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Box 5

 Container

Contains 11 Results:

Eleuthera Paulina du Pont diary, 1864

 File — Box: 5
Accession: 0178
Scope and Contents:

Large portions have been cut out; in black cloth stamped "Clayton's Octavo Diary."

Dates: 1864

Phoebe (George) Bradford diary, 1832

 File — Box: 5
Accession: 0178
Scope and Contents:

She was the mother of Judge Edward Green Bradford Sr.

Dates: 1832

Miscellaneous items, chiefly fragmentary, in the hand of Edward G. Bradford Jr., undated

 File — Box: 5
Accession: 0178
Scope and Contents:

Includes golf record (April-May 1905); genealogical note of the Heyward family; copies of inscriptions on monument to Mary Cornelia Bradford (1846-1911) and Decimia Cecilia Heyward (1796-1867); some incomplete notations on subject of Divine Law; genealogical notes on Heyward and du Pont families; a speech on duties of citizenship; Judge Bradford's remarks [to Delaware Bar Association] on death of Mr. Carpenter.

Dates: undated

Miscellaneous items, undated

 File — Box: 5
Accession: 0178
Scope and Contents:

Includes Margaretta (Lammot) du Pont to Fanny (du Pont) Coleman inviting her to the wedding of her daughter Mary Sophie du Pont to Charles I. du Pont Jr.; a list of wedding presents received by Alicia (Bradford) Maddox, in hand of her sister Joanna du Pont Bradford; a memorandum of dates of death of various people known to Francis Gurney Smith, in his hand; copy of "In Memoriam; St. John's Church, Wilmington, Founded by Alexis I du Pont," by Clara Morton, from "Banner of the Cross" (a church journal); portion of text of a play headed "Act 5th"; receipts for beef tea; portion of letter addressed to "Miss du Pont, care of E.I. du Pont, Brandywine" giving a selection of poetry by Cowper; a poem "I've Been Dreaming"; a poem "What was Palissy's noblest title" signed J.M.; notes on Keble College Chapel at Oxford, probably in hand of Fanny (du Pont) Coleman; list of flowers with Latin names, probably in hand of Sophia M. du Pont, in pencil; and last portion of an unidentified, undated letter.

Dates: undated

Photographs, undated

 File — Box: 5
Accession: 0178
Scope and Contents:

Carte de visite of a young lady in hoopskirt, and Kodak print of a child in white dress and hat.

Dates: undated

Newspaper clippings, 1909

 File — Box: 5
Accession: 0178
Scope and Contents:

Centennial of St. James's Church, Philadelphia (The Evening Bulletin, 13 March 1909); Judge Hall in "Portrait for Federal Court" (from unidentified paper); and unidentified fragments.

Dates: 1909