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Canby family papers

 Collection
Call Number: MS 126

Scope and Contents

The papers consist of diaries (1779-1831) of Samuel Canby and 24 letters to James Canby from James Asheton Bayard, Outerbridge Horsey, Louis McLane and Samuel White. Also included is a copy of the agricultural almanac for 1819 annotated by Samuel Canby.

Dates

  • 1779-1831

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Diaries of Samuel Canby are available on microfilm. Patrons must use FILM HM 240 instead of the originals.

Conditions Governing Use

Unpublished materials authored or otherwise produced by the creator(s) of this collection are in the public domain. There are no restrictions on use. Copyright status for other collection materials is unknown. Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Works not in the public domain cannot be commercially exploited without permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Henry Seidel Canby, 1955.

Associated Materials

Diaries of Samuel Canby are available on microfilm (345 frames on 1 reel, 35mm.) from Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library, at cost. Order no. HM240.

Extent

0.25 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/mssa.ms.0126

Abstract

The papers consist of diaries (1779-1831) of Samuel Canby and 24 letters to James Canby from James Asheton Bayard, Outerbridge Horsey, Louis McLane and Samuel White. Also included is a copy of the agricultural almanac for 1819 annotated by Samuel Canby.

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Canby, 1751-1832: miller of Brandywine, Delaware, and a practicing Quaker. James Canby, 1781-1858: miller, entrepreneur, and banker in Wilmington and Brandywine, Delaware; president of the Wilmington and Susquehanna Railroad.

Title
Guide to the Canby Family Papers
Status
Under Revision
Author
compiled by Janet Elaine Gertz
Date
July 1981
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

Contact:
Yale University Library
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Location

Sterling Memorial Library
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120 High Street
New Haven, CT 06511

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