Barclay, Clarkson, Moffat, and Pierrepont genealogical research papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"MssCol NYGB 18099", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"18099", "type"=>"local_mss"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Barclay, Clarkson, Moffat, and Pierrepont genealogical research papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1791-1939", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1791/1939"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".8 linear ft. (2 boxes)"}], "supress_display"=>true}

date_inclusive_start

1791

date_inclusive_end

1939

origination

{"value"=>"Moffat, R. Burnham, b. 1861", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>R. Burnham Moffat (1861-1916) was a New York City attorney and the author of several genealogical works.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of Abbot Low Moffat to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1953.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The Barclay, Clarkson, Moffat, and Pierrepont genealogical research papers consist chiefly of the correspondence and research files of R. Burnham Moffat created in the course of his research on the Barclay, Clarkson, Moffatt, and Pierrepont families. The collection also contains additional letters and research notes of John J. Pierrepont, Henry E. Pierrepont, and numerous clippings, particularly of family obituaries, 1791-1939. Original family materials include an early copy of a 1765 Clarkson family will, a \"pocket piece\" embroidered by Elizabeth Clarkson for her grandson, an 1860 letter to William Clarkson concerning family possessions in Amsterdam, and a campaign card from Abbot Low Moffat's 1929 campaign for the New York State Assembly, 15th District.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

keydate

1791

prefercite

{"value"=>"Barclay, Clarkson, Moffat, and Pierrepont genealogical research papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"R. Burnham Moffat (1861-1916) was a New York City attorney and the author of several genealogical works. The Barclay, Clarkson, Moffat, and Pierrepont genealogical research papers consist chiefly of the correspondence and research files of R. Burnham Moffat created in the course of his research on the Barclay, Clarkson, Moffatt, and Pierrepont families. The collection also contains additional letters and research notes of John J. Pierrepont, Henry E. Pierrepont, and numerous clippings, particularly of family obituaries, 1791-1939. Original family materials include an early copy of a 1765 Clarkson family will, a \"pocket piece\" embroidered by Elizabeth Clarkson for her grandson, an 1860 letter to William Clarkson concerning family possessions in Amsterdam, and a campaign card from Abbot Low Moffat's 1929 campaign for the New York State Assembly, 15th District.", "generated"=>true}

extent_statement

.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

date_start

1791

date_end

1939

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