Armitage Family papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol 126", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"126", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Armitage Family papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1786-1847", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1786/1847"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".3 linear foot (1 box)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1786

date_inclusive_end

1847

origination

{"value"=>"Armitage family", "type"=>"famname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>The origins of the Armitage family can be traced to the 16th century in Lydgate, Yorkshire near Huddersfield in England. Part of the family settled in New York State in the 18th century.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Collection consists of correspondence between members of the Armitage family in New York and their relatives in England. Letters, 1786-1847, mainly of Benjamin Armitage, cover such topics as the business of Weight Armitage & Co., English cotton manufacturers from Manchester; social and economic conditions in England and New York State in the early 19th century; and American politics in the 18th century.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"accession_number"=>"MSS 82M21"}

{"date"=>"1934", "source"=>"Anonymous donor", "address"=>"Southend-on-Sea, England", "method"=>"Gift", "value"=>"Gift, Anonymous donor, 1934"}

keydate

1786

prefercite

{"value"=>"Armitage Family papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"The origins of the Armitage family can be traced to the 16th century in Lydgate, Yorkshire near Huddersfield in England. Part of the family settled in New York State in the 18th century. Collection consists of correspondence between members of the Armitage family in New York and their relatives in England. Letters, 1786-1847, mainly of Benjamin Armitage, cover such topics as the business of Weight Armitage & Co., English cotton manufacturers from Manchester; social and economic conditions in England and New York State in the early 19th century; and American politics in the 18th century.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.3 linear feet (1 box)

date_start

1786

date_end

1847

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