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Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816. Gouverneur Morris papers, 1768-1816.

Title: Gouverneur Morris papers, 1768-1816.

Letters written to Gouverneur Morris from many of his famous contemporaries including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, John Paul Jones, Nathaniel Greene, Philip Schuyler, Robert Morris, George Plater, William Short, William T. Franklin, and Thomas Pinckney. Letters from Gouverneur Morris to George Washington, John Jay, Lafayette, Philip Schuyler, Nathaniel Greene, and others. Personal correspondence from Madame Foucault, John Parish, and others. Manuscripts and documents relating to events in which Morris was a participant or interested party such as the Genet Affair and the "Lost Million" Affair; diplomatic correspondence with French ministers of foreign affairs, 1792-1794, and miscellaneous articles and reports by Morris, many on public finance and economics.

ArchivalResource: 1,374 items (23 boxes)

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Parish-Rosseel correspondence, 1761-1880, 1807-1816 (bulk)

Title: Parish-Rosseel correspondence, 1761-1880, 1807-1816 (bulk)

Primarily correspondence of Joseph Rosseel (1782-1863) with David Parish (1778-1826) and George Parish (1780-1839) concerning land and business matters, the development of Ogdensburg, the War of 1812, and other aspects of Rosseel's management of the Parish interests; other correspondents include John Parish, Hercules Ross, Femme Le Ray, Edward Ross, James Le Ray de Chaumont, David Ogden, John Ross, Jean Rosseel, and Louis Rosseel. There are also Joseph Rosseel's courtship letters to his wife Louisa Miller Rosseel and personal letters after their marriage with news of local people and events. Other items include power of attorney to Joseph Rosseel, agreements, deeds, land records, receipts, 1761-1805, and the will of George Parish (1807-1881) naming his nephew Oscar Parish (1864-1925) his heir, 1880.

ArchivalResource: ca. 13 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155493362 View