Found 9 collections related to American loyalists

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
Smith, William, 1728-1793
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2796
4.18 linear feet (6 boxes, 10 volumes)
William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The William Smith Jr. papers comprise the papers of William Smith Jr., 1683-1793; those of his son William... more
Commissioners of Forfeitures
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2175
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
This document is entitled "Exemplification of the laws of New York relating to the powers of the Commissioners of Forfeitures respecting the sale or transfer of confiscated estates during the American Revolution" (May 21, 1787). The item is signed... more
Purple, Samuel S. (Samuel Smith), 1822-1900
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 2504
.21 linear feet (1 volume)
One volume, containing notes for a biographical sketch of Dr. Benjamin Church, director general and chief physician of the hospital of the Continental Army. The volume also includes source material relating to Benjamin Church: verses occasioned by... more
Cruden, John, -1787
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4019
.1 linear feet
Narrative of John Cruden, His Majesty's Commisioner of Sequestered Estates, in South Carolina, 1782 (?) This manuscript was published in 1890 by the Brooklyn, New York Historical Printing Club, as: Report on the management of the estates... more
Coke, Daniel Parker, 1745-1825
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 84
1.33 linear feet (8 volumes)
Original notes of Daniel Parker Coke, one of the commissioners of the Royal Commission on the Losses and Services of American Loyalists, 1783-1785
Franklin, William, 1731-1813
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 4388
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Various documents created or endorsed by William Franklin, son of Benjamin Franklin, in his capacity as Royal Governor of New Jersey, including a warrant for a provincial treasurer's salary; a marriage license, a law license, a request to pardon... more
Boston Committee of Correspondence
Manuscripts and Archives Division | MssCol 343
2.4 linear feet (8 boxes, 1 oversized folder)
The Boston Committee of Correspondence was formed at the Boston Town Meeting of November 2, 1772 in response to the British government’s decision to pay the governor and Superior Court judges of Massachusetts with Crown stipends, thereby making... more
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