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Daniel J. Adams letter
Letter from Daniel Adams to Walter Stone, Financier's office, Philadelphia, concerning the collection of rent from a tenant, personal details about the health of Adams' family members, as well as Adams's interest in procuring wholesale produce from the West Indies.
William Stuart Auchincloss letter to Wistar Morris
A handwritten letter from Jackson & Sharp Company Vice President William Auchincloss to Philadelphia lawyer Wistar Morris, regarding an enclosed write up by Auchincloss on his trip to South America.
William P. Bancroft letter to Stewart and Donohue
One typed letter by William P. Bancroft, former vice president of Joseph Bancroft & Sons, a clothing manufacturing plant in Wilmington, Delaware. The letter is to Stewart and Donohue, requesting thirty land marking stones be sent to Bancroft.
William P. Bancroft letters to Dr. Alfred D. Sharples
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.
James Asheton Bayard receipts
Receipts and letters related to services and materials rendered by Wilmington, Delaware, merchants to James Asheton Bayard, Senior and Junior, and the Wilmington Whaling company.
Thomas Francis Bayard letters
Two handwritten letters from Thomas Francis Bayard, written on letterhead of the Embassy of the United States, London; one thanking "Ginn & Co" for a copy of a book, the other about Bayard's interest in George Washington. Also included is a photocopy of a letter discussing Bayard's upcoming travel plans and thanking and acknowledging the receiver's recent hospitality.
Bill of sale for Caleb Cox
Legal document stating that an enslaved boy named Caleb Cox has been sold by Mary and William Herdman, administrators of the estate of John Herdman, to John Thompson of New Castle, Delaware.
Robert M. Black docket book
This handwritten book contains a listing of 565 civil and criminal cases, numbered 5824 to 6386, brought before Robert M. Black, Justice of the Peace for Pencader Hundred, Delaware. Each case is described with a charge, verdict, court costs, and other relevant information. Occasional receipts for fines are attached. Primarily, the cases involved disputes related to business and employment transactions.
Patrick Boggan letter to Thomas Lawrence
Letter from Captain Patrick Boggan, Revolutionary War leader, to Thomas Lawrence about the purchase of land in "Willing's Town," an early name for Wilmington, Delaware.
Elbert Chance papers
The Elbert Chance (1926– ) collection consists of preservation photocopies of several articles written by Chance for the local Wilmington, Delaware periodical News Journal.
Julia Clark letter from Clara
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.
Right Reverend Leighton Coleman letter to L. W. Wells
One handwritten letter by Frances E. Coleman, on behalf of Right Reverend Leighton Coleman, Bishop of the Delaware Diocese, concerning Leighton's illness and the denial of a request by a Mr. Betts to use one of the diocese's churches.
Francis Boardman Crowninshield letters to Ethel du Pont
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.
The Delta Phi Literary Society at Delaware College from 1834 to 1859
Consists of a handwritten essay by University of Delaware student Frank Mulderick for a course on Delaware History.
Alice Coleman du Pont letter to Ellen C. du Pont Meeds
A typed letter from Alice Coleman du Pont to her daughter, Ellen du Pont Meeds, concerning an enclosed book on the geneaology of the Du Pont family.
Henry A. du Pont correspondence with David Heber Plank
Consists of late 19th-century business correspondence, regarding the Wilmington & Northern Railroad in Delaware, between company president Henry A. du Pont and David Heber Plank.
Samuel Francis du Pont letters to Alexander Dallas Bache
Two letters from Samuel Francis du Pont to Alexander Dallas Bache, a professor of Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania, about a planned future visit by du Pont to Bache's residence. Also included is a letter of application to Bache on behalf of an individual who has worked with du Pont in the past.
Sophie du Pont letter from Clementina Smith
A handwritten letter to Sophie Madeleine du Pont, wife of Samuel Francis du Pont, possibly from her friend Clementina Smith. The letter consists of discussion of a number of personal matters, including Sophie du Pont's recent poor health, as well as problems Clementina has encountered in procuring access to a building for Sunday school, among others.
Episcopal bishops of Delaware letters
An autograph collection of letters signed by several Episcopal bishops of Delaware, compiled by the Episcopal Theological Seminary (predecessor to Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts) librarian. Bishops represented in the collection: J. Brooke Mosley, Jr., Philip Cook, Arthur R. McKinstry, William H. Mead, Frederick Joseph Kinsman, Alfred Lee, and Leighton Coleman. Also included are images of Bishop McKinstry and Kinsman, clipped from periodicals.
Abbie Huston Evans papers
The papers consist of a greeting card, a Delaware poetry day dinner program, two poems, "Alive This Night" and "Martian Landscape" (initialed and dated), and newspaper clippings related to Abbie Huston Evans, a poet, born in New England, who later worked and taught in Philadelphia.
Excursion of the Friends' Social Lyceum of Wilmington to Elysian Fields
Printed brochure describing the program and travel arrangements for the literary society's group trip to a local grove, Elysian Fields, on June 4, 1870.
Elizabeth Gray laudanum notes
Small handwritten notes from Newark, Delaware, resident Elizabeth Gray to the village storekeeper requesting refills of a laudanum (opium-based painkiller) bottle.
Willard Hall letters
Robert Marshall Hannum vs. The Wilmington City Railroad company papers
Daniel O. Hastings speech
Typescript of a speech delivered by former U. S. Senator Daniel Hastings (R-Delaware) to the Wilmington Club at its one hundred and eighth annual meeting, celebrating the life of attorney William S. Hilles.