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George William Curtis Letters, 1851-1892

Title: George William Curtis Letters 1851-1892

Papers of the American critic, social commentator, essayist; Chiefly outgoing correspondence.

ArchivalResource: 89 items (SC)

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Moffat family and Moffat Library papers, [ca. 1870]-1987.

Title: Moffat family and Moffat Library papers, [ca. 1870]-1987.

Items include bills of lading, receipts, and letters concerning the construction of Moffat Library and its opening ceremonies, 1886-1887, and its Tiffany windows, 1900; minute book of the Moffat Library, 1887-1972, with records of engagements of the hall, 1887-1888; manuscript Moffat genealogy written by one of the family, ca. 1900, and a printed genealogy written by R. Burnham Moffat, 1910; a pamphlet on Blooming Grove and the Moffat family, 1907; photographs of family members, the family home, the Moffat Library, and centennial events at the Library, ca. 1870-1987; and miscellaneous clippings.

ArchivalResource: 1 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155523950 View

Barclay, Clarkson, Moffat, and Pierrepont genealogical research papers, 1791-1939

Title: Barclay, Clarkson, Moffat, and Pierrepont genealogical research papers 1791-1939

R. Burnham Moffat (1861-1916) was a New York City attorney and the author of several genealogical works. The Barclay, Clarkson, Moffat, and Pierrepont genealogical research papers consist chiefly of the correspondence and research files of R. Burnham Moffat created in the course of his research on the Barclay, Clarkson, Moffatt, and Pierrepont families. The collection also contains additional letters and research notes of John J. Pierrepont, Henry E. Pierrepont, and numerous clippings, particularly of family obituaries, 1791-1939. Original family materials include an early copy of a 1765 Clarkson family will, a "pocket piece" embroidered by Elizabeth Clarkson for her grandson, an 1860 letter to William Clarkson concerning family possessions in Amsterdam, and a campaign card from Abbot Low Moffat's 1929 campaign for the New York State Assembly, 15th District.

ArchivalResource: .8 linear ft. (2 boxes)

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/18099 View