Amos Kendall letters and documents

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{"value"=>"4479", "type"=>"local_mss"}

origination

{"value"=>"Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869", "type"=>"persname"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Amos Kendall letters and documents"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1820-1862", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1820/1862"}

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physloc

{"value"=>"MssCol 4479", "type"=>"local_call"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Letters and documents of Amos Kendall, American lawyer, journalist, politician, and Postmaster General during the Jackson and Van Buren administrations. Early letters relate to business ventures and debts; letters dating from the 1830s concern Kendall's political activities as a member of Jackson's \"Kitchen Cabinet,\" as well as his journalistic interests, with recipients including Virgil Maxcy and John McLean. Several letters relate to Kendall's investment in, and activities on behalf of, Samuel Morse's telegraph system. Other documents present in the collection were generated during Kendall's service as Postmaster General, and relate to the operations and management of the United States Postal Service"}

custodhist

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

date_inclusive_start

1820

date_inclusive_end

1862

keydate

1820

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

prefercite

{"value"=>"Amos Kendall letters and documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

date_start

1820

date_end

1862

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