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- Creator
- Smith, Joshua Hett, 1749-1818
- Call number
- MssCol 15620
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
Joshua Hett Smith letter to Mary Keteltas, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Joshua Hett Smith (1749-1818), a New York City lawyer, was the youngest brother of American Loyalist William Smith Jr. (1728-1793). The collection consists of Joshua Hett Smith's letter of consolation, 1816 March 5, to his niece Mary on the death of her mother, Sarah Smith Keteltas (died 1815), with a typed transcript of same. The letter is addressed to Miss Mary Kittletass at Jamaica, Long Island.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Donated by Frank Veeder, 1969
Processing information
Compiled by Susan P. Waide, 2017
Letter and transcript transferred from George Peabody Wetmore papers relating to William Smith, Jr.
Key terms
Names
- Keteltas, Mary, 1754-1821 (Correspondent)
- Smith, Joshua Hett, 1749-1818 -- Correspondence
- Smith family
Subjects
Occupations
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328