Guide to the Washington Irving collection, 1683-1839(bulk 1753-1839)
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Guide to the Washington Irving collection, 1683-1839(bulk 1753-1839)
Collection number: M0104 / 973.41.W31IRA F
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Stanford University Libraries
Stanford, California
Contact Information
- Department of Special Collections
- Green Library
- Stanford University Libraries
- Stanford, CA 94305-6004
- Phone: (650) 725-1022
- Email: specialcollections@stanford.edu
- URL: http://library.stanford.edu/spc
- Processed by:
- Special Collections staff
- Date Completed:
- ca. 1965
- Encoded by:
- Steven Mandeville-Gamble
© 2002 The Board of Trustees of Stanford University. All rights reserved.
Descriptive Summary
Title: Washington Irving collection,
Date (inclusive): 1683-1839
Date (bulk): (bulk 1753-1839)
Collection number: M0104 / 973.41.W31IRA F
Collector:
Hopkins, Timothy, 1859-1937, collector.
Extent:
5 v.
Repository:
Stanford University. Libraries. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives.
Abstract: Collection is composed of autograph letters of prominent colonial, revolutionary, and early American figures which are interleaved
in the five volume work by Washington Irving, LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. The letters were bound into the work by R. W. Smith
in 1878-1879 for Timothy Hopkins.
Language:
English.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
None.
Publication Rights
Property rights reside with the repository. Literary rights
reside with the creators of the documents or their heirs. To
obtain permission to publish or reproduce, please contact the
Public Services Librarian of the Dept. of Special Collections.
The photocopy of the typescript of John Paul Jone's material supplied by the New York Historical Society, which is found in
the collection file for this collection, cannot be reproduced.
Acquisition Information
Gift of Timothy Hopkins, 1936.
Preferred Citation
Washington Irving collection. M0104 / 973.41.W31IRA F. Dept. of Special Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford,
Calif.
Collection Scope and Content Summary
Collection is composed of autograph letters of prominent colonial, revolutionary, and early American figures which are interleaved
in the five volume work by Washington Irving, LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. The letters were bound into the work by R. W. Smith
in 1878-1879 for Timothy Hopkins.
Access Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
Adams, John, 1735-1826.
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848.
Arnold, Benedict, 1741-1801.
Boone, Daniel, 1734-1820.
Boudinot, Elias, 1740-1821.
Braddock, Edward.
Brant, Joseph, 1742-1807.
Burgoyne, John, 1722-1792.
Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836.
Cadwallader, John.
Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795.
Clinton, James.
Cogswell, I.
Dinwiddie, Robert, 1693-1770.
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
Hancock, John., 1737-1793.
Henry, Patrick, 1736-1799.
Howard, J. G.
Humphreys, David, 1752-1818.
Huntington, Jedediah.
Huntington, Samuel, 1731-1796.
Irving, Washington, 1783-1859.
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
Johnson, William, Sir, 1715-1774.
Jones, John Paul, 1747-1792.
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier,.
Lear, Tobias.
Lee, Andrew.
Lee, Richard Henry, 1732-1794.
Lincoln, Benjamin, 1733-1810.
Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813.
Marshall, John, 1755-1835.
Monroe, James, 1758-1831.
Morgan, Daniel.
Morris, Robert, 1734-1806.
Moultrie, William.
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
Parker, Hyde.
Penn, William, 1644-1718.
Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829.
Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth, 1746-1825.
Pinkney, William, 1764-1822.
Putnam, Israel, 1718-1790.
Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813.
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804.
Sherman, Roger, 1721-1793.
St. Clair, Anthony.
Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von,.
-1794.
Tallmadge, B., General.
Thomson, Charles, 1729-1824.
Thomson, James, 1700-1748.
Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.
Washington, George, 1732-1799.
Wayne, Anthony, 1745-1796.
Weisner, Conrad.
White, William, Bishop.
Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825.
Williams, Jonathan.
Williams, O. H.
Wirt, William.
17th century--United States.
18th century--United States.
Volume 1.2, Page 320
Adams, John & Charles Leen.d.
Physical Description: 2 signatures on vellum
Volume 2.1, Page 256
Adams, John Q.1832 Aug. 25
Physical Description: 4 p., folded
Volume 2.1, Page 256
Adams, John Q.1832 Sept. 30
Physical Description: 4 p., folded
Volume 2.2, Page 442
Arnold, Benedict, Gen.1778
Physical Description: folded
Volume 3.2, Page 418
Arnold, Benedict, Gen. & Jacob Thompson1779
Physical Description: 4 p., quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 258
Arnold, Benedict, Gen. & Jacob Thompson1800
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 1.1, Page 274
Boone, Daniel1796
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 331
Boudinot, Elias1778
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 1.1, Page 153
Braddock, E., Gen.1755
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 466
Brant, Jason (Thayendonga)1788
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 219
Burgoyne, John, Sir1791
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 436
Burr, Aaron1795
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 436
Burr, Aaron1802
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 436
Burr, Aaron1815
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 2.2, Page 468
Cadwallader, John1777
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Clinton, Dewitt1825
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 2.1, Page 233
Clinton, Jason1779
Physical Description: folded
Volume 4.1, Page 127
Cogswell, I.1780
Physical Description: 3 p.
Volume 1.1, Page 74
Dinwiddie, Robert1756
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 2.2, Page 446
Franklin, Benjamin1753
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 187
Franklin, Benjamin & Commodore Randolph1786
Physical Description: folded
Volume 1.2, Page 384
Gage, Thomas1765
Physical Description: folded
Volume 1.1, Page 191
Gage, Thomas1766
Physical Description: folded
Volume 2.1, Page 83
Gage, Thomas1767
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 2.2, Page 472
Gates, Horatio1777
Physical Description: folded
Volume 3.1, Page 59
Gates, Horatio1778
Physical Description: folded
Volume 4.1, Page 93
Gates, Horatio & Thomas Watson1778
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 281
Green, Nathaniel1780
Physical Description: folded
Volume 4.2, Page 321
Green, Nathaniel & Governor Rutledge1781
Physical Description: folded
Volume 4.1, Page 180
Hamilton, Alexander
Physical Description: signature
Volume 2.1, Page 251
Hamilton, Alexander with attest of John C. Hamilton1800
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 5.1, Page 45
Hancock, John1777
Physical Description: 2 signatures, folded
Volume 5.1, Page 41
Hancock, John & Benjamin Franklin1782
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 348
Henry, Patrick
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 5.2, Page 326
Hopkins, Francis1782
Physical Description: folded
Volume 3.2, Page 426
Howard, J.G.1802
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 4.2, Page 347
Humphreys, D., Gen. & Cole Jackson1782
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 334
Huntington, Jedediah1776
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 2.1, Page 256
Huntington, Samuel1780
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 1.1, Page 1
Irving, Washington1840
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 2.2, Page 372
Jay, John1779
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 486
Jay, John1800
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 4.2, Page 486
Jay, John and General Wayne1779
Volume 5.1, Page 228
Jay, John and John Taylor1794
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 5.1, Page 30
Jefferson, Thomas1787
Physical Description: facsimile
Volume 3.2, Page 486
Jefferson, Thomas
Physical Description: signature, octavo
Volume 5.1, Page 178
Jefferson, Thomas and General Mifflin1791
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 4.2, Page 258
Jefferson, Thomas and Governor Harrison1784
Volume 1.1, Page 272
Johnson, William1768
Physical Description: 2 p., folded
Volume 1.2, Page 491
Johnson, William1772
Physical Description: signature
Volume 2.1, Page 76
Jones, John Paul. On board Ranger1777
Scope and Content Note
Includes typescript in collection file
Volume 2.1, Page 76
Jones, John Paul. On board Ranger1783
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 2.2, Page 380
Knox, V.1779
Physical Description: folded
Volume 4.2, Page 378
Knox, V.1781
Physical Description: folded
Volume 3.2, Page 298
Lafayette, Marquis de1781
Physical Description: 4 p., quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 142
Lafayette, Marquis de1781
Physical Description: fragment, folded
Volume 3.2, Page 428
Lafayette, Marquis de1825
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 4.2, Page 460
Lafayette, Marquis de
Physical Description: signature, quarto
Volume 4.2, Page 466
Lear, Tobias and James Greenleaf1794
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 5.1, Page 5
Lee, Andrew & Charles Lee1790
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 1.2, Page 330
Lee, Charles and John Adams
Physical Description: 2 signatures on vellum
Volume 1.2, Page 392
Lee, Richard Henry1779
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 1.2, Page 404
Lee, Richard Henry1781
Physical Description: 4 p., quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 197
Lee, Richard Henry and Governor Monroe, Virginia1800
Physical Description: quarto
Lewis, Morgan1833
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 155
Lincoln, Benjamin1782
Physical Description: folded
Volume 4.2, Page 306
Lincoln, Benjamin
Physical Description: signature, quarto
Volume 2.1, Page 49
Livingston, R.R.1782
Physical Description: 2 p., folded
Volume 5.2, Page 285
Marshall, James
Physical Description: signature, 2 p., folded
Volume 3.2, Page 442
Marshall, John (Chief Justice)1785
Physical Description: folded
Volume 2.2, Page 510
Mercer, General1791
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 231
Morgan, Daniel and Benjamin Harrison1784
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 2.2, Page 498
Morris, Robert1779
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 4.2, Page 301
Morris, Robert1797
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 4.2, Page 343
Morris, Robert and Ralph Forster1783
Physical Description: 5 p., quarto
Volume 2.2, Page 289
Moultrie, William1785
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Muhlenberg, P.1782
Physical Description: folded
Munroe, Jason. ALS to Thomas Jefferson
Physical Description: 2 p., octavo
Volume 2.2, Page 388
Paine, Thomas1779
Physical Description: folder
Volume 3.2, Page 478
Parker, Hyde
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 5.2, Page 283
Penn, William and Thomas Taylor1683
Physical Description: 3 p., folded
Volume 1.2, Page 434
Pickering, Timothy1796
Physical Description: 3 p.
Volume 4.1, Page 84
Pickering, Timothy and Governor Brooke1796
Physical Description: 3 p., folded
Volume 5.1, Page 225
Pickering, Timothy and W.L. Stone1826
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 5.2, Page 295
Pickney, C. Cotisworth and Jacob Read1800
Physical Description: 6 p., quarto
Volume 5.2, Page 259
Pickney, C. Cotisworth and James M. Wayne1819
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 5.2, Page 259
Pickney, C. Cotisworth and James M. Wayne1819
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 5.1, Page 203
Pickney, William. Note1807
Volume 2.2, Page 294
Putnam, Israel1777
Physical Description: folded
Volume 3.2, Page 391
Putnam, Israel
Physical Description: signature only, folded
Volume 4.2, Page 416
Putnam, Israel and Wheaton1777
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 5.1, Page 26
Randolph, Edmond1787
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 5.2, Page 239
Randolph, Edmond (Governor of Virginia)1797
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 4.1, Page 36
Schuyler, Philip1786
Physical Description: 2 p., folded
Volume 2.1, Page 223
Sherman, Roger1839
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 1.1, Page 156
Sinclair, John (patron of Washington)1792
Physical Description: signature only
Volume 3.1, Page 101
St. Clair, Anthony (Governor of Virginia)1790
Physical Description: 3 p., folded
Volume 3.2, Page 384
Steuben, Baron1781
Physical Description: folded
Volume 3.2, Page 384
Steuben, Baron
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 384
Steuben, Baron. Sketch of Steuben monument
Physical Description: 1 sketch : pen and ink
Volume 4.1, Page 125
Tallmadge, Benjamin B. and L.M. Hopkins1821
Physical Description: quarto
Thompkins, Daniel1816
Physical Description: signature
Volume 2.1, Page 257
Thomson, Charles (1st Secretary of the Treasury)1781
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 2.1, Page 257
Thomson, Charles (1st Secretary of the Treasury)1781
Physical Description: folded
Volume 2.1, Page 235
Thomson, Jason1775
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 2.2, Page 280
Trumbull, John and Jonathan Trumbull (son)1799
Physical Description: 2 p.
Volume 5.1, Page 48
Trumbull, John (painter)1819
Physical Description: 2 p., quarto
Volume 2.1, Page 14
Trumbull, John (painter)1826
Physical Description: octavo
Volume 1.1, Page 1
Washington, George1756
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 291
Washington, George1792
Physical Description: signature
Volume 4.2, Page 440
Washington, George
Physical Description: 2 p.
Volume 4.1, Page 1
Washington, George and Henry Laurens1779
Physical Description: 3 p., quarto
Volume 5.1, Page 12
Washington, George. Calling card
Volume 3.1, Page 9
Washington, George. Supplies problem1777
Volume 2.2, Page 280
Wayne, Anthony1800
Physical Description: 4 p., quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 89
Wayne, Anthony and Ann Wilkinson1793
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 1.1, Page 274
Weisner, Conrad1749
Physical Description: folded
Volume 4.2, Page 472
White, Bp. (1st Bp of United States)1818
Physical Description: folded
Volume 3.2, Page 372
Wilkinson, Jason1793
Physical Description: quarto
Volume 3.2, Page 302
Wilkinson, Jason1798
Physical Description: 4 p., quarto
Volume 3.1, Page 257
Williams, Jonathan and Simpson1800
Physical Description: folded
Volume 4.2, Page 367
Williams, O.H.1783
Physical Description: 2 p. quarto
Volume 4.1, Page 254
Williams, O.H. and Carrington1792
Physical Description: 4 p. quarto
Volume 1.2, Page 398
Wirt, William1806
Physical Description: 3 p. quarto