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- Creator
- Jenks, William, 1778-1866
- Physical description
- .08 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
- William Jenks letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
William Jenks (1778-1866) was a Congregationalist minister of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and Bath, Maine. Collection consists of letters relating to Jenks's career, to Harvard University, and to the history of the Jenks family. Correspondents include John Quincy Adams, Elbridge Gerry and Tench Tilghman.
Administrative information
Source of acquisition
Purchase, 1936Key terms
Names
- Jenks, William, 1778-1866
- Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
- Gerry, Elbridge, 1744-1814
- Tilghman, Tench, 1744-1786
- Jenkins family
- Harvard University
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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