Richard and Janet Montgomery letters

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unitid

{"value"=>"4553", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 4553", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1775-1802", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1775/1802"}

date_inclusive_start

1775

date_inclusive_end

1802

keydate

1775

unittitle

{"value"=>"Richard and Janet Montgomery letters"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>".1 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 folder", "unit"=>"containers"}], "supress_display"=>true}

repository

{"id"=>"MSS", "value"=>"Manuscripts and Archives Division"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Several letters from Richard Montgomery or his wife, Janet Livingston Montgomery. Letters are dated September 24, 1775, from Richard Montgomery to Janet Montgomery; June 19, 1802 from Janet Montgomery to brother Robert R. Livingston in Paris; September 19th from Richard Montgomery to Lord Ranelegh at Matlock, England; and undated from Janet Montgomery to Horatio Gates. The letters concern personal matters, including Janet Montgomery's refusal of Gates' marriage proposal. Two letters are 19th century transcripts."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Richard and Janet Montgomery letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Montgomery, Richard, 1738-1775", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Richard Montgomery or his wife, Janet Livingston Montgomery (1738-1775) was an Irish-born American soldier known for his failed assault on Canada in 1775. His wife, Janet Livingston Montgomery, was a sister of Chancellor Robert R. Livingston. General Horatio Gates proposed marriage to Janet Montgomery after the war, though she declined.</p>"}

custodhist

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

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Several letters from Richard Montgomery or his wife, Janet Livingston Montgomery. Letters are dated September 24, 1775, from Richard Montgomery to Janet Montgomery; June 19, 1802 from Janet Montgomery to brother Robert R. Livingston in Paris; September 19th from Richard Montgomery to Lord Ranelegh at Matlock, England; and undated from Janet Montgomery to Horatio Gates. The letters concern personal matters, including Janet Montgomery's refusal of Gates' marriage proposal. Two letters are 19th century transcripts.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Purchase (by Lenox LIbrary), Bancroft, George - Estate; commercial dealers, 1893.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Messick</span>, <span class=\"date\">2013</span></p>"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1775

date_end

1802

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