William Smith letters to Henry Brevoort Jr

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unitid

{"value"=>"15661", "type"=>"local_mss"}

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{"value"=>"MssCol 15661", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1812", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1812"}

{"value"=>"1815", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1815"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"William Smith letters to Henry Brevoort Jr"}

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repository

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

abstract

{"value"=>"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."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>William Smith letters to Henry Brevoort Jr., Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Smith, William, 1769-1847", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Susan P. Waide</span>,</p>"}

date_start

1812

keydate

1812

date_end

1815

date_inclusive_start

1812

date_inclusive_end

1815

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

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