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Creator
Sergeant, John, 1779-1852
Call number
MssCol 4616
Physical description
.1 linear feet (1 folder)
Preferred Citation
John Sergeant letters, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
Repository
Manuscripts and Archives Division
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John Sergeant (1779-1852) was an American lawyer and politician who served the stateof Pennsylvania as attorney general for Philadelphia; as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; as president of the Pennsylvania Board of Canal Commissioners; and later as legal counsel to the Bank of the United States. The letters concern various legal matters, predominantly stemming from his private law practice, but with some written in his various political capacities, with several referencing federal banking matters.

Scope and arrangement

John Sergeant (1779-1852) was an American lawyer and politician who served the stateof Pennsylvania as attorney general for Philadelphia; as a member of the Pennsylvania State House of Representatives; as president of the Pennsylvania Board of Canal Commissioners; and later as legal counsel to the Bank of the United States. The letters concern various legal matters, predominantly stemming from his private law practice, but with some written in his various political capacities, with several referencing federal banking matters.

Administrative information

Source of acquisition

Gift of John Pierpont Morgan, 1899, with additional gifts and purchases.

Processing information

Compiled by Kit Messick, 2014

Related Material

Forms part of Ford collection.

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Location

Manuscripts and Archives Division
Stephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328