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- Creator
- Delafield, John, 1748-1824
- Call number
- MssCol 3500
- Physical description
- .1 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- John Delafield letterbook, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
John Delafield, a British emigrant, arrived in New York in 1783 and opened a banking office. In 1789, he was a New York City insurance broker. He later served as an assemblyman for the City of New York.
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- Accounts -- New York (State) -- New York -- 18th century
- Dry-goods -- Accounting
- Insurance agents -- New York (State) -- New York -- 18th century
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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