Reynolds Family Papers

MS 6

Scope and Content

The collection consists of letters, diaries, scrapbooks, hand-drawn maps, clippings, photographs, transcripts, war communications and books. Some of the items were first assembled by members of the Reynolds family in the mid-1860s, with family ownership of the material being continuous up until the transfer of the collection to Franklin and Marshall College. It is the understanding of the department that items relating to the daughters of John and Lydia Moore Reynolds have been retained by the family.

The earliest item in the collection dates from 1756 with the bulk of the material covering the period from 1830 - 1880 and consisting of mostly William Reynolds (1815 - 1879) and John Fulton Reynolds (1820 - 1863) items.

Scrapbooks were compiled by Eleanor Reynolds. Books (monographs) that are included in the Reynolds Family Papers are probably from the personal library of James Lefevre Reynolds. These books are listed at the end of the manuscript collection inventory. The journals which William Reynolds wrote during the U.S. Exploring Expedition 1838-1842 are available on microfilm. William's unofficial journals are also available in published format (abridged) as The Private Journal of William Reynolds edited by Nathaniel and Thomas Philbrick, New York: Penguin Books, 2004. An unabridged transcription of these journals is also available in electronic format. Letters written by William Reynolds to his family during the expedition and numbered 1-21 are available transcribed and published as Voyage to the Southern Ocean: the Letters of Lieutenant William Reynolds from the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842 edited by Anne Hoffmann Cleaver and E. Jeffrey Stann, Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1988.

In 2003, portions of the Reynolds Family Papers were digitized with the support of a 2002 NETShare grant award. The award program is an extention of the federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), and is administered in Pennsylvania through the Department of Education, Office of Commonwealth Libraries.

The digitized portion of the collection can be accessed at the following address:

http://library.fandm.edu/archives/Reynolds/splash.html


Restrictions

There are no restrictions on the use of the collection by researchers other than patrons will be referred to published and digitized material where available. However, publication of William Reynolds' "unofficial journals" and U.S. Exploring Expedition letters Number 1-21 are restricted by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to notify the Archives & Special Collections Department of any intent to publish the contents of the manuscript material and/or other items in the collection.

Provenance

The bulk of the Reynolds Family Papers were donated to the Archives and Special Collections Department on two separate occasions, in 1955 and 1962, by members of the Reynolds family. The donors were: Mrs. John Fulton Reynolds Scott, wife of John Fulton Reynolds' grand nephew; Katharine Hoffman Kline, grandaughter of Lydia Reynolds Evans; and Mary Reynolds Kline Shannahan, daughter of Katharine Hoffman Kline. The papers had been in the possession of the family up until the time of the donation to the college.

Series Arrangement

The Reynolds Family Papers are arranged by series correlating to each member of the Reynolds family who has materials found in the collection. The series are arranged chronologically by the birth date of the individual, as follows:

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Series
I. William Reynolds (1784 - 1828)

II. John Reynolds (1787 - 1853)

III. Lydia Moore Reynolds (1794 - 1843)

IV. Samuel Moore Reynolds (1814 - 1888)

V. William Reynolds (1815 - 1879)

VI. Lydia Moore Reynolds (1818 - 1896)

VII. Nathan Evans (1813 - 1893)

VIII. John Frick Evans (1818 - 1885)

IX. Rebecca Krug Reynolds (1816 - 1885)

X. John Fulton Reynolds (1820 - 1863)

XI. James Lefevre Reynolds (1822 - 1880)

XII. Jane Reynolds (1824 - 1901)

XIII. Kate Reynolds (1825 - 1905)

XIV. Harriet Sumner Reynolds (1832 - 1898)

XV. Eleanor Reynolds [1835 - 1923)

XVI. John Fulton Reynolds Scott[19 ? - 1956 ?]

XVII. Miscellaneous material (1765 - 1934)

XVIII. Transcripts, Digital Images, and Microfilm

XIX. Reynolds Family Library

Note: Series XVII contains miscellaneous material and that Series XVIII contains transcripts and microfilm which duplicates some of the original items. Series XIX is a listing of the books mostly belonging to James Lefevre Reynolds and John Reynolds but include books owned by other family members as well. Presumably, these books were later acquired by James Lefevre Reynolds where they all became a part of his personal library.

Abbreviated Family Genealogy

The following is a generational outline of the Reynolds family; the list includes only those members of the family for which the collection contains material.

I. William Reynolds. (1784 Aug 6 - l828 Nov 5). [never married; no issue.] (brother)

Lydia Reynolds. (1792 Jan 5 - 1857 Apr 27). [never married; no issue.] (sister)

John Reynolds. (1787 Mar 30 - 1853 May 11). married (l8l3 Jun 17) to Lydia Moore (brother) (1794 Jan 24 - 1843 Aug 5).

II. Children of John and Lydia Moore Reynolds:

1. Samuel Moore. (1814 Apr 17 - 1888 May 29).

2. William. (1815 Dec 10 - 1879 Nov 5). married (1842 Aug 16) to Rebecca Krug (1816 Aug 22 - 1885 Apr 12).

3. Lydia Moore. (1818 Jul 27 - 1896 Dec 28). married (1846 Apr 14) to Nathan Evans (1813 Dec 23 - 1893 Oct 16).

4. John Fulton. (1820 Sep 21 - 1863 Jul 1).

5. James Lefevre. (1822 Mar 8 - 1880 Apr 5).

6. Mary Jane. (1824 Feb 13 - 1901 Dec 10) married (1849 Dec 4) to George Gildersleeve (1822 May 24 - 1900 Dec 31). [note: called "Jane."]

7. Catharine Ferree. (1825 Dec 11 - 1905 Feb 10) married to Henry D. Landis (1824 Oct 18 - 1895 Feb 18.) [note: called "Kate"; name sometimes spelled "Cate."]

8. Harriot Sumner. (1832 Jul 29 - 1898 Sep 14).

9. Eleanor. (1835 Mar 13 - 1923 Feb 20).

Significant Biographical Dates
Series I. William Reynolds. (1784 - 1828).

1821 (?) - appointed Secretary to the Spanish Governor of Florida.
1822 - appointed to the Legislative Council of the territory of Florida by James Buchanan.
- appointed "Keeper of the Public Archives."
1825 - elected mayor of St. Augustine, Florida.

Series II. John Reynolds. (1787 - 1853).

1802/10 ? - apprenticed under Archibald Bartram, Phila.printer; later became a partner.
1814 - 1817 - cashier at Farmer's State Bank of Lancaster.
1820 - purchased the "Lancaster Journal" and functioned as printer and publisher of the newspaper.
1822 - 1824 - member of the Pennsylvania State Legislature.
1834 - sold the "Lancaster Journal."
1836 - manager of Coleman Iron Works, Cornwall (Lebanon County, PA) and guardian of Coleman heirs.
1837. - moved to Cornwall.
1848 - moved back to Lancaster City

Series V. William Reynolds. (1815 - 1879).

1831 Nov 17 - appointed Midshipman/U.S. Navy
1836 - 37 - attended naval school, Norfolk, VA
1837 Jun 15 - passed Midshipman.
1838 - 1842 - served as an officer on the U.S. Exploring Expedition (aka the Wilkes Expedition.)
1841 Sep - received commission as Lieutenant.
1852 - 1861 - resided in Kauai and Honolulu, Hawaii during leave of absence from Navy; placed on Reserve list.
1855 Sep 24 - placed on reserved list due to ill health.
1857 Feb 23 - appointed Naval Store Keeper at Honolulu.
1862 Jun 9 - appointed Commander of U.S.S. Vermont, South Atlantic Blockading Station, Port Royal, South Carolina.
1866 Jul 25 - Promoted to Captain; U.S.S. Lackawanna to Hawaii.
1867 - Took possession of Midway Island for the U.S.
1870 - appointed Commodore.
1870 - 1875 - appointed Chief of the Bureau of Equipment and Recruiting.
1873 and 1874 - Acting Secretary of the Navy (two occasions).
1873 Dec 12 - appointed Rear Admiral.
1875 - appointed Commander of the naval forces bases at the "Asiatic Station" (Japan, China, Siam), Flagship U.S.S. Tennessee.
1877 Dec 10 - placed on Retired List.
1879 Nov 5 - died.

Series X. John Fulton Reynolds. (1820 - 1863).

1841 - graduated from U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY; commissioned Lieutenant, Third U.S. Artillery.
1846 - promoted to First Lieutenant; served under Gen. Zachary Taylor in the war withMexico; breveted Captain after Battle of Monterey.
1847 - breveted Major for special gallantry after Battle of Buena Vista.
1858 - served in the Utah Expedition under Albert Sidney Johnston.
1860 - assigned to U.S. Military Academy; served as Commandant of Cadets.
1861 - commissioned as Lieutenant Colonel of 14th Infantry; appointed Brigadier-General and assumed command of First Brigade, Pennsylvania Reserves.
1862 - appointed Military Governor of Fredericksburg, VA; captured by Confederate Army and held in Libby Prison; after prisoner exchange appointed Major General and given command of First Corps of the Army of the Potomac.
1863 Jul 1 - killed on first day of the Battle of Gettysburg, PA

Series XI. James Lefevre Reynolds. (1822 - 1880).

1841 - graduated from Marshall College, Mercersburg, PA
1844 - admitted to the bar, Lancaster, PA
1862 - appointed Superintendent of the Union Army draft for Lancaster County, PA
1863 - appointed Quarter-Master General for the State of Pennsylvania.
1872 - elected member of the Constitutional Convention of Pennsylvania.

Reynolds Family affiliations with Franklin & Marshall College:

John Reynolds:
Trustee. Franklin College and Franklin & Marshall College, 1828 - 1853.

James Lefevre Reynolds:
Graduate. Marshall College, 1841.

Trustee. Franklin & Marshall College, 1852-53; 1855 - 1880.

William Reynolds:
attended the Classical Institute, Mercersburg, PA [later renamed Marshall College].

Allen S. Reynolds, M.D.:
Graduate. Mercersburg College, 1878.

INVENTORY OF COLLECTION

Series I. William Reynolds (1784-1828).
Box 1

correspondence. 1815 - 1828.

Reynolds, John. 1815 Oct - 1828 May. (3f)


Series II. John Reynolds (1787-1853).
Box 1

correspondence. 1822 - 1853.

Anderson, Joseph. 1825 Aug 30. (1f)

Bragg, Braxton. 1842 Jul 23, Aug 12. (1f)

Buchanan, James. 1822 - 1836; 1844 - 1849.(3f)

Buchanan, James to Alexander M. Hays re: John Reynolds. 1827 Jul 17. (1f)

Cass, Lewis. [includes note from J. Buchanan].1836 Jan 23. (1f)

Jones, Thomas A. 1832 Jan 28, Feb 11. (1f)

Keller, Samuel; E. M. Reigart; John Slaymaker, Jr.1828 Jan 4. (1f)

Pierce, Henry A. 1853 May 9. (1f)

Reynolds, John Fulton. 1847 - 1852. (1f)

Reynolds, Lydia Moore. [wife]. 1824 - 1843.(3f).

Reynolds, William. [son]. 1831 Nov 7, 25. (1f). Available transcribed here

Weidman, John. 1850 Mar 6. (1f)

legal documents. 1832 Mar 13. (1f)

clippings. (1f).

photograph.

handwritten songbook with index.


Series III. Lydia Moore Reynolds. [wife of John Reynolds].(1794 - 1843).
Box 2

correspondence. 1824 - 1842.

Paulding, J. K. 1839 Oct 25. (1f)

Reynolds, John. [some with notes from son,William Reynolds.] 1824; 1831; 1841. (1f).

Upshur, A[bell] P. 1842 Feb 16. (1f)


Series IV. Samuel Moore Reynolds (1814-1888).
Box 2

correspondence. 1824 - 1886.

Buchanan, James. [includes Anthony Weaver enclosure]. 1857 Dec - 1862 Feb. (1f)

Reynolds, John. [with note from Lydia Reynolds, mother]. 1824 Mar 13. (1f).

Seymour, T. 1886 Aug 28. (1f).

Sherman, William T. 1883 Feb 16. (1f).

financial documents. 1857 Sep 15 - 1860 Aug 31. (lf)


Series V. William Reynolds (1815-1879).
Box 2

correspondence. 1821 - 1878.

Gillmore, Q. A. 1863 Nov 22. (1f).

Reynolds, Eleanor. 1852 Sep - 1863 Aug. (3f) Selections (1858-1863)available transcribed here

Reynolds, Harriot Sumner. [some with notes from Rebecca Krug Reynolds]. 1863 Jun 7, Jul 10. (1f). Available transcribed here

Reynolds, James Lefevre. 1853 - 1877. (1f). Selections available transcribed here

Reynolds, John. 1824 Mar - 1844 Oct. (8f) [includes U.S. Ex.Ex. letters No.15 - 17, cover letter to #19, and #21; see Box #12 "William Reynolds" for transcript of #19 (the original is in the possession of the National Archives.] Note: US Exploring Expedition letters 15-17, 19, 21 (folders 20 and 21) are also available transcribed in: Cleaver, Anne Hoffman and E. Jeffrey Stann, eds. Voyage to the Southern Ocean: the Letters of Lieutenant William Reynolds from the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842. Other selections, 1824-1834 available transcribed here

Box 3

correspondence (cont.)

Reynolds, John. 1844 Nov - 1853 May. (8f). Selections (1845) transcribed here

Reynolds, John and Lydia Moore Reynolds.1827 Jul 4. (1f).

Reynolds, John Fulton. 1846 Jun 12; 1847 Jul 8. (1f).

Reynolds, Catharine F. [some with notes from Rebecca Krug Reynolds]. 1852 Jul - 1878 Jul. (1f).

Reynolds, Lydia M. [sister]; includes U.S. Ex.Ex. letters No. 1, 3-11; 1834 Oct -1866. (8f).
Note: Folders 12-15, correspondence 1834-1838, is available in digital format at Reynolds Family Papers - Digital Collection. Folders 16-18, U.S. Exploring Expedition letters 1, 3-11 (1838-1839), available as transcriptions in Cleaver, Anne Hoffman and E. Jeffrey Stann, eds. Voyage to the Southern Ocean: the Letters of Lieutenant William Reynolds from the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842.

Reynolds, Lydia Moore. [mother; includes U.S.Ex. letters No. 13, 14, 20.] 1832 Jan - 1842 Apr. (1f). Note: US Exploring Expedition letters 13,14, 20 (This folder (#20)) are available transcribed in Cleaver, Anne Hoffman and E. Jeffrey Stann, eds. Voyage to the Southern Ocean: the Letters of Lieutenant William Reynolds from the U.S. Exploring Expedition, 1838-1842

Reynolds, Samuel M. 1853 Jul 7. (1f).

Box 4

Notebook. [1838 - 1842; re: U.S. Exploring Expedition].

Journal. 1838 Aug 18 - 1842 May [note: this is William Reynolds' "official" version of the Exploring Expedition.] (1 vol.) 244 pgs.

_____. 1838 Aug - 1840 May [unofficial journal]. vol. 1 of 2; 370 pgs. Note: available abridged as Philbrick, Nathaniel and Thomas Philbrick, eds. The Private Journal Of William Reynolds and unabridged in electronic format on CD-ROM.

_____. vol. 1 inserts: "Memorial of the Officers of the Exploring Expedition..." 1847 Jan 11 and draft [?] reponse by William Reynolds.

_____. 1840 - 1842 [unofficial journal]. vol. 2 of 2; 387 pgs. Note: available abridged as Philbrick, Nathaniel and Thomas Philbrick, eds. The Private Journal Of William Reynolds and unabridged in electronic format on CD-ROM.
(*see also - Box 14 for microfilm copy of both the official and unofficial journals)

Transcription of William Reynolds Private [unofficial journal 2 vols plus first 32 pp of "Private Notes from St. Helena (April to July 1842 only)]. CD-ROM.
transcribed by Thomas Philbrick, Fall 2003. (3 electronic files)

Box 5

Journal. 1842 Apr 24 - 1848 Aug 4. "Private notes from St. Helena/" (1 vol.) *Note: available abridged as Philbrick, Nathaniel and Thomas Philbrick, eds. The Private Journal Of William Reynolds and unabridged (first 32 pp April to July 1842 only) in electronic format on CD-ROM.

_____. 1848 Aug - 1849 Aug 4. "Private notes/on board the...Alleghany." (1 vol.) *

notes. [re: Charles Wilkes court martial (1842) and actions as commander of U.S.Ex.; includes Reynolds' "Critique" of Wilkes' Narrative...] ca.1845. (1f).

legal documents. 1834 May 29 - 1876 Jun 25. (1f)

drawings. nd. (1f)

printed material. (includes Wilkes' Narrative...) [note: located in oversize file]. (1f).

clippings. [1879]. (1f)

biographical information. 1842 Jul 7 - 1880 Jan 5. (1f)

photographs. (note: see Photograph file) (1f)

map. Hawaiian Islands. [note: printed; located in oversize drawer]. (1f).

see also Series X, "pamphlets," Box 13


Series VI. Lydia Moore Reynolds Evans [wife of Nathan Evans]. (1818- 1896).
Box 5

correspondence. 1842 - 1849.

Alden, Anne C[oleman]. 1842 Dec 27; 1843 Mar 28. (1f).

Reynolds, Catharine F. 1849 Oct 26. (1f).

financial document. 1855 Aug 21. (1f)


Series VII. Nathan Evans [husband of Lydia M. Reynolds Evans]. (1813 - 1893).
Box 5

correspondence. 1839 - 1861.

Baugh, George. 1854 Sep - 1856 Nov. (2f). Evans, John Frick. [some with notes from Susanna Evans]. 1839 Mar - [1847 ?] Aug. (1f).

Evans, John W. 1853 Aug 12. (1f).

Evans, Susanna. [includes notes from Mary Evans Moore]. 1839 Sep, Dec. (1f)

Moore, Mary Evans. 1846 Jul - 1851 Aug. (1f).

Rinehart, Daniel. [includes notes from Lydia E. Rinehart]. 1848 Nov - 1850 Feb; 1861 Jan 7. (1f).

Rinehart, Lydia Evans. 1849 Jul - 1854 Aug. (1f).


Series VIII. John Frick Evans (1818 - 1885) [brother of Nathan Evans].
Box 6

correspondence. 1846 - 1866.

Baugh, George. l855 Mar - 1856 Jan. (1f).

Evans, Nathan. 1846 Sep - 1874 Apr. (3f).

Moore, C.; Daniel Rinehart and wives.1849 Mar 27. (1f).

Moore, Mary Evans. 1866 Oct 23. (1f).


Series IX. Rebecca Krug Reynolds. (1816 - 1885) [wife of William Reynolds].
Box 6

correspondence. 1847 - [1877].

Hardie, James A. 1864 May 28. (1f).

Reynolds, Eleanor. 1855 May 8. (1f).

Reynolds, Harriet Sumner. 1867 Jan - 1877 Aug. (3f).

Reynolds, Kate. [some with notes by William Reynolds, brother]. 1847 Jan - 1866 Dec. (2f).

diary. 1849 Jan 1 - Oct 28. (1f).

clippings. 1844. (1f)


Series X. John Fulton Reynolds (1820-1863).
Box 6

correspondence. 1833 - 1862.

[Bush?], F. 1854 Mar 16. (1f).

Craig, Col. H. K. 1857 May ll. (1f).

Gildersleeve, George. 1863 Jul 2. (1f).

Landis, Henry D. 1857 May 26. (1f).

MacKall, W. W. 1856 Jul 27. (1f).

[Port Orford/Oregon Territory, citizens of].1856 Jul 31. (1f).

Reynolds, James Lefevre. 1845 Jul - 1862 Nov. (2f).

Reynolds [Gildersleeve], Jane. 1841 Mar - 1859 Apr. (2f).

Box 7

Reynolds, Catherine. [with some notes from Harriot and Eleanor Reynolds]. 1833 Feb - 1862 Apr. (3f).

Reynolds, John. 1833 Nov - 1852 Jan. (1f).

Reynolds, Lydia. [aunt, sister of John Reynolds].1835 Sep 8. (1f).

Reynolds, Lydia Moore. [mother]. 1833 Dec - 1843 Mar. (1f).

Reynolds [Evans], Lydia M. [sister]. 1838 Jun - 1846 Jan 4. (4f). [Note: 1846 Jan 4 letter includes pencil sketch portrait of J.F.R.].

Reynolds, Samuel. 1847 May 26. (1f).

Reynolds, William. [brother]. 1837 Jul 20. (1f).

Rosengarten, J. George. [correspondence about J. F. Reynolds]. 1863; 1880 - 1896. (1f).

Slintoe, E. J. 1855 Feb 22. (1f).

Small, Samuel. 1862 Aug 27. (1f).

[Wacker ?], Major -----. 1855 Aug 20. (1f).

Box 8

J. F. Reynolds correspondence and transcriptions, 1849 -1863. [from scrapbook compiled by Eleanor Reynolds; includes photographs of J. FReynolds]. (141f).
see also, Reynolds Family Papers - Digital Collection

Box 9

military orders and correspondence. 1847 Feb - 1863 Jun 28. (5f).
see also, Reynolds Family Papers - Digital Collection

military orders and war dispatches. 1862 Aug 13 - 1863 Jun 26. (19 f).
see also, Reynolds Family Papers - Digital Collection

Box 10

reports. [1847 ?]; 1859; 1862. (1f).

financial documents. 1849 Nov 20 - 1862 Jul 4. (1f)

legal documents. 1849 Mar 1 - 1914 Feb 12. (1f)

documents. [U.S. Military Academy grades]. 1840-1841. (1f).

charts, lists. 1856 Jul 14 - [1863]. (1f)

memorabilia. 1847 Jul 4 - 1863 Jul 3. (1f)

- dried flowers from the fields of Buena Vista.

- battle ribbon [?] worn by Mexican soldiers, ca. 1846-48.

- lock of hair. J. F. Reynolds.

- belt from Army uniform.

pamphlets. (1f).

- re: Lt. Col. John C. Fremont charge of mutiny.1848 Mar.
- re: oration delivered at gravesite of J. F. Reynolds. 1888 Sep.

Rosengarten, J. G. ...A Memoir of Admiral and General Reynolds, (Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1880).

Reynolds Memorial Association. Unveiling of the Statue of General John F. Reynolds, (Philadelphia ?, 1884).

poem. "Monterey." [1846 Oct]. (1f)

photographs. (note: located in photograph file and oversize photo file.) (3f)

maps. Mexico [hand drawn. 1846 - 47 ?]; Chesapeake Bay/Civil War positions [printed]. 1861.[note: located in oversize file]. (1f)

clippings. [1840's - 1914]. (note: see also oversize file). (1f)


Series XI. James Lefevre Reynolds (1822-1880).
Box 11

correspondence. 1841 - 1861.

Buchanan, James. 1854; 1861. (1f).

Evans, Nathan. 1850 Jan 6. (1f).

Reynolds, John. 1841 Mar - Aug. (1f).

Reynolds, Lydia Moore. [mother]. 1841 Jan 21. (1f).

Reynolds [Evans] Lydia. [sister]. 1841 Feb 13. (1f).

Witmer, I.L. 1863 Jul 3. (1f). [concerns the arrival of J. F. Reynolds' body in Lancaster, PA]

class notes. [notebook]. 1841 Summer. (1 vol.).

legal document. 1853 Jul 20. (1f)


Series XII. Mary Jane Reynolds (1824-1901).
Box 11

correspondence. 1849; [1876].

Reynolds, Catharine. 1849; [1876].


Series XIII. Catharine [Kate/Cate] Ferree Reynolds (1825-1905).
Box 11

correspondence. 1863, 1883.

Grier, W. Hayes. 1863 Aug 21. (1f).

Rosengarten, J. George. 1883 Aug 8. (1f).


Series XIV. Harriot Sumner Reynolds (1832-1898).
Box 11

correspondence. 1862.

Landis, Henry D. 1862 Jul 3. (1f).


Series XV. Eleanor Reynolds (1835 - 1923).
Box 11

correspondence.

Emmons, George H. 1881 Feb 15. (1f).

Lane, Harriet. 1852 Dec -1863 Dec. (1f).

Mitchell, R. W. 1863 Sep 17. (1f).

Ravenal, W[illiam] de C. 1916 Apr, May. (1f).

Rosengarten, J. George. [1880 Aug 13 ?]. (1f).

Sherman, William T. 1882 Feb 16. (1f).

Smith, eorge Plumer. [1880 ?] Aug 6. (1f).

Young, J. 1880 Aug 13. (1f).

[ ? ], A. C. 1885 Dec 1. (1f).

Box 12

scrapbook and inserts. 1802 - 1930 (?) [compiled by Eleanor Reynolds ca. 1863 with additions and notes by John F. Reynolds Scott]. (1 vol. & 3 f).

scrapbook. 1856. [clippings re: morbid poetry].(1 vol.)

scrapbook and inserts. [1842-1884; 1911- 1913].[primarily news clippings re: J. F. Reynolds]. (1 vol. & 1 f).

Box 13

documents. [re: Smithsonian Institution.] 1885 Dec - 1916 May. (1f).


Series XVI. John Fulton Reynolds Scott (19 ? - 1956 ?).
Box 13

correspondence.

Gitt, George D. 1934 Jan 11, 15. (1f).

notebook. n.d. (1 vol.).


Series XVII. Miscellaneous material. 1765 - 1915.
Box 13

correspondence. 1765 - 1854.

Buchanan, James. to George W. Jones. 1847 Apr 23. (1f).

Hammond, R. H. to James Buchanan. 1844 Nov 18. (1f).

Huntington, O.B. [copy] to Lt. Col. E. J. Steptoe. 1854 Dec 7. (1f).

Peters, Richard. to Robert Coleman. 1820 Jan 24. (1f).

Reigart, A. William; Henry Keffer; John Mathiot [Mayor of Lancaster, 1831- 43]; William Norris; [George ?] L. Mayer to/from George B. Porter 1831 Aug 27. (1f).

Slough, Matthias. to John Armstrong. [fragment]. 1765 Nov 13. (1f).

Weston, Charlotte. to [Jane Fulton] Moore 1794 Apr 1. (1f). [Note: samples of lace included.]

poem. "The Battle of Buena Vista." ms.[copy ?]. by Albert Pike. 1847 Feb 22, 23. (1f).

clippings. ca. 1879 - 1893. (note: located in oversize file.) (2f).

printed material. 1837 - 1892. (1f).


Series XVIII. Transcripts, Digital Images, and Microfilm.
Transcripts:

Box 13

Evans, John F./Nathan Evans correspondence. 1846 - 1874. (1f).

Reynolds, James Lefevre. [re: Marshall College, senior year]. 1841 Jan - Aug. (1f).

Reynolds, John Fulton. 1861 Apr - 1863 May. (1f).
see also, Reynolds Family Papers - Digital Collection

[Note: assembled by Edward Nichols (?); many transcriptions taken from letters in Eleanor Reynolds' scrapbook, 1849 - 1863 / box #8 while others are taken from letters held at the Huntington Library, CA. ]

Reynolds, William (1784 - 1828). to John Reynolds. 1821 - 1825. (1f).

Reynolds, William (1815 - 1878). 1834 - 1842. (2f).
see also, Reynolds Family Papers - Digital Collection

Digital Images:

Reynolds Family Papers - Digital Collection. DVD Master Files. (2f).

LSTA Reynolds DVD 1
Eleanor Scrapbook 1
Grant Supporting Files

LSTA Reynolds DVD 2
Eleanor Scrapbook 2

LSTA Reynolds DVD 3
JFR Military Orders & Correspondence

LSTA Reynolds DVD 4
JFR Military Orders & Dispatches

LSTA Reynolds DVD 5
William Reynolds' Letters

Microfilm (listed in order of appearance on reel):

Box 14

Series V William Reynolds (1815 - 1879):

Journal. 1838 Aug 18 - 1842 May [ note: this is Reynolds' "official" journal of the Expedition.] 1 vol; 244 (numbered) pgs.

______. 1838 Aug - 1840 May [unofficial journal]. vol. 1 of 2; 370 (numbered) pgs.

______. "Private notes from St. Helena..." 1842 Apr 24 - 1848 Aug 4; 1 - 31 pgs;

1 - 221 pgs. [note: two sets of pagination].

______. 1840 - 1842 [unofficial journal]. vol. 2 of 2; 387 (numbered) pags.

______. "Private notes / on board the ...Alleghany."1848 Aug - 1849 Aug 4;

149 pgs.


Series XIX Reynolds Family Library
This collection of books owned by the Reynolds Family comprises 43 individual titles and consists of 71 volumes in total. All volumes are located in Rare Books Collection and can be located by LC Classification number. All volumes are said to have later been part of the personal library of James Lefevre Reynolds who acquired volumes previously owned by other members of the family.

British Association for the Advancement of Science
Report of the Seventh Meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science; held at Liverpool in September 1837. London : John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1838.

Call Number: Q41.B85 R4 v.6
Perrin, John.
The elements of French and English conversation, with new, familiar, and easy dialogues, each preceded by a suitable vocabulary, in French and English ... rev. and corr. by C. Preudhomme. New York, Everet Duyckinck, G. Long 1814.

Call Number : PC 2121 .P46 1814
signed by Lydia A. Reynolds
DBCN:
Sully, Maximilien de Béthune, 1559-1641.
The memoirs of the Duke of Sully, prime-minister to Henry the Great. Translated from the French by Charlotte Lennox. Philadelphia: Published by Edward Earle. J. Maxwell, printer. 1817.

Call Number : DC122.9.S9 A25 5 volumes.
signed by James L. Reynolds
DBCN:
Griffiths, F. A. d 1869
The military annual for 1844, under the direction of the author of "The artillerist's manual,.. London: Henry Colburn, Publisher, 1844.

Call Number : UD155 .G7 1844
signed by John F. Reynolds
DBCN: AGS-1043
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774.
The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith. New-York, Published by W. Durell; J. Seymour, printer, 1809.

Call Number : PR3480 1809 6 volumes.
signed by John Reynolds
DBCN:
James, G. P. R. 1801?-1860.
Memoirs of great commanders. By G. P. R. James. Philadelphia, E. L. Carey & A. Hart; Boston, W. D. Tickner, 1835.

Call Number : U51 .J3
signed by John Reynolds
DBCN:
The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge for the year ... . Boston : Gray and Bowen ; New York : G., C. and H. Carvill, 1830-1861.

Call Number : AY64 .A5 1832 v. 3, 1832.
signed by John Reynolds
DBCN:
The American almanac and repository of useful knowledge, for the year 1850. Boston : Charles C. Little and James Brown, 1849.

Call Number : AY64 .A5 1849
DBCN:
Willard, Emma. 1787-1870.
History of the United States, or, Republic of America. Philadelphia : A. S. Barnes, 1842. (1845 printing)

Call Number : E178.1 .W715
signed by James L. Reynolds, John Reynolds.
DBCN:
Lewis, M. G. 1775-1818.
Tales of wonder; written and collected by M. G. Lewis ... In two volumes. ... New-York: Printed by L. Nichols & Co. for Samuel Campbell ... 1801.

Call Number : PN6110.T5 L5 1801 (2v.)
signed by John Reynolds
DBCN:
Sterne, Laurence, 1713-1768 The works of Laurence Sterne : in six volumes ; containing the life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gent. ... A sentimental journey through France and Italy .. Sermons ... Letters, &c., with the life of the author, written by himself. New York : William Durell, 1813.

Call Number : PR3710 .S7 1813 (6v.)
signed by John Reynolds
DBCN : AEO-6073
[Douxménil, ] d. 1778?
The memoirs of Ninon de L'Enclos ; with her letters to the Marquis de Sevigné and Mons. de St. Evremond / [Douxménil] ; translated from the French, Mrs. Griffith. Philadelphia : Printed by T.S. Manning, for Tho. Palmer, 1806.

Call Number : DC130.L5 A33 1806.
DBCN : AEO-6085
Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719.
The works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, with the exception of his numbers of the Spectator. Collected by Mr. Tickell. With a complete index ... New-York, W. Durell & Co., 1811.

Call Number : PR3301 .T53 1811 (6 v.)
signed by John Reynolds
DBCN : AEO-5989
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Bleak House ; Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit Philadelphia : Getz and Buck, 1853.

Call Number : PR4556 .A1 1853c
DBCN : AEO-6218
Boswell, James, 1740-1795
The life of Samuel Johnson, LL. D., comprehending an account of his studies, and numerous works, in chronological order; a series of his epistolary correspondence and conversations with many eminent persons; and various original pieces of his composition never before published: the whole exhibiting a view of literature and l iterary men in Great Britain, for near half a century during which he flourished. Boston, C. Ewer & T. Bedlington, 1824.

Call Number : PR3533 .B6 1824 (5 v.)
signed by James L.Reynolds
DBCN : AEO-6078
Boswell, James, 1740-1795
The journal of a tour to the Hebrides, with Samuel Johnson, L.L.D. / By James Boswell, Esq. Containing some poetical pieces by Dr. Johnson, relative to the tour, and never before published: a series of his conversation, literary anecdotes, and opinions of men and books: with an authentic account of the distresses and escape of the grandson of King James II, in the year 1746. Philadelphia : published by John F. Watson, 1810

Call Number : DA880.H4 B7 1810
signed by John Reynolds
DBCN : AEO-6186
Robinson, T. R. 1792-1882.
Poems by Thomas Romney Robinson, written between the age of seven and thirteen; to which is prefixed A short account of the author, by a member of the Belfast literary society. Brooklyn, NY: Printed by Thomas Kirk, 1808.

Call Number : PR5233 .R38 1808
DBCN : AEO-6188
Cottin, Madame (Sophie) 1770-1807.
Amelia Mansfield. London : printed by Cox, Son, and Baylis, 1803.

Call Number : PZ3 .A23 (2v.)
DBCN : AEO-5980
Trench, Richard Chenevix, 1807-1886.
On the English language, past and present; by Richard Chenevix Trench. New York, Blakeman & Mason 1859.

Call Number : PE 1175 .T7 1859
signed by James Reynolds
DBCN : AEO-5971
Scott, Walter, 1771-1832
Tales of my landlord, fourth and last series. Collected and arranged by Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseud.] Philadelphia, Carey and Lea, 1832.

Call Number : PR5316 .T35 (2v.)
DBCN : AEO-6224
Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882 .
Two years before the mast : a personal narrative of life at sea. New-York : Harper, 1841, c1840.

Call Number : G540 .D2 1840
signed by James Reynolds.
DBCN : AEO-6192
The Federalist, on the new Constitution; written in 1788, by Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jay, and Mr. Madison. Philadelphia, Published by Benjamin Warner, no. 147 Market Street, and sold at his stores, Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina, 1818.

Call Number : JK154 1818a
signed by James L. Reynolds
The book of common prayer and administration of the sacraments, and other rites and ceremonies of the Church : according to the use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America ; together with the Psalter, or Psalms of David. Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott & Co., 1857.

Call Number : BX5943 .A1 1857
signed John F. Reynolds, U.S. Army, Ft. Monroe, VA. 1857.
DBCN : AEO-6252
Reynolds, Frederick, 1764-1841.
The life and times of Frederick Reynolds. Written by himself ... Philadelphia, H.C. Cary and I. Lea, 1826.

Call Number : PR5221.R3 Z5 1826
signed by James L. Reynolds
DBCN : AEO-5938
Lake, J.W. ed.
The works of Lord Byron, including the suppressed poems. Also a sketch of his life. by J.W. Lake. Philadelphia, Grigg & Elliot, 1834.

Call Number : PR4351 .L3 1834
signed by John F. Evans.(in-law)
DBCN : AEO-6083
Taylor, Joseph, 1761(2)-1844.
Antiquitates curiosæ : the etymology of many remarkable old sayings, proverbs, and singular customs/ Explained by Joseph Taylor. London : Printed for T. and J. Allman, 1818.

Call Number : PN6421 .T3
signed by James L. Reynolds
DBCN : AEO-6247
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866.
Infantry tactics; or, Rules for the exercise and manoeuvres of the United States' infantry. New-York, Harper & brothers, 1845.

Call Number : UD160 .S36 (3 v.)
DBCN : AEO-5993
The American register, or, Summary review of history, politics, and literature. Philadelphia : Thomas Dobson and Son, 1817.

Call Number : D351 .A5
signed by John Reynolds
DBCN : AEO-6243
The United States almanac; or complete ephemeris, for the year 1845 : containing the length and increase of days, and the sun's rising and setting, &c., given for seven different parallels of latitude, embracing the whole extent of the Union; ... / by John Downes, ... also,numerous statistics, relative to commerce, agriculture, manufactures, ... By John Philips Montgomery, Esq., ... Philadelphia : B. Walker ; New York : C.J. Gillis ; Cincinnati : H.C. Gillis, 1845 [1844]

Call Number : AY64 .A5 1845
signed by John Reynolds.
DBCN : AEO-6213
United States. Congress 1801-1802). Senate.
Debates in the Senate of the United States on the judiciary, during the first session of the seventh Congress : also, the several motions, resolutions, and votes, taken upon that momentous subject ; and a complete list of the yeas and nays, as entered on the journals. Philadelphia : For E. Bronson, printed by T. Smith, 1802.

Call Number : JX1551 .U6
DBCN : AEO-6241
Sarrazin, Jean, 1770- 1850?
History of the war in Spain and Portugal, from 1807 to 1814. By General Sarrazin.....Illustrated with a map of Spain and Portugal exhibiting the routes of the various armies. Philadelphia, Published by Edward Earle; J. Maxwell, printer, 1815.

Call Number : DC231 .S24 1815
signed by John Reynolds.
DBCN : AEO-6239
Robertson, William, 1721-1793.
The history of America, by William Robertson. Philadelphia: Published by Johnson & Warner. William Greer, printer. 1812.

Call Number : E143 .R65 1812
DBCN : AEO-5999
Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797.
A vindication of the rights of woman : with strictures on moral and political subjects / by Mary Woolstonecraft [sic]. Philadelphia : Printed by William Gibbons ..., 1792.

Call Number : HQ1596 .W6 1792b
signed by James L. Reynolds
DBCN : AEO-5997
The constitutions of the United States, according to the latest amendments : to which are prefixed, the Declaration of independence; and the Federal constitution, with the amendments ... Philadelphia, Printed for Robert Campbell, 1800.

Call Number : JK18 1800a
DBCN : AEO-5991
Barton, William, 1754-1817.
Memoirs of the life of David Rittenhouse, LL.D. F.R.S., late president of the American Philosophical Society, &c., interspersed with various notices of many distinguished men: with an appendix, containg sundry philosophical and other papers, most of which have not hitherto been published. Philadelphia, E. Parker, 1813.

Call Number : QB36.R4 B3
DBCN : AAG-6367
Cluskey, M. W. comp.
The Democratic hand-book / compiled by Mich. W. Cluskey ... Recommended by the Democratic National Committee. Washington, DC: R.A. Waters, 1856.

Call Number : JK2312 1856
DBCN : AEO-7534
Comerford, T.
The History of Ireland, from the earliest Account of Time, to the Invasion of the English under King Henry II. Baltimore: James Scanlan & B. Eded, 1826.

Call Number: DA910.C6
DBCN: AAM-6496
Disraeli, Benjamin.
Coningsby, or the New Generation. Philadelphia: Carey and Hart, 1844.

Call Number: PR4084.C6 1844
DBCN:AEO-7530
Fenelon, Francois de Salignac de La Mothe-, 1651-1715.
The adventures of Telemachus, the son of Ulysses. From the French of Salignac de La Mothe-Fénelon ... By the late John Hawkesworth ... 2 v. New York, D. Huntington [180-?]

Call Number : PQ1795 T5 .E5 1815 v.1 c.1
DBCN: AEO-7532
Muret, Eduard, 1833-1904.
Enzyklopœdisches Englisch-Deutsches und Deutsch-Englisches Wörterbuch ... Mit Angabe der Aussprache nach dem phonetischen system der Methode Toussaint. Berlin, Langenscheidt, 1900.

Call Number : PF3640 .M8 1899
DBCN : AEO-6249
Paine, Thomas, 1737-1809.
The American crisis by the author of Common sense. Philadelphia : Printed and sold by Styner and Cist, in Second-street, six doors above Arch-street. Where also may be had no. I. and II., [1777]

Call Number : E211 .P1135
signed by Jasper Yeates
DBCN : AEP-1971
Rupp, Israel Daniel,
History of Lancaster County, to which is prefixed a brief sketch of the early history of Pennsylvania. Lancaster: Gilbert Hills, 1844.

Call Number:F157.L2R9
DBCN: AAS-8466
Jacobs, M. 1808-1871.
Notes on the Rebel invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania, and the battle of Gettysburg, July 1st, 2d and 3d, 1863 ... By M. Jacobs Philadelphia, J. B. Lippincott & Co., 1864.

Call Number: E475.51 .J17 c.5
signed by Eleanor Reynolds. Contains ALS (9 p.), dated October 15, 1863, from Joseph G. Rosengarten to the author, Michael Jacobs, in which Mr. Rosengarten lists some inaccuracies found in the text. Letter inserted into the front of the book.
DBCN: AAJ-6391
Forney's War Press (newspaper) Philadelphia: Vol IV, No. 24. Saturday April 22, 1865.

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