Leonard de Neufville letters received

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unitid

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{"value"=>"b21513522", "type"=>"local_b"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 24497", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1786-1790", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1786/1790"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Leonard de Neufville letters received"}

physdesc

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repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Manuscripts and Archives</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Leonard de Neufville was the son of merchant banker Jean (John) de Neufville, head of the firm of Jean de Neufville & Son in Amsterdam. The firm assisted the Continental Congress with financial transactions during the American Revolution. Leonard emigrated to the United States in 1783 and was later joined by his father, who attempted to obtain restitution for wartime losses. Leonard established glass works at Dowesburgh (Guilderland) near Albany, New York, in 1785. The collection consists of business letters to Leonard de Neufville at Albany, Philadelphia, and Charleston from New York merchant Robert Gilchrist and others, 1786-1789, and two receipts. Letters from Gilchrist to Leonard de Neufville concern de Neufville's financial difficulties, particularly with respect to the glass works at Albany. Receipts are for payment from Leonard de Neufville via Gilchrist signed by Isaac H. Levy, 1789; and for payment from John de Neufville, discharging debts of John de Neufville & Son, signed by Paschal N. Smith, 1790."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Neufville, Leonard de", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"cre"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Leonard de Neufville was the son of merchant banker Jean (John) de Neufville, head of the firm of Jean de Neufville & Son in Amsterdam. The firm assisted the Continental Congress with financial transactions during the American Revolution. Leonard emigrated to the United States in 1783 and was later joined by his father, who attempted to obtain restitution for wartime losses. Leonard established glass works at Dowesburgh (Guilderland) near Albany, New York, in 1785. The venture was in distress by 1790, to be re-established by others as the Albany Glass-House in 1792. After John de Neufville's death in 1796, his destitute wife petitioned Congress for financial aid, Leonard being unable to support his family due to mental illness. He was committed to a Philadelphia asylum and died in 1812.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The collection consists of business letters to Leonard de Neufville at Albany, Philadelphia, and Charleston from New York merchant Robert Gilchrist and others, 1786-1789, and two receipts. Letters from Gilchrist to Leonard de Neufville concern de Neufville's financial difficulties, particularly with respect to the glass works at Albany. Receipts are for payment from Leonard de Neufville via Gilchrist signed by Isaac H. Levy, 1789; and for payment from John de Neufville, discharging debts of John de Neufville & Son, signed by Paschal N. Smith, 1790.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Source of acquisition unknown.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Processed by <span class=\"name\">Susan P. Waide</span>, <span class=\"date\">2018</span></p>"}

note

{"value"=>"Formerly part of the Mercantile Collection."}

date_start

1786

keydate

1786

date_end

1790

date_inclusive_start

1786

date_inclusive_end

1790

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

prefercite

{"value"=>"Leonard de Neufville letters received, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

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