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Series II: Papers of the Servoss Family, 1806-1925

Scope and Content Note

The Servoss family papers include the records of the family of John Pintard's daughter Louise. Louise Hall Pintard, married, on April 4, 1824, Thomas L. Servoss (1786-1866) son of Jacob and Isabella Servoss of Philadelphia, a widower with one son. The Servoss family moved to New York, with Thomas engaged as a merchant, and Mr. and Mrs. Pintard lived in their home. Their children included Elias Boudinot Servoss.

Subseries I: Correspondence, 1806-1896

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1806-1830

Box: 9, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1832

Box: 9, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1833-1847

Box: 9, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1848-1856

Box: 9, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1857-1859

Box: 9, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1860-1863

Box: 9, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1864

Box: 9, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1865-1869

Box: 9, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1870-1879

Box: 10, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters to and from the Servoss family, 1881-1896

Box: 10, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Subseries II: Financial and Business Records

Scope and Content Note

The financial and business records of the Servoss family document their business and domestic finances, including receipts, bills, ledgers, and memo books.

Servoss Market Book, 1809-1826

Box: 10, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Account and Receipt Books, 1811-1854

Box: 10, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Account Book, 1874

Box: 10, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Account Books, 1902-1913

Box: 10, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Account Books, 1915-1925

Box: 11, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Accounts, Bills, and Receipts, 1815-1860

Box: 11, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Accounts, Bills, and Receipts, 1815-1860

Box: 11, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Accounts, Bills, and Receipts, 1815-1860

Box: 11, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Accounts, Bills, and Receipts, 1860-1899

Box: 11, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Accounts, Bills, and Receipts, 1860-1899

Box: 11, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Accounts, Bills, and Receipts, 1860-1899

Box: 12, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Accounts, Bills, and Receipts, 1860-1899

Box: 12, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries III: Legal Records

Scope and Content Note

The legal records of the Servoss family include documents relevant to their French spoliation claims, deeds for real estate, and other documents relevant to legal proceedings or filings.

Servoss Legal Records, 1806-1859

Box: 12, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Legal Records, 1860-1899

Box: 12, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Legal Records (Oversize), 1845

Box: 14, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries IV: Notes and Ephemera

Scope and Content Note

The notes and ephemera are varied writings on many topics as well as fragmentary notes.

Servoss Handwritten Notes, 1826-1902

Box: 12, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Handwritten Notes, Undated

Box: 12, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Handwritten Notes, Undated

Box: 12, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Advertisements, Certificates, Circulars, 1828-1856

Box: 12, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Photographs and Drawings, 1865, undated

Box: 12, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Servoss Newspaper Clippings, circa 1810-1890

Box: 12, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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