Princeton University Library: Manuscripts Division
Samuel Ladd Howell Family Collection
Princeton University. Library. Special Collections
Howell, Samuel Ladd (1787-1835)
C0455
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1 box
0.4 linear feet
1797-1838
Consists of selected eighteenth- and nineteenth-century papers of Samuel Ladd Howell and other members of the Howell family of Woodbury, Gloucester, and Princeton, New Jersey.
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Scope and Contents
The collection consists of selected eighteenth- and nineteenth-century papers of Samuel Ladd Howell and other members of the Howell family of Woodbury, Gloucester, and Princeton, New Jersey. Included are receipts for miscellaneous purchases, and documents such as promissory notes, statements of account, conditions of sale, and land evaluations. Also included are a land survey, maps of timber lots sold, leases, and some correspondence of Samuel Ladd Howell, his father, Joshua Ladd Howell, his brother, Paschall, and his mother, Anna Howell. Thre is also an account book of the fishing business partnership of "Howell and Whitehall" at Fancy Hill Fishery, located on the Howell family property, dated 1797-1799.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.
Custodial History
The collection was formed as a result of a Departmental practice of combining into one collection material of various accessions relating to a particular person, family, or subject.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Correspondence of Samuel Ladd Howell with his family was a gift of John F. Joline, Princeton Class of 1907, on July 16, 1928 .
The bulk of the material was purchased on May 28, 1970 .
Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Samuel Ladd Howell Family Collection, Box and Folder Number; Special Collections, Princeton University Library.
Processing Information
Folder inventory added by Nicholas Williams '2015 in 2012.
Howell, Samuel Ladd (1787-1835)
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Ladd Howell was born into the prominent Howell family of Woodbury, Gloucester County, and Princeton, New Jersey. He entered the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1806, but had to withdraw after the second year due to a violent attack of inflammation to the eyes. He commenced the study of medicine in Philadelphia in 1812, was a resident surgeon at the Pennsylvania Hospital. On the death of Dr. John Van Cleeve in Princeton, Howell moved there in February 1827, where his duties soon became one of the most extensive n the state. In the fall of 1830, he wa appointed professor of Anatomy and Physiology at the College of New Jersey, which chair he filled till his death in 1835.
Gloucester County (N.J.) -- History. -- 19th century -- Sources
Princeton (N.J.) -- History. -- 19th century -- Sources
Woodbury (N.J.) -- History. -- 19th century -- Sources
Account books -- 18th century
Correspondence -- 19th century
Family papers. -- 19th century
Legal documents. -- 19th century
Receipts -- 19th century
Surveys. -- 19th century
Howell family
Fancy Hill Fishery
Howell, Joshua Ladd (1762-1818)
Howell family
Biographical / Historical
The Howell family was a prominent family of Morris County, New Jersey.
Howell Family: Miscellaneous Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/8464921 folder1825-185211Joshua Howell and Benjamin Whitall: Account Book of Partnership/repositories/5/archival_objects/8464931 folder1797-179912Samuel Howell: Letter to Dr. Burrough/repositories/5/archival_objects/8464941 folder183113Samuel Howell: Miscellaneous Correspondence/repositories/5/archival_objects/8464951 folder1806-183514Samuel Howell: Miscellaneous Documents I/repositories/5/archival_objects/8464961 folder1784-180815Samuel Howell: Miscellaneous Documents II/repositories/5/archival_objects/8464971 folder1814-181916Samuel Howell: Miscellaneous Documents III/repositories/5/archival_objects/8464981 folder1824-183717Samuel Howell: Miscellaneous Documents III Cont'd/repositories/5/archival_objects/8464991 folder1834-183718