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Wilson, James

Supreme Court of the United States (1789-1798)

American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, Pa.

Account book and diary, 1773-1786.
1 vol.; collection contains Wilson?s diary and miscellaneous account books.

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.

Collection, 1784-1795.
8 items; collection is a part of the Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.

Papers, 1718-1857.
ca. 1,500 items; collection contains correspondence and other papers relating to the early
U.S. government and to Wilson?s business and professional activities.

American Philosophical Society
Philadelphia, Pa.

North American Land Company Ledger, 1795-1805; 1 vol. and 56 items; finding aid;
represented.

Connecticut Historical Society
Hartford, Conn.

Silas Deane papers, 1740-1842; 7 linear ft. (1,944 items); finding aid; correspondence.

Dickinson College
Carlisle, Pa.

Founders collection, 1758-1813; 1 ft.; finding aid; collection includes assorted
manuscripts.

Duke University
Durham, N.C.

Ephraim Kirby papers, 1763-1879; 2,897 items and 1 vol.; finding aid; correspondence.

Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.

Papers of the Deputy Quartermaster General of Carlisle, Pa., 1755-1783; ca. 3 ft. (ca.
1,325 items); correspondence.

Mystic Seaport Museum
Mystic, Conn.

Silas Talbot papers, 1767-1867; ca. 3,000 items; finding aid; restricted; correspondence.

Ohio Historical Society
Columbus, Ohio

Arthur St. Clair papers, 1763-1870; 4 ft.; correspondence.

Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pa.

Henry Drinker papers, 1747-1867; 1,100 items; represented.

Grace Growden Galloway papers, 1778-1781; 1 vol.; represented.

Hamilton collection, 1750-1850; ca. 7,500 items; represented.

Records of James and Drinker, Philadelphia, Pa., with some personal papers of Henry
and Sandwith Drinker, 1739-1855; 600 items; correspondence.

Mifflin, Northumberland, and Bedford Counties (Pa.) conveyances, 1795; 240 pp.;
material relating to Wilson?s land transactions.

North American Land Company records, 1793-1898; 200 items; represented.

Rosenbach Museum and Library
Philadelphia, Pa.

Indiana Company records relating to a claim against Virginia, 1779-1792; 1 vol. (13
items); represented.

State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Madison, Wis.

James Duane Doty papers, 1779-1879; 1.2 cubic ft.; finding aid; correspondence.

 

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