- Collection Overview
- Collection Description & Creator Information
- Access & Use
- Collection History
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Collection Overview
- Creator:
- Woodruff, George, 1765-1846
- Title:
- Woodruff Family Collection
- Repository:
- Manuscripts Division
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/6t053g026
- Dates:
- 1795-1896 (mostly 1803-1850)
- Size:
- 3 boxes and 1.2 linear feet
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-3
- Language:
- English
Abstract
Consists of selected papers of George Woodruff (Princeton Class of 1785), a lawyer, and various members of his family of Trenton, N.J.
Collection Description & Creator Information
- Description:
The collection consists of selected papers of Woodruff (Princeton Class of 1785) and various members of his family of Trenton, N.J. Included are correspondence with his brother, Aaron Dickinson Woodruff (Princeton Class of 1779), mayor of Trenton from 1794 to 1797, concerning the construction of George Woodruff's house, "Oaklands," near Trenton; correspondence with his wife, Jean Houstoun Woodruff, concerning the deaths of their sons Elias and George; correspondence of a surviving son Patrick Houstoun Woodruff; and papers relating to the settlement of the estate of George and Ann Houstoun (George Woodruff's in-laws) of Savannah, Ga. Also present are four photographs (1896) of "Oaklands," which later became the Trenton Country Club.
Additional material to the collection contains items of Elias, Joseph, Jr., Philemon, and Samuel Woodruff. There is a deed for a house and lot on Main Street in Princeton, N.J., of Thomas Egbert, signed by Elias and Mary Woodruff and dated Feb. 14, 1780. In addition, there are receipts related to the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) and the Rev. Aaron Burr, a typewritten record of unpublished notes of Elias Woodruff from the Princeton Historical Society, and a genealogical list of the Elizabethtown and Newark line of the Woodruff family, dated 1938.
- Arrangement
Material arranged primarily by correspondent.
- Collection Creator Biography:
Woodruff, George, 1765-1846
George Woodruff, a member of the Princeton Class of 1785, was a lawyer. George Woodruff's brother, Aaron Dickinson Woodruff, served as mayor of Trenton, N. J. (1794-1797).
Collection History
- Acquisition:
Papers are a former deposit from 1948. Various Manuscripts are a gift of Prof. Thomas H. English. Box 1 and Folders 1-7 of Box 2: AM 1993-94
- Appraisal
No appraisal information is available.
- Processing Information
Folder list prepared by Lisa Yankowitz in 2012.
Access & Use
- Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use
Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. No further photoduplication of copies of material in the collection can be made when Princeton University Library does not own the original. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to RBSC Public Services staff through the Ask Us! form. The library has no information on the status of literary rights in the collection and researchers are responsible for determining any questions of copyright.
- Credit this material:
Woodruff Family Collection; Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library
- Permanent URL:
- http://arks.princeton.edu/ark:/88435/6t053g026
- Location:
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Firestone LibraryOne Washington RoadPrinceton, NJ 08544, USA
- Storage Note:
- Firestone Library (scamss): Box 1-3
Find More
- Subject Terms:
- Brothers -- New Jersey -- Trenton -- 19th century.
Slavery -- New Jersey -- 18th century -- Sources. - Genre Terms:
- Correspondence -- 19th century
Deeds -- 18th century
Family papers -- New Jersey -- Trenton -- 19th century. - Names:
- Woodruff family
Houston family
Woodruff, Aaron Dickinson, 1762-1817
Woodruff, Elias
Woodruff, Jean Houstoun
Woodruff, Patrick Houstoun, 1801-1886
Woodruff, Philemon
Woodruff, Samuel - Places:
- New Jersey -- History -- 19th century -- Sources..
Savannah (Ga.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources
Trenton (N.J.) -- History -- 19th century -- Sources.