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- Creator
- Smith, William, 1769-1847
- Call number
- MssCol 15661
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
William Smith letters to Henry Brevoort Jr., Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
William Smith (1769-1847), of New York and Quebec, was the son of American Loyalist William Smith Jr. (1728-1793) and Janet Livingston Smith (1730-1819). He was a Canadian provincial government official, historian and militia officer. Henry Brevoort Jr. (1782-1848) was a wealthy New York City landowner and a friend of Washington Irving. The collection consists of two letters from William Smith at Quebec to Henry Brevoort Jr. at New York, 1812 January 12 and 1815 February 21, requesting his assistance in obtaining monies due to him in New York.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection.
Processing information
Compiled by Susan P. Waide,
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