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Nicholas Biddle papers
Nicholas Biddle, litterateur and financier of Philadelphia, attended Princeton and served as: secretary to American Legation in Paris; editor of the Port Folio; member of the Pennsylvania state legislature; and president of the Bank of the United States. After leaving the Bank of the United States...
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| Collection: | Nicholas Biddle Papers |
| Collection Number: | 2039 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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1.0 Linear feet 1 linear feet, 4 boxes (650 items) |
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Nicholas Biddle, litterateur and financier of Philadelphia, attended Princeton and served as: secretary to American Legation in Paris; editor of the Port Folio; member of the Pennsylvania state legislature; and president of the Bank of the United States. After leaving the Bank of the United States, Biddle lived as a retired gentleman at Andalusia, his country estate.
The bulk of the collection consists of incoming and outgoing correspondence, 1800-1844. The letters discuss personal affairs, politics, military developments, and economic matters, including the Bank of the United States. A letter dated April 19, 1839 explains Biddle's decision to retire from the bank. Additionally, there are manuscript copies of miscellaneous Biddle prose and verse dating from student days and from the period of association with the Port Folio; household account book, 1827, of Jane (Craig) Biddle, Nicholas' wife; and miscellanea.
Among the other papers are a few incoming and outgoing letters by several members of the Biddle family, including James Biddle, naval officer, 1813-1846; Charles J. Biddle, 1812-1828, 1863; and Craig Biddle, 1845-1862. |