- Creator
- Smith, William, 1728-1793
- Call number
- MssCol 15660
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder)
- Preferred Citation
William Smith Jr. letters and documents, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Sponsor
- Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection, and by Frank Veeder, 1969
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The collection comprises Smith's autograph letter signed to Sir William Johnson concerning land holdings of the late Sir Henry Moore, 1772 May 22; his autograph letter signed to Mr. [Oliver] Templeton discussing the case of the schooner Isabella, 1775 February 17; a signed legal opinion on the will of Andries Stockholm, 1773 September 5; and an autograph draft dissent on a bill before the Provincial Council concerning non-resident electors, signed and undated. Letters dated 1772 and 1775 transferred from George Peabody Wetmore papers relating to William Smith, Jr.
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Compiled by Susan P. Waide, 2017
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Names
- Johnson, William, 1715-1774 (Correspondent)
- Smith, William, 1728-1793
- Templeton, Oliver (Correspondent)
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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