The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
Summary:
REEL P20: Letters to William Meredith from Gertrude Meredith, Sept. 26, 1805, Joseph Hopkinson, Feb. 24, 1827, John R. Murray, Nov. 10, 1804, all concerning the Academy of Fine Arts, and from Washington Irving, Nov. 4, 1807, introducing Thomas Sully.
REEL P24: Three pages about the meeting of Benjamin West and Napoleon, Feb. 2, 1817.
Citation:
Letters to William Meredith, 1804-1827. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Additional Forms:
35mm microfilm reels P20 (706-709) & P24 (fr. 111) available for use at Archives of American Art offices and through interlibrary loan.
Location of Originals:
Originals in Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Meredith family papers.
Loan:
Loan
Biography Note:
Lawyer and President of Schuylkill Bank, Philadelphia, Pa.
Language Note:
English .
Provenance:
Microfilmed by the Historical Society Pennsylvania for the Archives of American Art, 1955.
Location Note:
Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution, 750 9th St. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001