • The collection consists of correspondence and documents of the Clarke family of New Jersey, particularly of Elisha L. Clarke and Joseph Olden Clarke. Among the documents are deeds, wills, receipts, account books, estate memoranda, inventories of goods, bonds, statements of account, articles of agreement, receipt books, maritime insurance policies (1845) on ship cargo, and a survey map (1749) of land owned by David Brearley in Maidenhead, now Lawrence Township. There are also two autograph albums, a school copy book, a day book, a ledger, two school books having to do with mathematics exercises (1715, 1810), and a diary (1689-1720; this in box 2).
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