Manuscript Group 53, Andrew D. Mellick, Jr. (1844-1895), Historian Papers, 1888-1889
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Manuscript Group 53, Andrew D. Mellick, Jr. (1844-1895), Historian Papers, 1888-1889, 4 linear feet
Call Number: MG 53 + Box and folder number
Original manuscript of Mellick’s The Story of an Old Farm (Somerville, 1889); genealogical correspondence and notes on the Mellick family, 1888-1889; subscription list and correspondence concerning his book; scrapbooks and notes on New Jersey history. Mellick was a real-estate investor and local historian from Bedminster Township, Somerset County, New Jersey.
Manuscript Group 898, Estate of Aaron Melick (1725-1809) Record book
| Box | Folder | Title | Dates |
| 1 | 1 | Copyright Certificate for The Story of An Old Farm by Andrew D. Mellick, Jr. | January 2, 1889 |
| 1 | 2 | Correspondence regarding the expenses for printing, binding, and illustrating of The Story of An Old Farm or Life In New Jersey In The 18th Century | July 1889 – April 1890 |
| 1 | 3 | Correspondence from George and Carolyn La Monte regarding the book The Story of An Old Farm | June 1889 |
| 1 | 4 | Correspondence from Wm. O. McDowell pertaining to the book The Story of An Old Farm | December 1889 – March 1890 |
| 1 | 5 | Correspondence and subscription orders regarding t he book The Story of An Old Farm (A – E) | July 1888 – December 1895 |
| 1 | 6 | Correspondence and subscription orders regarding the book The Story of An Old Farm (F – J) | April 1889 – July 1896 |
| 1 | 7 | Correspondence and subscription orders regarding the book The Story of An Old Farm (K – P) | November 1889 – April 1894 |
| 1 | 8 | Correspondence and subscription orders regarding the book The Story of An Old Farm (R – W) | December 1888 – October 1894 |
| 1 | 9 | Correspondence and subscription orders regarding the book The Story of An Old Farm | April 1889 – March 1893 |
| 1 | 10 | Legal documents | 1701 – 1867 |
| 1 | 11 | Letters and legal papers concerning the Homestead Life Insurance & Trust Co. | 1871 – 1895 |
| 1 | 12 | Papers regarding sale of Green-Wood Cemetery Plot | 1880-1892 |
| 1 | 13 | Legal papers relating to The Franklinite Steel and Zinc Co. | 1854-1876 |
| 1 | 14 | Correspondence to Carlisle, Mellick & Co. from The Charity Organization of Plainfield and No. Plainfield, NJ regarding The Ella Hartley Mellick Community House Fund | December 1919 – September 1922 |
| 2 | 1 | Genealogical research materials: Mellick family | 1889-1895 |
| 2 | 2 | Certified Transcripts of the Registry in Evangelical Hand Church, Bendorf, Germany | 1889 |
| 2 | 3 | Genealogical research materials: Ayres family | ca. 1880’s |
| 2 | 4 | Genealogical research materials : Dunn, Carman, and Dunham families | 1892 |
| 2 | 5 | Line of Eligibility for membership in the Society of Mayflower Descendants | n. d. |
| 2 | 6 | Blueprint of property owned by heirs of Henry C. Mellick in Raritan Township, Middlesex Co., NJ | 1900 |
| 2 | 7 | Blueprint of property in Raritan Township, Middlesex Co., NJ | 1913 |
| 2 | 8 | Blueprint of Plainfield Residence | 1920, 1922 |
| 2 | 9 | Blueprint of Far Hill property | 1931 |
| 2 | 10 | Blueprint and sketches | n. d. |
| 2 | 11 | General correspondence | 1889-1926 |
| 2 | 12 | Correspondence from Frances N. McCarter | January 28, 1890 |
| 2 | 13 | Miscellaneous: poem, envelope, and page from a book | ca. 1889 |
| 2 | 14 | Miscellaneous pictures: Simeon Ayres Mellick, Presbyterian Church of German Valley, and Bedminster Church | ca. 1860’s |
| 2 | 15 | Account of missing papers | n. d. |
| 2 | 16 | Correspondence with various businesses | 1914-1931 |
| 3 | 1 | The Story of An Old Farm: original manuscript | ca. 1880’s |
| 3 | 2 | The Story of An Old Farm: original manuscript | ca. 1880’s |
| 3 | 3 | The Story of An Old Farm: original manuscript | ca. 1880’s |
| 3 | 4 | The Story of An Old Farm: original manuscript | ca. 1880’s |
| 3 | 5 | The Story of An Old Farm: original manuscript | ca. 1880’s |
| 3 | 6 | The Story of An Old Farm: original manuscript | ca. 1880’s |
| 3 | 7 | The Story of An Old Farm: original manuscript | ca. 1880’s |
| 4 | 1 | Notebook | May 1886 – February 1888 |
| 4 | 2 | Notebook | February 1888 – June 1895 |
| 4 | 3 | Notebook | June 1895 – |
| 5 | 1 | “List of All Things” (vol. 1) | 1885-1895 |
| 5 | 2 | “List of All Things” (vol. 2) | 1885-1895 |
| 5 | 3 | Notebook compiled by George Philips Mellick | December 1895 |
| 5 | 4 | Subscribers List for The Story of An Old Farm | 1888-1889 |
| 6 | 1 | Correspondence and subscription orders of John and David Melick | 1888-1927 |
| 6 | 2 | Scrapbook of Andrew D. Mellick, Jr. | ca. 1890’s |
| 7 | 1 | Correspondence book: personal letters of Andrew D. Mellick, Jr. | 1885-1889 |
| 8 | 1 | Correspondence book: personal letters of Andrew D. Mellick, Jr. | 1888-1896 |
