| Box |
Person Named and Contents |
Date |
| 8 |
Eddison, Eric Rücker, 1882-1945 (Author)
Letter: London, to "Dear Sir"
1 item (2 p. on 1 leaf) ; 16 x 12 cm
ALS. Informs his correspondent that his Poems, Letters & Memories
of Philip Sidney Nairn is no longer in circulation, but a copy can
be obtained from Sidgwick & Jackson.
|
1927 Jun 26 |
| 8 |
Edward, William
Letter: to James Crowdy, Esq.,
Highworth, Wilts
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
ALS. "I find Dr. Trenchard of Hamden has a date for the [illeg.]
& has promised Lord [illeg.] . . . and you would be doing him a
favour if you could prevail upon Dr. T., if you know him, to stay at
home."
|
1809 Nov 29 |
| 8 |
Edward Augustus, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820
Letter: Halifax, Nova Scotia, to Lieutenant Colonel Fisher
1 item (4 p. on double sheet) ; 24 x 39 cm folded to 24 x 20 cm
ALS. Discusses British military appointments and promotions in various
parts of the world. Thanks Fisher for congratulating him on his own promotion,
stating he has reason to hope "that it is to be the forerunner of
my being appointed Governor General to his Majesty's dominions in North
America."
|
1796 Apr 27 |
| 8 |
Edwards, Enoch
Deed poll: Washington County, Pa., to Isaac Franks, 1759-1822
1 item (2 p. on double sheet) ; 33 x 42 cm folded to 33 x 21 cm
DS. Deed poll of a three-hundred-acre land tract in Washington County,
Pennsylvania, to Isaac Franks of Philadelphia, witnessed by Thomas Bradford
and Peter Gillion.
|
1788 Mar 12 |
| 8 |
Edwards, G.
Letter: to Mr. John Worthington, near West Chester, Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 20 x 32 cm folded to 20 x 16 cm
ALS. Informs Worthington of the scheduled date for a trial. Asks him also
to see John Edwards.
|
1828 Sep 10 |
| 8 |
Edwards, J. L.
Letter: War Department, Washington, D.C., to Joshua Forman,
Esq., Syracuse N.Y.
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Letter discusses the status of several cases being considered by
the War Department.
|
1823 May 24 |
| 8 |
Edwards, S.
Letter: Chester, Pa., to Henry I. Williams, Esq., Philadelphia,
Pa.
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. "I enclose you the rule you wrote for - The rules of Court do
not authorize the entry of a rule stipulating so short a notice without
a special application to the Court, but in case of the absence of the
witness from the State the Court will no doubt win the deposition."
|
1837 Oct 14 |
| 8 |
Efelman, Girshev
Travel Permit
1 item (1 p. on double sheet)
DS. Travel permit for Girshev Efelman, including a description of his
features. Written in Russian.
|
1894 |
| 9 |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955
Letters: Berlin, to "My dear Dr. Laskowitz"; Oxford, to T.R.
Parsons, Cambridge; Princeton, N.J., to Cl. Wagoner, Portland, Ore.;
Princeton, N.J., to George M. Priest, 1873-1947, Princeton, N.J.; Princeton,
N.J., to Dr. Hamilton Holt, 1872-1951, Winter Park, Fla.; Princeton,
N.J., to A.V. Miller, Beckenham, Kent, England; Princeton, N.J., to
Julian M. Salomon, Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England; Princeton, N.J.,
to Seymour Adelman, 1906-1985,
Philadelphia, Pa.; Princeton, N.J., To "Dear Friend"
10 items
1 ALS and 9 TLS. Letters are mainly responses to invitations to speak
at various universities and functions. Also several short notes and
responses to "fan letters." Also included is a photo of Albert
Einstein and his wife arriving in Los Angeles from Germany in 1933 so
that Einstein can return to California Institute of Technology. According
to the caption, the picture shows "left to right just before the
liner docked at Los Angeles, Mrs. Einstein, Robert A. Millikan of the
California Institute of Technology and noted world scientist; and Prof.
Albert Einstein."
|
1922 Feb 1 - 1952 Nov 26 |
| 9 |
Einstein, Albert
Speech: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, Calif.
1 item (2 p. on 2 leaves) ; 28 x 22 cm
AMsS. At dinner held in his honor were present some of the most outstanding
scientists of the day: Albert A. Michelson, Robert A. Millikan, Robert
C. Tolman, Edwin P. Hubble, Charles E. St. John, and others. Einstein
reviews the intellectual debts he owed to other scientists, many of whom
were present. Einstein's speech, together with remarks by other speakers,
has been translated and published in Science, Vol. 73, April 10,
1931.
|
1931 Jan 15 |
| 9 |
Eliot, Samuel A. (Mayor of Boston)
Document: Certificate of Membership
1 item (1 p.)
ADS. "This is to certify that Seth H. Barnes has been a member
of the Boston Fire Department for Seven Successive Years."
|
1837 May 1 |
| 9 |
Ellenborough, Lord
Letter: Hill Hout, to unknown correspondent
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Written in the third person, Lord Ellenborough makes a request:
"Lord Ellenborough will want two boats on Saturday next the 21st."
|
n.y. Jun 16 |
| 9 |
Elliott, David, 1787-1874 (Theologian)
Letter: Allegheny City, Pa., to Rev. Cortlandt van Rensselaer,
1808-1860, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 40 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Responding to Van Rensselaer's circular regarding a new monthly to
be published by the Presbyterian Church, Elliott writes that he and his
faculty have been working on just such a project. "This, however,
will not essentially interfere with yours, as ours would be chiefly for
the West, where a western work is needed to impart a tone of greater vigour
to our operations."
|
1846 Nov 28 |
| 9 |
Elliott, H.
Letter: to Jane Bettle, 1773-1840,
Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 21 cm folded to 13 x 21 cm
ALS. Sends her friend a recipe for a cough remedy.
|
n.d. |
| 9 |
Ellis, Richard Williamson, 1895-1982
Letter: to Seymour Adelman,
1906-1985, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 x 24 cm folded to 18 x 12 cm
ALS. Writing to his friend on his 79th birthday, Ellis sends him a copy
of Edward Arthur Wilson's The Pirate's Treasure, and states "you
can see that our Lovat Fraser was a tremendous influence in Wilson's early
work." Goes on to discuss Wilson as an artist of great merit: "I
always looked forward to doing a book with him."
|
1979 Aug 20 |
| 9 |
Elliston, Robert
Letter: Royal Surrey Theatre, to C. Pelham Thompson, Theatre Royal,
Haymarket
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Letter offers to buy Thompson's recent play, possibly Jack Robinson
and His Monkey, a 2-act melodrama which debuted at the Royal Surrey
Theatre on August 20, 1829.
|
1829 Aug 10 |
| 9 |
Ellsworth, Henry Leavitt, 1791-1858 (U.S. Commissioner of Patents)
Letter: to John Dougherty, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (1 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Informs Dougherty that his application for a patent "for an
improvement in the mode of transportation upon railroads and canals"
has been found to be virtually the same as a patent granted to John Elgar
in 1835.
|
1838 Aug 21 |
| *9 |
Elmer, Ebenezer, 1752-1843 (Physician and Congressman from New Jersey,
1801-1807)
Medical account book: Bridgeton, N.J.
1 item (62 p. on 31 leaves) ; 23 x 17 cm
AM. Elmer's first medical account book, containing a record of prescriptions
for his patients.
|
1784 Sept 24 - 1785 May 15 |
| 9 |
Elmer, J.
Letter: Portland Place, to Geoff Clark, Esq.
1 item (3 p on double sheet.)
ALS. Discusses various business and financial matters.
|
1822 May 26 |
| 9 |
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882
Letter: Concord, Mass.
1 item (1 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm
ALS. "I give my consent to Mr. Isidor's publishing my poem 'Good
bye proud world,' &c. with his music."
|
1878 Oct 21 |
| 9 |
Emerson, Ruthy (recipient)
Letter: "J.", Warren, Me., to Ruthy Emerson, Hampstead,
N.H.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 23 x 38 cm folded to 23 x 19 cm
ALS. Proposal of marriage.
|
1800 Jun 6 |
| 9 |
Epps, J.
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to Mrs. Epps, London
1 item (3 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Writing to his mother, the author declines a request to visit her
in London as he is taking care of a neighbor's property, writes about
the progress of his studies, and discusses other matters.
|
1800 Jul 16 |
| 9 |
Espy, John
Letter: Columbus, Ohio, to Major S.M. Barclay, Bedford, Pa.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 39 cm folded to 25 x 20 cm
ALS. Writes of family, friends, his business affairs, and the state of
politics. "I still think there is a Redeeming Spirit in the American
People and that their government is not destined to go the way of all
History. The Spirit of the age . . . looks ahead and promises much."
|
1838 Nov 17 |
| 9 |
Eten, William
Letter: to Messrs Caddel & Davis
1 item (1 p.)
ALS. Requests several books.
|
n.d. |
| 9 |
Etting, Edward F.
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to Messrs. Bonney & Bush, Wilmington,
Del.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 26 x 40 cm folded to 26 x 20 cm
ALS. Offers a discount on goods that he is selling.
|
1837 Jul 10 |
| 9 |
Etting, Ruben
Letter: Philadelphia, Pa., to Mrs. Ruben Etting, Baltimore,
Md.
1 item (2 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Answers an earlier letter from his wife and discusses various family
matters.
|
1814 May 29 |
| 9 |
Evans, Frederick H. (Photographer)
Letters: to Haldane Macfall,
1860-1928
2 items (together 6 p.) ; 21 x 14 cm and smaller
2 ALsS. Letters contain important information regarding Aubrey Beardsley's
character and career. First letter describes him as "the greatest
master of exits," while the second describes Evans's early recognition
of B.'s genius, for which he takes credit: "I did nothing more for
him except trumpet and spread his fame & work abroad amongst all of
sundry. I know of no one who saw or encouraged him so early as I did .
. . Pennell did most, practically, for him early." He goes on to
describe Smithers's influence on Beardsley: "certainly he fed the
erotic side of AB & that was sufficiently strong already."
|
1909 Nov 19 - 1919 Nov 16 |
| 9 |
Evans, Oliver, 1755-1819
Letters: Philadelphia, Pa., to Jacob M. Haldeman, Cumberland Works
near Carlisle, Pa.
2 items (2 p. on 2 doublesheets) ; 34 x 42 cm folded to 34 x 21 cm
2 ALsS. In these letters, written on the back of his printed instructions
"for License to use his Improvements in the Art of Manufacturing
Flour and Meal," Evans clarifies business arrangements with a new
subscriber to his process. Also included in this folder are several
newsclippings about the life and inventions of Oliver Evans.
|
1811 May 10 -May 31 |
| 9 |
Evans, Oliver
Letter: London, to Isaac Graham
1 item (3 p. on double sheet)
ALS. Regrets that he is unable to show a mutual friend around town due
to previous engagements and discusses other matters of mutual interest.
Note: as the date suggests, this is not the same Oliver Evans appearing
in the previous folder.
|
1831 Jul 12 |
| 9 |
Evans, Thomas, 1798-1868
Letter: Springfield [Pa.?], to Samuel
Bettle, 1774-1861, Philadelphia, Pa.
1 item (3 p. on double sheet) ; 25 x 41 cm folded to 25 x 21 cm
ALS. Discusses the prospect of impending war with England over the Oregon
boundary and the course he thinks the Society of Friends should take in
the matter: "It seems to me probable that if it should be right for
friends to move at all in petitioning for peace, independent action might
be more effective."
|
1846 Jan 19 |
| 9 |
Everett, Alexander Hill, 1790-1847
Letter: Boston, Mass., to General H.A.S. Dearborn, 1783-1851,
Roxbury, Mass.
1 item (1 p. on double sheet) ; 26 x 40 cm folded to 26 x 20 cm
ALS. Asks if Dearborn would like to be included in a group formed by Everett
and his brother, to hold "from time to time a meeting of a few confidential
friends for the purpose of exchanging ideas upon the current political
affairs."
|
1831 May 17 |
| 9 |
Exeter, H.
Note: "To the Doorkeepers of the House of Lords."
1 item (1 p.)
ANS. "Admit the Bearer to the Gallery this day."
|
1838 May 8 |
