Nicholas Biddle Papers
- Location: McKeldin Library
Location Code & Call Number: MCK-PER M-FILM HG2463.B5A2 - Biddle, Nicholas, 1786-1844. Papers.
- 46 Reels.
- 113 Volumes.
- 46 Reels.
Description
Correspondence, genealogical materials, financial papers, speeches, letterbooks and related materials comprise this collection. The bulk of the papers date from between 1775 and 1846. The letterbooks are dated from 1823 to 1843.
The papers are arranged in chronological order. Letterbooks, dated materials and undated matter were filmed separately. There are lists of correspondents, with pagination indicated, in Biddle's handwriting, at the beginning of each letterbook.
Nicholas Biddle entered the University of Pennsylvania at ten years of age, then studied at [Princeton]. He was a litterateur, scholar, statesman and financier. He edited Lewis and Clark's account of their Louisiana expedition as well as Port Folio, America's leading literary periodical. He was also president of the Bank of the United States and of Girard College.
Index/Guide
- No seperate index.
