John Sergeant letters

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{"value"=>"4616", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"MssCol 4616", "type"=>"local_call"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1808-1848", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1808/1848"}

date_inclusive_start

1808

date_inclusive_end

1848

keydate

1808

unittitle

{"value"=>"John Sergeant letters"}

{"value"=>"Ford collection"}

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repository

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

abstract

{"value"=>"John Sergeant (1779-1852) was an American lawyer and politician who served the stateof Pennsylvania as attorney general for Philadelphia; as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; as president of the Pennsylvania Board of Canal Commissioners; and later as legal counsel to the Bank of the United States. The letters concern various legal matters, predominantly stemming from his private law practice, but with some written in his various political capacities, with several referencing federal banking matters."}

prefercite

{"value"=>"John Sergeant letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}

origination

{"value"=>"Sergeant, John, 1779-1852", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"creator"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>John Sergeant (1779-1852) was an American lawyer and politician who served the stateof Pennsylvania as attorney general for Philadelphia; as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; as president of the Pennsylvania Board of Canal Commissioners; and later as legal counsel to the Bank of the United States. The letters concern various legal matters, predominantly stemming from his private law practice, but with some written in his various political capacities, with several referencing federal banking matters.</p>"}

acqinfo

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

processinfo

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

relatedmaterial

{"type"=>"formspartof", "value"=>"<p>Forms part of Ford collection.</p>"}

extent_statement

.1 linear feet (1 folder)

date_start

1808

date_end

1848

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