The Andre De Coppet Collection represents the American history-related collecting activities of American broker and collector Andre De Coppet (Princeton Class of 1915). These family records shed light on the economic conditions in Jamaica and the administration of estates there, which, in turn, reflect the island's social and racial conditions and the importance of trade betweenEngland and its colonies in the West Indies.Īndre De Coppet Collection, 1566-1936 (bulk 1770-1865): Finding Aid Rae Family Estate Collection, 1800-1857: Finding AidĬonsists of nineteenth-century legal and financial records relating to the estates of Scotchmen James Rae and his brothers, John and William, in England, Scotland, and Jamaica. Butler correspondence, correspondence and documents concerning claims against the Union Army, and miscellaneous materials relating to Louisiana history. The Louisiana Slavery and Civil War Collection consists of documents concerning the estate of the manumitted slave Marie Claire, a selection of Benjamin F. Louisiana Slavery and Civil War Collection, 1722-1872: Finding Aid
of Special Collections.Ĭonsists of an open collection of correspondence and documents relating to slavery in America, Africa, and the Caribbean area in the 17th through 19th centuries. Miscellaneous Slavery Collection, 1700-1885: Finding Aid Samuel Miller Papers, 1754-1898 (bulk 1800-1849): Finding AidĬontains writings and correspondence of and relating to Samuel Miller, a nineteenth-century American Presbyterian clergyman and author.
These papers include personal notes from Coles, correspondence to and by Coles with friends, colleagues, and family, documents about Coles, and the writings of other people. The collection consists of manuscript speeches, articles, editorials, and correspondence from the newspaper, reflecting some of the national issues which dominated American political life leading up to and following the Civil War, including the antislavery movement, the Missouri Compromise, and temperance.Įdward Coles Papers, 1797-1881: Finding AidĮdward Coles was a prominent anti-slavery political figure, who most notably served as governor of Illinois when the state became officially anti-slavery through a referendum vote. The Rochester Courier was a weekly, local newspaper published on Friday nights in Rochester,New Hampshire, beginning in 1864. The Rochester Courier Collection, 1850-1903: Finding Aidįolsom, C. Also contained in this collection are printed materials from Southard's library, other printed documents, and papers generated by family members and associates.
Anti slavery manuscripts professional#
Included is a significant amount of Southard's personal and professional correspondence and notebooks. This collection consists of papers of New Jersey politician, lawyer, and governor Samuel Lewis Southard, presenting a rather comprehensive view of Southard's personal and professional life, as well as the state of American politics and the law profession during the first half of the nineteenth century.
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