Found 2 collections related to Jones, David

Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, law papers, receipts, genealogical sketches, obituaries, and other papers of Samuel Jones (1734-1819) and of the Jones and related families of Long Island, N.Y., and New York City. Includes accounts, 1743-1767, of Cornelius Turck; papers, 1773-1787, concerning the estate of Elbert Haring of New York; biographical sketches of Rev. John Youngs and his descendants; and articles and poems of James M. Burtis. Other persons represented include David Jones, Elbert Haring Jones and his wife, Margery Fleet Youngs Jones, and Samuel Jones (1770-1853). Correspondents include Aaron Burr, John Jay, James Kent, and Philip Schuyler. less

The portion of the Emmet Collection housed in the Manuscripts and Archives Division consists of approximately 10,800 historical manuscripts relating chiefly to the period prior to, during, and following the American Revolution. The collection contains letters and documents by the signers of the Declaration of Independence as well as nearly every prominent historical figure of the period. less