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- mm95076244 abstract "Papers of Nicholas King consist largely of journals (1793-1799) and transcribed excerpts from journals (1792-1811) describing travels in England; his voyage to America and first impressions there, particularly in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania; and his work as a surveyor and overseer of the construction of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Also includes transcripts of letters from King and his father, Robert King, also an engineer and surveyor; drawings; sketches; and photographs. Papers of William Wade include a letter to his son, Nicholas King Wade; correspondence (1861) with Mark A. Cooper regarding a test for the strength of iron; visas; and a memorandum relating to his participation in an inspection tour, sponsored by the U.S. War Dept., of European cannon factories in 1840. Papers of Nicholas King Wade consist of letters (1856) to his sister, Elizabeth Stone Wade, describing his journey from Berlin, Germany, to Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he had a contract with the Russian government to manufacture ordnance. Also includes genealogies of the King and Wade families compiled in the 1980s.".
- mm95076244 accessRights "Open to research.".
- mm95076244 accrualMethod "Gift,".
- mm95076244 contributor B12953154.
- mm95076244 contributor B12953155.
- mm95076244 coverage "Berlin (Germany) Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 coverage "England Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 coverage "Pennsylvania Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 coverage "Philadelphia (Pa.) Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 coverage "Saint Petersburg (Russia) Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 date "||||".
- mm95076244 description "Family of Nicholas King, English-born engineer and surveyor of the city of Washington, D.C., including his son-in-law, Maj. William Wade, U.S. Army ordnance officer and, later, part owner of a series of steam engine and cannon foundries in Pittsburgh, Pa., and his grandson, Nicholas King Wade, engineer and foundry owner.".
- mm95076244 description "Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008111".
- mm95076244 description "Gift, Margaret Deland, 1920-1935.".
- mm95076244 description "Gift, Robert W. and Helen B. Poindexter, 1983-1991.".
- mm95076244 description "Papers of Nicholas King consist largely of journals (1793-1799) and transcribed excerpts from journals (1792-1811) describing travels in England; his voyage to America and first impressions there, particularly in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania; and his work as a surveyor and overseer of the construction of federal buildings in Washington, D.C. Also includes transcripts of letters from King and his father, Robert King, also an engineer and surveyor; drawings; sketches; and photographs. Papers of William Wade include a letter to his son, Nicholas King Wade; correspondence (1861) with Mark A. Cooper regarding a test for the strength of iron; visas; and a memorandum relating to his participation in an inspection tour, sponsored by the U.S. War Dept., of European cannon factories in 1840. Papers of Nicholas King Wade consist of letters (1856) to his sister, Elizabeth Stone Wade, describing his journey from Berlin, Germany, to Saint Petersburg, Russia, where he had a contract with the Russian government to manufacture ordnance. Also includes genealogies of the King and Wade families compiled in the 1980s.".
- mm95076244 extent "0.4".
- mm95076244 extent "1 1".
- mm95076244 extent "30".
- mm95076244 identifier eadmss.ms008111.
- mm95076244 identifier eadmss.ms008111.3.
- mm95076244 issued "||||".
- mm95076244 language "Collection material in English.".
- mm95076244 language "eng".
- mm95076244 rights "Open to research.".
- mm95076244 spatial "Berlin (Germany) Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 spatial "England Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 spatial "Europe.".
- mm95076244 spatial "Pennsylvania Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 spatial "Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.".
- mm95076244 spatial "Philadelphia (Pa.) Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 spatial "Russia.".
- mm95076244 spatial "Saint Petersburg (Russia) Description and travel.".
- mm95076244 spatial "Washington (D.C.)".
- mm95076244 subject "Architecture Washington (D.C.)".
- mm95076244 subject "Arsenals Europe.".
- mm95076244 subject "Cooper, Mark A. (Mark Anthony), 1800-1885 Correspondence.".
- mm95076244 subject "Iron industry Pennsylvania Pittsburgh.".
- mm95076244 subject "Iron.".
- mm95076244 subject "King family.".
- mm95076244 subject "King, Robert, 1740-1817 Correspondence.".
- mm95076244 subject "Ordnance Europe.".
- mm95076244 subject "Ordnance Russia.".
- mm95076244 subject "Public buildings Washington (D.C.)".
- mm95076244 subject "Surveying Washington (D.C.)".
- mm95076244 subject "United States. Army Ordnance and ordnance stores.".
- mm95076244 subject "United States. War Department.".
- mm95076244 subject "Voyages and travels.".
- mm95076244 subject "Wade family.".
- mm95076244 subject "Wade, Elizabeth Stone, 1840-1913 Correspondence.".
- mm95076244 title "Nicholas King family papers, 1792-1987 (bulk 1792-1811).".
- mm95076244 type "collection".