Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 17897
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
William Henry Harrison was a general in the War of 1812 and the ninth president of the United States. The collection contains letters from William Henry Harrison, mainly to Kentucky governor Isaac Shelby, concerning Harrison's military activities...
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William Henry Harrison was a general in the War of 1812 and the ninth president of the United States. The collection contains letters from William Henry Harrison, mainly to Kentucky governor Isaac Shelby, concerning Harrison's military activities during the War of 1812
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Forsyth, James W. (James William), 1836-1906
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 19070
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
A typescript copy of the statement of Brigadier General James W. Forsyth in defense of the 7th Cavalry while under his command in actions against the Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, 29 December 1890, and at Drexel Mission, South Dakota, 30...
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A typescript copy of the statement of Brigadier General James W. Forsyth in defense of the 7th Cavalry while under his command in actions against the Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee, 29 December 1890, and at Drexel Mission, South Dakota, 30 December, 1890. Includes copies of orders, testimony, reports, and correspondence, 1891-1895
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United States. Army
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 19071
.2 linear feet (2 folders)
This collection consists of muster rolls from various artillery companies in New York and unnamed locations dating from 1798 to 1811, and inspection returns for New York infantry and artillery companies, 1809-1910
Johnson, Charles Thruston
Music Division | JPB 13-18
3.01 linear feet (10 boxes)
The Charles Thruston Johnson papers document the violinist's career as an orchestral, solo, and chamber musician; as a teacher and conductor; and as the director of the International Festival Series of chamber music concerts. The collection...
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The Charles Thruston Johnson papers document the violinist's career as an orchestral, solo, and chamber musician; as a teacher and conductor; and as the director of the International Festival Series of chamber music concerts. The collection consists of correspondence, programs, photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, promotional material, student and teaching records, awards and honors, and military records.
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Horton family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4454
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Papers of the Horton family of Goshen, Orange County, New York, consisting of conveyances, mortgages, etc., relating to lands in New York City, Ulster County, and Orange County; commission as Lieutenant in the Orange County Regiment of Militia...
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Papers of the Horton family of Goshen, Orange County, New York, consisting of conveyances, mortgages, etc., relating to lands in New York City, Ulster County, and Orange County; commission as Lieutenant in the Orange County Regiment of Militia issued to William Horton (1793); tickets of admission to medical lectures and courses issued to William Horton in 1820-1821; and other miscellany pertaining to members of the Horton family. Some bonds and mortgages present represent lands owned by Henry Astor
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Swanton, Robert
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4639
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Commissions passed, legionary orders, and regimental orders given to Roberts Swanson, an officer of the New York State Militia.
Sherman, Alpheus, 1779 or 1780-1866
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 23359
.21 linear feet (1 box)
Alpheus Sherman (1779 or 1780-1866) was a New York City lawyer, judge, and politician. During the War of 1812 he served as a captain in the 41st U.S. Infantry Regiment under the command of Colonel Robert Bogardus, stationed at Sandy Hook, New...
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Alpheus Sherman (1779 or 1780-1866) was a New York City lawyer, judge, and politician. During the War of 1812 he served as a captain in the 41st U.S. Infantry Regiment under the command of Colonel Robert Bogardus, stationed at Sandy Hook, New Jersey and in Brooklyn, New York. The Alpheus Sherman papers, 1804-circa 1844, consist of a numbered series of correspondence and documents, including letters dating from his service in the War of 1812 during the years 1813-1815, and unnumbered documents pertaining to veterans' claims for military bounty lands, 1815-1817, with a printed speech given by Sherman in 1832. The bulk of the correspondence is personal, chiefly Sherman's letters to his wife Hester in New York City during his military service and his time in Albany as a State assemblyman and senator, mentioning his various activities. Correspondents include Cornelius S. Van Winkle, Congressman Silas Wright, Jr., Colonel Robert Bogardus, and other Sherman family members.
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Williamson, John M., 1787-1878
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4682
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
John M. Williamson (1787-1878) of Stony Brook, Long Island, was a prominent lawyer, politician and militia officer. He served notably as a New York State Assemblyman for Suffolk County, Supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven, and judge of the...
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John M. Williamson (1787-1878) of Stony Brook, Long Island, was a prominent lawyer, politician and militia officer. He served notably as a New York State Assemblyman for Suffolk County, Supervisor of the Town of Brookhaven, and judge of the County's Court of Sessions. John M. Williamson letters and documents, 1813-1835, consist chiefly of letters addressed to him by friends, family members and militia personnel while at Sag Harbor garrison during the War of 1812, and at his residence in Stony Brook. There are also a few letters from others addressed to his father Jedidiah Williamson and to William S. Williamson, as well as receipts, military orders and other items relating to militia duties, some carried out by William S. Williamson. Correspondents include his father; his brother Seth Williamson at Scotchtown, New York; his cousin Elnathan Hawkins, a mariner; and John R. Satterly, a militia officer and friend. A letter from Williamson to his father, dated 1822 at Albany, concerns state political affairs.
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United States. Office of the Quartermaster General
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 185478
.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Collection consists of Quartermaster Department report forms completed by U.S. Army units, dated 1865. Reports for the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry, in camp near Richmond, Virginia, comprise monthly returns of "clothing, camp, and garrison equipage"...
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Collection consists of Quartermaster Department report forms completed by U.S. Army units, dated 1865. Reports for the 5th Pennsylvania Cavalry, in camp near Richmond, Virginia, comprise monthly returns of "clothing, camp, and garrison equipage" for April and May 1865, with a cover letter to Quartermaster General M. C. Meigs by Lieutenant James Smith, dated June 1, 1865. A report of "persons and articles hired" at Nashville for the 6th Wisconsin Battery in January 1865 is filled out in duplicate, listing teamsters Robert Morton and Albert Rittenhouse. It is accompanied by a descriptive list noting their transfer in February 1865. One of the duplicate reports bears a United States Sanitary Commission date stamp of Nov. 11, 1865
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Hawley, Joseph, 1723-1788
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1360
.6 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
Joseph Hawley (1723-1788) of Northampton, Massachusetts, a lawyer, legislator and militia officer, was one of the foremost political leaders of the American revolutionary movement in Massachusetts. The Joseph Hawley papers, dating 1653 to 1804,...
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Joseph Hawley (1723-1788) of Northampton, Massachusetts, a lawyer, legislator and militia officer, was one of the foremost political leaders of the American revolutionary movement in Massachusetts. The Joseph Hawley papers, dating 1653 to 1804, consist of letters and documents relating to him or members of his family dealing with public and private affairs, especially during the colonial wars and the Revolutionary era. Among these are letters to and from Joseph Hawley and his brother Elisha Hawley; Elisha Hawley’s brief journal of the Crown Point expedition, 1755; items pertaining to the ministry of Jonathan Edwards in Northampton; and papers of the Northampton Committee of Correspondence, of which Hawley was chairman. The collection also includes Joseph Hawley's writings on religious, legal and political topics, circa 1740s-1783, notably concerning the Stamp Act and the Massachusetts Constitutional Convention; sermon notes, 1724-1750, taken by Joseph Hawley with his own Bible commentaries, the early notes probably taken by Joseph Hawley's father; Hawley's legal notes on a dispute between a Mr. French and Joseph Allen of Deerfield, [1750]; and two undated texts in Latin, possibly from Hawley’s student days.
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Frothingham, William Walter, 1830-1885
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1092
.25 linear feet (1 box)
William Walter Frothingham (1830-1885) was a surgeon serving with the 44th Regiment of the New York Volunteers during the U.S. Civil War. He practiced medicine in the Washington Heights section of New York City before and after the war. Collection...
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William Walter Frothingham (1830-1885) was a surgeon serving with the 44th Regiment of the New York Volunteers during the U.S. Civil War. He practiced medicine in the Washington Heights section of New York City before and after the war. Collection consists of family correspondence during Frothingham's Civil War service with George B. McClellan's and John Pope's armies in Virginia during the Peninsular Campaign and at the second Battle of Bull Run, describing battles, hardships of camp life, and medical aid on the battlefields and in hospitals; commissions, sick reports, and other military papers; and miscellaneous notes relating to the Frothingham family. Also, a 1935 typewritten volume entitled "Genealogy of the Frothingham Family and Its Connections" by John P. Frothingham.
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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 23877
.76 linear feet (4 volumes)
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a soldier, politician, and seventh President of the United States. William Berkeley Lewis (1784-1866) of Tennessee was Andrew Jackson's friend and political advisor. The Andrew Jackson and William B. Lewis...
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a soldier, politician, and seventh President of the United States. William Berkeley Lewis (1784-1866) of Tennessee was Andrew Jackson's friend and political advisor. The Andrew Jackson and William B. Lewis correspondence, 1806-1864, is an artificial collection consisting of their letters, 1814-1845; correspondence of the two men with other prominent individuals; and a few miscellaneous documents, chiefly military returns signed by or relating to Jackson, 1813-1814. The bulk of the Jackson-Lewis letters are written by Jackson to Lewis, spanning Jackson's military and political careers and retirement at The Hermitage. Lewis's letters to Jackson are Lewis's own copies.
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Schieffelin family
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2690
Papers document the career of Jacob Schieffelin as merchant landowner and Loyalist; travels and literary activities of his wife, Hannah Lawrence Schieffelin; and the careers of their son, Richard Lawrence Schieffelin, and grandson, George Richard...
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Papers document the career of Jacob Schieffelin as merchant landowner and Loyalist; travels and literary activities of his wife, Hannah Lawrence Schieffelin; and the careers of their son, Richard Lawrence Schieffelin, and grandson, George Richard Schieffelin.
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Greene, F. V. (Francis Vinton), 1850-1921
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1235
3 linear feet (6 boxes, 11 v.)
Francis Vinton Greene (1850-1921) was an American soldier, engineer and author. His military duties included serving as military attaché in Russia in 1877, teaching at West Point, and commanding volunteers during the Spanish-American War. In 1903...
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Francis Vinton Greene (1850-1921) was an American soldier, engineer and author. His military duties included serving as military attaché in Russia in 1877, teaching at West Point, and commanding volunteers during the Spanish-American War. In 1903 he was appointed Police Commissioner of New York City. He also worked as an engineer on various projects and wrote military histories. Collection consists of Greene's correspondence, his papers pertaining to service in the Spanish-American War, speeches, miscellaneous materials, and books. Correspondence, 1801-1921, includes general correspondence; letters from Theodore Roosevelt, Major General Emory Upton and General William Tecumseh Sherman; and family letters. Spanish-American War papers, 1898-1900, contain orders, telegrams, accounts, reports, and some correspondence. Speeches, 1898-1918, were given by Greene as a soldier, businessman and police commissioner. Miscellaneous papers, 1801-1915, consist of a wide range of materials relating to all aspects of Greene's life and include genealogical information, orders, maps, memoranda, drafts of articles and reports, notes, photographs, and clippings. Bound volumes are orderly books (including 1776 orderly book of Nathanael Greene), writings on military tactics, diaries kept by Greene, and correspondence.
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Guilderland (N.Y. : Town)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol NYGB 18217
.34 linear feet (1 box, 1 volume)
Guilderland, in Albany County, New York, was settled in the 17th century by Dutch farmers expanding from Schenectady and Albany. Originally part of the town of Watervliet, it was annexed and renamed Guilderland, after the Dutch city of the same...
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Guilderland, in Albany County, New York, was settled in the 17th century by Dutch farmers expanding from Schenectady and Albany. Originally part of the town of Watervliet, it was annexed and renamed Guilderland, after the Dutch city of the same name, in 1903 The collection consists of a military roll; voters' lists from 1839, 1859-1861, 1864-1865, and 1867; and a tax assessment roll from 1904
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Gates, Horatio, 1728-1806
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1118
1.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 1 v.); 1 microfilm reel
Horatio Gates (1728-1806) was a general in the American Revolutionary War. He commanded the American forces at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 and in 1780 was placed in chief command of the army in the South. During the French and Indian War, he...
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Horatio Gates (1728-1806) was a general in the American Revolutionary War. He commanded the American forces at the Battle of Saratoga in 1777 and in 1780 was placed in chief command of the army in the South. During the French and Indian War, he served as an officer in the British army. Collection consists of correspondence and orderly books of General Gates. Correspondence, 1787-1804, primarily from family and friends, concerns personal and financial matters but also relates to American politics. Letter book, 1780-1781, contains letters written by Gates during his command in the South during the Revolution. Also, orderly books, 1760-1783; issued by Gates while commanding the Southern Army.
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Kirchner, Leon
Music Division | JPB 11-14
12.72 linear feet (40 boxes)
The Leon Kirchner papers document the career of the composer, conductor and pianist from the 1950s to the early 2000s. They include scores and sketches, correspondence with important musical figures, writings, programs, clippings, photographs and...
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The Leon Kirchner papers document the career of the composer, conductor and pianist from the 1950s to the early 2000s. They include scores and sketches, correspondence with important musical figures, writings, programs, clippings, photographs and posters.
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Ward, John Henry Hobart, 1823-1903
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4671
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
These papers of Brigadier General John Henry Hobart Ward of New York include various commissions to him as Commissary General of the New York Militia (1854-1857) and Colonel of the 38th Regiment, New York Volunteers (1861). Also included are...
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These papers of Brigadier General John Henry Hobart Ward of New York include various commissions to him as Commissary General of the New York Militia (1854-1857) and Colonel of the 38th Regiment, New York Volunteers (1861). Also included are letters from Governor Myron H. Clark; testimonial letters recommending General Ward for appointments; muster rolls of the field and staff officers of the 38th Regiment, New York Volunteers (1861); a report on the conduct of the 2nd Brigade, 3rd Division at Bull Run on July 21, 1861; a report of the 1st Division, 3rd Corps in action at Manassas Gap on July 22-25, 1863; official army correspondence; miscellaneous personal papers; fire insurance policies; and newspaper clippings
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Confederate States of America. War Dept
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 630
.15 linear feet (1 volume)
Letter book of the Bureau of Conscription, October 1863-February 1865, containing abstracts of letters received from enrolling officers and inhabitants of Tennessee, petitions for exemption, with abstracts of replies
Adams, Samuel, 1745-1819
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 19
.3 linear feet (1 box); 3 microfilm reels
Samuel Adams (1745-1819) was an American physician who served during the U.S. Revolutionary War. Collection consists of Adams's diary and miscellaneous papers. Diary describes his early life in Connecticut, colonial army service, job as a teacher,...
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Samuel Adams (1745-1819) was an American physician who served during the U.S. Revolutionary War. Collection consists of Adams's diary and miscellaneous papers. Diary describes his early life in Connecticut, colonial army service, job as a teacher, study of medicine, practice in Massachusetts and Maine, role as a surgeon in the Continental Army, and tavern keeping, 1792-1796. Diary is particularly significant for details of his medical practice including obstetrical cases. Miscellaneous papers include notes on anatomy, army commissions, commonplace book, and some correspondence.
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Lombart de la Neuville, Louis-Pierre Penot, b. 1744
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2122
.08 linear feet (1 volume)
This volume contains a contemporary copy of plans of maneuvers, with text and diagrams, of the Chevalier de la Neuville, Inspector General of the Northern Army in the United States during the American Revolutionary War. The first section of the...
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This volume contains a contemporary copy of plans of maneuvers, with text and diagrams, of the Chevalier de la Neuville, Inspector General of the Northern Army in the United States during the American Revolutionary War. The first section of the volume contains arithmetic problems, and a blank roll of the 2nd battalion, Berkeley militia foot, commanded by Colonel Morrow, is inserted. Fly leaves have the names of Robert Gates and Thaddeus Kosciuszko written thereon
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Confederate States of America. War Dept
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 631
.17 linear feet (1 volume)
Record book of Tennessee conscripts for the Confederate Army, 1864-1865, giving names, descriptions, residences, etc
New York (State). Militia. Regiment, 2nd
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2184
.04 linear feet (1 volume)
Account book documenting Captain Seth Belknap's company of the 2nd (Delamater's) Regiment of the New York Militia during the War of 1812 (August-November 1814). Entries record the company's accounts with the United States government and with...
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Account book documenting Captain Seth Belknap's company of the 2nd (Delamater's) Regiment of the New York Militia during the War of 1812 (August-November 1814). Entries record the company's accounts with the United States government and with members of the company. The volume also contains entries relating to substitutes, lists of deserters and furloughed troops. At the time of this account book, the company was stationed at Camp Harlem, New York
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Leslie, Alexander, approximately 1740-1794
Manuscripts and Archives Division
.3 linear feet; 1 microfilm reel
Alexander Leslie (ca. 1740-1794) was an officer in the British Army. Collection consists of correspondence and documents (some transcripts) pertaining to the British Army command at Charleston, South Carolina, during the American revolution. Bulk...
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Alexander Leslie (ca. 1740-1794) was an officer in the British Army. Collection consists of correspondence and documents (some transcripts) pertaining to the British Army command at Charleston, South Carolina, during the American revolution. Bulk of the correspondence is letters from General Leslie and Colonel Nisbet Balfour (commandant of Charleston under Cornwallis). Documents include military warrants, accounts, orders, and reports.
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Turner, Charles
Music Division | JPB 12-05
8.46 linear feet (25 boxes)
The papers of the composer Charles Turner, one of Samuel Barber's few students, contain scores, sketches and notes, libretti, correspondence, diaries, photographs, programs, scrapbooks, yearbooks, clippings, and audio recordings documenting his...
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The papers of the composer Charles Turner, one of Samuel Barber's few students, contain scores, sketches and notes, libretti, correspondence, diaries, photographs, programs, scrapbooks, yearbooks, clippings, and audio recordings documenting his life and career as a violinist, composer and pedagogue.
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Schary, Dore
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2687
.4 linear feet (1 box)
Dore Schary (1905-1980) was an American motion picture producer and playwright. Collection consists of letters written by Confederate Army soldiers in the U.S. Civil War. Most of the forty-one letters are from Henry Higginbotham, a private in the...
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Dore Schary (1905-1980) was an American motion picture producer and playwright. Collection consists of letters written by Confederate Army soldiers in the U.S. Civil War. Most of the forty-one letters are from Henry Higginbotham, a private in the Confederate Army, to his brother and sister. He describes the effects of the siege of Mobile and writes about military movements and fears of soldiers and their families. Also, copies of Army muster rolls and a few other military documents.
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Cowtan, Charles W., 1842-1928
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4257
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Correspondence, 1861-1916, between Charles W. Cowtan and various military and civilian figures relating to the 10th New York Volunteers during the Civil War. Also includes certificates relating to his military commissions and service, and to his...
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Correspondence, 1861-1916, between Charles W. Cowtan and various military and civilian figures relating to the 10th New York Volunteers during the Civil War. Also includes certificates relating to his military commissions and service, and to his membership in various veterans' groups, such as the Grand Army of the Republic and Masonic Veterans. Also includes a typewritten account of Cowtan's experience in the Civil War, a casualty list, and muster-out lists
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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1537
1 box
Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a soldier, politician, and seventh President of the United States. The Andrew Jackson papers consist of his correspondence and related material, 1805-1836; a letter from Rachel Jackson and Harriet C. Berryhill to...
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Andrew Jackson (1767-1845) was a soldier, politician, and seventh President of the United States. The Andrew Jackson papers consist of his correspondence and related material, 1805-1836; a letter from Rachel Jackson and Harriet C. Berryhill to Mrs. L.A. Douglas, 1828; and a manuscript extract of a newspaper article "On the French Indemnity," with an 1837 endorsement. Letters written to and from Jackson concern personal, political and military matters.
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New York (State). Militia
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3661
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
Orderly book of the New York Militia (Graham's Regiment), 1776, bound together with the New York Militia (Orange County) orders of Reuben Hopkins, 1797-1805
Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4158
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Sir Guy Carleton (1724-1808) served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, Governor General of British North America, and commanded British troops in Quebec during the American War of Independence. He oversaw the evacuation of British forces,...
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Sir Guy Carleton (1724-1808) served as Governor of the Province of Quebec, Governor General of British North America, and commanded British troops in Quebec during the American War of Independence. He oversaw the evacuation of British forces, Loyalists, and freedmen from New York in 1783. The papers consist of two orders submitted in 1767 to paymasters at Montreal and Quebec for payment of troops; a letter to Sir William Johnson, Superintendent of Indian Affairs, discussing how to defeat French attempts to gain the loyalty of Indian tribes, and how to manage the concerns of Canadians; and several letters and documents, 1775 to 1790, relating to various official duties. Also present is an 1867 transcript from the Public Record Office entitled "State Papers, America and West Indies, Sir G. Carleton's Correspondence, No. 147." The original document dates from 1783
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