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- Creator
- Gordon, James, 1739 - 1810
- Call number
- MssCol 1178
- Physical description
- .04 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- James Gordon papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Recollections and Letters of James Gordon, including his arrival in America, 1758; business ventures; trip to Sandusy, Pittsburgh, Niagra, Oswego, etc.; his trade with Robert Rogers' rangers to Montreal; his capture by Sir John Johnson's corps during the Battle of Stone Arabia, 1780. Also includes correspondence, 1799-1809, and survey of lots on Wappingers Creek, Dutchess County, New York, 1728
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Places
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Personal narratives
- United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Prisoners and prisons
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Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328