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Wainwright family papers

Title
  1. Wainwright family papers, 1792-1850.
Author
  1. Wainwright family

Collection information

Finding aid

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Channing, Elizabeth Wainwright, 1794-1834
  2. Howard, John Clark, approximately 1772-1810
  3. Wadsworth, Daniel, 1771-1848
  4. Wainwright, Amelia Phelps
  5. Wainwright, Charlotte Lambert
  6. Wainwright, Elizabeth Mayhew, 1759-1829
  7. Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854
  8. Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1821-1863
  9. Wainwright, Peter
  10. Wainwright, Peter, 1794-1878
  11. Episcopal Church. Eastern Diocese
Description
  1. 2.5 linear feet (5 boxes).
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Wainwright family
  2. Episcopal Church -- Clergy
  3. Great Britain -- Social life and customs
  4. Havana (Cuba) -- Description and travel
  5. New England -- Social life and customs
  6. New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life
  7. New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
Call number
  1. MssCol 3196
Language
  1. English
Access (note)
  1. Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  1. 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.
Author
  1. Wainwright family.
Title
  1. Wainwright family papers, 1792-1850.
Restricted access
  1. Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at division indicated.
Biography
  1. 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
  1. 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.
  2. 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
  1. Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
Connect to:
  1. Finding Aid
Occupation
  1. Bankers.
  2. Merchants.
Added author
  1. Channing, Elizabeth Wainwright, 1794-1834.
  2. Howard, John Clark, approximately 1772-1810.
  3. Wadsworth, Daniel, 1771-1848. Addressee
  4. Wainwright, Amelia Phelps.
  5. Wainwright, Charlotte Lambert.
  6. Wainwright, Elizabeth Mayhew, 1759-1829.
  7. Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1792-1854.
  8. Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, 1821-1863.
  9. Wainwright, Peter.
  10. Wainwright, Peter, 1794-1878.
  11. Episcopal Church. Eastern Diocese.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 3196
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