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Wainwright family papers

Title
Wainwright family papers, 1792-1850.
Author
Wainwright family.
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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.
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Occupation
Bankers.
Merchants.
Added Author
Channing, Elizabeth Wainwright, 1794-1834.
Howard, John Clark, approximately 1772-1810.
Wadsworth, Daniel, 1771-1848. Addressee
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.
Research Call Number
MssCol 3196
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