- Creator
- Hamilton, James A. (James Alexander), 1788-1878
- Call number
- MssCol 1299
- Physical description
- 1 linear foot (4 boxes)
- Language
- Materials in English and French
- Preferred Citation
- James A. Hamilton papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
James Alexander Hamilton (1788-1878), the son of Alexander Hamilton, was an American lawyer and politician. He served as United States District Attorney for the Southern District of New York. Collection consists of Hamilton's correspondence, ca. 1820-1867, with John Quincy Adams, Horace Binney, Lewis Cass, Salmon P. Chase, Edward Everett, Hamilton Fish, Washington Hunt, Andrew Jackson, W.C. Rivers, Martin Van Buren, and others. Also, deeds and other legal documents, ca. 1740-1870, relating to land in Manhattan and New York State, Pennsylvania, and elsewhere (some material relates to land owned by Trinity Church, N.Y.); legal documents and correspondence, ca. 1829-1832, relating to the court case of Constant Polani v. District Court of the U.S. for the Southern District of N.Y.; a manuscript of Hamilton's reminiscences of his father; and miscellaneous documents.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Gift, Townsend, Mrs. Howard and Mrs. R.P. Carroll, 1921Key terms
Names
- Hamilton, James A. (James Alexander), 1788-1878
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Binney, Horace, 1780-1875
- Cass, Lewis, 1782-1866
- Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
- Everett, Edward, 1794-1865
- Fish, Hamilton, 1808-1893
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
- Hunt, Washington, 1811-1867
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
- Polani, Constant
- Rivers, W. C. (Walter Courtenay)
- Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
- Republican Party (N.Y.)
- Trinity Church (New York, N.Y.)
- United States. District Attorney (New York : Southern District)
Subjects
- District courts -- New York (State)
- New Orleans, Battle of, New Orleans, La., 1815
- Real property -- New York (State)
- Real property -- New York (State) -- New York
- Real property -- Pennsylvania
Places
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