MSS 0098. Delaware Miscellaneous Historical Manuscripts

This holograph booklet was written by Philip Reading, an Episcopal minister and missionary in New Castle County, Delaware, in 1765, and contains five sermons on various subjects, including "On the Love of God," "On the Love of our Neighbor," "On the Love of our Brother," "On the Love of the World," and "On the Love of ourselves."

Consists of ten letters, one receipt, and one account book belonging to nineteenth-century Delaware attorney, legislator, and judge Caleb S. Layton (1798-1882), reflecting his legal career and personal life and finances.

This land indenture between Robert Ferguson, his wife Jane, deeds a parcel of land located in New-Ark, White Clay Creek Hundred in New Castle County, Delaware, to Joseph Kinkead on July 24, 1781.

A 1763 deed of sale for a tract of 223 acres in the town of Newark, New Castle County, Delaware. It includes a long history of the people who have owned the property back to 1702 and a detailed description of the boundaries of the property.

Land indenture from 1777 between Ebenezer Howell and his wife Sarah, from Cumberland County, New Jersey, to William Armstrong of Newark, Delaware.

Letter from Thomas Shipley to his brother, John Shipley, about the high price of flour at the market.

One handwritten letter from tanner and currier Arthur Howell to Clement Laws about the falling sales and prices of finished leather in the Delaware Valley region.

A handwritten account detail of M. Dickinson's bill with shoemaker David Breintnalt.

Handwritten letter from Major General James H. Wilson to military historian and lawyer John C. Ropes, acknowledging the book Ropes sent him about Waterloo.

Letter from "Clara" to her friend, Julia Clark, mainly involving a discussion of Christmas, gifts, and a lost Christmas package from Clara to Ms. Clark.

Single page from an account book which details the sale of clover seed from A. Wright, in Philadelphia, to John McDowell, Jr.

Petition for divorce between Thomas Harris and M___ Harris, including a summary and testimony of the case.

Statement to the Treasurer of the state of Delaware with the number of passengers carried by train within the state during the month of September, in pursuance with the provisions of the legislature. Also included is a letter from company treasurer Alfred Horner protesting the way the company is being taxed, calling it unconstitutional.

A handwritten survey of a 769 acre tract of land in near White Clay Creek, Delaware, conducted by Thomas Pierson, surveyor of New Castle County, accompanied by a drawing of the land and its borders.

Letter from Robert A. Houston to Thomas Stockton, future governor of the state of Delaware, regarding the controversial appointment of Houston to an unnamed office in Delaware.

Form letter about updated laws for the State of Delaware, sent to the governor of Alabama, John Murphy, and signed by Delaware's secretary of state, John M. Clayton.

Short handwritten letter from the United States senator from Delaware, John M. Clayton, to printer "Mr. Towers," requesting a set of proofs be sent to him immediately.

Autograph letter from lawyer Joseph Parsons Comegys, future United States senator (D-Delaware) and Delaware Supreme Court chief justice, to E. W. Gilpin, the president of the Union Bank of Delaware, in response to a request for an examination of the safety of the mortgage held by three individuals.

Letter from Charles C. Stockley, Governor of Delaware, to Colonel J. E. Payton, informing him of Stockley's inability to attend a meeting, due to the illness of his wife and naming John H. Rodney as the representative to attend in his stead.

Handwritten letter from Delaware lawyer and signer of the Constitution, George Read, to Henry Clark, detailing a case involving a deposition over the ownership of an unnamed enslaved person from the estate of Hance Hanson.

Letter from Caesar Rodney, Governor of Delaware (1778-1781) and Continental Congressman for the state of Delaware, to his brother, Colonel Thomas Rodney, Continental Congressman for the state of Delaware, concerning Caesar's ill health and his desire to return to Delaware.

Letter from Thomas Mckean, Signer of the Constitution from Delaware, President of the Continental Congress, and Governor of Pennsylvania, to Delaware Governor Caesar Rodney, concerning McKean's inability to act as Rodney's lawyer in a legal matter due to McKean's illness.

Two handwritten letters from Francis Boardman Crowninshield, noted yachtsman and husband to Louise E. du Pont, to Ethel du Pont, one making light of Ethel's driving speed and the other a thank you note for some persimmons from Ethel.

Typed letter from United States Senator Thomas Francis Bayard (D-Delaware) to Samuel W. Long, thanking Long for sending Bayard a copy of an article by Felix Frankfurter, as well as a published article rebutting the original article. The letter also includes a discussion of the primary article, the Massachusetts judicial system, and Bayard's thoughts on its contents.

Four typed letters from noted conservationist, William Poole Bancroft, to Dr. Alfred D. Sharples, and one to Henry Gawthrop, concerning Gawthrop's potential membership in a local, unnamed, organization.