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Thomas Shipley letter to John Shipley
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0082
Abstract
Letter from Thomas Shipley to his brother, John Shipley, about the high price of flour at the market.
Dates:
1805 March 12
Shipley--Bringhurst--Hargraves family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0684
Abstract
Shipley, Bringhurst, and Hargraves are the family names associated with Rockwood, a Victorian Rural Gothic Revival mansion and estate that was built in North Wilmington, Delaware, between 1851 and 1854. The Hargraves were the last family to privately own Rockwood before its donation to New Castle County in the mid-1970s as a historic house museum and public park. The Shipley-Bringhurst-Hargraves family papers document the personal and professional lives of several generations of Delawareans...
Dates:
1660-1987; Majority of material found within 1735 - 1975
Tilghman family papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0524
Abstract
The Tilghman family papers, spanning the years 1730-1903 (bulk dates 1776-1810), comprises .3 linear ft. (102 items) of legal documents, legal correspondence, receipts, and financial records from this Maryland Eastern Shore family.
Dates:
1730-1903; Majority of material found within 1776-1810