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Harkness, Edward Stephen, 1874-1940
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 1318
3.3 linear feet (29 v.)
Edward Stephen Harkness (1874-1940) was a trustee of the New York Public Library. His wife and co-collector, Mary Stillman Harkness, died in 1950. Collection consists of holograph manuscripts, autograph letters, documents, and signatures... more
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2701
19.79 linear feet (55 boxes, 17 volumes, 15 oversized folders)
Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804), a Revolutionary War general and statesman, was a prominent member of the landed aristocracy of New York State. The collection consists of correspondence, accounts, military records, land records, and other papers... more
Kohns, Lee, 1864-1927
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 645
6 linear feet (19 boxes, 3 v.)
Collection consists of letters and documents, ca. 15th-19th centuries, collected by Lee Kohns. American and European historical, literary, artistic, and scientific figures are represented.
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 17097
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Report to the Albany Congress prepared by Benjamin Franklin and others, 1754. Copy in the hand of Meschech Weare. 6 p
Howe, Richard Howe, Earl, 1726-1799
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 11567
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Memorandum of interviews held during the Staten Island Peace Conference between Lord Howe and delgates from Congress Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and Edward Rutledge dated September 11, 1776. In the handwriting of Henry Strachey. Also includes a... more
Bancroft, George, 1800-1891
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 195
60 linear feet (432 v. and 15 boxes)
George Bancroft (1800-1891) was an American historian, diplomat and public official who wrote the ten-volume History of the United States. Bancroft's positions included Collector of the Port of Boston, Secretary of the Navy under Polk, Minister to... more
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
Manuscripts and Archives Division
.15 linear feet (1 v.)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790) was an American printer, author, statesman, and inventor. Volume contains two holograph letters, a printed title page, and a portrait of Franklin. First letter is to Sir Alexander Dick, January 21, 1762; the second is... more
Vanderpoel, Aaron, 1799-1870
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 3148
1.5 linear feet (4 boxes, 2 oversize folders)
Aaron Vanderpoel (1799-1870) was a lawyer, later a judge, in Kinderhook, Columbia County, New York, and in New York City. He was administrator of the estate of William Temple Franklin (1760-1823), the grandson of Benjamin Franklin. Collection... more
Campbell, Charles, active 1786-1793
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 8165
0.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Letters to Pennsylvania Governor Thomas Mifflin and Benjamin Franklin concerning life on the frontier in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, including complaints of General Anthony Wayne's treatment of local Indians.
B. Franklin and D. Hall (Firm)
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 24158
.1 linear feet (1 box)
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), one of the Founding Fathers of the United States, was a printer, writer, scientist, and statesman. David Hall (1714-1772) was a Scottish-American printer, bookseller, and stationer. The printing partnership of... more
Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1828-1919
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 927
30.83 linear feet; 108 boxes, 21 volumes
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... more
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