Bancroft, George, 1800-1891

Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, pamphlets, printed material, scrapbooks, sermons, and other papers relating to members of the Carrington family. Henry Beebee Carrington (1824-1912) and his grandfather, David Lewis Beebe (1763-1803), are two central figures in the papers. Material relating to David Lewis Beebe, including essays and sermons, documents his religious duties in Connecticut and family concerns in Ohio. Henry Beebee Carrington material includes correspondence, a diary, a...

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Autograph letters, signed, from Bancroft discussing various travel plans. Letters are addressed to a Mr. Butler, Mr. Forster, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Lodge, Mayer, and "My Dear Sir". Accompanied by a fragment of an unidentified typescript preface, with manuscript corrections.

Abstract: The papers consist of correspondence, writings, legal and financial material, congressional papers, family memorabilia, and other papers of various members of the Evarts family of Vermont, Boston, and New York. The principal figures, however, are Jeremiah Evarts (1781-1831), author, editor, lawyer, and philanthropist, and his son, William Maxwell Evarts (1818-1901), lawyer and statesman. The papers of Jeremiah Evarts relate to his work and writings on Congregational orthodoxy, his travels...

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ALS offering to help a friend of Miss Coutts's, Desara Decoster, with legal problems associated with her husband's estate.

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ALS informing the recipient that he is sending volumes of the Independent Gazetteer belonging to Stone's historical society, and that he sends also six volumes as a gift for Stone.

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ALS to "My dear Senator," possibly Henry B. Anthony, regarding a committee publication. With printed reproduction of a portrait engraving of Bancroft.

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ALS discussing the difficulty of finding and establishing the authenticity of a patent signed by George III, and mentioning the Charter of Maryland.

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AL regarding the arrival of Mrs. Fish's children for a visit in Berlin.

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ALS to "My dear Colleague."

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ALS, with integral address leaf, concerning a research project.

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ALS to "My dear sir" acknowledging a letter on Bancroft's birthday and wishing him well.

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ALS discussing an essay by Harper on the topic of money.

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ALS thanking Pruyn for a copy of John Easton's "A narrative of the causes which led to Philip's Indian War, of 1675 and 1676," Number two in Munsell's Historical Series, and praising the series in general.

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ALS originally conveying a copy of something from W. C. Bryant and Bancroft to Mrs. Duncan, and requesting a reply from "enchantress" Duncan.

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ALS informing the recipient where he will find the original of an engraving of John Smith made after a 1636 portrait. Accompanied by original envelope.

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ALS relating Bancroft's efforts in Washington, D. C. to secure passage of an amendment concerning banks.

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ALS concerning banking and other financial matters, with a brief mention of reading a life of Calvin.

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ALS regarding the return of corrected proof sheets for an unidentified history.