WILKINS, William, 1779-1865



Courtesy U.S. Senate Historical Office

Guide to Research Collections

Dickinson College Library
Carlisle, PA
Papers: 1807-1863. 12 letters.


Heinz History Center

Pittsburgh, PA
Papers: In the Records of the Pittsburgh Select and Common Council, 1806-1938. 7 cubic feet. The council worked with the mayor to stimulate growth and development. It includes council minutes, bills and receipts, petitions, contracts, election papers, correspondence, reports, ordinances, treasurer’s warrants documenting the daily administration of the council from 1816 to the mid 1870s.


Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh, PA
Papers: 1 letter (August 11, 1840) concerning business interests in Wilkins family papers.


Library of Congress
Manuscript Division
Washington, DC
Papers: 1817, 1822, 1858. 3 letters. Also correspondence in Amos Kendall papers, 1835-1909 (bulk 1835-1880), available on 1 microfilm reel.


Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
Harrisburg, PA
Papers: Correspondence (1812-1856) contained in various collections. Finding aid.


Rosenbach Museum and Library
Philadelphia, PA
Papers: 1 letter (no date) to Mr. Seely in autograph letters collection, 1834-1860.