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- Creator
- Thompson, Samuel, 1738-1811
- Call number
- MssCol 2982
- Physical description
- .4 linear feet (1 box)
- Preferred Citation
- Samuel Thompson papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Samuel Thompson (1738-1811) was a farmer and physician of Setauket, Long Island, New York. Collection consists of Thompson's diaries with transcripts and some family papers. Diaries, 1800-1808, chronicle events in the life of Thompson's family and neighbors in Brookhaven Township and Suffolk County. Family papers, 1710-1858, include wills, bills of sale for slaves and indentures for servants, land deeds, estate inventories, and letters. Family papers contain photograph of Thompson's house and lists of other family documents.
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Source of acquisition
Purchase, Wormser, 1940Key terms
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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
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Transcript of diary, 1805-1808, available on microfilm; New York Public Library