Guide to the Subscription List of William Fordyce Mavor 1803 MG 920
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 1803 52 Park Place Newark, New Jersey 07102 Contact: NJHS Library (973) 596-8500 x249 library@jerseyhistory.org https://www.jerseyhistory.org © 2004 All rights reserved. The New Jersey Historical Society, Publisher Inventory prepared by Bob Golon as part of the “Farm to City” project funded by a grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Finding aid encoded by Danielle Kovacs. February 2004. Production of the EAD 2002 version of this finding aid was made possible by a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Finding aid written in English. Historical NoteWilliam Fordyce Mavor was born at New Deer, Aberdeenshire, U.K. in 1758. He became the Vicar of Hurley in Berkshire in 1789, and later became headmaster of the Woodstock School. Besides history, Mavor also wrote poetry, and published works on education, farming, and stenography. His work, Universal History, Ancient and Modern, from the earliest records of time to the general peace of 1802 consisted of 25 volumes and was described by the publisher Isaac Collins as “a perspicuous view of Universal History whose professed aim is to preclude the apology for ignorance in one of the most interesting and useful objects of human research.” Collins offered the set through printer David Allinson of Burlington, New Jersey. Publisher Collins was originally a Quaker from Burlington, but his active support of the revolutionary movement caused him to lose his place in the Quaker congregation and forced him to take his printing business to Trenton and New York. He distributed the Mavor set through David Allinson, who, in 1803, offered the volumes to prominent men of New Jersey, via subscription. Notable subscribers included Elisha Boudinot, Joseph Clark, William Halsey, Alexander MacWhorter, Samuel Pennington, John Rutherfurd, and Richard Stockton. The College of New Jersey and the American Whig Society were also on the subscription list. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Content NoteThis collection consists of a subscription list in scroll format, with original pages glued together to form one document. It contains a brief publisher’s review of Mavor’s Universal History, Ancient and Modern, from the earliest records of time to the general peace of 1802. It also contains a listing of the names and hometowns of the New Jersey men who agreed to purchase it through David Allinson. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThere are no access restrictions on this collection. Photocopying of materials is limited and no materials may be photocopied without permission from library staff. Use RestrictionsResearchers wishing to publish, reproduce, or reprint materials from this collection must obtain permission. The New Jersey Historical Society complies with the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code), which governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions and protects unpublished materials as well as published materials. Return to the Table of Contents Return to the Table of Contents Related MaterialFor materials related to individuals and topics documented in this collection, see: Manuscript Group 92, William W. Morris Biographical Sketches of Newark Mayors Manuscript Group 128, Alexander Macwhorter Daybook Manuscript Group 256, Joseph Clark Papers Manuscript Group 368, Stockton Family Papers Manuscript Group 386, Ogden Family Papers Manuscript Group 398, Rutherfurd Family Papers Manuscript Group 484, Rutherfurd-Ely Family Papers Manuscript Group 633, Elisha Boudinot Family Papers Manuscript Group 675, Pennington-Satterthwaite Family Papers Manuscript Group1221, Annis Boudinot Stockton Papers Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationThis collection should be cited as: Manuscript Group 920, William Fordyce Mavor Subscription List, The New Jersey Historical Society. Acquisition InformationGift of Samuel Allinson, 1875. Return to the Table of Contents |
