Singleton family papers,
Singleton family papers, 1758-1860 (bulk 1829-1855).
- 900 items. 5 containers. 2 linear feet.
Open to research.
Family and general correspondence, poetry, genealogical data, legal records, receipts, clippings, and other papers of members of the Singleton and allied Van Buren and Deveaux (DeVoe) families. Most prominently represented are Angelica Singleton Van Buren and her sister Marion Singleton Deveaux Converse. Subjects include family and plantation life in South Carolina, life in Washington, D.C., and Lindenwald, Martin Van Buren's estate in Kinderhook, N.Y. Correspondents include Betty Coles, Robert Marion Deveaux, Stephen G. Deveaux, George McDuffie, William C. Preston, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Singleton, and Abraham Van Buren.
Plantation owners of South Carolina.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012032 Partial card index available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.
mm 82040170
Coles, Betty--Correspondence.
Deveaux, Robert Marion--Correspondence.
Deveaux, Stephen G.--Correspondence.
McDuffie, George, 1790-1851 --Correspondence.
Preston, William C. 1794-1860 --Correspondence.
Singleton, Richard, -1852 --Correspondence.
Singleton, Richard Mrs., -1849 --Correspondence.
Van Buren, Abraham, 1807-1873 --Correspondence.
DeVoe family.
Singleton family.
Van Buren family.
Plantations--New York (State)--Kinderhook.
Plantations--South Carolina.
South Carolina--Social life and customs.
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.
Open to research.
Family and general correspondence, poetry, genealogical data, legal records, receipts, clippings, and other papers of members of the Singleton and allied Van Buren and Deveaux (DeVoe) families. Most prominently represented are Angelica Singleton Van Buren and her sister Marion Singleton Deveaux Converse. Subjects include family and plantation life in South Carolina, life in Washington, D.C., and Lindenwald, Martin Van Buren's estate in Kinderhook, N.Y. Correspondents include Betty Coles, Robert Marion Deveaux, Stephen G. Deveaux, George McDuffie, William C. Preston, Mr. and Mrs. Richard Singleton, and Abraham Van Buren.
Plantation owners of South Carolina.
Collection material in English.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012032 Partial card index available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room.
mm 82040170
Coles, Betty--Correspondence.
Deveaux, Robert Marion--Correspondence.
Deveaux, Stephen G.--Correspondence.
McDuffie, George, 1790-1851 --Correspondence.
Preston, William C. 1794-1860 --Correspondence.
Singleton, Richard, -1852 --Correspondence.
Singleton, Richard Mrs., -1849 --Correspondence.
Van Buren, Abraham, 1807-1873 --Correspondence.
DeVoe family.
Singleton family.
Van Buren family.
Plantations--New York (State)--Kinderhook.
Plantations--South Carolina.
South Carolina--Social life and customs.
Washington (D.C.)--Social life and customs.