John H. Remsen ledgers

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unitid

{"value"=>"24139", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"b21149058", "type"=>"local_b"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 24139", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1795-1798", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1795/1798"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"John H. Remsen ledgers"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1.69 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"11 volumes", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"John H. Remsen (1769 or 1770-1798) was a New York City lawyer during the late eighteenth century and, at the time, one of the seventeen notary publics in New York City. Remsen also served as Governor John Jay's private secretary beginning in 1795. He was a regular at the Tontine Coffee House, a precursor to the New York Stock Exchange. He died on September 14, 1798, at age 28. The John H. Remsen ledgers (1795-1798) document New York State Supreme Court cases and notary public activities overseen by Remsen."}

origination

{"value"=>"Remsen, John H., 1769 or 1770-1798", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Volumes bear stamps from the New York Bar Association Library.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Purchased from Donald A. Heald, 2017.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Susan M. Kline</span>, <span class=\"date\">2017</span>.</p>"}

dsc_type

combined

date_start

1795

keydate

1795

date_end

1798

date_inclusive_start

1795

date_inclusive_end

1798

extent_statement

1.69 linear feet (11 volumes)

prefercite

{"value"=>"John H. Remsen ledgers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

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1. New York State Supreme Court registers [2/1]
2. Notary Public Books [9/1]