MenuPreliminary Inventory of the Fenimore Family Papers, 1805-1890s
Collection Overview
Collection contains business letters to lawyer Jason Laurance Fenimore (1769-1869). Also included are family letters, genealogy, some ephemera, poems, and unidentified volumes. Topics include business in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, banking, railroads, coal and timber land, mining, and navigation; and farm and family life in Philadelphia and in Burlington, N.J. There are also some diaries.
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- Fenimore Family Papers, 1805-1890s
- Creator
- Fenimore family
- Extent
- 1 Linear Foot, 489 Items
- Repository
- David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University
- Location
- For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog.
Administrative Information
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Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
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Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.
Contents of the Collection
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Historical Note
The Fenimore Family originally lived in Burlington, N.J., but later became residents of Philadelphia, Pa.
Subject Headings
- Banks and banking.
- Railroads.
- Mines and mineral resources.
- Farm life--Pennsylvania--History.
- Farm life--New Jersey--History.
- Lawyers--Pennsylvania--Correspondence.
- Law--New Jersey.
- Law--Pennsylvania--History.
- Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century.
- Burlington (N.J.)--History--19th century.
- Diaries.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Fenimore Family Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.
Provenance
Acquired.
Processing Information
Processed by Don Sechler
Completed May 4, 1999
This collection is unprocessed: materials may have not been ordered and described beyond their original condition.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.