Research Catalog
Wainwright family papers
- Title
- Wainwright family papers, 1792-1850.
- Author
- Wainwright family.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding Aid
Details
- Additional Authors
- Channing, Elizabeth Wainwright, 1794-1834.
- Howard, John Clark, approximately 1772-1810.
- Wadsworth, Daniel, 1771-1848.
- Wainwright, Amelia Phelps.
- Wainwright, Charlotte Lambert.
- Wainwright, Elizabeth Mayhew, 1759-1829.
- Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854.
- Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1821-1863.
- Wainwright, Peter.
- Wainwright, Peter, 1794-1878.
- Episcopal Church. Eastern Diocese.
- Description
- 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes).
- Summary
- The collection contains correspondence and financial records reflecting the personal relationships and daily life and concerns of two generations of the Wainwright family of Boston and New York City.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Biography (note)
- The Wainwright family of Boston and New York City represented in these papers include Elizabeth Mayhew Wainwright (1759-1829), daughter of Rev. Jonathan Mayhew (1720-1766) of Boston; her husband Peter Wainwright, tobacco merchant of Boston, Mass. and Liverpool, England; their children, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1792-1854), Peter Wainwright, Jr. (1794-1878), and Elizabeth (Wainwright) Channing (1794-1834); and other family members.
- Call Number
- MssCol 3196
- OCLC
- 159958440
- Author
- Wainwright family.
- Title
- Wainwright family papers, 1792-1850.
- Restricted Access
- Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
- Biography
- The Wainwright family of Boston and New York City represented in these papers include Elizabeth Mayhew Wainwright (1759-1829), daughter of Rev. Jonathan Mayhew (1720-1766) of Boston; her husband Peter Wainwright, tobacco merchant of Boston, Mass. and Liverpool, England; their children, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright (1792-1854), Peter Wainwright, Jr. (1794-1878), and Elizabeth (Wainwright) Channing (1794-1834); and other family members.
- Location of Other Archival Materials
- Related collections include the Peter Wainwright Papers for correspondence of Peter Wainwright Jr. and other members of the family; the Benjamin Eaton Letter Book, for letters to his employer Peter Wainwright, Sr.; both at Rare Book, Manuscript and Special Collections Library, Duke University, Durham, N.C.; also, Elizabeth Howard Wainwright Letters Received, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, Mass.Additional papers of Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright are found in the Bishops' Papers Collection, General Theological Seminary, New York, N.Y.; and in the New York University, Office of the Chancellor, Administrative Records, New York University, New York, N.Y.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Bankers.Merchants.
- Added Author
- Channing, Elizabeth Wainwright, 1794-1834.Howard, John Clark, approximately 1772-1810.Wadsworth, Daniel, 1771-1848. AddresseeWainwright, Amelia Phelps.Wainwright, Charlotte Lambert.Wainwright, Elizabeth Mayhew, 1759-1829.Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854.Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1821-1863.Wainwright, Peter.Wainwright, Peter, 1794-1878.Episcopal Church. Eastern Diocese.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 3196