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TitleRoss, Haines, and King Family papers
Date Created1770-1973
DescriptionThis finding aid deals with the papers of Captain Jared Haines and Stephen Roger Haines, the first two of four Haines family generations represented in the Ross, Haines and King family papers. The two subgroups encompass the personal, business, financial and legal papers of the Captain, a successful frumer and businessman in Chester, New Jersey, and those of his son, Stephen Roger Haines, an eminent lawyer and entrepreneur in both Morris and Essex Counties. The documents in the collection which predate Captain Jared Haines' era are filed with the FAMILY MISCELLANY.
Letters received by Margaret Haines from two admirers, Alfred de Andrade ("AdA") and A.B. Dickerson ("Dickie"), comprise the majority of the material in boxes N and 0. Alfred de Andrade was affiliated and probably was an owner in the Diamond and Gold Mines and Exploration Company of British Guiana. He seems to have had many business endeavors which often took him out of town. An avid correspondence on his side from the years 1909-1911 seems to have been returned by less enthusiastic and markedly platonic responses from Margaret ("Marge"). Several letters describe details of business trips and vacations and sometimes include intriguing details of bandits raiding the establishment in British Guiana. There are also greeting cards and postcards typical for the day and two picture postcards of Alfred de Andrade.
The letters received from Alex B. Dickerson are letters addressed to "Margie" during 1918 before Margaret Haines traveled to Europe to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces Y.M.C.A. These letters are from A.B. Dickerson while he was serving with the U.S. Army's 105th Regiment, Machine Gunners Battalion, Squadron A, during World War I, at first in the United States and later in Europe. They detail day-to-day life in "the trenches." Most of the letters were subject to the wartime censor, but only a few actually had information cut out. They do contain an interesting litany of euphemisms to avoid divulging secret information and the censor's destructive hand. Dickerson discusses engagement arrangements. These letters stop around the time Margaret arrived in Europe.
The remaining letters were received by other members of the Haines family and are mostly letters written by Margaret and Florence Haines (and their mother). One group, the "steamer letters," was given to Alice B. Haines, another sister, by someone accompanying her in 1908; they are an interesting reflection of traditions associated with a lady's "grand tour." A letter from Margaret to her brother George in 1954 indicates the financial strain Florence's illness was causing.
Letters received by Margaret Haines from two admirers, Alfred de Andrade ("AdA") and A.B. Dickerson ("Dickie"), comprise the majority of the material in boxes N and 0. Alfred de Andrade was affiliated and probably was an owner in the Diamond and Gold Mines and Exploration Company of British Guiana. He seems to have had many business endeavors which often took him out of town. An avid correspondence on his side from the years 1909-1911 seems to have been returned by less enthusiastic and markedly platonic responses from Margaret ("Marge"). Several letters describe details of business trips and vacations and sometimes include intriguing details of bandits raiding the establishment in British Guiana. There are also greeting cards and postcards typical for the day and two picture postcards of Alfred de Andrade.
The letters received from Alex B. Dickerson are letters addressed to "Margie" during 1918 before Margaret Haines traveled to Europe to serve with the American Expeditionary Forces Y.M.C.A. These letters are from A.B. Dickerson while he was serving with the U.S. Army's 105th Regiment, Machine Gunners Battalion, Squadron A, during World War I, at first in the United States and later in Europe. They detail day-to-day life in "the trenches." Most of the letters were subject to the wartime censor, but only a few actually had information cut out. They do contain an interesting litany of euphemisms to avoid divulging secret information and the censor's destructive hand. Dickerson discusses engagement arrangements. These letters stop around the time Margaret arrived in Europe.
The remaining letters were received by other members of the Haines family and are mostly letters written by Margaret and Florence Haines (and their mother). One group, the "steamer letters," was given to Alice B. Haines, another sister, by someone accompanying her in 1908; they are an interesting reflection of traditions associated with a lady's "grand tour." A letter from Margaret to her brother George in 1954 indicates the financial strain Florence's illness was causing.
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-ajtw-0t19
LanguageEnglish
CollectionSpecial Collections and University Archives Legacy Finding Aids
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives
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