Found 2 collections related to United States -- Politics and government -- To 1775

Samuel Avery (1731-1806) was a land speculator in colonial America. Collection consists of papers relating to Avery's land speculations in Vermont and on the Susquehanna River; draft of his brief in Avery v. Holt (land lottery case), ca. 1772; drafts of papers on political subjects in the period preceding the Revolution; and miscellaneous business papers. less

George Henry Moore (1823-1892) was an American librarian, historian and bibliographer. He was librarian at the New York Historical Society from 1850 to 1876. He also was elected superintendent and trustee for the Lenox Library in 1872 and became administrator for the library in 1876. As a historian he concentrated on the colonial and revolutionary periods of American history. Collection consists of correspondence, writings and printed matter mainly concerning American history during the colonial and revolutionary periods. General correspondence, 1851-1891, pertains to Moore's tenure as librarian of the New York Historical Society and the Lenox Library. Subject correspondence, 1865-1885, relates to monographs on Native American languages in the Lenox Library and Moore's acquisition of 18th century Massachusetts government journals. Writings are primarily Moore's notes on the history of printing in New York and transcripts copied from historical documents relating to 17th and 18th century New York. less