James De Lancey papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"4312", "type"=>"local_mss"}

origination

{"value"=>"De Lancey, James, 1703-1760", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"James De Lancey papers"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"ca. 1735-1760", "type"=>"inclusive", "certainty"=>"approximate", "normal"=>"1735/1760"}

physdesc

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

physloc

{"value"=>"MssCol 4312", "type"=>"local_call", "supress_display"=>true}

abstract

{"value"=>"James De Lancey (1703-1760) served as chief justice of the Supreme Court of New York, and as lieutenant governor, and acting colonial governor of the Province of New York. The papers include charges brought against De Lancey in his capacity as chief justice of the Supreme Court of New York by \"the Committee Upon the Administration of Justice,\" likely a response to the case of Crown v. John Peter Zenger, ca. 1735; letters from De Lancey to Robert Hunter Morris (1755-1758) and Robert Monckton (1758-1760) relating to the activities of French troops in Canada and Pennsylvania; and an 1759 proclamation inviting seamen to enlist for service on board His Majesty's ships at Halifax"}

custodhist

{"value"=>"<p>Some material in the collection was originally received as part of the Ford collection.</p>"}

date_inclusive_start

1735

date_inclusive_end

1760

keydate

1735

prefercite

{"value"=>"James De Lancey papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1735

date_end

1760

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