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A Finding Aid to the Stephen Girard Papers. 1789-1829.
Manuscript Collection No. 257
Introduction |
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| Repository: | The Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives |
| Creator: | Girard, Stephen, 1750-1831 |
| Title: | Stephen Girard Papers |
| Dates: | 1789-1829 |
| Quantity: | 291 items |
| Abstract: | Business correspondence from 1789 to 1829 pertaining to his shipping company as well as political and philanthropic issues. |
| Collection Number: | MS-257 |
| Language: | Collection material in English. |
Institutional/Biographical Sketch
Stephen Girard (1750-1831), born in Bordeaux, France, immigrated to Philadelphia in 1776. He was a businessman, maritime trader, and philanthropist whose purchase of government bonds during the War of 1812 provided economic support for the military campaigns of the United States. Girard bequeathed his fortune to social welfare institutions and the Stephen Girard College in Philadelphia.
Scope and Content Note
Business correspondence with prominent Jewish merchants (Girard himself was not Jewish) from 1789-1829 pertaining to his shipping company as well as political and philanthropic issues.
Conditions of Access and Use
Terms of Access and Use
The Stephen Girard Papers are open to all users. The original manuscript collection is available in the Barrows-Loebelson Reading Room of the Jacob Rader Marcus Center of the American Jewish Archives.
Property Rights
Property rights are held by the American Jewish Archives.
Questions concerning rights should be addressed to the Executive Director of the American Jewish Archives. For more information see the American Jewish Archives copyright information webpage.
Administrative Information
Provenance
Donor information for the Stephen Girard Papers is not available.
Processing Information
Processed by American Jewish Archives staff.
Box and Folder Listing
| Series A. General. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | General correspondence, B-T. 1796-1819. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | Adgato, William. 1808-1813. | |||||||||
| 1 | 3 | Bancker, Charles N. 1811. | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Barring brothers. 1815-1816. | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Douglas, William J. 1791-1802. | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Hattersby, Joseph. 1791. | |||||||||
| 1 | 7 | Moses, Isaac and sons. 1804-1816. | |||||||||
| 1 | 8 | Moses, Joshua. 1815-1816. | |||||||||
| 1 | 9 | Moses, Solomon. 1811-1821. | |||||||||
| 1 | 10 | Myers, Frederick. 1820-1829. | |||||||||
| 1 | 11 | Myers, John. 1816-1817. | |||||||||
| 1 | 12 | Myers, Moses. 1789-1791. | |||||||||
| 1 | 13 | Myers, Moses. 1792-1827. | |||||||||
| 1 | 14 | Myers, Samuel. 1789-1792. | |||||||||
| 1 | 15 | Nicholas, Samuel. 1809. | |||||||||
| 1 | 16 | Thomas, William. 1804-1806. | |||||||||
| 1 | 17 | Correspondence [fragments]. 1816-1820, undated. | |||||||||
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