| Author: | Bancker family | Requires cookie* | |
| Title: | Charles Nicoll Bancker family papers, 1733-1894 | ||
| Dates: | 1733-1894 | ||
| Abstract: | This extensive collection (13 boxes) contains a range of correspondence, although the bulk of it relates to Charles Nicoll Bancker, a prominent Philadelphia businessman in the 1800s. The letters provide a picture of the family life and business career of Bancker from his earliest beginnings to his success later in life. Aside from the Charles Bancker portion of the collection, the holdings contain a wide variety of other documents, ranging from colonial era documents written in Dutch in Albany to letters from James Madison to Thomas Jefferson from the nineteenth century on religious education. View finding aid for a full description | ||
| Call #: | Mss.B.B22.c | ||
| Extent: | 3.25 Linear Feet | ||
| Topics: | American Revolution | Antebellum Politics | Business and Skilled Trades | Colonial Politics | Colony and State Specific History | Early National Politics | Education | Land and Speculation | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Social Life and Custom | Trade | Travel | Women's History | ||
| Genre: | Business Records and Accounts | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Literature | Manuscript Essays | Political Correspondence | Sketchbooks | Travel Narratives and Journals | ||
| Subjects: | Insurance agents -- United States. |
