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- Creator
- Remsen, John H., 1769 or 1770-1798
- Call number
- MssCol 24139
- Physical description
- 1.69 linear feet (11 volumes)
- Preferred Citation
- John H. Remsen ledgers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
John H. Remsen (1769 or 1770-1798) was a New York City lawyer during the late eighteenth century and, at the time, one of the seventeen notary publics in New York City. Remsen also served as Governor John Jay's private secretary beginning in 1795. He was a regular at the Tontine Coffee House, a precursor to the New York Stock Exchange. He died on September 14, 1798, at age 28. The John H. Remsen ledgers (1795-1798) document New York State Supreme Court cases and notary public activities overseen by Remsen.
Administrative information
Custodial history
Volumes bear stamps from the New York Bar Association Library.
Source of acquisition
Purchased from Donald A. Heald, 2017.
Processing information
Compiled by Susan M. Kline, 2017.
Key terms
Names
- New York (State). Supreme Court. (creator)
Subjects
Places
- New York (N.Y.) -- 18th century
- New York (N.Y.) -- History -- 1775-1865 -- Sources
- New York (State) -- Politics and government -- 1775-1865
Occupations
Material types
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