Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Watson, Joseph, 1784-1841. |
| Title: | Joseph Watson Letters |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1824-1829 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Correspondence to and from Joseph Watson when he was Mayor of Philadelphia. |
| Abstract: | Letters concerning appointments, interstate legal problems, Watson's legal affairs; also legal documents. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Library 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 http://scrc.syr.edu |
Joseph Watson (1784-1841) was a lumber merchant, alderman and mayor of Philadelphia. He later served as president of the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company.
The Joseph Watson Letters consist of roughly fifty pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence. Writers and recipients include Henry Meyers, Jr., Lieutenant H. Henry, Joseph Tate (mayor of Richmond, Virginia), and others.
The collection is arranged in the original numerical order.
There are no access restrictions on this material.
Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Joseph Watson Letters,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Library
Created by: [Summit record]
Date: 2001-01-01
Revision history: 7 Apr 2009 - converted to EAD (AM)
