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Guide to Research Collections Princeton UniversityDepartment of Rare Books and Special Collections Princeton, NJ Papers: 1664-1785, 2.25 cubic feet. The collection consists mainly of legal documents reflecting the career of William Houston as a lawyer and clerk of the New Jersey Supreme Court, as well as correspondence with Robert Morris and Michael Hillegas covering the period 1782-1785 when William Houston served as receiver of Continental taxes in the state. The collection contains such documents as land grants, copies of wills, notices of debt, boundary settlements, precedents, legal papers pertaining to John Hart, deeds, and documents from the Monmouth, Burlington, and Hunterdon County Common Pleas Courts. There are also documents relating to William Houston’s estate. A finding aid is available in the repository and online. Copley Press, Inc. J. S. Copley Library La Jolla, CA Papers: 1780, 3 pages. A transcription of a report from William Churchill Houston written on September 6, 1780. The report is from a congressional committee which requests that states with claims to western country “yield up a portion of territorial Claim for the general Benefit.” The report ends with a resolution for those states to pass such laws, and “effectually remove the only Obstacle to a final Ratification of the Articles of Confederation.” Duke University Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library Durham, NC Papers: 1779, 1 item. A letter from W. C. Houston, professor of mathematics and natural philosophy at the College of New Jersey, to James Ewing about railing troops, supplies, and money for the Revolutionary forces. The New York Public Library Manuscripts & Archives Section New York, NY Papers: In the William Livingston Papers, 1749-1782, 3 linear feet. Other authors include William Churchill Houston. A finding aid for the papers is available in the repository. Rosenbach Museum & Library Philadelphia, PA Papers: In the Philemon Dickinson Papers, 1778, 1 item. A letter from Phileomon Dickinson to William Churchill Houston and James Mott written on July 29, 1778. Philemon Dickinson explains that all orders issued by him on the Treasury before August 21, 1776, were based on orders from the Council of Safety, and paid to militia officers whose regiments needed money before they could march. Philemon Dickinson never received any public money except his pay. Rutgers University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives New Brunswick, NJ Papers: In the New Jersey Correspondence, 1773-1954, 39 items and 1 envelope. Correspondents include William Churchill Houston. Yale University Manuscripts and Archives New Haven, CT Papers: In the Ebenezer Alfred Johnson Family Papers, ca. 1760-1969, 7.5 linear feet. Subjects covered in the papers include William Churchill Houston. |