Patterson Family papers, 1752-1902
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 1289.00 items
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
Patterson Family Collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-74-3
Background
- Scope and content:
These papers deal largely with Silas Gilbert Patterson and his family, but materials on other families are also included. His family resided in Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut, but the papers are from other areas of Connecticut as well. The papers consist primarily of personal and business letters, family genealogies, and advertisements from local businesses. Other families and persons with papers in the collection include John L. Andrews family, Bonney family, Lewish Marsh, Morse family, Rouse family, Gilbert family, Elnathan Patterson, and Seth Pierce.
- Biographical / historical:
Ezra Gilbert married Mary Hollibird and had 9 children, the first born in 1757 and the youngest, Samuel, born in 1776. Polly Gilbert was the daughter of Samuel Gilbert and Laura Twiss. She was born December 30, 1800 in Warren, Connecticut. She married Sherman Patterson and had 3 children: Silas Gilbert in 1838, Burton Clark in 1839, and Henry Sherman in 1842. Silas Gilbert Patterson married Sarah Jane Sturtevant, born 1844, in 1866 and fathered 10 children. He was a Justice of the Peace and an attorney in Cornwall Bridge, Connecticut.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Mrs. Adele MacArthur
- Processing information:
Processed January 1979.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Subjects:
- Poetry
Deeds - Names:
- Bonney family
Morse family - Places:
- Connecticut
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Collection is open to all researchers.
This collection is in an offsite storage location. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu with requests for access or for more information.
- Terms of access:
All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Preferred citation:
Patterson Family Collection, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-74-3
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
