Beranger, Pierre Jean de, 1780-1857; Collecteana files; Biographical information; Biographical sources
Perkins makes a list of Beranger's letters and basic information about them. He also includes some biographical information about Beranger on the last page. Perkins' notes are written in pencil on yellow paper.
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848; United States. President (1825-1829 : Adams); Collecteana files; Biographical information; Biographical sources
Handwritten description of Adams' letter, including date, content of letter and where the letter was purchased (Dawson's Book Shop), as well as brief biographical information on Adams' life.
Notes written in pencil on beige paper. Perkins also writes biographical information on Ellery and Huntington taken from Appleton's Encyclopaedia of American Biography. There is some yellow discoloration.
Perkins notes the date of the letter, as well as the address. Perkins also includes biographical information about Bates, such as his stint as a member of Congress and his unsuccessful campaign as a nominee for the Republican candidate for the...
Martin, Homer D. (Homer Dodge), 1836-1897; Transcriptions; Biographical information; Biographical sources; Collecteana files
Notes written in pencil on yellow paper. Perkins includes biographical information from both the Encyclopedia Brittanica and the Dictionary of American Biography.
Notes written in pencil on off-white paper. There is some discoloration on Page 1. Biographical information is taken fro the Encyclopaedia Britannica and Century Cyclopedia.
Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848; Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815; Collecteana files; Biographical information; Moreau, Jean Victor Marie, 1763-1813; Biographical sources
Perkins discusses a letter from Astor to Daschkoff about building boats. There is a very brief biography about Astor and a partial transcription of the letter. Page 4 contains some biographical information on General Moreau. The Astor letter was...
Bartlett, Josiah, 1729-1795; Collecteana files; Biographical information
Perkins' notes contain biographical information about Bartlett. For example, Perkins writes that he was a member of congress and signed the Declaration of Independence as well as other things. Perkins also briefly describes that the letter was...
Caroline Amelia Elizabeth, Queen, consort of George IV, King of Great Britain, 1768-1821; Transcriptions; Biographical information; Collecteana files
Notes about the letter, a partial transcription, as well as biographical information about the Queen. Note is written in pencil on semi-transparent beige paper.
Atherton, Gertrude Franklin Horn, 1857-1948; Transcriptions; Collecteana files; Biographical information
Perkins notes the spatial and temporal information about this letter, and also states that the letter was from Dawson's Book Shop. There is also some biographical information at the top of the second page. Perkins then transcribes the letter....
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891; Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864; Collecteana files; Biographical information
Perkins describes the letter from Bancroft to Pierce. His notes on Bancroft list Bancroft's accomplishments. He worked with Nathaniel Hawthorne, he held various offices for the United States, Great Britain, Berlin. Page 3 contains notes on an...
