Box 1

Includes list of land holdings and misc. maps of properties, land is primarily in New Jersey, near the Delaware River. Edward Shippen Jr. was executor of Col. Alford's estate.

Includes land warrents and related documents of land owned by Alford in New Jersey. According to one survey, he was "looking after the land for 31 years"

Includes papers re land and miscellaneous accounts. One document describes John Ladd as the manager of Col. John Alford's land affairs (whereas Edward Shippen Jr. was an executor of Alford's estate). Most of the documents re: land appear to be around the negotiation of who would buy the land of Col. Alford after his death.

Includes: Extract of William Allen's will, accounts of the estate, survey of property, accounts, receipts, and more financial/legal documents (including Mary Allen's declaration of Edward Shippen Jr. as her attorney). Potentially of especial interest are the inventories of Allen's estate including lists of belongings and books in his possession.

Includes accounts, receipts, and invoices of the estate. Subject of the receipts and accounts range from taxes, to food stuffs, to land tracts.

Letters to Edward Burd from correspondents, last name A-B, most letters relate to legal matters. Letter writers include: Alexander Addison, Willie Atlee, James Biddle, W[illiam?] Bradford, William Bradford, Jr., Jacob Bowerly, George Bryan, Sam. Bryan, Edward Burd, Edward Burd, Jr., Elizabeth Burd, and James Burd.

Letters to Edward Burd from correspondents, last name C-D, most letters relate to legal matters. Letter writers include: Clossey & Brien?, Daniel Clymer, Tench Coxe, Coxe (Tench) & Frazier, James Clunie, John D. Coxe, William Coxe, George Craig, Edward Crawford, George Davis, Daniel Duncan, Thomas Duncan

Letters to Edward Burd from correspondents, last name E-K, most letters relate to legal matters. Letter writers include: John Elder, David Espy, Robert Galbraith, Alexander Graydon, John Hallowell, James Hamilton, Thomas Hamilton, John A. Hanna, Thomas Hartley, John Joseph Henry, John Herron & John Breckenridge, Homes & Rainey, Michael Huffnagle, I. Ingersoll, John Johnston, J.W. Kittera?, Luke Keating

Letters to Edward Burd from correspondents, last name L-P, most letters relate to legal matters. Letter writers include: Andrew Lee, Robert Levers, William Lewis, Timothy Matlack, David McClure, J. Montgomery, W. Montgomery, Samuel Moon, John Morgan, John Nicholson, Samuel Nicholson, James Olricks, John Otto, W. Paine, Samuel Powel, Thomas Powell.

Letters to Edward Burd from correspondents, last name R-S, most letters relate to legal matters. Letter writers include: James Ross, Thomas Ross, Jacob Rush, Christopher Reithmyer, Collinson Read, Joseph Reede, Thomas Scott, Thomas L. Shippen, George Sinclair, C. Smith, Thomas Smith, T. Smith and J. Riddle, George Stevenson, Grissel? Stewart