Series II. Harvey Family Papers, 1808-1950

These letters are unique from the rest of the correspondence between Harvey and his family in that Harvey wrote them as a child, while he was away from home, at school in Ballitore.

Includes one letter to Mary Hosack Harvey from W.H. Harvey (April 29, 1829).

Includes copies of correspondence between James Harvey and Lord Lansdowne which had accompanied a letter sent by James Harvey to Jacob Harvey, as well as one letter from Hannah Harvey to Jacob Harvey and one letter from an unidentified correspondent to Jacob Harvey.

One letter.

One letter.

Abraham Bell was the cousin of Jacob Harvey and the person who accompanied him to the United States in 1816. Bell took Harvey as an apprentice and, in 1822, as a partner in the firm of A. Bell & Co. Bell was also a prominant Quaker in New York. Correspondence between Harvey and Bell is predominantly concerned with their business affairs.

Robert Benson appears to have been an English Quaker who sided with the Braithwaites in their conflict with Elias Hicks in New York. The conflict was a facet of the schism between the Orthodox of English Society, and the New Lights led by Hicks. Correspondence between Harvey and Benson is ample, is concerned predominantly with Quaker affairs in the United States and in England.

This manuscript is a copy of a work published by Jacob Harvey in defense of Anna Braithwaite during a heated public conflict which was a facet of the schism between the Orthodox Quakers in England, and the New Lights in New York.

The letters in this folder had been arranged by Feinses in an envelope titled "Quaker Matters," and pertain to Quaker affairs in the United States and England. Much of the correspondence is concerned with a conflict which was a facet of the schism between the Orthodox in England, of which the Braithwaites were members, and the New Lights, led by Hicks in New York. The folder also includes a memorandum of a visit by George and Ann Jones to Abraham Bell's family as well as copies of a letter to George Jones, written by Jacob Harvey, which detail an incident between the Jones, who were English Quakers also opposed to Hicks, and the Bells. Also included is a letter from Thomas Wright to Jacob Harvey on the subject of this incident.

Correspondence between Brown and Harvey is primarily concerned with the Maine and Oregon boundary disputes.

One letter.

Correspondence between Buller and Harvey is primarily concerned with the Maine and Oregon boundary disputes.

One letter concerning a Mr. Fairchild.

Three letters concerned with life and society in Ireland, England and the United States. Brief references are made to Randolph, international politics, and business affairs.

Letters expressing concern about an unidentified matter. Includes one letter from an unidentified correspondent to Mr. Clibborn.

Two letters concerning the exchange of published works on the topics of Ireland and the United States.

Three letters concerning life and society in England and the United States.

One letter.

One letter comprising an extract from the Journals of Congress, 1783.

Several letters from Adeline Coster, Caroline Coster, and Laura Coster, all generally on the topics of life and society in New York.

One letter concerning a mistaken dinner invitation.

Harvey's numerous letters to Griscom were written over the course of a trip to Ireland and England, and discuss such matters as life and society in Ireland, the Irish famine, and various philanthropic efforts. Includes one letter from John Lecky to John Griscom.

One letter referencing a letter to Lord Lansdowne, written by Harvey, on the topic of the Maine boundary dispute.

Francis Hallinan appears to have been an employee of the Harvey family in Ireland and wrote to Harvey on a number of occasions to report on business affairs.

One to five letters each from Emily Hosack, Eliza B. Hosack, Nathaniel P. Hosack, and M. Hosack discussing primarily family matters, such as the marriage of Mary Hosack and Jacob Harvey, as well as life and society in New York.

Two letters concerning life and society in Ireland and the United States. Includes a copy of a letter to Reverend Andrew Barden, written by John Hughes, about an inheritance case in which Harvey had involved himself.

One letter discussing the life and accomplishments of Cadwallader D. Colden.

Numerous letters concerning the Maine and Oregon boundary disputes, with some mention of slavery, and divorce law, in the United States.

Lord Lansdowne (Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne) was at various points in time Chancellor of Exchequer, Home Secretary, and President of the Council of Great Britain, as well as a warm supporter of abolition of the slave trade, and Catholic Emancipation. Correspondence between Lansdowne and Harvey is primarily concerned with the Maine and Oregon boundary disputes, with some discussion of literature and business.

Three letters.

Lord Morpeth (George William Frederick Howard, 7th Earl of Carlisle) had a large estate in or near Limerick which seems to have been managed by Jacob Harvey's father. Morpeth also held positions in various English cabinets relative to Irish affairs, and was a vigorous abolitionist. Correspondence between Morpeth and Harvey is ample, and for the most part concerned with politics in the United States, largely the Maine and Oregon boundary disputes.

Three letters concerning Harvey's contribution to Morris's publication, the daily New York Evening Mirror. Also includes three letters to Morris from unidentified correspondents.

Correspondence between O'Reilly and Harvey is extensive and addresses a variety of subjects. O'Reilly writes frequently from Dublin, but also from London, and generally correspondence is concerned with life, society and politics in Ireland, England, and the United States. Specific attention is paid to trade between the United States and England, and the Irish famine.

Two letters exalting the conclusion of the Oregon border dispute.

Several letters concerning Quaker matters and the Irish famine.

One letter concerning capital punishment relating to the sentencing of a pirate.

Two brief letters.

One letter to the Editor of the "Truth Teller," and one letter to the Editor of the London Times.

Jacob Harvey and John Randolph of Roanoke met on board a ship for England in 1822, after which Harvey became Randolph's agent in New York. Correspondence between Harvey and Randolph is ample and is centered around such topics as the exchange of books, politics, mutual esteem and philosophy. Folder also includes extracts from a number of Randolph's letters as well as a letter to Jacob Harvey from Jonathan Jay Smith on the subject of letters and a publication written by Randolph.

M.B. Sampson was an official of the Bank of England and intensely interested in such fads as homeopathy, vegetarianism, and mesmerism. Correspondence between Sampson and Harvey is ample and concerned with a wide variety of topics, most significantly English and American politics, Harvey's business affairs, and the Maine and Oregon boundary disputes.

One letter expressing gratitute, and one letter on the subject of an unidentified memorandum.

Several letters concerned with such topics as education in New York, party politics, slavery, the McLeod Case of 1841, and the Maine boundary dispute.

Correspondence between Sligo (Howe Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo) and Harvey is extensive and addresses a variety of subjects. Generally the letters are concerned with life, society, and politics in Ireland, England, and the United States. Specific attention is paid to the Irish famine, the Maine boundary dispute, and Loco Focos. Also included are a number of letters written by his Sligo's wife, H. Catherine Sligo, during a period when the Marquess was incapable of writing legibly.

Several letters generally concerned with international politics, most significantly the Irish famine and the Maine and Oregon boundary disputes.

Correspondence between Spring Rice and Harvey is ample and primarily concerned with international politics, most specifically those of Ireland, England, and the United States.

One letter concerning the Church of Ireland.

A series of five letters — of which the second is missing — addressed to the Park Place Club in Nightly Council Assembled. These letters recount Harvey's experience during his Tour of the West, and like his travel journals, comment upon architecture and landscapes, modes of transportation, travel conditions, and accommodations. Harvey's letters are highly anecdotal, and pay particular attention to politics, slavery, Quaker matters, and Irish immigrants. Also included is a single letter to Jeremiah Thompson, which was commenced by Harvey but never sent, that details a serious business mishap.

Two letters concerning a delicate matter involving a W. M. Price.

One letter expressing condolences on the death of an unnamed person (possibly David Hosack).

Three letters concerning the Maine boundary dispute and the promotion of peace between England and the United States. Reference is made to Lansdowne and Monteagle.

At the time of his correspondence with Harvey, Wright served as Chairman of the Finance Committee in the United States Senate. Correspondence between Wright and Harvey is ample, and concerned with party politics, the election of 1840, Martin Van Buren, and the United States Bank and Sub-treasury.

Correspondents include: John Agnew (?) (1827); Joseph Arc-- (from Brighton) (1837); William B. Astor (1846); A. M. Church (1833); F. W. Conway (1847); Clarence C. Cook (1843); Miss Edgeworth (1843); John Ford (1839); Jane J Lennell (1848); -- Graves (1846); Robert Greenhow (1828); James Haughton (?) (1846); Francis L. Hawkes (1836); Jack Healy (1821); John H. Hicks (1845).

Correspondents include: D. S. Kennedy (undated); Mary Leadbeater (1816-1817); Frank Lloyd (1827-1828); R. B. Minturn (1841); Lady Ann Monck (1847); George Raperlje (1833-1834); David Sears (1847); R. Sherwood (1836); Daniel B Smith (1819); Bishop Spencer (1842); James S. Stopford (1828); George Wilkes (1839).

One lengthy letter, written from Hastings, concerning what appears to be business affairs.

Three letters addressed to a Lord (possibly Morpeth and/or Lansdowne) on the subject of the Oregon boundary dispute.

One circular on the subject of the Irish Famine.

Three letters which are not explicitly addressed to Harvey.

These letters had been labeled "Curious Letter...", "Curious Irish Letter", or "Irish Letter". For the most part, they detail the various misfortunes of their authors, or beg favors of their recipients.

Authors include: Jacob Harvey; Warren Hastings, copied by Randolph; Mr. Biddle; Cowper.

Auhors include: J.S. Hone; Halleck; A Bleecker.

Includes a "Fairy Tale by M Harvey (Mary Harvey?), written when ten years old".

Subjects include: The Creole Case (1842, undated); Irish Affairs (1847, undated) (clipping "Supplement to The Dublin Evening Post, 1816" moved to oversized); Maine & Oregon border disputes, State Debts (1842-1846, undated); Miscellaneous (1822-1823, undated).

Subjects include: Irish Stories (1831-1832); Letters on Catholicisim by Jacob Harvey & Brownlow correspondence on Catholicism (1840-1842); Articles by Jacob Harvey on remittances of money by Irish in America (1844-1847).

Original evelopes that could not be matched with any letters, and a portion of an envelope that was used by Feinses to identify correspondence to and from notable persons.

This journal provides an account of Jacob Harvey's journey from Belfast to New York, in the company of Abraham and Mary Bell, as well as his initial impression of the United States during his first few months in New York. Harvey meticulously notes travel conditions as well as the habits and attitudes of his companions and, upon his arrival in New York, the immigration regulations imposed upon himself and his fellow passengers.

The second half of the journal records the landscape, population, and architecture of New York and its environs, including such towns as Jamaica, Flushing, Brooklyn, and Elizabethtown in New Jersey. Harvey pays special attention to military structures and monuments, such as one erected on the site of the Burr-Hamilton Duel. He also remarks upon Independence Day celebrations in New York, and the continuous arrival of Irish immigrants to the city.

This journal provides an account of Jacob Harvey's trip from New York to Philadelphia and its environs, along with a last minute excursion to Baltimore. As in his other travel journals, Harvey diligently records the architectural landscape and the attitudes of the people in the cities he encounters, as well as modes of transportation and travel conditions. Entries in this journal are particularly concerned with the manner by which people sustain themselves, be it industry, trade, or agriculture, and he often records market values for a variety of goods. Harvey also remarks upon significant institutions, such as the Museum of Baltimore and the Franklin Library in Philadelphia, state prisons and hospitals, abolition societies, and European schools for Native Americans.

This journal appears to be a copy — or final draft — of the journal described above. It appears to have undergone a significant amount of revision, although the content of the two journals is closely aligned.

Jacob Harvey's Commonplace Book more closely resembles a journal. The initial entries are centered around excerpts from published works, most notably an 1817 Haitian Publication, titled Réflexions politiques sur quelques ouvrages et journaux francais concernant Hayti, which is concerned with the 1791-1804 Haitian Revolution. Harvey also records notable cultural events, such as Charles Guille's jump from a hot air balloon in New York on 2 August 1819 and the Annual Culmination of the students of Columbia College. Other entries are concerned with government, on both a global and a local scale, and record such events as the Adams-Onis Treaty as well as the proceedings and scandal surrounding a few notable court-cases. The final entries, being compiled from Harvey's travel notes, most closely resemble his other journals.

This account comprises a few loose pages of notes which record a trip from Washington D.C., where Harvey pays a visit to George Washington's Estate at Mt.Vernon, to Baltimore. He pays special attention to topics of race and the conditions of slavery in these areas. Also included is a separate sheet of notes which record proceedings at the House of Representatives during a vote. Harvey later compiles these notes, in narrative form, in his Commonplace Book.

There is a typescript associated with this journal that appears to have been copied from the Account of the Yearly Meeting in Philadelphia/Account of the Yearly Meeting in New York (2 of 2), which is assumed to be a copy — or final draft — of the journal described here. The typescript is an excerpt only, and does not represent this account in its entirety.

This journal provides an account of Quaker Yearly Meetings in Philadelphia and New York. Harvey records the daily operations of the meetings themselves, along with his observations of member conduct, and occasionally his personal opinion regarding the topics discussed.

In his account of the Yearly Meeting in Philadelphia, Harvey records nearly 2,000 members, in attendance from Baltimore, New York, and London, as well as from Rhode Island, Ohio, Indiana, Virginia, and North Carolina. The meeting addresses such topics as the rights of Native Americans and the descendants of Africans, with special attention to donations that were to be made in support of these groups. Other topics include Quaker affairs, such as member anxiety regarding the blending of Societies, Quaker presence in the press and the perceived public opinion of the Society, and how members ought to behave during meetings and in daily life.

Harvey's account of the Yearly Meeting in New York records many of the same topics, but reveals a more morally stringent attitude specific to the New York Society. Harvey records a number of discussions regarding member conduct, especially on the topic of member association with non-Quakers. Elias Hicks emerges as a figure vehemently against the cultivation of relationships outside the immediate community, and here Harvey asserts his personal opinion in opposition to Hicks, as well as that on a number of other topics.

There is a typescript associated with this journal. This journal appears to be a copy — or final draft — of the journal described above.

There is a typescript associated with this journal that appears to have been copied from the Tour to the Falls of Niagara and Canada (2 of 2), which is assumed to be a copy — or final draft — of the journal described here.

This journal provides an account of Jacob Harvey's trip from New York to Canada and back, along with his experience at the burgeoning tourist destination of Niagara Falls. As in his other travel journals, Harvey diligently records the landscape and monuments he encounters, as well as modes of transportation and travel conditions. Harvey often indicates the type of goods cultivated by various regions and communities, in addition to the religion(s) practiced.

There is a typescript associated with this journal. This journal appears to be a copy — or final draft — of the journal described above.

This journal provides an account of Jacob Harvey's trip from New York westward and back, through Maryland, Pennsylvania, what is now West Virginia, Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. As in his other travel journals, Harvey meticulously records the landscape, architecture, and attitudes of the people in the communities that he encounters, as well as modes of transportation and travel conditions. Entries in this journal are particularly concerned with the government of each state, and with slavery. In Frankfort, Kentucky, Harvey records his visit to the House of Representatives and the Senate, and in Corydon, Indiana he remarks upon the general attitude of the community toward the Monroe/Tompkins Presidential Candidacy. The town of Troy, Indiana is the farthest point west reached by Harvey, and the reason for the trip appears to have been business to be conducted in this town.

This journal appears to be a copy — or final draft — of the journal described above. It appears to have undergone a significant amount of revision, although the content of the two journals is closely aligned.

There is a typescript associated with this journal. See Typescript. Journal, Voyage Round Long Island, 1821.

Much of this account records the habits and attitudes of Harvey's travel companions as well as the state of his accommodations on board the steamboat. Some small attention is given to the natural landscape and the communities he encounters.

Includes six notebooks comprising an account of Jacob Harvey's trip from America to Ireland, where he spent nearly a year visiting with family and friends. Many entries record Quaker meetings as well as discussions about Slavery in the United States. The notebooks also reference several family names present in his correspondence, including the Braithwaites, the Bells, T. Spring Rice, and Lord Lansdowne, among many others. Reference is also made to the African Institution in London, to which Harvey was introduced by his friend and sometimes travel companion John Randolph of Roanoke.

Includes one letter each addressed to Abraham Bell and to Dr. Hosack (presumably Alexander Eddy).

Includes one letter from Mary Harvey to Rebecca Harvey which had been enclosed in a letter from Mary Harvey to Mary Hosack Harvey on July 16.

Letters of condolence on the death of Jacob Harvey. Includes one letter from Mary C. Harvey to Mary and Rebecca Harvey, and one letter from Hannah C. Harvey (Hannah H. Todhunter) to Mary Hosack Harvey, both of which accompanied the letter from Mary C. Harvey to Mary Hosack Harvey.

Includes one letter from William Henry Harvey to J.A. Lowell, which had been enclosed in a letter from W.H. Harvey to Mary Hosack Harvey on 22 March 1849, concerning a trip to the United States (August 1849-May 1850) and a lecture course on botany, to be given by W.H. Harvey, at the Lowell institute near Boston, MA. Correspondence in this folder and the following two folders is predominantly concerned with W.H. Harvey's work and his trip to America.

Includes two letters from Hannah Harvey Todhunter to Mary Hosack Harvey which was written on the back of W.H. Harvey's letter to Mary H. Harvey on 17 July 1850, and on 28 November 1850.

Includes one letter from R. Harvey to William Henry Harvey which had been enclosed in a letter from W.H. Harvey to Mary Hosack Harvey on 13 March 1851, and one empty envelope.

Includes one letter from R.H.T. (Todhunter) to Mary H. Harvey which was included in a letter from W.H. Harvey to M.H. Harvey on 19 March 1857.

Includes one letter from Mary C. Harvey to "Darling Mother" which had been included in a letter from William Henry Harvey to Mary Hosack Harvey on 15 April 1858, concerning the death of Mary C. Harvey.

Includes a carte de visite depicting Alexander E. Hosack and a letter from Mary H. Harvey to Alexander E. Hosack which had, as a result of a quarrel, been returned unopened to Mary H. Harvey.

One letter from Emily Rodgers (Emmie) concerning a trip to Switzerland.

Correspondents include: Adeline Schermerhorn (née Adeline E. Coster) (1825, undated); Ellen Schermerhorn (1855, undated).

Correspondents include: S. Bard (1828, undated); Julia Bush (1812); Charles Choisy (1835); Maria Colden (1833); Louise Fai-- (undated); Mrs. Oakey (1863); D. Stewart (1814-1821); M. Toland (1824).

Obituary notices of the death of David Hosack.

Miscellaneous loose scraps from the scrapbook, including newspaper clippings, engravings, and handwritten notes.

Envelope, addressed to Mrs. Clare Feins, from Miss Constance Biddle, in which the scrapbook had been stored.

Includes one letter from M. Bell (Mary) to Mary Harvey (1848).

Includes a letter from Hannah H. Todhunter to Mary Harvey which was enclosed with a letter from W.H. Harvey to Mary Harvey on 26 May 1853, as well as two empty envelopes (1851 & 1854).

Correspondents include: Eliza Bard Hosack (1852); Nathaniel Pendleton Hosack (1858); Sophia Hosack (1859).

The letters in this folder appear to be from a single correspondent, Anne Stuart Newton. There are, however, some inconsistencies in the signatures, and it is possible that the letters are from more than one correspondent with the same last name.

Correspondents include: Ellen L. Newman (1888); -- O'Sullivan (1887); Emily Hosack Rodgers (Aunt Em) (1861); Emily Kearney Rodgers (Emmie) (1857-1859); Kit Rodgers (1850); Mary Hosack Biddle (Minni) (née Mary Hosack Rodgers) (1857-1888, undated).

Correspondents include: Adeline Schermerhorn (Aunt Addie) (1848-1861); Ellen Schermerhorn (1852-1861, undated).

Includes, among a number of letters, one empty envelope (1857).

Correspondents include: Annie Wilkes (1852-1857); Grace Wilkes (1859); Hatty K. Wilkes (?) (1855-1859).

Correspondents include: Mary Edgar (1857); Katharine Ehninger (1853); Jon Ford (1855); A. Frenfanelli (1858-1859); S. A. Plan-- (1857); Fanny Rhinelander (1857); Helen Skinner (1857-1859); Julia Tillon (1859); H. Toland Jr. (1855); Mary Toland (1852-1861); Laura Tompkins (1852).

Correspondents include: Eliza Hosack (1853-1856); Nathaniel Pendleton Hosack (1851-1856); Sophy Hosack (1855-1857). Additionally, an 1854 letter from Eliza Hosack to Rebecca Harvey includes newspaper clippings on the topic of the death of Bishop Wainwright.

Correspondents include: Emily Hosack Rodgers (Aunt Em) (1856); Mary Hosack Biddle (Minni) (née Mary Hosack Rodgers) (1857-1869).

Correspondents include: Adeline Schermerhorn (Aunt Addy) (1851-1856); Ellen Schermerhorn (1850-1855).

Correspondents include: Mary Carter (1857); Gabrielle de Potestad (1855-1857); Julia Tillon (1855).

Letters sent by the Alice McMurtrie Biddle, Constance Elizabeth Biddle, and Maria Georgina Biddle as children, from Northern France, to their mother and other correspondents.

Correspondents include: H. Biddle to Reverend John Hughes (1848); Carew to Reuben Harvey (1846); N.H. Carter to Dr. Hosack (1828); William Henry Harvey to Hannah Todhunter (1840).

Includes one loose page of notes.

Includes "The Tear" by J.E. (1819) and "The First of May" written for H.H. by W.H.H. (1830).

Includes clippings from William H. Harvey and Rebecca H. Todhunter.

These notes had been found alongside many of the unflattened letters, but did not appear to correspond directly to any of them.