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BOX 1-44 General Correspondence, Bound, 1774-1895
Letters received and a few copies of letters sent.
Chronologically arranged.
BOX 1 1774, May 5-1838, Dec. 24
BOX 2 1838, Dec. 25-1845, July 11
BOX 3 1845, July 30-1861, Jan. 4
BOX 4 1861, Jan. 8-1865, Mar. 13
BOX 5 1865, Mar. 17-1866, Jan. 3
BOX 6 1866, Jan. 9-1867, Jan. 17
BOX 7 1867
Jan. 18-Mar. 18
BOX 8 Mar. 19-Apr. 9
BOX 9 Apr. 10-July 8
BOX 10 July 9-1868, Jan. 11
BOX 11 1868
Jan. 13-Dec. 4
BOX 12 Dec. 5-Feb. 25
BOX 13 1869
Feb. 26-July 13
BOX 14 July 15-1870, Apr. 19
BOX 15 1870, Apr. 20-1871, Jan. 6
BOX 16 1871
Jan. 9-June 16
BOX 17 June 17-Dec. 4
BOX 18 Dec. 5-1872, Aug. 3
BOX 19 1872, Aug. 5-1873, Jan. 23
BOX 20 1873
Jan. 27-June 17
BOX 21 June 21-Nov. 29
BOX 22 Nov. 30-1874, Apr. 24
BOX 23 1874, Apr. 25-1875, Jan. 19
BOX 24 1875
Jan. 21-June 23
BOX 25 June 28-1876, Sept. 14
BOX 26 1876, Sept. 15-1878, Jan. 7
BOX 27 1878, Jan. 9-1879, Apr. 10
BOX 28 1879, Apr. 10-1880, Feb. 21
BOX 29 1880, Feb. 22-1881, Dec. 5
BOX 30 1881
Dec. 6-29
BOX 31 Dec. 30-1882, May 9
BOX 32 1882
May 10-Sept. 18
BOX 33 Sept. 20-Dec. 29
BOX 34 Dec. 30-1883, Mar. 3
BOX 35 1883
Mar. 4-Dec. 18
BOX 36 Dec. 19-1884, Aug. 13
BOX 37 1884
Aug. 14-Oct. 2
BOX 38 Oct. 3-1889, Mar. 13
BOX 39 1889, Mar. 17-1891, Feb. 26
BOX 40 1891, Feb. 27-1895, Nov. 20
BOX 41 Undated
BOX 42 Undated
BOX 43 Undated
BOX 44 Undated
BOX 45-51 General Correspondence, Unbound, 1760-1936
Letters received and a few copies of letters sent.
Chronologically arranged with undated letters at the end arranged alphabetically by addressee.
BOX 45 1760-1815
BOX 46 1816-1847
BOX 47 1848-1860
BOX 48 1861-1863
BOX 49 1864-1866
BOX 50 1867-1884
BOX 51 1885-1936, undated
Undated letter to
Bayard McPherson
Charles McPherson
Edward McPherson
John B. McPherson
William McPherson
BOX 52-53 Letterbooks, 1877-1880
Bound volumes of letter-press copies of outgoing letters.
Chronologically arranged.
BOX 52 1877, May 1-1878, Sept. 2
BOX 53 1878, Sept. 3-1880, Oct. 11
BOX 54-56 Records of the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 1856-1888
Correspondence, financial and business records of the clerk's office, and a catalog of the pamphlet collection once in the office of the clerk.
Arranged by type of material and chronologically thereunder.
BOX 54 Correspondence, 1856-1881, undated
BOX 55 Bills and receipts, 1876-1878
Supply requisitions, 1876-1878
Payment vouchers, 1876
Voucher stub book, 1877-1878
BOX 56 Catalog of pamphlets in the office of the clerk, undated
BOX 57-58 Thaddeus Stevens Estate Papers, 1794-1896
Correspondence, business and financial records, legal documents, and a few printed items relating to the estate and its administration by Edward McPherson.
Arranged by type of material and chronologically thereunder.
BOX 57 General correspondence, 1868-1893
Bankbook and releases, 1872-1892
Account and inventories, 1868-1896, undated
Accounts (John Sweney), 1868-1892
Accounts (Stevens and Ahl), 1868-1875
Bankbooks (miscellaneous), 1822-1896
Powers of attorney and court records (transcripts), 1873-1889
Bills, receipts, statements, etc., 1877-1884
Receipts for taxes, etc., 1859-1894
BOX 58 Checks and promissory notes, 1855-1887
Releases, land tracts, 1794-1881, undated
Printed matter (court cases), 1868-1894
Indentures, deeds, etc., 1798-1875
BOX 59-61 Speech, Article, and Book File, 1859-1891
Drafts and printed copies of books, speeches, and articles.
Arranged by type or title of writing. Includes source material for the pamphlet, “Story of the Creation of Adams County.”
BOX 59 Handbook of Politics
1874 (incomplete manuscript)
Subscription lists, 1868-1872
BOX 60 Thaddeus Stevens biography
Miscellaneous material
Index to Congressional Globe, vols. 24-61
Notes on Masons and Anti-Masons (1831-1839)
Notes on Pennsylvania senate chamber disturbance (1838)
Speeches of Edward McPherson
“The Conspiracy of Dis-Union,” 1861, Jan.
“Know Thyself,” Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pa., 1863
Miscellaneous speeches, 1859-1878
BOX 61 Articles by Edward McPherson
“Letter from Harrisburg” (Philadelphia, Pa., newspaper clippings), 1850
Local history (newspaper clippings) circa, 1876
“Further Items about the Campaign of 1756-1758," 1887
“Hance Hamilton on the French-Indian Campaign,” 1887
“Story of the Creation of Adams County [Pa.]” (with documents, 1774 ff., 1889
“The Temperance Cause in Gettysburg,” 1889
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