Scope and Content Note
The papers of Thomas Sidney Jesup (1788-1860) span the years 1780-1907. The collection contains correspondence, memoranda, diaries, reports, essays, family papers, financial records, journals, maps, photographs, printed matter, and miscellaneous items relating to the War of 1812, the Seminole and Mexican wars, and to Jesup's service as Quartermaster General of the United States Army and is organized in the following series: General Correspondence, Family and Financial Papers, Miscellany, and Oversize.
The General Correspondence contains drafts of communications of Jesup and his military associates, including John Armstrong, Robert Brent, Jacob Brown, Lewis Cass, Leslie Chase, Truman Cross, John Lane Gardner, George Hancock, A. R. Hetzel, Henry Leavenworth, Daniel Parker, J. C. Pickett, Henry Stanton, and John G. Todd.
The Family and Financial Papers series includes correspondence, household accounts, and genealogical records of the Blair, Croghan, and Jesup families.
The Miscellany series contains items relating to Jesup's various military campaigns, notes , printed matter, and a letterbook, 1835-1836, of J. F. Lane.