John Canfield Spencer letters

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{"value"=>"3690", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 3690", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1811-1855", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1811/1855"}

date_inclusive_start

1811

date_inclusive_end

1855

keydate

1811

unittitle

{"value"=>"John Canfield Spencer 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"=>"Letters written by American lawyer and statesman John Canfield Spencer (1788-1855) mainly dealing with legal decisions. Recipients include Samuel B. Ruggles, Ethan B. Allen, Daniel D. Tompkins, Gales and Seaton, Gordon L. Ford, and other prominent members of the political, legal, and financial communities."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>John Canfield Spencer letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Spencer, John C. (John Canfield), 1788-1855", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

custodhist

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

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>Letters written by American lawyer and statesman John Canfield Spencer (1788-1855) mainly dealing with legal decisions. Recipients include Samuel B. Ruggles, Ethan B. Allen, Daniel D. Tompkins, Gales and Seaton, Gordon L. Ford, and other prominent members of the political, legal, and financial communities.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Gift of John Pierpont Morgan, 1899, with additional gifts and purchases in 1920, 1941, and 1959.</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

1811

date_end

1855

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