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Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Title: Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958.

Autograph letters and documents of American political and military leaders collected by Frederick Myers Dearborn.

ArchivalResource: 28 boxes (14 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01499/catalog View

Bond, William, d. 1776. Papers, 1768-1777.

Title: Papers, 1768-1777.

Correspondence, orders, resolutions by the Mass. Provincial Congress, rosters, financial receipts, and misc. administrative documents pertaining to the Mass. 25th Regiment. Significant items include a letter from General George Washington to General John Sullivan (20 May 1776), an order signed by General Phillip Schuyler (5 May 1776), and an order signed by General Horatio Gates (15 March 1776).

ArchivalResource: 1.4 lin. ft. (1 archives box, 1 flat box)

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Hogeboom, Peter. Letter, 1796 October 18.

Title: Letter, 1796 October 18.

Letter to Philip Schuyler detailing an agreement to purchase land from him. Hogeboom lists the various securities that he is providing to Schuyler as part of the terms of the purchase. Hogeboom also relates the difficulties he had in obtaining the security. Written at Hudson, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 3 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122573601 View

Pierce, John, Jr. Letter, 1776 August 28.

Title: Letter, 1776 August 28.

Letter to Andrew Adams describing the current state of affairs in the Northern Department of the Continental Army. Pierce describes the recent pay received by the army and how it is only a partial payment. He describes the Canadian campaign and the sense of loss felt by the death of Montgomery. Pierce also relates the commanding style of General Gates. He descibes Gates as old but dedicated to the cause.

ArchivalResource: 4 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122519493 View

Pickering, Timothy, 1745-1829. Papers, 1790-1796, on Indian affairs.

Title: Papers, 1790-1796, on Indian affairs.

These papers include letters, reports, minutes, memoranda, and addresses to Indian chiefs, selected from the Pickering papers.

ArchivalResource: 4 microfilm reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122417087 View

John Jay publication project.

Title: John Jay publication project.

Letters, manuscripts, documents, and letterbooks of Jay and of many members of his family.

ArchivalResource: (242 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/746301032 View

Vol. II.includes:f. 85 Philip Schuyler, American Major -General: Letter to Gen. Washington: 1781. f. 87 John Campbell, Colonel in the American Army: Letter to Col. Gordon: 1781. f. 96 Azariah Pritchard, Captain: Letter to -: 1781. f. 238 Dr George..., 1778-1784

Title: Vol. II.includes:f. 85 Philip Schuyler, American Major -General: Letter to Gen. Washington: 1781. f. 87 John Campbell, Colonel in the American Army: Letter to Col. Gordon: 1781. f. 96 Azariah Pritchard, Captain: Letter to -: 1781. f. 238 Dr George... 1778-1784

ArchivalResource: 1 item

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Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter, 1777.

Title: Letter, 1777.

Letter informing the recipient that he is writing a letter to Congress' Council of Safety asking them to continue adopting measures to aid the New York militia, for he sees it fast approaching ruin at the hands of General Burgoyne's army.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122379213 View

Smith, Lloyd W. (Lloyd Waddell). Lloyd W. Smith collection, 1516-1951.

Title: Lloyd W. Smith collection, 1516-1951.

Collection ranges from 15th century incunabula to early 20th century works; however, the main emphasis is on the American Colonial and Revolutionary eras. Manuscript materials include correspondence, deeds, indentures, journals, letter books, and account books. Correspondents and authors include Aaron Burr, George Clinton, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Henry Lee, Robert Livingston, Philip Schuyler, and George Washington. Washington manuscripts include correspondence, a letter copy book, and Mount Vernon journals and ledgers. Military records pertaining to the Continental and British armed forces include inspection returns, muster lists and order books.

ArchivalResource: ca. 42, 000 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71014730 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter ; Fort Edward, [N.Y.], to Col. [Richard] Varick, 1777 July 15.

Title: Letter ; Fort Edward, [N.Y.], to Col. [Richard] Varick, 1777 July 15.

Letter to Colonel Varick discussing the progress of Burgoyne's campaign. Schuyler writes from Fort Edward and states that Burgoyne has just left there. He also states that he was ordered 40 cannon and 15 tons of powder to be shipped to Saratoga. Schuyler has high hopes that Burgoyne's campaign will not reach Albany.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 32 cm.

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Philip Schuyler papers, 1684-1851

Title: Philip Schuyler papers 1684-1851

Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804), a Revolutionary War general and statesman, was a prominent member of the landed aristocracy of upstate New York. He was elected to New York's colonial assembly in 1768, was a delegate to the second Continental Congress, served in the New York State Senate from 1780 to 1784 and 1786 to 1790, and became one of New York's first U.S. senators, 1797-1798. During the Revolutionary War he commanded the Continental Army forces of the Northern Dept. Schuyler was involved in the commercial development of New York and his navigation companies constructed the canals that formed the basis of the Erie Canal system. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, military records, land records, and other papers documenting the military, political and business activities and family affairs of Schuyler. Correspondence, 1761-1804, is with military officers, members of the Continental Congress, committees of safety, and family, and concerns the conduct of the Revolutionary War in the Northern Dept., 1775-1777, and political and personal matters. Indian papers, 1710-1797, contain Schuyler's papers as Commissioner of Indian Affairs in the Northern Dept. during the war and as agent of New York State. Canal papers, 1792-1803, include correspondence, diaries, reports, surveys, accounts, and other papers relating to the construction of canals in New York. His papers as Surveyor General of New York State, 1773-1788, and public papers, ca. 1775-1796, consist of correspondence, receipts, drafts of legislation and proposals, building plans, and other papers. Financial and legal papers, 1711-1805, estate papers, 1755-1809, and land papers, 1684-1840, pertain to business activities and land holdings. Family papers, 1772-1851, contain correspondence and other papers of Schuyler family members. Military papers, 1775-1777, comprise Revolutionary War materials that were neither generated nor received directly by Schuyler.

ArchivalResource: 21 linear feet (56 boxes, 15 v.); 41 microfilm reels

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2701 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter, 1786 January 16.

Title: Letter, 1786 January 16.

Letter to Stephen Van Rensselaer, discussing the estate of Van Rensselaer. Also discusses anti-Clinton movement in the Legislature and Schuyler's political future. Mentions also family matters. Written at New York, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 8 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122611471 View

Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume III, Miscellany, 1756-1807

Title: Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume III, Miscellany, 1756-1807

Portraits, prints, letters, maps, and documents tipped into Volume 3 of the extra-illustrated quarto edition of Washington Irving's Life of George Washington (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855-1856) (Rare E 312.I72++ 1898). Portraits: Edmund Pendleton, Samuel Adams (2), Patrick Henry (2), Jacob Duche (2), John Adams, John Dickinson (3), John Jay, William Pitt (2), Israel Putnam, Charles Lee (2), Lord George Sackville, Horatio Gates, Joseph Warren (3), Timothy Pickering, Benedict Arnold, Philip Schuyler, John Adams, John Hancock, Thomas Mifflin, Henry Clinton, William Howe, George Harris, Richard Howe, Jonathan Trumbull, Gilbert Stuart. Prints: Faneuil Hall 1776; Le President du Congres; Bunker Hill Monument; Journee de Lexington; Das erste Burger Blut, zu Grundung der Americanischen Freyheit, vergossen bey Lexington am 19ten April 1775; First Action between the English and Americans, at Concord in 1775; [Putnam hearing the news of the battle of Lexington]; several prints on the Battle of Bunker Hill; A View of the Niagara Fort, taken by Sir William Johnson, on the 25th of July 1759. Letters: correspondents include Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, Cols. Fleming and Preston, Richard Henry Lee, Benjamin Lincoln; John Houstoun, Governor of Georgia; John Dickinson, Benjamin Harrison, Thomas Gage, Artemus Ward, General Thomas, Horatio Gates, Andrew Adams, Gen. Joseph Warren, William Heath, Lt. Gen. John Burgoyne; Lord Percy, Duke of Northumberland; Lord Auckland, Thomas Cushing, Meshech Weare, Samuel Adams, Thomas Rice, John Hancock, a Selectman of Boston, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress, Benjamin Lincoln, Clement Biddle, the Massachusetts (Colony) Committee of Supply, Israel Putnam, Robert Howe, Elbridge Gerry, the Massachusetts Legislature, F.M. Lamb, Philip Schuyler, Peter T. Curtenius, Samuel Broome, John Lamb, Maj. Gen. Worster, William Johnson, and Charles Willson Peale. Documents: A[aman.]DS, [bill of exchange for George Croghan, signed by Thomas Gage], April 9, 1766; ADS, [New York committee for inquiry into conspiracies, signed by John Jay, chairman], Jan. 3, 1777; A[aman.]DS, [instructions to John Powell to remit payment to Col. Valentine Jones, signed by Thomas Gage], Feb. 10, 1773; ADS, [request by Massachusetts Gov. John Hancock to the Senate and House for appropriation of funds for troops, signed by Tristram Dalton and Samuel Adams], Oct. 22, 1783; A[aman.]DS, [authorization sent to Lord Henry Duke of Newcastle for a payment to Henry Shelley, signed by William Pitt], Aug. 31, 1787; ADS, [orders for Gen. Thomas from the Massachusetts Council of Safety], April 29, 1775; A[aman.]DS, [Proclamation by Massachusetts Gov. John Hancock for a day of thanksgiving], Oct. 28, 1784; A[aman]DS, [Proclamation by Massachusetts Gov. John Hancock of a fast], March 13, 1788; D[form]S, [commission from the Massachusetts Council for John Parker], March 13, 1780; A[aman.]DS, [request to the Massachusetts Senate and House from Gov. John Hancock for funds for the artillery], June 18, 1791; ADS, [referral and settlement of a case of trespass by Isaac Tyson, with signatures of Thomas Mifflin, et al.], March 30, 1773/June 18, 1773; ADS, [resolution by the Massachusetts House of Representatives approving payment to Oliver Teir for supplies to the Northern Army, signed by John Avery, et al.], Nov. 14, 1776. Documents (continued): AD[contemporary copy]S, [Massachusetts [Committee of Supply?] certifying to Congress Col. Gridley's need of a horse, with signatures of Elbridge Gerry, et al.], July 1, 1786; AD, [John Trumbull?], [pallet employed in the small copy of the Resignation of General Washington], [n.d.]. Maps: Plan of the Town of Boston with the Attack on Bunkers-Hill in the Peninsula of Charlestown.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (94 items).

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Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter signed : Albany, to the "President of the State of New Hampshire," [Meshech Weare], 1777 Jan. 23.

Title: Letter signed : Albany, to the "President of the State of New Hampshire," [Meshech Weare], 1777 Jan. 23.

Being a third request that a regiment of New Hampshire troops and a thousand blankets be sent to Fort Ticonderoga, in anticipation of Burgoyne's attack.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270635100 View

George Washington papers, 1592-1943

Title: George Washington papers, 1592-1943

United States president, United States Army officer, and patriot. Correspondence, letterbooks, diaries, accounts, military papers, and other papers documenting Washington's relations with the Continental Congress, his command of the Continental Army, his presidency, and other aspects of his career.

ArchivalResource: 77,000 items ; 508 containers plus 20 oversize ; 215.2 linear feet ; 125 microfilm reels

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008068 View

Richard Varick Papers, 1743-1871 (bulk 1775-1830)

Title: Richard Varick Papers 1743-1871 (bulk 1775-1830)

Richard Varick, born in New Jersey, 1753, served as Captain, deputy muster-master-general, and George Washington's secretary during the Revolutionary war. He was appointed one of the first mayors of New York and served from 1789-1801. He died in 1831. His papers contain items resulting from his military, legal, and political careers, as well as personal and familial correspondence and accounts--including letters received, drafts of letters sent, accounts, receipts, military orders, inventories, muster and pay rolls, military pay accounts, indentures, court-martial papers and civil court papers.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 Linear feet; (5 boxes)

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Nott, Eliphalet, 1773-1866. Autograph letter signed E. Nott to: General Philip John Schuyler September 2, 1803.

Title: Autograph letter signed E. Nott to: General Philip John Schuyler September 2, 1803.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

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Hughes, Hugh, d. 1804. Letterbooks, 1776 Apr. 6-1782 Apr. 17.

Title: Letterbooks, 1776 Apr. 6-1782 Apr. 17.

Letterbooks, 1776 Apr. 6-1782 Apr. 17, of Hugh Hughes, containing copies of his official correspondence as commissary of stores and deputy quartermaster for the State of New York. Volumes contain copies of letters sent and received, and pertain to the feeding, housing, clothing, and equipping of the army in New York and New England, including transportation problems, requisitions, payment, relations with merchants, etc. Correspondents include: Gen. George Washington and his aides, Maj. Gen. Nathanael Greene, Col. H.E. Lutterlok, Maj. Gen. Philip Schuyler, Maj. Daniel Carthy, Capt. Uriah Mitchell, Maj. John Campbell, Col. Ralph Pomeroy, Col. Jabez Hatch, Maj. Nicholas Quakenbush, Brig. Gen. James Clinton, Maj. David Wolfe, Capt. Walter Pyncheon, Capt. Thomas Mitchell, Col. Henry Dearborn, Maj. John Keese, Charles Tillinghast, Maj. Gen. William Heath, Udney Hay, and a few others. Volumes are numbered 1-20. Volume 20 consists of arithmetic tables and tables of weights and measures and bears the name Algernon Sidney William Hughes on the frontispiece.

ArchivalResource: 20 v. (8 slipcases)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58758164 View

Clinton Family Papers, 1776-1806

Title: Clinton Family Papers 1776-1806

Army officer, governor of New York, and public officials. Chiefly correspondence (mainly transcripts and drafts) of George Clinton and James Clinton relating to military engagements during the Revolution, drafting of the Articles of Confederation by the Continental Congress, and land transactions in New York; orderly book of James Clinton containing orders given during the expedition against the Iroquois; and various commissions, land grants, and resolves.

ArchivalResource: 55 items; 1 container plus 1 oversize; 0.4 linear feet; 1 microfilm reel

http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009119 View

Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume XII, Miscellany, 1769-1838

Title: Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume XII, Miscellany, 1769-1838

Portraits, prints, letters, documents, and manuscripts (with printed version) tipped into Volume 12 of the extra-illustrated quarto edition of Washington Irving's Life of George Washington (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855-1856) (Rare E 312 I72 ++ 1898) Portraits: Washington Irving (2, 1 with autograph), George Washington, Cornwallis, Lafayette (2, 1 in color), Count de Grasse, Richard Henry Lee, William White, John Brooks, Napoleon, James Madison, John Adams (2), Samuel Osgood (2, 1 with autograph), Walter Livingston (with autograph), George Washington Parke Custis (with autograph), Mrs. Washington, Edmund Randolph, James Wilson (with autograph), John Blair, Robert Hanson Harrison, Fisher Ames, Thomas Jefferson (2), Louis 16th, Governeur Morris. Prints: Ende der Feindseeligkeiten. Die Engländer räumen den Americanern Neu Yorck ein.--1783; Mt Vernon, Residence of Washington; Early Days of Washington; [Martha Washington, Miss Custis, servant]; General Putnam's Escape from the British at Horse-neck; Washington Presiding in the Convention 1787; [Two men, a woman, and a baby in a boat fishing]; East View of Baltimore, Maryland; Sunnyside. Residence of Washington Irving; Inaugeration of Washington at the Old City Hall 1789; Fraunces' Tavern; Washington Taking Leave of His Mother; The First Cabinet. Letters: ALS, John Trumbull to John Taliaferro, May 24, 1838; AL[draft], John Trumbull to the Editors of the American [in defense of Benjamin West], [n.d.]; A[aman.]LS, Henry Knox to Benjamin Lincoln, May 25, 1790; ALS, Tobias Lear to Messers. Adam Stewart & Co., March 19, 1790; AL, Benjamin Franklin to Robert Hare, June 27 [1789]; ALS, Tobias Lear to William Pierce, October 6, 1795; A[aman.]LS, John Jay to William Carmichael, December 1, 1786; ALS, William Pierce to Edward Telfair, Governor of Georgia, January 29, 1786; A[aman.]LS, David Humphreys to John Trumbull, May 16, 1800; A[aman.]LS, Thomas Mifflin to John Houstoun, Governor of Georgia, April 21-22, 1784; A[aman.]LS, David Humphreys to Stephen van Rensselaer, March 6, 1810; ALS, Sam Nicholson to Arthur Lee, January 9-10, 1778; A[aman.]LS, George Clinton to Aaron Burr, March 27, 1790; ALS, U.S. Board of Treasury to Philip Schuyler [signed by Samuel Osgood, Walter Livingston, and Arthur Lee], July 17, 1788; ALS, Samuel Osgood to Samuel Holten, May 14, 1782; ALS, Arthur Lee to [?], August 4, 1769; ALS, James Madison Jr. to Auditors of the Public Accounts, Virginia, September 25, 1780; ALS, Henry Knox to William Hull, May 6, 1792; A[aman.]LS, Thomas Jefferson to James Brown, October 20, 1795; ALS, Henry Knox to Jeremiah Wadsworth, June 11, 1791; ALS, David Humphreys to Samuel Parker, September 2, 1803; ALS, Samuel Bard to Judge Thomson, February 6, 1812; A[aman.]LS, Alexander Hamilton to Benjamin Lincoln, May 13, 1790. Letters (continued): ALS, Edmund Randolph to Charles Simms, February 6, 1791; ALS, John Rutledge to Henry Lanney, July 18, 1778; ALS, [Virginia. Commission to treat with the Ohio Indians] to Edmond Pendleton [signed by Thomas Walker, Andrew Lewis, James Wood, Adam Stephen, J. Walker], October 20, 1775; ALS, Governeur Morris to Jonathan Dayton, July 8, 1807. Documents: D[printed]S, U.S. Board of Commissioner of the Federal city, Warrant [entitling Samuel Blodget, Jr. to share #319 of loan to City of Washington, signed by Thomas Johnson, David Stuart, and Daniel Carroll], May 18, 1792. Manuscripts: AM[draft], "General Washington," [n.d.]; AM[final draft], "General Washington," [n.d.]; AM, [advertisement for a print of "General Washington Resigning his Commission..."], [n.d.] Printed: "General Washington."

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (74 items).

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Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809. Papers, 1753-1832.

Title: Papers, 1753-1832.

Personal and official correspondence, records as paymaster of the New York forces and as comptroller of the U.S. Treasury, militia returns, court martial documents, votes of Connecticut towns on the embargo of 1809 and letters regarding fugitives; correspondents include Timothy Dwight, Eliphalet Dyer, Chauncey Goodrich, John Hancock, James Hillhouse, Henry Knox, Henry Livingston, James Madison, John Pierce, Philip Schuyler, John Trumbull, Jonathan Trumbull, Sr., Joseph Trumbull, William Williams and both Oliver Wolcotts.

ArchivalResource: 5 v., 5 boxes ; 39 x 26 x 12 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/42652237 View

Rosengarten, J. G. (Joseph George), 1835-1921. The German allied troops in the North American war of independence, and related materials, ca. 1767-1893.

Title: The German allied troops in the North American war of independence, and related materials, ca. 1767-1893.

Extra-illustrated edition of J. G. Rosengarten's The German allied troops in the North American war of independence, 1776-1783 (Albany, NY: Joel Munsell's Sons, 1893), a translation and abridgement of Max von Eelking's 2-volume work: Die deutschen Hülfstruppen im nordamerikanischen Befreiungskriege, 1776 bis 1783 (Hannover: Helwing, 1863); Rosengarten's work is based on both volumes of the original, but the title page erroneously states: Vol. I. The volume contains a total of 18 original documents dated 1767 to 1893; 74 portraits of 57 different subjects, including one of Rosengarten; 7 maps; and 25 other illustrations, including 2 in color (leaves following p. 162, 254). The original documents include: 15 letters or memoranda; a marriage certificate for John Michael (?) and Elisabeth Grauel on 2 April 1767, signed by Michael Schlatter and with a red wax seal showing his coat of arms (leaf following p. 240); a ledger sheet for Pulaski's Legion in Charleston, dated 8 August 1779, signed by Charles-Frédéric Bedaulx (leaf following p. 176); and a customs form signed by Peter Muhlenberg on 11 September 1804 (leaf following p. 222). The letter by Jean-Baptiste-Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau, is incomplete (last leaf only). The volume has indices of names (p. 353-356) and places (p. 357-360). The upper cover and front free endpaper are detached.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/607091216 View

Lansing, John, 1754-1829. Manuscripts, 1776-1823.

Title: Manuscripts, 1776-1823.

This collection consist of letters and other documents related to the personal and professional life of John Lansing. The letters relate to all facets of his long and varied career such as secretary to General Schuyler, member of the New York Assembly, delegate to the United States Constitutional Convention, justice of the New York State Supreme Court, and Chancellor of New York State. Also included are documents related to Lansing's land holdings in the Town of Blenheim, Schoharie County, New York, and Oriskany Patent, which is now situated mostly in Oneida County, New York. Of special interest is a field book of surveys of parts of the Oriskany Patent compiled by James Cockburn, which includes detailed descriptions of numbered lots and some maps.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (0.25 cubic ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122379246 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter, 1786 February 5.

Title: Letter, 1786 February 5.

Letter to Stephen Van Rensselaer discussing political developments in the assembly. Schuyler discusses new appointments to government positions and new taxation laws. Written at New York, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 4 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122314841 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter, 1796 June 26, Fort Schuyler, to Rev. Morse, Whites-town.

Title: Letter, 1796 June 26, Fort Schuyler, to Rev. Morse, Whites-town.

As agent for Indian affairs, he will be detained at the Fort for a week, but hopes to travel to Schenectady. Mentions Dr. Belknap.

ArchivalResource: 2 p. on 1 fold. leaf. 24 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4008238 View

Schuyler family papers, 1763-1901

Title: Schuyler family papers 1763-1901

The Schuylers were a wealthy colonial family from Albany, N.Y., and included General Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804), a Revolutionary soldier and statesman who represented New York in the first Senate of the U.S. Collection consists of correspondence and a few miscellaneous papers of various members of the Schuyler family. Correspondence is largely incoming; miscellaneous papers include personal papers and documents.

ArchivalResource: 4.2 linear feet (11 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2699 View

Jay, John, 1745-1829. Letter : Philadelphia, to Philip Schuyler, 1778 December 8.

Title: Letter : Philadelphia, to Philip Schuyler, 1778 December 8.

Personal letter that appears to concern the exoneration of General Schuyler from charges dereliction of duty during the surrender of Fort Ticonderoga in July 1777.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/540607389 View

Ely, Edwin A., 1836-1927,. Autograph collection, ca. 1663-1890.

Title: Autograph collection, ca. 1663-1890.

Autograph letters and signed documents, chiefly from the Revolutionary era.

ArchivalResource: 250 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70954623 View

Bleecker, Collins and Abeel families papers, 1665-1882

Title: Bleecker, Collins and Abeel families papers 1665-1882

The Bleecker, Collins and Abeel families lived in Albany, N.Y. and New York City and were merchants, lawyers and military officers. Collection consists of correspondence, maps, surveys, deeds and land papers, military records, wills, and other papers of the Bleecker and Collins families and of John Abeel of Albany, N.Y. Also includes records of the Western Inland Lock Navigtation Co. and correspondence and notes, 1878-1882, of Mary E. Bleecker concerning genealogy of the Clinton and Genet families.

ArchivalResource: .8 linear foot (2 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/317 View

Autograph File, M

Title: Autograph File, M

The Autograph File is an alphabetically arranged collection of single letters, manuscripts, and drawings received from various sources at various times. Additions continue to be made.

ArchivalResource: 10.5 linear feet (21 boxes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01436/catalog View

Stark, John, 1728-1822. Papers, 1758-1819.

Title: Papers, 1758-1819.

Chiefly correspondence (1775-1781) relating to Stark's tenure as commander in the Continental Army and concern with the defense of Albany, N.Y., during the Revolution, Indian affairs, and other military matters; together with accounts of the Battle of Bennington, Vt. (1777), expense records, commissions, pay receipts, orderly books (1775-1780), and other papers.

ArchivalResource: ca. 1 ft. (500 items).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70963885 View

Western Inland Lock Navigation Company. Letter (draft), 1803.

Title: Letter (draft), 1803.

Draft of letter to the New York State Legislature, requesting an extension on its incorporation charter. Letter states that the company would have to stop operations at Wood Creek if the extension is not approved, but if it had the extra time, it could continue work to Seneca Lake and Lake Ontario. Contained also is a request for the Legislature to take steps to remove settlers from lands previously granted for canal use. Handwriting is that of Philip Schuyler, though document does not bear his name.

ArchivalResource: 7 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122537027 View

George Chalmers papers relating to Indian affairs, 1750-1775, 1750-1775

Title: George Chalmers papers relating to Indian affairs, 1750-1775 1750-1775

Fenton compiled this reel from several collections for his research on American Indians. From the George Chalmers Collection (1750-1775) are correspondence, intelligence reports, and records of treaties concerning the Indians of the Ohio Valley. The writers include Thomas Cresap, Thomas Hutchins, and Sir William Johnson. There are also papers from the Philip John Schuyler papers (1710-1797) and one item from the Withrop, Wait, and Leverett Memorial (1709).

ArchivalResource: 1.0 Microfilm reel(s)

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Quitman, Frederick H. Letter, 1803 January 25.

Title: Letter, 1803 January 25.

Letter from Frederick Quitman to Philip Schuyler, discussing personal matters and Schuyler's proposed plan to lease some Columbia County woodland from a local church camp. Mentions an enclosed petition (not present) to be taken to Albany and presented to a member of the legislature from Columbia County. Mentions also a discussion with the Revernd John Romaine on 24 January. Written at Rhinebeck, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 1 page.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122520060 View

Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866. Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843

Title: Jared Sparks collection of American manuscripts, 1582-1843.

The Sparks collection consists of original and transcribed historical documents and correspondence, chiefly concerning the American colonies and the original thirteen states, collected or transcribed beginning in 1819 by Jared Sparks. The collection includes the papers of Sir Francis Bernard and George Chalmers, letters of Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, the Marquis de Lafayette, and George Washington, the journals of Thomas Ainslie, the Board of Trade, the New York Provincial Congress and Conventions, as well as the papers and records from state public offices, among many others. The Sparks collection also contains his own historical essays and compositions, published articles, letter books, diaries, account books related to his college days, professional research, and material documenting his tenure as College president.

ArchivalResource: 252 volumes, 10 env., 2 folders, 3 cases, 57 boxes (31.6 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01965/catalog View

Nelson, Thomas, 1738-1789. Letter to an unidentified correspondent, 1776 August 14.

Title: Letter to an unidentified correspondent, 1776 August 14.

Nelson, writing on behalf of the Treasury Board, explains that the accounts of Price and Haywood have been approved by Congress and must be paid in gold and silver. Congress had sent $22,000 to Canada for use of the Army and with the Army retreating now directs that the sum be applied to Price and Haywood's balance. If his recipient has the balance he should hold it pending additional orders.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/55230349 View

New York (State). Board of Trustees of the Schuyler Mansion. Files relating to restoration of the Schuyler Mansion, 1911-1921.

Title: Files relating to restoration of the Schuyler Mansion, 1911-1921.

This series contains correspondence, minutes of meetings of the board of trustees, by-laws of the board, a copy of an inventory of General Philip Schuyler's estate, and a few clippings. Most of the records are correspondence of the president of the board with other members of the board, heirs of Philip Schuyler, private citizens, and the state architect.

ArchivalResource: .2 cu. ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81935553 View

Heath, William, 1737-1814. Papers of William Heath, 1774-1872 (bulk 1774-1814).

Title: Papers of William Heath, 1774-1872 (bulk 1774-1814).

Correspondence, diaries (1775-1804), orderly books (1776-1783), general military papers, and miscellaneous papers, chiefly 1774-1814, relating primarily to Heath's service in the Continental Army as major general under George Washington. Topics include the daily conduct of the war and administration of the army, problems of diplomacy and politics, and Heath's political activities in Massachusetts. Correspondents include John Adams, Sam Adams, Benedict Arnold, John Burgoyne, Sir Henry Clinton, Charles Henri, comte d'Estaing, Elbridge Gerry, Alexander Hamilton, John Hancock, John Jay, Henry Knox, Henry Laurens, La Luzerne, Lafayette, Benjamin Lincoln, Rochambeau, Philip John Schuyler, John Stark, John Sullivan, and Samuel Ward.

ArchivalResource: 46 microfilm reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79322182 View

Schuyler family. Collection, 1679-1823.

Title: Collection, 1679-1823.

The collection contains, foremost, correspondence by Philip Schuyler to others on land transactions, business matters, the Revolutionary War and government, with some on family affairs. Correspondents include: John Jay, Benjamin Franklin, George Washington, John Williams, Richard Varrick, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Henry Livingston, Gerard Bancker, Nicholas Low, John Porteous and Peter Hogeboom. This collection also includes accounts, receipts, etc. related to purchases of goods and services, and bills against the State regarding Indian Affairs; deeds, leases, surveys and other documents concerning land holdings in Saratoga Patent and Claverack; and miscellaneous document related to concerning the Western Inland Lock Navigation Company. The Schuyler family portion of the collection includes, among others, some correspondence from Alexander Hamilton to his wife Elizabeth (Schuyler) Hamilton. Includes two maps 1) a memorandum and map concerning the exchange of land with Abraham E. Wendell circa March 6, 1761 of land originally granted by the corporation of Albany to Cortlandt Schuyler, deceased and 2) a copy of a "Map of Land in and Near the City of Albany, surveyed in June 1808 for the heirs of the late Philip Schuyler Esq. John Randall Jun[ior] 29 Nov 1808."

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes (0.50 cubic ft.)survey maps 2 maps : manuscript ; 42 x 53 cm. or smaller.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122459084 View

Washington, George, 1732-1799. ALS : Head Q[uarte]rs., Newburgh, [N.Y.] to Gen. [Philip] Schuyler, 1783 July 15.

Title: ALS : Head Q[uarte]rs., Newburgh, [N.Y.] to Gen. [Philip] Schuyler, 1783 July 15.

Letter regards plans by Washington to tour the area of northern New York State where important battles took place in 1777.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 23 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50497937 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter : New York, to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1784 March 27.

Title: Letter : New York, to Stephen Van Rensselaer, 1784 March 27.

Letter to Stephen Van Rensselaer discussing matters before the legislature. He also discusses Stephen Van Rensselaer's financial problems. Written at New York, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 33 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86164572 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Agreement, 1784 January 31.

Title: Agreement, 1784 January 31.

Agreement for the payment of an annuity to Gertruyd Van Rensselaer, bearing the signatures of Philip and Catherine Schuyler, John I. Van Rensselaer, Robert Van Rensselaer, Henry Van Rensselaer, and James Van Rensselaer. Witnessed by Stephen Van Rensselaer and Egbert Benson.

ArchivalResource: 2 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122617890 View

Sullivan, John, 1740-1795. Papers, 1769-1792.

Title: Papers, 1769-1792.

Correspondence (chiefly 1775-1779), while Sullivan served in the Continental Army, particularly during the Rhode Island Campaign.

ArchivalResource: 465 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70963897 View

Hill, William H. Collection, 1755-1800.

Title: Collection, 1755-1800.

A collection of five volumes containing a brief history of Fort Edward N.Y. and a biographical sketch of John Henry Lydius, the first settler of Fort Edward. The volumes contain 361 pages of a typewritten narrative manuscript on the early history of the town. The volumes also contain approximately 300 original or duplicates of original manuscripts from the period. These manuscripts include maps, portraits, deeds, official documents and letters. Included are documents and signatures of Sir William Johnson, Philip Schuyler, General John Burgoyne, John McCrea, George Clinton, and General Thomas Gage.

ArchivalResource: 5 volumes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145406827 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Release, 1768 January 16.

Title: Release, 1768 January 16.

Instrument by Philip Schuyler to secure mariner Thomas Livingston's creditors, including merchants William Smith, Samuel Van Horne, Samuel Loudon, Godardus Van Selingen. Signed by Philip Schuyler, witnessed by Richard Harison, James Livingston, Volckert Douw, and Isaac [?].

ArchivalResource: 1 page.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122488033 View

Stevens, Ebenezer, 1751-1823. Papers, 1776-1822.

Title: Papers, 1776-1822.

Papers, 1776-1822, consisting of correspondence, bills of lading, accounts, miltary papers, and other miscellaneous papers. They deal with Stevens's command of a corps of artillery in the Northern Department of the Continental Army during the Revolution; his accounts with the government; his shipping trade during the 1790s, particularly with the West Indies; troubles with France during the late 1790s and their effect on trade; his work as agent for the fortification of New York in 1800; his duties as military agent in 1801-1802; his command of the 1st Regiment of Artillery, New York State Militia, during the 1790s; the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia during the 1790s: and trade in lumber and staves. There are also family papers, such as school bills and school reports for his children, and letters from other members of the Stevens family, including a number written from Europe in the 1820s by Byam K. Stevens. Ebenezer Stevens's correspondents include Samuel Hodgdon, James McHenry, Andrew Hodge, Robert Liston, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Horatio Gates, John Lamb, Alexander Hodgdon, Philip Schuyler, George A. Stevens, Horatio Gates Stevens, and members of his wife's family, the Ledyards. A large quantity of the papers consist of correspondence, regimental orders, company returns, and other material relating to the New York State Artillery Corps, 1802-1808, and 1814-15.

ArchivalResource: 1.7 linear feet (4 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58776131 View

Young, Joseph. Letter, 1776 October 24.

Title: Letter, 1776 October 24.

Letter to General Philip Schuyler, giving reports of movements of British troops under Burgoyne and Johnson. Written at Albany, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 3 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122434373 View

Schenectady Committee of Correspondence, Safety, and Protection (N.Y.). Records of the Schenectady Committee of Correspondence, Safety, and Protection, 1777-1778.

Title: Records of the Schenectady Committee of Correspondence, Safety, and Protection, 1777-1778.

Records (1777 February 3-1778 February 7). Minutes recording efforts by the committee to secure supplies and men for the army under Generals Schuyler and Gates and to maintain order in the district. Includes lists of members, hearings regarding loyalists, and orders for the control of loyalists, Indians, and African Americans. Also information on troop movements and the activities of the Albany Committee of Safety.

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (76 pages).1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/71070838 View

North, William, 1755-1836. Letter to Col. Walker [manuscript], 1797 May 8.

Title: Letter to Col. Walker [manuscript], 1797 May 8.

Col. William North writes to Col. Walker, New York, that "Adams is a small man & you will see it - he will be led by others, & I think Jefferson bids fair to be his leader..." North mentions New York representative Henry Glen, Walker's horses and requests that Walker get him a number for the Pennsylvania lottery.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647813214 View

Schuyler, George Washington. George Washington Schuyler papers, 1776-1777, 1845-1885.

Title: George Washington Schuyler papers, 1776-1777, 1845-1885.

Collection consists largely of genealogical and historical notes, many of which were used by Schuyler in his COLONIAL NEW-YORK. Included are notes, copies of baptismal, marriage, and other certificates, and wills for the Schuyler, Van Cortlandt, Bleeker, Livingston, Cuyler, Wessels, and other families of New Netherlands and the Province of New York, translations by Evelyn Schuyler Schaeffer of Dutch manuscripts, a number of copies of papers relating to the dispute between Nicholas Van Rensselaer and Jacob Leisler, copies of maps and surveys (1732-1797), letters from B. Fernow, S. Alofson, and Schuyler concerning genealogy, and 44 original letters (1776-1777) from Harmanus Schuyler to General Philip Schuyler relating to the construction of Skenesborough and "battoes," and to local military problems. Included also are some Cornell University items.

ArchivalResource: 2 cubic ft., 1 reel microfilm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63938828 View

Stewart, Charles, 1729-1800. Family papers, 1768-1877

Title: Charles Stewart family papers, 1768-1877

Papers of Charles Stewart, the Commissary General of Issues, Continental Army and delegate to Continental Congress from New Jersey along with some family documents.

ArchivalResource: 7 boxes (3.5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01286/catalog View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Speech in Answer to that of the Six Nations, 1776 May 12.

Title: Speech in Answer to that of the Six Nations, 1776 May 12.

Schuyler delivered this speech to the tribes of the Iroquois Six Nations as a response to a previous speech by them accusing the United Colonies of taking agressive action against them. Schuyler explains that these actions were misinterpreted by the Indians and were merely actions taken against the British forces. Schuyler makes a particular point, when addressing the Mohawk Indians, of explaining his move on Johnstown as an effort to disarm Sir John Johnson. He points out that Johnson had cannon and other arms at his disposal to use against the colonists.

ArchivalResource: 26 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122640986 View

DePeyster, Gerard. Letter, 1775 March 20.

Title: Letter, 1775 March 20.

Letter to Philip Schuyler. "G. DePeyster presents his compliments to Colonel Schuyler, acquaints him that he would have furnished him with his account agreeable to promise, but that for these several days past he has been very much indisposed with the sore throat and fever, and is so so still, but that he may be assured that if possible he shall have it before he goes out of town, otherwise it shall be sent as speedily as may be."

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122519932 View

Willett, Marinus, 1740-1830. Copy of an autograph letter signed : Fort Schuyler, to General Schuyler, 1778 May 19.

Title: Copy of an autograph letter signed : Fort Schuyler, to General Schuyler, 1778 May 19.

Concerning the council of the Confederate Nations of Indians at Onondaga.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270589115 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter and engraving, 1777 July 8.

Title: Letter and engraving, 1777 July 8.

Letter to Major Yates "or officer commanding at Fort George." The letter contains orders to transport powder, entrenching tools, cannon, flour, musket balls, bullets, and some pork. He states that should the enemy approach too near, and are found to be too strong, Yates should leave the fort with cannon and tents, and should destroy all that remains, to keep it from enemy hands. Written at Fort Edward, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86164594 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. ALS : White Plains, N.Y., to George Clinton, 1778 Aug. 28.

Title: ALS : White Plains, N.Y., to George Clinton, 1778 Aug. 28.

Concerns the forwarding of letters including one to Congress.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122626233 View

Papers, 1790-1796, on Indian affairs, 1790-1796

Title: Papers, 1790-1796, on Indian affairs 1790-1796

These papers include letters, reports, minutes, memoranda, and addresses to Indian chiefs, selected from the Pickering papers from the Massachusetts Historical Society. Includes letters and documents pertaining to Pickering, Henry Knox, John Sergeant, Jasper Parrish and Samuel Kirkland; relates to New York and Western Indian affairs, principally Iroquois, but also Nanticoke, Shawano, Delaware, Wyandot, Miami, Seneca.

ArchivalResource: 4.0 Microfilm reel(s)

http://amphilsoc.org/collections/view?docId=ead/Mss.Film.638%20%26%20645-ead.xml View

Washington, George, 1732-1799. George Washington papers, 1592-1937 (bulk 1748-1799).

Title: George Washington papers, 1592-1937 (bulk 1748-1799).

ArchivalResource: 77,000 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70984892 View

Horatio Seymour papers, 1741-1920.

Title: Horatio Seymour papers, 1741-1920.

Papers are concerned chiefly with land holdings and business dealings of the Seymour family, and the related Bleecker family and Tibbits family; the development of business in the city of Utica, milling, banking, and iron manufacturing. Other topics include the Saint Mary's Ship Canal and connecting Lake Superior with the lower Great Lakes.

ArchivalResource:

http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/EAD/xml/dlxs/RMM00694.xml View

Papers, 1750-1850.

Title: Papers, 1750-1850.

Legal papers, bills, correspondence, deeds, leases, accounts, genealogy, and other papers of General Philip John Schuyler, John Bradstreet Schuyler, Philip Jeremiah Schuyler, George L. Schuyler, and other family members. Correspondence includes letters of Gen. Schuyler to his son Philip Jeremiah, 1795-1804, letters of Philip Jeremiah to his brother John, 1789-1794, and letters among Mary Ann Schuyler (Mrs. Philip Jeremiah), her parents Dr. and Mrs. Micajah Sawyer, and her brother William Sawyer, 1807-1822. Subjects include health and family affairs, collecting rent on manor lands, lime kilns needed for canal construction, land transactions, getting lumber and wheat to market, construction of a house, instructions to tenants for services due, marriages, school experiences, servants, and children. Other items include letters from Gen. Schuyler to his secretary Capt. Richard Varick concerning provisions, movement of troops, prisoners, and other military matters, 1776; copies of speeches, letters, and a petition to and from Philip Schuyler and Indian tribes, 1775-1795; copies of depositions relating to the military campaign in Canada, 1775-1776; and reminiscences of Mary Ann Sawyer Schuyler written after 1820.

ArchivalResource: 155 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155539590 View

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804. Papers, 1760-1830. [microform].

Title: Papers, 1760-1830. [microform].

Correspondence, speeches, writings, legal and financial papers, printed material, and other items, chiefly 1777-1804. The collection includes material relating to nearly all aspects of Hamilton's life and public career, especially his service with Washington during the Revolutionary War, his participation in the Continental Congress and Consititutional Convention, his service as Secretary of the Treasury, his N.Y. law practice, and his service as Inspector-General of the Army. Other topics include relations between the U.S. and France and Great Britain, Society for Establishing Useful Manufacturers and the Hamilton, McLane, Schuyler, and Church families.

ArchivalResource: 46 reels.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122314832 View

Porter, Elisha, 1742-1796. Elisha Porter papers, 1762-1822.

Title: Elisha Porter papers, 1762-1822.

Army officer. Correspondence, commissions, returns, regimental lists, orders and reports relating to Porter's military service (1775-82) with the 4th Hampshire County Regiment of the Massachusetts Militia in the Revolution and Shays' Rebellion, the war effort (1775-76) in the Hadley, Mass., area, and Porter's duties as sheriff and justice of the peace of Hampshire County, Mass. Correspondents include Benedict Arnold, Elbridge Gerry, Joseph Hawley, Samuel Hopkins, Samuel Osgood, Col. Joseph Reed, Gen. Philip Schuyler, Gen. William Shepard, John Trumbull (1756-1843), Israel Williams, Baron Frederick de Woedtke, and David Wooster.

ArchivalResource: 1 box.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/16782014 View

Egbert Benson letters, legal documents, and miscellany, 1777-1821

Title: Egbert Benson letters, legal documents, and miscellany 1777-1821

Revolutionary leader, judge, and politician. His papers include letters, receipts, deeds, and his suggested modifications to the New York State constitution, 1821.

ArchivalResource: 0.1; 1 folder

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/7249 View

Jones family papers, 1695-1876

Title: Jones family papers 1695-1876

Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, law papers, receipts, genealogical sketches, obituaries, and other papers of Samuel Jones (1734-1819) and of the Jones and related families of Long Island, N.Y., and New York City. Includes accounts, 1743-1767, of Cornelius Turck; papers, 1773-1787, concerning the estate of Elbert Haring of New York; biographical sketches of Rev. John Youngs and his descendants; and articles and poems of James M. Burtis. Other persons represented include David Jones, Elbert Haring Jones and his wife, Margery Fleet Youngs Jones, and Samuel Jones (1770-1853). Correspondents include Aaron Burr, John Jay, James Kent, and Philip Schuyler.

ArchivalResource: 1 linear foot (3 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/1587 View

Morgan, John Jordon. Papers, 1762-1873.

Title: Papers, 1762-1873.

A collection of land records consisting of deeds, leases, correspondence regarding land, surveys, maps and account books recording rent payments. The papers include land grants to Morgan for land in Herkimer county; deeds involving Morgan, Benjamin Walker, Marinus Willett, Melancton Smith, John DeLancey, Philip Schuyler, Walter Livingston and Robert C. Livingston. Also included is an 1809 certificate of naturalization to Eliza Morgan; land surveys by William Cockburn; and Morgan's license to practice law in the New York State Supreme Court. Of particular interest is a ledger book of rents collected by Morgan. This volume records the location of land, the name of the owner and the terms of the lease. Below this information rental payments are recorded in chronological order. The volume is substantial, containing information on over 100 lease contracts.

ArchivalResource: 2 boxes, (1 cu.ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122487980 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter : Albany, N.Y., to George Clinton, [Albany, N.Y.], 1782 Feb. 9.

Title: Letter : Albany, N.Y., to George Clinton, [Albany, N.Y.], 1782 Feb. 9.

Autograph letter signed. Schuyler seeks Clinton's permission for the bearer of the letter to meet with his sister on the lines.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; 32 cm. folded to 16 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/77984655 View

Nelson, William, 1847-1914. Manuscript collection, 1690-1875

Title: Manuscript Group 23 William Nelson (1847-1914), Lawyer and historian Manuscript Collection, 1690-1875

Letters and documents purchased at the auction of the William Nelson manuscript collection; typescripts of interviews with residents of Paterson, New Jersey and its environs, made and transcribed between 1873 and 1885.

ArchivalResource: 3.0 linear feet

https://jerseyhistory.org/0023-2 View

Church, Angelica Schuyler, 1765-1815,. Letters to Angelica Church, 1785, 1793.

Title: Letters to Angelica Church, 1785, 1793.

In a letter, 1785 April 3, Alexander Hamilton apologizes to his sister-in-law for not writing more often and pleads with her to return to America. In a letter, 1793 February 6, Philip Schuyler writes to his daughter at length about efforts to free the Marquis de Lafayette from imprisonment, and adds news of the health of family members.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61395553 View

Theodoric and John B. Romeyn letters, 1767-1824

Title: Theodoric and John B. Romeyn letters 1767-1824

Theodoric Romeyn (1744-1804) and John B. Romeyn (1777-1825) were clergyman of the Dutch Reformed Church. John B. Romeyn later became a minister of the Presbyterian Church. Theodoric Romeyn letters (about 38 items) dating 1767-1805 from prominent persons including clergymen, officers of the Continental Army, politicians, and scholars concern church affairs, the British Army, Union College, Schenectady, N.Y., and other matters. Correspondents include William Paterson, Richard Varick, Philip Schuyler and others. John B. Romeyn letters (80 items) dating 1804-1825 from clergymen relate to the death of his father, church affairs, a visit to England, and personal matters.

ArchivalResource: 1 box

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/2615 View

Washington Irving collection, 1683-1839, (bulk 1753-1839)

Title: Washington Irving collection, 1683-1839 (bulk 1753-1839)

Collection is composed of autograph letters of prominent colonial, revolutionary, and early American figures which are interleaved in the five volume work by Washington Irving, LIFE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON. The letters were bound into the work by R. W. Smith in 1878-1879 for Timothy Hopkins.

ArchivalResource: 5 v.

http://www.oac.cdlib.org/ark:/13030/ft738nb30f View

Pierce, John, Jr. Letter, 1776 August 16.

Title: Letter, 1776 August 16.

Letter to Andrew Adams regarding the state of affairs of the war. Pierce describes how the army laid seige to Quebec over the winter and applauds the bravery and dedication of the soldiers who fought without pay. He also states that the pay for the army is finally being sent by Congress. Pierce details the horrors of the retreat from Canada and the deplorable state of the troops when they were taken over by General Gates at Fort Ticonderoga. He describes how Gates revitalized the army, restored discipline and obtained reinforcements. The troops rebuilt the old French lines at Fort Ticonderoga and improved Fort Schuyler.

ArchivalResource: 4 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122578396 View

Philip J. Schuyler. Philip J. Schuyler papers, 1775-1804.

Title: Philip J. Schuyler papers, 1775-1804.

Microfilm of General Schuyler's military orderly books, civilian and military account and receipt books, and memorandum books, dating from the period 1775-1789; also miscellaneous correspondence, 1787-1804.

ArchivalResource: 1 reel

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155437242 View

Lowell, James Russell, 1819-1891. Additional papers, 1767-1898.

Title: James Russell Lowell additional papers, 1767-1898

Correspondence, compositions, photographs, and other materials of American author James Russell Lowell.

ArchivalResource: 4 boxes (2 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00941/catalog View

King, Rufus, 1755-1827. Papers, 1783-1826.

Title: Papers, 1783-1826.

Papers, 1783-1826, of Federalist statesman Rufus King, including official and private correspondence, letterbooks, account books, notebooks, financial documents, diaries, memoranda, essays, and miscellaneous printed and manuscript materials documenting the many facets of King's lengthy political career and private interests.

ArchivalResource: 21 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476439148 View

Lossing, Benson John, 1813-1891. Letter : Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to J. Wingate Thornton, Esq., 1858 May 21.

Title: Letter : Poughkeepsie, N.Y., to J. Wingate Thornton, Esq., 1858 May 21.

Letter written by Benson Lossing to New England historian John W. Thornton on May 21, 1858.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 folded sheet (3 p.)) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38368124 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter, n.d.

Title: Letter, n.d.

An unsigned, undated letter requesting the recipient to accept the nominees for New York State Senator and Assembly as proposed by the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of Albany.

ArchivalResource: 1 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145406995 View

Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 7 -- Letters to Franklin, 1783 January-November

Title: Benjamin Franklin Papers Part 7 -- Letters to Franklin 1783 January-November

This is part of the large inventory for the Benjamin Franklin Papers (Mss B F85). For complete information concerning this collection, please view the . Collection Description

ArchivalResource: 1.0 section

http://www.amphilsoc.org/mole/view?docId=ead/Mss.B.F85inventory07-ead.xml View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Account with New York State for Expenses as Indian Agent, 1795-1796.

Title: Account with New York State for Expenses as Indian Agent, 1795-1796.

This account documents expenses incurred by Schuyler in his activities as a negotiator with the Indians for the State of New York. Entries record the date of the disbursement, the nature of the transaction such as payment for supplies or transportation, and the amount of the transaction. Schuyler claimed over 7400 dollars from the state for his expenses.

ArchivalResource: 5 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122364391 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter : Saratoga, N.Y., to Henry Glen, Schenectady, N.Y., 1782 Nov. 3.

Title: Letter : Saratoga, N.Y., to Henry Glen, Schenectady, N.Y., 1782 Nov. 3.

Autograph letter signed. Signed by Schuyler. Folded letter sheet with address. Concerns the procurement of boards and the hiring of carpenters to build boats.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 34 cm. folded to 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/83844572 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Letter, 1781 December 1.

Title: Letter, 1781 December 1.

Draft of letter from Philip Schuyler, acting as Quartermaster General for the Northern Department of the Continental Army, to Robert Morris, Commissioner of Finance for the Continental Congress. Discusses the distribution of supplies to the troops and to the Indians. Schuyler states that he denied a request for troop supplies submitted by Jelles Fonda on the grounds that an Act of Congress implicitly designated the supples that Fonda desired as strictly for the use of the Indians. Schuyler cites the Act of Congress he bases his case upon and discusses, in detail, the other laws passed by Congress regarding the fulfillment of supply quotas for the United States by the various states of the Union. Draft written at Albany, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (10 p.) ; 33 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122487035 View

Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume I, Miscellany, 1745-1856

Title: Washington Irving's Life of George Washington Volume I, Miscellany, 1745-1856

Portraits, prints, letters, documents, and manuscripts tipped into Volume 1 of the extra-illustrated quarto edition of Washington Irving's Life of George Washington (New York: G.P. Putnam & Co., 1855-1856) (Rare E 312 I72++ 1898). Portraits: G.P. Putnam, Edward Everett, William the Conqueror, King Stephen, King Richard I, King Henry III, King Edward I, John Baliol, King Edward III, Thomas Lord Fairfax, Oliver Cromwell, Edward Vernon, Thomas Lee, James Hamilton, Daniel Boone, Robert Dinwiddie, Horace Walpole (2), Robert Morris, Lord Viscount Keppel, William Johnson (2), Robert Monckton, Edward Braddock, Benjamin Franklin (10), Peter Halket, Thomas Gage, [Samuel Davies], Peyton Randolph. Prints: Lindisfarne Church, Durham; Cathedral Church of Durham; The Cathedral Church of Durham; Worcester, Worcesterhire; A view of the Juniatta River; Washington Crossing the Allegany River; Washington and Gist Visit Queen Aliquippa; Interview between Mr. Dinwiddie and Washington; Defeat and Death of General Braddock in North America; Fall of Braddock; Braddock's Retreat; Braddock's Fields; [Mount Vernon?]; Settlers Imploring Washington's Protection; A North View of Fort Frederic or Crown Point. Letters: ALS, George Croghan to Barnard Gratz, [n.d.]; A[aman.]LS, Robert Dinwiddie to Andrew Elliott, January 29, 1768; ALS, Edward Braddock to William Adair, December 24, 1745; A[aman.]LS, William Shirley to Benjamin Pollard, [n.d.]; ALS, Richard Peters to General Schuyler, October 15, 1776; ALS, William Shirley to Robert Morris, March 3, 1755; A[aman.]LS, Thomas Gage to Abraham Mortier, January 6, 1764; ALS, John Armstrong to Governor Denny, November 21, 1756; John Armstrong to [?], May 18, 1755. Documents: ADS, Massachusetts (Colony), [statement of expenses payable to Benjamin Pollard, signed by P. Margt. Pollard], April 1755; ADS, William Parsons, [promissory note to Richard Peters], August 6, 1757, with ALS, Richard Peters, [note], November 16, 1758; ADS, Andrew Bunner, [petition of creditors of John Perry and James Perry, signed also by Benjamin Franklin], May 13, 1788. Manuscripts: AMS, Edward Everett, [comment on Washington], March 23, 18.̲̲

ArchivalResource: 1 volume (67 items).

https://catalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/2093117 View

Livingston, Robert, 1708-1790. Letter, 1770 July 31.