- Creator
- Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828
- Call number
- MssCol 572
- Physical description
- 1 linear foot, (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- DeWitt Clinton papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
United States senator, 1802-1803; Mayor of New York City, 1803-1815 (except for 1807-1808 and 1810-1811); Governor of New York State, 1817-1821 and 1825-1828. Papers consist chiefly of letters, 1790-1835, but also include military commissions signed by Clinton as Governor of New York and other official and legal documents; autographs; portraits; clippings; and printed material. Clinton's letters contain discussions of senatorial, gubernatorial, and mayoral matters; politics; real estate in New York City and State; legislation concerning the Manhattan Company of New York City and its Utica and Poughkeepsie branches; proposed banks; canal construction; New York City historical and medical societies; and family and personal matters. The two major recipients of letters are John Pintard (1759-1844), merchant, philanthropist, and New York City official, and Henry Remsen (1736-1792).
Administrative information
Custodial history
Purchased from Benjamin, 1922; Parke Bernet, 1941; Paul C. Richards,1988. Transfers from other collections.
Source of acquisition
Volume on arrival unknown: Purchase, Benjamin (1922); Parke Bernet (1941); Paul C. Richards (1988); transfers from other collectionsKey terms
Names
- Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828
- Pintard, John, 1759-1844
- Remsen, Henry, 1736-1792
- Bank of the Manhattan Company
- New York (N.Y.). Mayor
- New York (State). Governor
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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