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- Creator
- Fleming, Sampson
- Call number
- MssCol 3505
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Sampson Fleming letter book, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
Letter book of Sampson Fleming, kept between 1782 and 1790, containing letters written to William Edgar and to friends and relatives (primarily in Ireland and Montreal). Topics include general business, personal matters, a proposed land lottery in Pennsylvania, debts due from Mrs. Margaret Smith and William S. Smith, the ships Jay and the Empress of China (later known as the Edgar), Chinese trade, and stock in the Bank of North America. Also includes accounts of the Deputy Commissary for Detroit and Canada, 1777
Key terms
Names
- Fleming, Sampson
- Edgar, William, 1739-1820
- Smith, Margaret
- Smith, William Sheppard
- Bank of North America
- Empress of China (Ship)
- John Jay (Ship)
Subjects
- Accounts -- 18th century
- Land grants -- Pennsylvania -- 18th century
- Merchants -- New York (State) -- New York -- 18th century
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Material types
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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
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