Andrew Ellicott
An Register of His Papers in the Library of Congress
Prepared by Anita Nolen
Revised by Patrick Kerwin
Manuscript Division,
Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
2003
Contact information:
http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/mss/address.html
Finding aid encoded by Library of Congress Manuscript Division,
2006
Finding aid URL: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms006045
Title: Papers of Andrew
Ellicott
Span Dates: 1777-1829
ID No.: MSS19679
Creator:
Ellicott, Andrew,
1754-1820
Extent: 925
items;
7 containers;
1.1 linear feet;
2 microfilm reels
Language: Collection material in
English
Repository:
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress,
Washington, D.C.
Abstract: Surveyor and
mathematician. Correspondence, maps, charts, and reports of astronomical
observations chiefly concerning Ellicott's work in surveying the boundary
between the U.S. and Florida under the San Lorenzo Treaty (1795) and also his
surveys of the city of Washington, the boundary between Georgia and South
Carolina, the town of Presque Isle (later Erie), Pa., and the boundary between
the U.S. and Canada under the Treaty of Ghent (1814). Other subjects include
international politics, Indian affairs, and the Blount conspiracy (1797).
The following terms have been used to index the description of this
collection in the Library's online catalog. They are grouped by name of person
or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed
alphabetically therein.
Names:
Ellicott,
Andrew, 1754-1820
Blount,
William, 1749-1800
Clark,
Daniel, 1766-1813--Correspondence
Dunbar,
William, 1749-1810--Correspondence
Ellicott,
Joseph, 1760-1826--Correspondence
Ellicott,
Sarah--Correspondence
Gayoso de
Lemos, Manuel, 1747-1799--Correspondence
Hawkins,
Benjamin, 1754-1816--Correspondence
Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Correspondence
Madison,
James, 1751-1836--Correspondence
Minor,
Stephen--Correspondence
Patterson, Robert, 1743-1824--Correspondence
Pickering,
Timothy, 1745-1829--Correspondence
Pitchlynn,
John, ca. 1756-1835--Correspondence
Sargent,
Winthrop, 1753-1820--Correspondence
Van Ness,
Cornelius P. (Cornelius Peter), 1782-1852--Correspondence
Wilkinson,
James, 1757-1825--Correspondence
Gillespie, David. Papers of David Gillespie (1777-1801)
Subjects:
San Lorenzo Treaty,
1795
Treaty of Ghent
(1814)
Astronomy
Conspiracies--United
States
Indians of North
America--Government relations
Surveying--Georgia
Surveying--Pennsylvania
Surveying--South
Carolina
Surveying--Washington
(D.C.)
World politics
Canada--Boundaries--United States
Erie
(Pa.)--Surveys
Florida--Boundaries--United States
Georgia--Boundaries--South Carolina
Georgia--Surveys
South
Carolina--Boundaries--Georgia
South
Carolina--Surveys
United
States--Boundaries--Canada
United
States--Boundaries--Florida
Washington
(D.C.)--Surveys
Occupations:
Mathematicians
Surveyors
Provenance: The papers of Andrew Ellicott, surveyor and mathematician, were
purchased by the Library of Congress in 1931 and 1936. Additions were given by
Charles B. Curtis, 1945-1953.
Processing History:The papers of Andrew Ellicott were processed in 1974. The finding aid
was revised in 2003.
Copyright Status:The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Andrew Ellicott
is governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Microfilm:A microfilm edition of these papers is available on two reels. Consult
a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division concerning availability for
purchase or interlibrary loan.
Preferred Citation:Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container or reel number, Andrew Ellicott Papers,
Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
| Date |
Event |
| 1754, Jan.24 |
Born, Bucks County, Pa. |
| 1775 |
Married Sarah (Sally) Brown
Family founded Ellicott City, Md.
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| 1784 |
Appointed as surveyor of the Mason-Dixon Line |
| 1785 |
Mathematics teacher, Baltimore Academy, Baltimore, Md. |
| 1789 |
Appointed to survey southwestern boundary of New York |
| 1791-1793 |
Surveyor of area for permanent seat of the national government |
| 1792 |
Revised Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan for the Federal City |
| 1793 |
Published first map of the Territory of Columbia |
| 1794 |
Appointed commissioner to lay out the town of Presque Isle (now Erie), Pa. |
| 1796 |
Commissioned to survey boundary between the United States and Florida |
| 1803 |
Published The Journal of Andrew Ellicott. Philadelphia: Printed by Budd & Bartram for Thomas Dobson
|
| 1811 |
Surveyed Georgia-South Carolina boundary |
| 1813-1820 |
Professor of mathematics, United States Military Academy, West Point, N.Y. |
| 1818-1820 |
Chief American surveyor to establish the United States-Canadian border |
| 1820, Aug. 28 |
Died, West Point, N.Y.
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The papers of Andrew Ellicott (1758-1820) span the period 1777-1829.
The collection includes volumes of letters received, letters sent,
correspondence, and papers relating to Ellicott and David Gillespie.
The volumes of letters received and sent cover the period 1796-1800
and are chiefly concerned with Ellicott's work in surveying the boundary
between the United States and Florida under the San Lorenzo Treaty of 1795.
Other subjects discussed are international politics, Indian affairs, and the
Blount conspiracy of 1797. Correspondents include Daniel Clark, Jr., William
Dunbar, Manuel Gayoso de Lemos, Benjamin Hawkins, Stephen Minor, Timothy
Pickering, John Pitchlynn, Winthrop Sargent, and James Wilkinson. Additional
material relating to the boundary survey is in a volume of papers relating to
Ellicott's correspondence with his assistant, David Gillespie.
Ellicott's activities on other projects such as surveys of the city of
Washington, the boundary between Georgia and South Carolina, the town of
Presque Isle (later Erie), Pennsylvania, and the boundary between the United
States and Canada under the Treaty of Ghent of 1814, are documented in the
volumes of correspondence. Although consisting largely of Ellicott's letters to
his wife, Sarah, this material also includes maps, charts, and reports of
astronomical observations as well as correspondence with his brother, Joseph
Ellicott, and with Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Robert Patterson, and
Cornelius P. Van Ness.
This collection is arranged by type of material and chronologically
therein .
Available on microfilm. Shelf no. 16,232
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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Letters received |
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BOX 1
REEL 1
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1796, Sept. 17-1798, June 6
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BOX 2
REEL 1
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1798, June 8-1800, Apr. 20
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BOX 3
REEL 1
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Letters sent,
1797, Feb. 24-1800, Apr. 22
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BOX 4
REEL 2
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Correspondence |
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BOX 4
REEL 2
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1784, Jan. 16-1800, Dec. 23
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BOX 5
REEL 2
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1801, Jan. 15-1804, Sept. 4
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BOX 6
REEL 2
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1805, Mar. 1-1819, July 9; 1820, Aug. 28; 1829,
Jan.-Feb.
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BOX 7
REEL 2
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Papers of Andrew Ellicott and David
Gillespie,
1777, Oct.-1801, May 17
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