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The Williams, Jonathan mss., 1738-1869, consist of letters and papers of Jonathan Williams, 1750-1815, merchant and soldier, grand-nephew of Benjamin Franklin and first superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.

The War of 1812 mss., 1776-1879, consists of individual items acquired separately either as a gift or purchase from a variety of sources, relating to the War of 1812.

The Spain History mss., 1468-1887, consist of correspondence, histories, governmental papers, and literature relating to Spain.

The Ollard mss., 1979-1993, consist primarily of letters from Irish sea novelist Patrick O'Brian, 1914-2000, to his longtime friend and former editor at Collins & Sons, Richard Lawrence Ollard, 1923-2007.

The O'Brian mss. II, ca. 1930-1941, consists of the letters, writings, and clippings of author Patrick O'Brian, 1914-2000, written under his original name, R. P. (Richard Patrick) Russ.

The O'Brian mss., ca. 1970-1994, consists primarily of notes and full-text manuscripts of author Patrick O'Brian's historical sea novels. Autograph manuscripts for eighteen of the twenty published novels are present.

The Miscellaneous mss., 2100 BCE-1970, consist of individual items acquired individually either as a gift or purchased from a variety of sources.

The Kirkman mss., 1836-1875, consists of the papers of Joseph J. Kirkman, 1809-1879, a farmer, businessman, and sheriff of Gibson County, Indiana.

The Humphreys mss., 1814-1825, consist of the journal of the Atlantic cruise of the U.S. Frigate Constitution, by A.Y. Humphreys, ?-1826, chaplain and purser of the U.S. Navy.

The Howard Ship Yards & Dock Company mss., 1834-1942, are papers of the company of that name of Jeffersonville, Indiana, builders of steamboats, barges, towboats, etc. The papers in the collection consist of account books and other financial records, letters received, letter-copybooks, blueprints, drawings, and some photographs.