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Archives related to: Graff, Charles
| title | Dutilh and Wachsmuth papers , 1704-1859. | repository | The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| description | The collection contains: business correspondence, mainly in French; accounts, bills of lading, invoices and cargo manifests for several vessels; and legal papers relating to commercial and maritime litigation, including a prize case of Nottnagel, Montmollin & Company. Also accounts, bills, receipts, notes of: Frederick Schinkles (several variant spellings), a Philadelphia grocer, 1755-1777; [Daniel] Boinod & [Alexander] Gaillard, booksellers, 1783-1785; Charles Graff, Philadelphia merchant, supercargo on a Canton voyage, 1809-1810. Bio/History: Etienne Dutilh, French merchant, emigrated to Philadelphia in 1783 and established several commercial firms including E. Dutilh & Company, 1783-1789, Dutilh & Wachsmuth, with John Godfried Wachsmuth, 1790-1797, and Dutilh, Soullier & Company, with John Soullier, 1793-ca. 1797, largely engaged in the West Indies and northern European trade, with sugar, coffee, cocoa, and logwood being the major commodities mentioned. Organization: Chronologically arranged. Occupation: Grocers, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Merchants, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia Booksellers and book selling. Call Number: HSP Collection 0814 |
| extent | 3 linear ft. |
| formats | Business Papers Correspondence Financial Records Legal Papers Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record link | http://www.hsp.org/files/findingaid184dutilhandwachsmuth.pdf |
| record source | http://discover.hsp.org/ |
| finding aid | repository has a copy of the finding aid in the Reference Room Call Number: RDESK Z 6611.T75 S34 1976 |
| acquisition information | Purchased by the Dreer Fund, 1928. |
| updated | 03/16/2023 10:30:03 |
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| title | Letter to C. Graff & S. Smith on behalf of Philadelphia Bank re state stock purchase. | repository | The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| description | Publication Info: 1829 December 2nd Note(s): Society Collection - Read |
| extent | 1 item |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Closed Stacks (call slip needed) |
| record source | http://discover.hsp.org/ |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Graff Family Papers, 1727-1929. | repository | The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| description | Graff family Bible records, 1727-1908; letters of Frederick Graff, 1806-1829; letters of Charles Graff, 1819-1833; family correspondence, 1819-1833; autograph albums; diary, 1880; and a manuscript book of verse. Call Number: (PHi)1190 |
| extent | 6 v. and 87 items |
| formats | Correspondence Diaries Manuscript |
| access | Closed Stacks (call slip needed) |
| record source | http://discover.hsp.org/ |
| acquisition information | Gift of Mrs. Charles Graff. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Charles Graff Diaries, 1800-1823 | repository | The Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
| description | Travel diaries describing sea voyages from Philadelphia to Batavia, trips north from Philadelphia to New York and Canada and west to Pittsburgh. Comments on people, scenery and weather. Biographical Sketch: Charles Graff was a Philadelphia, Pa. resident. Call Number: (PHi)1995 |
| extent | 4 v.; 21 cm. or less |
| formats | Diaries |
| access | Closed Stacks (call slip needed) |
| record source | http://discover.hsp.org/ |
| acquisition information | Purchased by the Gratz Fund, 1955. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Charles Graff Receipt book, 1799-1806 | repository | The Winterthur Library |
| description | Twenty-nine signed receipts for a variety of goods, such as "fifteen Dollars in full for a Mattrass," and "Seven hundred twenty four Dollars 50/100 ... for 100 Kegs of Lard." Includes commodities shipped to Havana, Cuba. At the back of the book are some rough sketches of buildings, evidently done at a much later time as one appears to be a skyscraper. Biogrpahical Statement Charles Graff was a merchant in Philadelphia during the early 1800s. He was probably the son of Jacob Graff, Jr., and Maria Shinkle (their son Charles was born in 1779), and the brother of Frederick Graff. Call Number Doc. 65 Location: 31 A Associated materials See also the Graff family papers, Col. 388, in this repository. Additional Charles Graff materials may be found in the Aubrey C. Land Collection at the University of Maryland. |
| extent | v. (12 p. + 71 blank leaves) ; 10 x 16 cm. |
| formats | Financial Records |
| access | Collection is open to the public. Copyright restrictions may apply. |
| record link | http://findingaid.winterthur.org/html/HTML_Finding_Aids/DOC0065.htm |
| record source | http://library.winterthur.org |
| acquisition information | Purchased from Leaves of Grass. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Thomas Eveleigh Richardson Collection, ca. 1683-1933 | repository | University of South Carolina |
| description | The collection of Thomas Eveleigh Richardson (1848 1933), rare book dealer, manuscript collector, local historian, and probate judge of Sumter County, was purchased for the South Caroliniana collection in 1934 through a gift from Bernard M. Baruch. Information concerning copyright must be secured in writing from the director of the South Caroliniana Library. SEE: Dutilh And Wachsmuth Records, 1779-1807, 1829-1870, and N.D. (230 items) Records of a Philadelphia shipping firm founded by Etienne Dutilh (1748-1810) aka Stephen Dutilh. Includes documents in French, English, German, Spanish, and Italian, consisting of invoices, receipts, notes, bills of lading, bills of exchange, powers of attorney, and business and personal correspondence. Dutilh was in business by 1784 and in partnership with John Godfried Wachsmuth during the 1790s. At various times, his firm was known as E. Dutilh and Company, Dutilh and Wachsmuth, and E. Dutilh, Soullier and Company. The firm traded with Europe, the West Indies, South America, Asia, and ports on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States. In addition to Etienne Dutilh's company records, these documents include papers (1829-1870) of insurance executive Charles Dutilh and merchant and art collector Charles Graff. Location: PU-4-R |
| extent | 10 linear ft. |
| formats | Manuscript |
| record source | http://www.sc.edu/library/socar/mnscrpts/richardsonte.html#sum |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Raphaelle Peale letter, 1816 Sept. 6. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | Letter to "Graff," a collector interested in purchasing one of Peale's paintings. Peale tells of the personal problems which have made it necessary to lower the painting's price in order to facilitate its sale. Bio / His Notes: Painter; Philadelphia, Pa. Son of Charles Willson Peale. |
| extent | 1 item (on partial microfilm reel) reel D9 (fr. 833-836) |
| formats | Correspondence |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Donated 1955-1962 by Charles E. Feinberg, an active donor and friend of AAA. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Selected art related documents from the Woodhouse collection, [1817-1843 and undated]. | repository | Archives of American Art |
| description | An invitation to William Meredith for the eighth annual exhibition of the Artists' Fund Society "Private View," Apr. 3, 1843; circular letters, March 13, 1834 and October, 1834, concerning the finances of the Pennsylvania Academy and the durability of the members. The first letter is signed by Joseph Hopkinson and the second by William Strickland, Henry Inman, Charles Graff, Cephas G. Childs, J. K. Kane, and Nathan Dunn. Also, correspondence between David Hosack and William Meredith, Jan. 12 and 18, 1817, about Thomas Sully's portrait of Gouverneur Morris; and a letter to Nicholas Biddle from Rembrandt Peale, concerning a portrait of Mr. Dennie and a copy for Biddle, with a note by Biddle at the bottom of the page. |
| extent | 6 items (on 6 fr. of microfilm) |
| formats | Ephemera Correspondence Financial Records Notes Ephemera |
| access | Patrons must use microfilm copy. |
| record source | http://www.siris.si.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Microfilmed by the Historical Society of Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955. Location of Original: Originals in Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Woodhouse Collection. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Graff Family Papers, 1750 - 1856 (bulk dates 1756 - 1829) | repository | University of Delaware Library |
| description | Correspondence, receipts, and contracts (for more details see finding aid on repositories website) Manuscript Collection Number: 395 |
| extent | .6 linear ft. |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Legal Papers |
| access | The collection is open for research. |
| record source | http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/findaids/graff.htm |
| finding aid | see online finding aid: http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/findaids/graff.htm |
| acquisition information | Gift of Moyerman Family, 1972 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Newspaper Clipping Scrapbook of Frederic Graff Jr., Chief Engineer of the Philadelphia Water Department, 1854-1857 (Accession 2004.071) | repository | Philadelphia Water Department |
| description | The first part of a two part collection of clippings collected by Frederick Graff Jr., Chief Engineer of the Philadelphia Water Department during the middle of the 19th century. Conserved, mounted and bound, the scrapbook contains 130 pages of clippings on a wide variety of topics, reflecting Graff's wide interests and activities. |
| extent | See repository |
| formats | Clippings |
| access | See repository for further details. |
| record link | http://www.phillyh2o.org/backpages/Graff_scrapbook1.htm |
| record source | http://www.phillyh2o.org/backpages/Graff_scrapbook1.htm |
| acquisition information | Collection of clippings collected by Frederick Graff Jr., Chief Engineer of the Philadelphia Water Department during the middle of the 19th century. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Graff family Papers, 1760-1840. | repository | The Winterthur Library |
| description | This collection contains papers belonging to Jacob Graff (1727-1780), his son, Jacob (1751-1793), and a Charles Graff who may have been the son of Jacob Jr. Items include a bill for hardware; several receipts for cloth, food, clothing, and liquor; a bill for replacing windows; articles of agreement which transfer ownership of the elder Jacob's house from his heirs to his widow; family genealogical records, written by a grandchild of Jacob, Jr.; and an unbound account book owned by Jacob, Jr. The account book, dated 1786-1788, records the sale of stone to various customers, as well as other masonry supplies and labor. Also included is an "outlay for Minicks building" and a signed contract for the building with a list of such materials to be supplied as stone, bricks, sand, lime, and clay, and the specifications for digging of a cellar hole. The list of material for the construction of a building for St. Michael and Lions Corporation includes bricks, tile, and windows. As well, there is a bill for repairing a musket. The collection also contains a number of bills and receipts of Charles Graff. (It is not entirely certain that this Charles was the son of Jacob III.) The bills are for textile fabrics, food items, wrapping paper, hats, men's clothing, piano lessons, wall paper, and candles. Also included with the collection are photocopies and transcripts of bills from George Forepaugh for construction of a house for Jacob Graff (1727-1780) on the corner of 7th and Market Streets in Philadelphia. The bills are dated 1776, but were not settled until after Graff’s death. In 1776, Thomas Jefferson rented two rooms in Jacob Graff’s new home, and there he drafted the Declaration of Independence. Biography or history Jacob Graff I, his wife Maria Philippina Stormer (sometimes called Phebe), and several of their children, including son Jacob II, emigrated from Germany to America in 1741, eventually settling in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Jacob I (ca.1691-ca.1772) was a tailor, but his son Jacob II (1727-1780) became a bricklayer and builder. Jacob II married Anna Catherine Abel in 1750. Their eldest son Jacob III (but usually referred to as Jacob Graff, Jr.) was born in 1751. Jacob II’s other children included Maria, Anna Catherina, John, Conrad, Salome, Sarah, and Henry. Jacob III (1751-1793; he died of yellow fever) also became a bricklayer and builder. He married Maria Shinkle (1758-1806), the daughter of Frederick Shinkle who was in partnership with Jacob II for awhile. Their children included Frederick (1774 or 1775-1847), Charles (b.1779), and Maria (d.1839). Shortly after their marriage, Jacob III built a house on the corner of High and Seventh Streets; in 1776 he rented two rooms to Thomas Jefferson, and it was in the Graff house that Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. (The house was later torn down.) Evidence in some of his papers indicate that Jacob III may have been in business with Christian Groves. Jacob’s son Frederick became an engineer; he worked with Benjamin Latrobe. His best known work was the Philadelphia waterworks at Fairmount Park. Son Charles was probably the Charles Graff who was a merchant in Philadelphia. Associated materials See also the Charles Graff receipt book, Doc. 65, at this repository. Additional materials related to Charles Graff may be found in the Aubrey C. Land Papers at the University of Maryland. Additional documents relating to the Graffs are located in Col. 69 in this repository. A finding aid to that collection is available. Additional documents relating to the Graffs are located in Col. 68 in this repository. A finding aid to that collection is available. Call Number: Col. 388 |
| extent | 2 folders ; 33 cm. |
| formats | Financial Records Legal Papers Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://library.winterthur.org |
| finding aid | A prospectus for the study of the collection is available at this repository. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Papers of Aubrey Land, Bulk dates:1755-1985, Inclusive dates:1755-1985 | repository | University of Maryland |
| description | Dr. Land, a former member of the History Department at the University of Maryland at College Park, authored several books on colonial Maryland, including The Dulanys of Maryland and Bases of the Plantation Society. His papers contain extensive late colonial and early federal documentation on various shipping companies. bio/history Professor of history and author of various historical works. notes Collected by Aubrey C. Land in the course of his research. location UMCP HBK Maryland Room Archives, Historical Manuscripts | ARCV73-6 |
| extent | 2.50 linear feet |
| formats | Financial Records Legal Papers Correspondence Inventories Ephemera |
| access | This collection is open for research. This collection is PROCESSED. The finding aid is currently unavailable online. Please contact the Curator of Historical Manuscripts for more information. |
| record link | http://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/1247 |
| record source | http://catalog.umd.edu |
| finding aid | Unpublished guide available. |
| acquisition information | Aubrey C. Land, gift, 1972. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Jacob Graff papers, 1774-1850. | repository | Detroit Public Library |
| description | Correspondence and administrator's statement and other accounts concerning the estate of Jacob Graff. The correspondence chiefly relates to the family and relatives of Grail's son, Charles Graff. Bio/History: Mason and brickmaker, of Philadelphia. Location Notes: Main Library 1 microfilm reel 1 Archive/Manuscript Burton Historical Collection Manuscripts Collection Note: BHC film no. 309; Level A, Stack 1S 1 volume 1 Archive/Manuscript Burton Historical Collection Manuscripts Collection Note: Level A, Stack 19N 1 wallet 1 Archive/Manuscript Burton Historical Collection Manuscripts Collection Note: Level A, Stack 19N |
| extent | 0.2 linear ft. (1 wallet, 1 volume, 1 microfilm reel) |
| formats | Correspondence Financial Records Legal Papers |
| access | This collection is open for research use. |
| record source | http://dplopac.detroitpubliclibrary.org |
| finding aid | White index cards available in the Burton Historical Collection. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Dutilh and Wachsmuth (Philadelphia, Pa.) Records, 1784-1879. | repository | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| description | Bills and receipts of Philadelphia shipping merchants operating under variations of the firm name of Dutilh and Wachsmuth, with accounts of merchandise, and the outfitting, maintaining, and repairing of ships trading with exporters in the French Republic, Holland, and the East Indies. There are similar papers, 1814-1856, of Charles Graff, a Philadelphia property owner, and of Frederick Graff, architect and engineer. Location: Archives Main Stacks Call Number: Pennsylvania Mss D Shelf Location: MAD 4 /33/F2 |
| extent | 0.3 c.f. (1 black box) |
| formats | Financial Records Legal Papers Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://arcat.library.wisc.edu/ |
| acquisition information | Presented by William A. Titus., n.d., n.p. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Apprentice indenture, 1800 August 3, Philadelphia | repository | Northwestern University Library |
| description | Printed and manuscript leaf pertaining to the apprenticeship of David Aiken to Charles Graff, merchant, for the period of two and one half years to learn the trade of a waiter. Signed by Aiken, James H. Watmough, and Robert Wharton, Mayor of Philadelphia. Preferred citation: David Aiken ms., Northwestern University Library Special Collections Department. |
| extent | 1 leaf ; 32.7 x 20.6 cm. |
| formats | Manuscript |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.loc.gov/coll/nucmc/ |
| finding aid | Manuscript cardfile in Special Collections Department. |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Adam and Henry Seybert Correspondence, 1817-1856. | repository | University of Pennsylvania |
| description | 43 letters from Adam Seybert to Graff, with an added note from young Charles to his father, 3 letters from Graff to Seybert, and a bond of indemnity in Graff’s name (1817-1825). 50 letters from Henry Seybert to Charles Graff (1825-1837); 1 expense report from young Charles; 64 letters from Henry Seybert to Dutilh (1847-1856); with printed notices from Douglass Houghton Mining Company (2 items) and a circular from Rembrandt Peale (1828). Daybook, Nov. 10, 1818-Aug. 31, 1846, with "CG" on front cover. Notes include interest and rent received, bills paid, money lent. Notes refer to Adam and Henry Seybert, and to paying tuition for Charles Graff, Jr.at a seminary. Reverse of book, inverted, "The Gardener’s Acct." Notes from Mar. 9, 1847 to Sept. 1, 1848, on the work of the gardener. Biography/History: Adam Seybert was a congressman from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania who corresponded with Charles Graff, a merchant who was Seybert’s agent. Henry Seybert, Adam’s son, accompanied his father to Paris and studied chemical manufacturing methods there. Graff’s son Charles Jr. accompanied the Seyberts to attend school in Paris. The older Graff continued to act as the family’s representative, as did Charles Dutilh, after Adam Seybert’s death in 1825. The Seyberts corresponded about the political events at home and in Paris, about cultural life, commerce, and medicine in Europe, and fellow American travellers. Associated materials: Seybert Commission Records, Rare Book & Manuscript Library, University of Pennsylvania. Action Note: Actions: cataloged Date: 19920423 Agent: sam Materials: manuscripts Location: Rare Book & Ms Library Manuscripts Call Number: Ms. Coll. 164 |
| extent | 162 items (288 leaves) plus one daybook. |
| formats | Correspondence Ephemera |
| access | Contact repository for restrictions and policies. |
| record source | http://www.franklin.library.upenn.edu |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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| title | Miscellaneous papers, 1781-1949, 1830-1947 (bulk) | repository | The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| description | Collection contains assorted letters of artists and others as well as a few news clippings, documents, and 46 autographed invitation cards sent to artists soliciting participation in exhibition "Speak Their Language." Some individuals represented are Robert Gilmor, Mary Cassatt, Herbert Crowley, Horace Greeley, Augustus St. Gaudens, John S. Sargent, Luigi Palma di Cesnola, Tullo Massarani, Bruce Rogers, Samantha Littlefield Huntley, Frank Stout, Elihu Vedder, Stanford White, and Georges Rouault. Of special interest is the will of Duncan Phyfe . LOCATION / CALL NUMBER Watson Library Reference Z42.3A7 M48 v.11 Watson Library Reference Z42.3A7 M48 v.12 Watson Library Reference Z42.3A7 M48 v.13 Watson Library Bookcage MS 15 Watson Library Bookcage MS 16 Watson Library Bookcage MS 17 **Included here are letters written between by Robert Gilmor (1774-1848) and Charles Graff (1779-1846) chronicling both their individual art purchases and philosophies. |
| extent | .8 cubic ft |
| formats | Personal Papers Correspondence Legal Papers |
| access | Photocopy available in repository |
| record source | http://library.metmuseum.org/record=b1106433~S1 |
| updated | 11/12/2014 11:30:08 |
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