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Farmers Bank of Delaware court injunction

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0123
Abstract

A court summons and injunction to the president and directors of the Farmers Bank of Delaware regarding loans and notes of Mordicai McKinney issued by the court of Nicholas Ridgely, New Castle County, Delaware, dated January 9, 1819.

Dates: 1819 January 9

Elizabeth Gray laudanum notes

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0008
Abstract

Small handwritten notes from Newark, Delaware, resident Elizabeth Gray to the village storekeeper requesting refills of a laudanum (opium-based painkiller) bottle.

Dates: 1843-1845

Willard Hall letters

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0031
Abstract Consists of three handwritten letters from Williard Hall, U.S. Representative (R-Delaware), lawyer, and judge from Delaware. The earliest of the three letters is a letter of recommendation for a resident of Delaware wishing for a clerkship in the Navy department. The second is a letter to Delaware Governor Charles Thomas on whether or not one could serve as a Governor and Speaker of the Senate at the same time. The third letter is addressed to Abraham Staats, Auditor of Accounts for the...
Dates: 1819-1845

Robert Marshall Hannum vs. The Wilmington City Railroad company papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0105
Abstract Eleven handwritten accident reports, eye witness accounts, and court declaration make up this small collection documenting an accident involving a horse-drawn wagon, driven by Robert Marshall Hannum, and Wilmington City Railroad Co. trolley car no. 15, on February 22, 1901 . Also included is the subsequent lawsuit brought by Mr. Hannum. Documentation includes accident reports completed by the conductor of the car, Adolph Edwards, and by the car’s motorman, William Anseaume, as well as the...
Dates: 1901 February 21-October 2

Daniel O. Hastings speech

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0009
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1963 October 18

Chauncey P. Holcomb farm diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0166
Abstract

This volume is a farm diary kept by Chauncey P. Holcomb of New Castle County, Delaware, between 1843 and 1850. Holcomb recorded information related to his crops and livestock, as well as references to the weather, his health, and his involvement in agricultural reform.

Dates: 1843-1850

Betty Lee Hutchinson papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0839
Abstract

Betty Lee Hutchinson (1925-2020), a Democrat and Newark City Council member (1977-1980 and 1984-1988) was born November 18, 1925, in Uniontown, PA, to Harry J. Truman, Sr. (1897-1965), and Merle Carte Truman (1901-2001). The Betty Lee Hutchinson papers document the personal interests and civic activities of a woman with ties to Newark, Delaware, and the University of Delaware community.

Dates: 1900-2012; Majority of material found within 1975-2005

E. L. Kimball letter to Julian Janvier

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0032
Abstract

Letter from E. L. Kimball to Julian Janvier about the publication of Janvier's book on "the game" (draughts or checkers).

Dates: 1882 January 5

Land grant in New Castle County to Henry Ward from the Land Commissioners of Pennsylvania Colony

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0065
Abstract

Land grant in New Castle County to Henry Ward affixed with the Land Commissioners of Pennsylvania Colony's seal. James Claypoole and Robert Turner serve as witnesses for this parchment document dated December 26, 1684.

Dates: 1684 December 26

Land deed between Benjamin Enoch, Mary Enoch, and John Stapler

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0030
Abstract

One handwritten land deed between Benjamin Enoch, his wife, Mary Enoch, and John Stapler for a tract of land in New Castle County, Delaware.

Dates: 1772 October 10

League of Women Voters of Greater Newark, Delaware, records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0448
Abstract

The League of Women Voters of Greater Newark (LWVGN) was established in Newark, Delaware, in 1952 as the local branch of the national, non-partisan women’s organization which promotes citizen education and encourages participation in government. This archive, spanning the dates 1949-1998, highlights local and national issues, as well as providing information about the organization itself.

Dates: 1949-1998

As I remember Main Street and History of the Newark Senior Center

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0033
Abstract

Two typescripts, "As I remember Main Street" and "History of the Newark Senior Center," by Thomas Leonard Lilley on his memories of Main Street, Newark, Delaware, from 1900-1950 and on the history of Newark's Senior Center.

Dates: 1984

William Linsay warrant against John Wagg

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0081
Abstract

William Linsay's landlord warrant against John Wagg for unpaid rent. The verso of the warrant bears an inventory of Wagg's household goods.

Dates: 1782 July 8

W. Barksdale Maynard photographs of Delaware collection

 Collection
Identifier: GRA 0161
Abstract

W. Barksdale (William Barksdale) Maynard is a lecturer in art and architectural history at the University of Delaware. The W. Barksdale Maynard photographs of Delaware collection contains color slides and digital images of numerous buildings, documenting Delaware's architectural history.

Dates: 1994-2023

John McClughan land survey for Thomas Duff

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0117
Abstract

Land survey conducted by John McClughan, for land belonging to Delaware politician Thomas Duff in Newport, New Castle, Delaware, on February 2, 1750.

Dates: 1750 February 2

Thomas McKean letter to Caesar Rodney

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0094
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1762 October 6

Louis McLane letter to Pere Biddle

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0040
Abstract

Diplomat, cabinet member, and Delaware politician, Louis McLane, sent this one-page signed and handwritten letter to his landlord, Pere Biddle, concerning improvements to his rental property, on December 4, 1824.

Dates: 1824 December 4

Meeting minutes of the education committee of the Trustees of the New Castle Common

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0093
Abstract

This manuscript volume contains the meeting minutes for the New Castle Common Trustees’ education committee from 1851-1853 and 1868-1875. The minutes focus on the establishment and maintenance of the New Castle Institute.

Dates: 1851-1853, 1868-1875

Charles Mifflin letter to Thomas Howard

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0077
Abstract

A letter of friendship, presumed to be from Charles Mifflin (signed "Nimrod"), on behalf of the Wilmington Fishing Club, lamenting the group's lack of replies to Thomas Howard's previous letters and their continued regard for him.

Dates: 1780 November 23

Dorothy Miller papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0875
Abstract Delaware environmental activist Dorothy Miller (1931-2016) led a coaltion of citizens, conservation-minded organizations, the DuPont Company, and the state governments of Delaware and Pennsylvania to acquire and preserve open space to protect the entire White Clay Creek Watershed. Spanning the dates 1965-2010, this collection documents community efforts led by Miller to preserve the White Clay Creek Watershed and her further work on water resources, residential/commercial and transportation...
Dates: 1965-2010

Morris family films

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0726
Abstract

Hugh M. Morris (1878-1966) was a Delaware lawyer and served as a federal district judge from 1919 to 1930. The Morris family films collection features home videos created by the Judge Hugh M. Morris family. These videos are dated from 1928 to 1955, and document both their travels and life on the Judge Morris Estate on Polly Drummond Hill in Newark, Delaware.

Dates: 1925-1955, undated

George W. Morrison document of manumission to Ann Hart

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0167
Abstract

One handwritten document from George W. Morrison, a former U.S. Representative (D-New Hampshire), written February 16, 1861, freeing Ann Hart from slavery, effective April 6, 1863, and signed by Justices of the Peace Wm. P. Veach and Jms. Bradford.

Dates: 1861 February 16

Kathryn L. Morrison secretarial diploma and advanced handwriting certificate

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0133
Abstract

Two items: Zaner-Bloser handwriting certificate and certificate of Secretarial Course awarded to student Kathryn L. Morrison, Beacom College, Wilmington, Delaware, 1932.

Dates: 1932 May 6-June 9

Margaret Murphy indenture

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0079
Abstract

One document of indenture, binding Margaret Murphy to Henry Fulton as a housemaid for a period of three years.

Dates: 1784 March 30

New Castle County, Delaware, citizens petition

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0098-F0012
Abstract

Petition by multiple citizens of New Castle County, Delaware, noting the activities of French and Spanish privateers in Delaware Bay and requesting the removal of vital records to a house at Christiana Bridge for safekeeping.

Dates: 1748 April 5

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Bancroft, William P. (William Poole), 1835-1928 2
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Carper, Thomas R., 1947- 2
Coleman, Leighton, 1837-1907 2
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Ridgely, Nicholas, 1694-1755 2
Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784 2
Adams, Daniel J. 1
Armitage, James 1
Armstrong, George 1
Auchincloss, W. S. (William Stuart), 1842-1928 1
Bancroft, John, 1774-1852 1
Bancroft, Joseph, 1803-1874 1
Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1767-1815 1
Bayard, James A. (James Asheton), 1799-1880 1
Bayard, Thomas F. (Thomas Francis), 1828-1898 1
Bayley, Solomon 1
Bennett, Ezekiel 1
Bethany College (Bethany, W. Va.) 1
Biddle, Pere 1
Biddle, Pere--Correspondence 1
Black, Robert M. (Robert Middleton), 1811-1878 1
Blunt Rochester, Lisa 1
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Bringhurst, Anna James Webb, 1843-1923 1
Bringhurst, Deborah, 1773-1844 1
Bringhurst, Edith Ferris, 1874-1947 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1809-1884 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1835-1912 1
Bringhurst, Edward, 1884-1939 1
Bringhurst, James, -1810 1
Bringhurst, Joseph 1
Bringhurst, Mary Dickinson, 1806-1886 1
Bringhurst, Mary Thomas, 1865-1965 1
Bringhurst, Sarah Shipley, 1812-1896 1
Broome, Jacob 1
Broome, James 1
Brown, Charles Brockden, 1771-1810 1
Carney, John C., 1956- 1
Carter, Jimmy, 1924- 1
Castle, Michael N., 1939- 1
Chance, Elbert, 1926- 1
Christina River Improvement Company 1
Churchill, Winston, 1874-1965 1
Coalition for Natural Stream Valleys 1
Cox, Caleb 1
Creator unidentified 1
Crowninshield, Francis Boardman, 1869-1950 1
Dakeyne, George 1
Delaware College 1
Delaware Construction Company 1
Delaware. Department of Transportation 1
Delaware. General Assembly 1
Delaware. New Castle County. Department of Parks and Recreation. 1
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870 1
Dickinson, John, 1732-1808 1
Du Pont, Alice, 1863-1937 1
Du Pont, H. A. (Henry Algernon), 1838-1926 1
Du Pont, Pierre S. 1
Du Pont, Samuel Francis, 1803-1865 1
Du Pont, Sophie 1
Duff, Thomas 1
E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company 1
Elderhostel, Inc. 1
Elliot family 1
Elliot, Benjamin 1
Elliot, Cloud 1
Elliot, Eliza 1
Elliot, Isaac C. 1
Elliot, Isaac S, Jr. 1
Elliot, John C. 1
Elliot, William 1
Enoch, Benjamin 1
Episcopal Church. Diocese of Delaware 1
Episcopal Divinity School 1
Evans, Abbie Huston 1
Farmers Bank of the State of Delaware 1
Farnum, Edith Claypoole Sellers, 1910-1998 1
Ferris, Benjamin, 1780-1867 1
Friends' Social Lyceum (Wilmington, Del.) 1
Fulton, Henry 1
Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815 1
Galt Smith, Elizabeth Shipley Bringhurst, 1863-1932 1
Galt Smith, John, 1843-1899 1
Goldey-Beacom College 1
Gray, Elizabeth 1
Hall, Willard, 1780-1875 1
Hannum, Robert Marshall 1
Hargraves, Gordon Sweat, 1898-1983 1
Hargraves, Nancy Sellers, 1898-1972 1
Harker, Patrick T., 1958- 1
Hart, Ann 1
Hastings, Daniel Oren, 1874-1966 1
Herdman, Mary 1
Herdman, William 1
Hilles, William S. 1
Holcomb, Chauncey P., 1803-1855 1
Hopkins, Charles B., Lt. -1817 1
Humphrys, Leonard 1
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