New York (State) 18th-century letters and documents, 1685-1790

Summary

Creator:

William L. Clements Library

Abstract:

The New York (State) 18th-century letters and documents consist primarily of manuscripts related to life and legal procedures in 18th-century New York.

Extent:

63 items

Language:

English
Dutch

Authors:

Collection processed and finding aid created by Emma Lawton and Meg Hixon, November 2011

Background

Scope and Content:

The New York (State) 18th-century letters and documents (63 items) are made up of manuscripts related to life and legal procedures in 18th-century New York. Some of the items relate to civil and criminal legal cases tried in New York during the late 18th century. The collection also includes items concerning African Americans and Native Americans, as well as several items written in Dutch. The box and folder listing below is a complete inventory of the collection.

Biographical / Historical:

The New York (State) 18th-century letters and documents are made up of manuscripts related to life and legal procedures in 18th-century New York. This collection was formerly titled "Albany Congress collection," as a portion of the items in the collection were written by or addressed to the meeting's attendees. The collection does not contain any manuscripts related to the proceedings of the Albany Congress.

Acquisition Information:

M-4933, M-1898 .

Processing information:

Cataloging funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC). This collection has been processed according to minimal processing procedures and may be revised, expanded, or updated in the future.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Rules or Conventions:

Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)

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Additional Descriptive Data:

Alternate Locations

This collection was once bound, with portraits of Albany Congress attendees and a printed copy of Proceedings of the Commissioners on Indian Affairs from Six Provinces met at Albany, Anno 1754, from Documentary History of the State of New York. Ed. E. B. O'Callaghan. Volume 2. Albany, 1849. 545-618.

Subjects

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Subjects:

Indians of North America--New York (State)
Law--History.
Real property--New York (State)

Formats:

Letters (correspondence)
Legal documents.

Names:

De Lancey, James, 1703-1760.
Hopkins, Stephen, 1707-1785.
Johnson, William, Sir, 1715-1774.
Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778.
Partridge, Oliver, 1712-1792.
Sanders, Robert, 1705-1765.
Sharpe, Horatio, 1718-1790.
Stevenson, James.
Tasker, Benjamin, 1720-1760.
Weiser, Conrad, 1696-1760.
Williams, Elisha, 1694-1755.
Wolcott, Roger.

Places:

New York (State)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.
United States--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775.