- Creator
- Gouverneur, Samuel L. (Samuel Lawrence), 1799-1867
- Call number
- MssCol 1187
- Physical description
- .2 linear feet (1 box)
- Language
- Materials in English
- Preferred Citation
Samuel L. Gouverneur correspondence, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur (1799-1867), American politician and capitalist, was postmaster of New York City from 1828 to 1836. His wife, Maria Hester Monroe, was the daughter of U.S. President James Monroe. After 1850, Gouverneur moved to Maryland. Collection consists of letters to Gouverneur from John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, William Henry Harrison, Winfield Scott, and others; drafts or copies of Gouverneur's letters; and his correspondence, 1835, as postmaster of New York, with the Antislavery Society, the postmaster of Charleston, S.C., and the authorities at Washington, D.C., concerning disturbances caused by the transmission of abolitionist matter through the mails.
Key terms
Names
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
- Gouverneur, Samuel L. (Samuel Lawrence), 1799-1867
- Harrison, William Henry, 1773-1841
- Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
- American Anti-Slavery Society
Subjects
- Antislavery movements -- United States
- Postal service -- New York (State) -- New York
- Postal service -- South Carolina
Occupations
Using the collection
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
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Entire collection available on microfilm; New York Public Library