Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers
Collection 3448
1727-1983, undated(6.5 Linear feet ; 15 boxes, 2 volumes, 1 flat file)
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Repository
- Historical Society of Pennsylvania
- Creator
- Griscom.
- Creator
- Newbold.
- Creator
- Wysong.
- Title
- Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers
- ID
- 3448
- Date
- 1727-1983, undated
- Extent
- 6.5 Linear feet ; 15 boxes, 2 volumes, 1 flat file
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Susan Kearney.
- Language
- English
Preferred citation
Cite as: [Indicate cited item or series here], Newbold, Griscom, and Wysong families papers (Collection 3448), The Historical Society of Pennsylvania.
Abstract
This collection includes family history materials representing many interconnected families with roots in Philadelphia. Newbold is the family most heavily represented, and is connected by marriage with the Wysong family, as are the Griscoms. Other families represented include Mitchell, Morgan, Lawrie, Rhodes, Cooper, Shirley, Hazard, and Barlow, among others.
The collection includes both original documents going back to the 18th century as well as documentation of several efforts to trace the family histories. Materials include scrapbooks, photographs, clippings, correspondence, reminiscences, genealogical charts and notes, programs, books and pamphlets, floorplans, recipe and commonplace books, diaries, and other items. There are extensive notes by Helen Van Uxem Cubberley's connected with her books about the Newbold family and its mansion, Bloomsdale, as well as Newbold family typescripts by Francis Van Uxem. There is a diary that Sarah M. Cooper started in 1856 and continued in 1885, a travel diary by Rebecca Newbold Wysong from transatlantic voyages in 1926, and two books by Arthur E. Morgan, who served as president of Antioch College and then first president of the Tennessee Valley Authority. Caroline Hazard was president of Wellesley College.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
Historical Society of Pennsylvania ; 2015.
1300 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA, 19107
215-732-6200
Restrictions
The collection is open for research.
Provenance
Gift of James Wysong, 2008.
Accession number 2008.062.
Processing note
Some items in the collection show signs of mold and may be moldy. (Any such folders or items have been marked accordingly.) The collection has not been cleaned for mold, so people with heightened allergies may wish to use gloves or masks when accessing the collection.
The following items have been removed from the collection for repair:
They will be returned to the collection when conservation work has been completed, and this finding aid will be updated as needed. If you wish to access these materials, please see a librarian or contact HSP for information.Letters, 1788-1829 (Box 5, folder 7)
Related Materials
Related materials
At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania:
Irvine-Newbold family papers (Collection 1890)
Controlled Access Headings
Genre(s)
- Correspondence.
- Diaries.
- Memoirs.
- Scrapbooks.
Geographic Name(s)
- Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Genealogy.
Personal Name(s)
- Cooper, Sarah M.
- Cubberley, Helen Van Uxem.
- Morgan, Arthur E. (Arthur Ernest), 1878-1975.
- Van Uxem, Francis.
- Wysong, Rebecca Newbold.
Subject(s)
- Family life--Pennsylvania--19th century.
- Family life--Pennsylvania--20th century.
- Genealogy & local history.
- Pennsylvania--Genealogy.
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Photographs, Negatives, and Prints |
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Tin Type and Daguerreotype Images 1879, 1894, undated |
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Photographs with Identifications 1865-1968, undated
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Photographs with Partial Identifications 1891, 1900, 1904, undated |
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Photographs without Identifications 1938, undated |
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Negatives and Family Cuts undated |
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Newbold Family Album undated |
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Series 2: Letters and Correspondences |
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Collection of Copied Letters 1778-1786 |
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Letters 1787-1980
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Copy of Benjamin Franklin Letter with Envelope 1974 |
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Letters undated |
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Letters 1788-1829 Processing noteThis folder and its contents have been removed from the collection for repair. It will be returned when conservation work has been completed. If you wish to access these materials, please see a librarian or contact HSP for updates on their status. |
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Empty Envelopes 20th Century |
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Postcards and Greeting Cards 20th Century |
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Series 3: Genealogical Papers |
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"Genealogy of the Newbold and Laurie Family," original undated |
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"Genealogy of the Newbold and Laurie Family," 4 typed copies undated |
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Newbold Family Notes by Frances VanUxem, typed copy undated |
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Scrapbook: Genealogy of the Newbold Family compiled by Helen VanUxem Cubberley 1937 |
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Newbold Family Notes by Helen V. Cubberley 1937 |
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"The Newbold's of Bloomsdale," handwritten undated |
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"The Newbold Family in America" from documents collected by Dr. William Romaine Newbold from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, original 1909 |
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Notebook: Copy of Newbold Family Records compiled by Gertrude Newbold Decau; recopied by Mrs. E. P. Cubberley 31 January 1939 |
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Newbold Family Notes undated |
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"Margaret Cowell Newbold," (1821-1903), 3 copies 1903 |
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Miscellaneous Newbold Genealogical Ephemera 1936, undated |
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John Barlow's Pedigree (Esquire from Slebetch, Pembrokeshire, England), 3 typed copies circa 1739 |
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"Cooper Genealogy," typed copy undated |
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"The Cash Family," handwritten original and "The VanHist Family," handwritten original undated |
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"The Bond Family," typed copy undated |
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"History of the Cowell Family, 1772" by John M. Cowell, 8 parts, handwritten 1772 |
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Colwill and Newbold Genealogical Notes undated |
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"Notes on the Ancestry of Ann Clarke who married John Cooper, 1712-1713" by William A. Cooper 1910 |
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"Johan Ludwig Reinhard Weissang [John Lewis Wysong]plus an Outline of Some of His Descendants undated |
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"Notes Concerning the VanUxem Family" 1923 |
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Miscellaneous Genealogical Notes undated |
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Correspondences on Genealogical Topics 1838-1973 |
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Media Copies and Clippings related to Genealogy 1938-1983 |
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Seven Genealogical Charts 1943, 1970, undated |
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Series 4: Family Volumes |
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Diary of Sarah M. Cooper 1856-1886 |
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Trip Journal: Rebecca N. Wysong June 1926 |
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Commonplace Book: Property of Rebecca Thompson 1784 |
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Commonplace Books 1806, circa 1830-1855 |
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Copy Books (2), property of James Cooper, Woodbury, New Jersey circa 1820-1852 |
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Notebook undated |
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James Cooper's Album circa 1825-1840 |
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Autograph Books (2) 1852, 1870s |
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Scrapbook: Rebecca J. Mitchell 1835-1850 |
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Scrapbook circa 1930 |
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Rebecca M. Newbold's Scrapbook 1879 |
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Newbold Scrapbook pages undated |
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Math Exercise Book and Agricultural Scrapbook circa 1860-1870 |
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Clippings Removed from Math Exercise Book and Agricultural Scrapbook circa 1860-1870 |
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Cookbook undated |
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Series 5: Memorabilia and Printed Matter |
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Poems by Rebecca Newbold circa 1873-1875 |
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Memoir by Margaret Cowell Mitchell Newbold for Her Children, 3 typed copies 1904 |
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"Mother's Recollections: 1821-1904." Original of Memoir by Margaret Cowell Mitchell Newbold for Her Children 1909 |
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"A Memoir of the Whitelock Family," typed Undated |
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"A Fourth of July at the Woodlands," by Margaret Cowell Mitchell Newbold undated |
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"An Account of the Family Reunion," by Margaret Cowell Mitchell Newbold, 2 typed copies undated |
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"Reminiscences of a Country Doctor," unsigned undated |
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"Reminiscences of Bloomsdale," by Emily Newbold Perkins 18 January 1850 and copied 27 October 1882 |
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"Cooper Reunion at Greenfields, New Jersey," 2 copies 18 September 1909 |
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"A Retrospect," by Frances VanUxem July 1936 |
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"Dame Rebecca Speaks," by Rebecca Newbold Wysong 1945 |
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"An Account of the Wedding of Rowland Gibson Hazard and Caroline Newbold," 3 copies 25 September 1828 |
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"Testimonial Dinner to Helen VanUxem Cubberley" 18 May 1939 |
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"Sarah T. R. Eavenson (1823-1903) Birthday Celebration at Rockford, Delaware" 18 November 1903 |
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"Birthday Verses for Rowland Gibson Hazard" 9 October 1883 |
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Wedding, Graduation, Anniversary Memorabilia 1894-1976, undated |
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Funeral Memorabilia 1840-1871 |
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"Service in Remembrance of Rowland Hazard" undated |
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Rebecca M. Newbold: School Reports 1872-1876 |
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School-related Certificates 1876, undated |
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Legal Documents 1773-1936 |
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Media-69th Street Trust Company Capital Stock, 24 shares. Property of Margaret G. Wysong 1930 |
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One Share for "The Agricultural and Industrail Society of Delaware County, PA. Property of Emily B. Rhodes 8 September 1881 |
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"History of St. Stephen's Parish," given by Rebecca N. Wysong for 50th Anniversary. Original and 2 typed copies 13 February 1942 |
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"Newbold Memorial Meeting [University of Pennsylvania]," edited by Roland G. Kent 1927 |
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"Dedication of the Margaret Chapel of the Peace Dale Church" 28 September 1895 |
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"Some Old Historic Landmarks of Virginia and Maryland," 5th edition. Written by W. H. Snowden 1904 |
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"Commemorative of the 100th Anniversary of Calvary Sunday School and Parish," Rockdate, Delaware 18 June 1933 |
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"The Brooke Hall Alumnae: Constitution, Bylaws, Members" 1894 |
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Church-related Memorabilia 1889-1937, undated |
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"One Hundred and Fiftieth Anniversary: Battle of Red Bank," by Frank H. Steward 1927 |
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"Old Sheffield," Lecture by Joseph Coward, St. Aiden's Parish Magazine 1930 |
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"The Say Burying Ground," Philadelphia Sunday Times, 3 typed copies 17 January 1892 |
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"Old Philadelphia Families," by Frank Willing Leach 1929 |
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"Dr. Franklin's In-Laws," taken from The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine, copy 1960 |
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"The French Benevolent Society of Philadelphia and the Bicentennial," by Francis James Dallett 1976 |
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Newspaper Clippings and Copies on the Newbold Family Members 20th Century |
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Newspaper Clippings and Copies on Griscom Family Members 20th Century |
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Newspaper Clippings and Copies on Wysong Family Members 20th Century |
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Newspaper Clippings and Copies on Family-connected Homes 20th Century |
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Newspaper Clippings on Dr. E. P. Cubberley 1930s |
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Newspaper Clippings on Walter Rhodes 1951 |
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Newspaper Memorabilia 20th Century |
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Newspaper Clippings of Theater Performances 1899-1904, undated |
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Houses and Scenes: Prints, Sketches, and Photographs undated
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Houses and Scenes: Prints, Sketches, and Photographs 1909-1937 |
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Newspaper Sketch, "Reading the Scriptures," undated |
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Internet Search Notes on Woodlands Cemetery, Newport Mansions, and Mrs. Astor's Guest List for Ball in February 1892 printed in 2006 |
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Printed Memorabilia 1911-1983 |
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Printed Memorabilia undated |
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Miscellaneous Memorabilia undated |
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Miscellaneous Documents 1896, 1935, 1965 |
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Miscellaneous Notes undated |
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Loose Items 1727-1909, undated |
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Series 6: Published Works |
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"Necessity," by Arthur E. Morgan 20 June 1968 |
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"Arthur E. Morgan," by Arthur E. Morgan July 1968 |
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Search for Purpose by Arthur E. Morgan 1955 |
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I ndustries for Small Communities by Arthur E. Morgan 1953 |
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A Business of My Own by Arthur E. Morgan 1946 |
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Observations by Arthur E. Morgan 1968 |
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Arthur Morgan: A Biography and Memoir by Walter Kahoe 1977 |
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Wilson Account Book, Property of Susan B. Mitchell 1683-1838 |
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Scattered Seeds, 5 copies 1877-1886 |
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"Publications of the Gloucester County Historical Society" December 1979 |
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Scribner's Monthly Illustrated Magazine June 1881 |
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"New Building of the School of Education and a History of the Work in Education, 1891-1838," Stanford University 1938 |
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"Noteworthy Trees of New Jersey," 2nd edition 1938 |
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Historical Sketch of Camden by Howard M. Cooper 1909 |
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"Addresses with Recipes and Remedies" by Sarah Middleton Cooper Griscom: A Quaker Cookbook, 2 copies undated |
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Book of Manners 1856 |
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The Royal Standard English Dictionary 1777 |
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A Year's Residence in the United States of America by William Cobbert 1818 |
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Miss Leslie's Housebook 1844 |
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