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Family records

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the various kinds of personal records kept by household members, such as financial and medical documents, to facilitate the conduct of their individual and joint affairs.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Cockey-Gist papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 2682
Abstract

This collection primarily contains the incoming correspondence of Dr. John Paul Cockey (1796-1859) as well as some incoming and outgoing correspondence of Mordecai Gist (1743-1792). Also included is Cockey family genealogical data and a copy of a memoir of Brigadier General Mordecai Gist.

Dates: 1785-1868

Mordecai Gist papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS 0390
Abstract

This collection contains the correspondence of Brigadier General Mordecai Gist during the American Revolution. Topics include military affairs and the Maryland Line, accounts and returns (1779-83), and Gist family records.

Dates: 1772-1813