Thomas Poppleton papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"4582", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 4582", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1812-1813", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1812/1813"}

date_inclusive_start

1812

date_inclusive_end

1813

keydate

1812

unittitle

{"value"=>"Thomas Poppleton papers"}

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"=>"A small quantity of papers belonging to Thomas Poppleton, a surveyor from Baltimore, including a journal kept while Poppleton was employed as commissioner to prepare a plan for draining the Collect Pond and Lispenard Meadows near Canal Street. The journal also mentions meetings with Robert Fulton, Anthony Bleecker, and Eli Whitney. Collection also contains letters to Popple from Bleecker, receipts for services and supplies; and a copy of the act appointing him as commissioner."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"<p>Thomas Poppleton papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library</p>"}

origination

{"value"=>"Poppleton, Thomas H.", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>A small quantity of papers belonging to Thomas Poppleton, a surveyor from Baltimore, including a journal kept while Poppleton was employed as commissioner to prepare a plan for draining the Collect Pond and Lispenard Meadows near Canal Street. The journal also mentions meetings with Robert Fulton, Anthony Bleecker, and Eli Whitney. Collection also contains letters to Popple from Bleecker, receipts for services and supplies; and a copy of the act appointing him as commissioner.</p>"}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Purchase, ca. 1905, from A. S. Clark.</p>"}

processinfo

{"type"=>"processing", "value"=>"<p>Compiled by <span class=\"name\">Kit Messick</span>, <span class=\"date\">2014</span></p>"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1812

date_end

1813

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