Description: [Frances “Fanny” Saltar (c.1790–1880)] [Alexander Gordon (1685–1722) – 19th Century Manuscript and Biographical Sketch of this Merchant and Sea Captain; a Scotland Native who emigrated to Philadelphia, with Anecdotes of Him and His American Descendants. [America, Late 18th and 19th Centuries]. [12] handwritten pages in all. Five folio leaves (including two bifoliums) + two small leaves. Eight folio pages—which contain many emendations and corrections—comprise a fragment of a larger narrative. Four smaller leaves (one page each) are genealogical notes, one of which is written in an 18th century “hand” on laid paper with a watermark. Some closed tears; scattered foxing and toning; Very Good. Eight-page handwritten “Recollections of the Gordon Family,” providing biographical and anecdotal information about the Gordon Family of Philadelphia, descendants of merchant and sea captain Alexander Gordon (1685–1722), a native of Scotland who emigrated to Philadelphia. From internal evidence, the narrative appears to have been composed by Captain Gordon’s great-granddaughter, Frances “Fanny” Saltar (c.1790–1880), and is possibly written out in her hand. The narrative is fragmentary—six continuous pages plus two additional continuous pages; the manuscript contains many emendations and corrections. Fanny Saltar here refers to “my grandfather Thomas Gordon” (p1), son of Captain Gordon, and to “Mr. John Lardner who had married my [half] sister Margaret” (p5). Some, but no no means all, of the anecdotes Saltar relates here were published, with some textual differences, in “Fanny Saltar’s Reminiscences of Colonial Days in Philadelphia.”¹ The manuscript makes a brief notice of African servants, possibly enslaved. Other family names mentioned herein include McMurtrie, Tilghman, and Morgan, the latter being New Jersey relations who later settled on lands near Fort Pitt or Pittsburgh. The “Recollections” are accompanied by four additional leaves providing genealogical data on Captain Gordon, his children, and extended family. Note. 1. The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography, Vol. 40, No. 2 (1916), pp. 187-198. 9han9Our Stock# 3729870 About Us Established in 1995, Ian Brabner, Rare Americana, LLC buys and sells rare and antiquarian books and historical manuscripts published or created in pre-1900 America. We are located in Wilmington, Delaware. Member Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). International League of Antiquarian Booksellers (ILAB). The Manuscript Society. Ephemera Society of America. Guarantee All items are guaranteed to be as described. Authenticity is guaranteed for the lifetime of the original purchaser. As a member of the above-named trade organizations, we abide by their published code of ethics. Any item is returnable for any reason within 30 days(prior notice appreciated). If you have questions regarding our description for this item, please contact us. We will be happy to answer them. Shipping Items are expertly packed in bubble wrap and shipped in new boxes or reinforced envelopes. No International Buyers Please, no buyers outside of the USA. Feedback We leave feedback after receiving feedback from buyers. If you're unhappy with any part of your transaction with us, please let us know. Our priority is to make you happy and resolve issues promptly. © 2024 Ian Brabner, Rare Americana, LLC. All rights reserved.
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Author: [Frances “Fanny” Saltar (c.1790–1880)]
Subject: Americana
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
Country/Region of Manufacture: North America
