Daniel Parker papers

[PLEASE SEE END OF GENERAL NOTE FOR INFORMATION ON THE BOXES IN THIS COLLECTION] The Parker papers consists almost entirely of correspondence and business records of the Collins and Marshall families. Zaccheus Collins, a Philadelphia merchant, was the father-in-law of General Parker, who administere...

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Main Author: Parker, Daniel 1782-1846. (Creator)
Collection:Daniel Parker Papers
Collection Number:1587
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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520 |a [PLEASE SEE END OF GENERAL NOTE FOR INFORMATION ON THE BOXES IN THIS COLLECTION] The Parker papers consists almost entirely of correspondence and business records of the Collins and Marshall families. Zaccheus Collins, a Philadelphia merchant, was the father-in-law of General Parker, who administered his estate. The papers consist of correspondence, 1798-1831, much of it with members of his family, but including letters, 1820-1829, from Constantine Samuel Rafinesque on business and botanical matters, and letters from Charles Lee, Edmund J. Lee, R.B. Lee, R.H. Lee, and William Lee, 1790-1829. The business records include a letter book, 1801-1804; ledgers, 1787-1791 and 1794-1805; receipt book, 1794-1831; receipts, 1800-1831; papers relating to lands taken up in Pennsylvania, 1793-1795, 1812; and some correspondence relating to trade with India, 1801-1809. A book of letters and legal opinions, 1831, by William Rawle in regard to the Zaccheus Collins estate and General Daniel Parker's accounts of the estate complete the Zaccheus Collins portion. For Stephen Collins, father of Zaccheus, the collection contains old bonds and deeds, 1761-1795; bankbook, 1791; letter book, 1783-1792; and letters from Colonel Robert Hampden Pye, 1778-1779. Christopher Marshall, Jr., the father-in-law of Zaccheus Collins, is represented by a diary, 1806, and a waste book, 1797-1798. In addition there is a ledger, 1775-1797, of the firm of Christopher and Charles Marshall, Philadelphia drug and paint manufacturers, and an account book, 1811, of Christopher's estate. The collection also contains Elizabeth Marshall's ciphering book, 1782; inventory of the estate of Thomas Paschall, 1796, Christopher Marshall executor; an account of the estate of Anne Collins, 1807-1815; and General Parker's letters relating to his venture in the horse-breeding business with General Irvine, 1818-1838, and book entitled War and Peace Register and Regulations, 1814-1838, which contains copies of orders and regulations issued by the War Department. 10/1/13 ch: Print of Isaac Collins added to collection. 
650 7 |a Deeds--18th Century.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Estate administration--18th-19th Centuries.  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Horse Breeding--18th Century  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Real Estate--Pennsylvania--18th Century  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Women's History--Private Education--19th Century.  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Daniel Parker Papers  |l 1587