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Series II: Floyd-Jones Family Papers, 1816-1904

Scope and Contents note

Most of the material in this series relates to the business dealings of Henry Floyd-Jones. Other family members represented in the series include Sarah, Edward, and Marie Floyd-Jones.

Subseries I: Correspondence, 1818-1904

Scope and Contents note

The majority of the correspondence is letters to Henry Floyd-Jones regarding militia matters and the business of Jones and Bailey. An August 1822 letter to him mentions a yellow fever outbreak in New York City. Frequent correspondents with Henry Floyd-Jones include Thomas Delancey and Henry Nicole. The few letters to Sarah Floyd-Jones, daughter of Henry Floyd-Jones and Helen Watts, relate to family matters such as the deaths of relatives.

Floyd-Jones Family Correspondence, undated

Box: 2, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Floyd-Jones Family Correspondence, 1818-1831

Box: 2, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Floyd-Jones Family Correspondence, 1833-1846

Box: 2, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Floyd-Jones Family Correspondence (Sarah Floyd-Jones), 1847-1855

Box: 2, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Floyd-Jones Family Correspondence, 1868-1869

Box: 2, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Floyd-Jones Family Correspondence, 1876-1901

Box: 2, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Floyd-Jones Family Correspondence, Letters of Introduction for Edward Floyd-Jones, 1904

Box: 2, Folder: 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries II: Legal Documents, 1817-1841

Scope and Contents note

This subseries contains family deeds and titles as well as the papers and certificates related to the Queens County Militia.

Floyd-Jones Family Legal Documents, 1817-1841

Box: 2, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Legal Papers re Henry F. Jones's position as Major General of Queens County Militia, 1826-1841

Box: 2, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries III: Financial Documents, 1816-1846

Scope and Contents note

The financial subseries includes the accounts, bills, and receipts of Henry Floyd-Jones.

Accounts, Bills, and Receipts, 1816-1846

Box: 2, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Subseries IV: Family Histories, undated

Scope and Contents note

This subseries consists of family genealogies and the history of a family candle.

Family Histories, undated

Box: 2, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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