Ives G. Bates, Belgian Consul, 1852-1854
Scope and Contents
Series IV. Family Papers and Records contains the personal papers of members of the extended Bates family, as well as business records from family members who were not employed by Bates & Co. Materials include receipts and bills, personal and business correspondence, household records, ephemera, textiles, bound volumes, and photographs. Materials are grouped first by individual, then in folders by subject or format. Within each folder, materials are chronologically arranged.
Highlights include John D. Bates’ correspondence with his wife, son, and step-son; John D. Bates, Jr.’s household accounts for his estate in Center Harbor, NH; William H. Gilman’s records as Navy Paymaster for the U.S.S. Eastport and U.S.S. Vandalia; and Mary Bates’ household account books. Series IV also includes materials related to scrip from the Kaw Treaty of 1859, in which the United States government took 176,000 acres of land from the Kaw Nation and sold it; correspondence about the scrip is located in John D. Bates, Jr.'s papers.
Dates
- Creation: 1852-1854
Creator
- From the Collection: Bates and Company (Organization)
- From the Collection: Bates, John Douglas, 1797-1863 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 21.14 Linear Feet (21 boxes, 114 volumes)
Language of Materials
From the Series: English
Repository Details
Part of the Phillips Library Repository