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Samuel L. Gouverneur correspondence, 1822-1851

Title: Samuel L. Gouverneur correspondence 1822-1851

Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur (1799-1867), American politician and capitalist, was postmaster of New York City from 1828 to 1836. His wife, Maria Hester Monroe, was the daughter of U.S. President James Monroe. After 1850, Gouverneur moved to Maryland. Collection consists of letters to Gouverneur from John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, William Henry Harrison, Winfield Scott, and others; drafts or copies of Gouverneur's letters; and his correspondence, 1835, as postmaster of New York, with the Antislavery Society, the postmaster of Charleston, S.C., and the authorities at Washington, D.C., concerning disturbances caused by the transmission of abolitionist matter through the mails.

ArchivalResource: .2 linear foot (1 box)

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Samuel Gouverneur Jr. Diary, 1847, 1914

Title: Samuel Gouverneur Jr. Diary 1847, 1914

The Samuel Gouverneur, Jr. Diary,1847, 1914, consists of Gouverneur’s personal diary and sketches created during theMexican War. The diary entries document the U.S. invasion of Mexico, while thesketches are of subjects related to Mexican culture, Mexico City, and thesurrounding landscape. The diary also contains loose items such as newspaperclippings, botanical specimens, manuscripts, and maps.

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Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Estate records and death : of James Monroe, 1831 and 1836.

Title: Estate records and death : of James Monroe, 1831 and 1836.

Smith Thompson sends condolences on the death of James Monroe to Samuel Gouverneur, Tench Ringgold writes to James Madison notifying him of the illness and death of Monroe, and Col. McKenney records his recollections and anecdotes of James Monroe. Also, includes Monroe's will; estate papers including a record of the sale of furniture and inventory of personal property at Oak Hill; the power of attorney to Samuel Gouverneur; and a list of items at Oak Hill sold at auction.

ArchivalResource: 9 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30820582 View

Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Correspondence : with son-in-law, Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur, 1817-1828.

Title: Correspondence : with son-in-law, Samuel Lawrence Gouverneur, 1817-1828.

Monroe sends a letter of introduction for Gouverneur and asks the recipient to assist him in his studies; writes to Gouverneur asking him to represent him in Washington concerning his claim before Congress, and informs him about selling the Albemarle County, Va., land. Gouverneur writes to Monroe about Hortensia Hay's illness, problems in Florida, a dispute with Robert R. Livingston, and family news and health. He expresses sympathy for Monroe's financial problems, gives advice on settling accounts with the federal government, and hopes for Elizabeth Monroe's recovery. Gouverneur announces the births of a daughter and a son, reports on the health of the president's nephew James Monroe, reports that the session of the New York Assembly was a success but that he will not run for another term and instead considers running for Congress. He comments on the possible sale of Monroe's land in Albemarle County, reports that charges of fraud against himself were dropped, acknowledges receiving Monroe's letter about the death of Joseph Monroe, reports a financial loss in a local business failure, and thanks Monroe for a loan.

ArchivalResource: 26 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30820298 View

Wright family. Papers, 1785-1902 (bulk 1809-1876).

Title: Papers, 1785-1902 (bulk 1809-1876).

The papers of Samuel G. Wright document his activities as a New Jersey gentleman farmer, a Philadelphia merchant, an ironmaster and a member of the New Jersey Legislature as well as his private investments in land and securities. As such it is a valuable source on the details of the early nineteenth century iron industry and its allied activities, including coastwise shipping, on the impact of economic fluctuations during the Jacksonian Era, on the linkages between eastern merchants and the developing West, and on everyday life in rural New Jersey and Delaware.

ArchivalResource: 16.67 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122503422 View

Samuel L. Gouverneur correspondence, 1822-1851.

Title: Samuel L. Gouverneur correspondence, 1822-1851.

Collection consists of letters to Gouverneur from John Quincy Adams, John C. Calhoun, William Henry Harrison, Winfield Scott, and others; drafts or copies of Gouverneur's letters; and his correspondence, 1835, as postmaster of New York, with the Antislavery Society, the postmaster of Charleston, S.C., and the authorities at Washington, D.C., concerning disturbances caused by the transmission of abolitionist matter through the mails.

ArchivalResource: .2 linear foot (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/144652219 View

Monroe, James, 1758-1831. Miscellaneous letters and documents : of James Monroe, 1798-1830, n.d.

Title: Miscellaneous letters and documents : of James Monroe, 1798-1830, n.d.

John Beckley writes to Monroe about personal, national, and international news, 1798; St. George Tucker thanks Monroe for advice on responding to an unfavorable report on his conduct, 1810; John C. Calhoun opposes protective tariff, 1828, expresses concern about tariff policy, sees inequities leading to sectional conflict, 1830; E. Prudhomme and S. Valentine enclose a badge chosen by the French Society in New York to be worn to commemorate the anniversary of the French Revolution, 1830; James Madison writes about both being named as presidential electors for Virginia against their consent, and how to decline, 1828. Monroe writes to "The Chancellor" approving of an unspecified measure, 1809; to James Barbour asking him to check on the claim of John Thomason of Albemarle County, Va., for compensation for service in the War of 1812, 1826; to unknown recipient about Samuel Gouverneur's indictment for fraud and willingness to help prove his innocence, 1826; to unknown recipient sends deeds for land in payment of debt, plans to sell slaves and other property, 1827; to Charlottesville Advocate editor discussing publication of several pamphlets, 1827. Also, Monroe to John Skinner exchanging volumes of the American Farmer, 1828; to John McLean that he is bedridden with injuries from fall off horse, and about Gouverneur's appointment as postmaster of New York, 1828; to unknown recipient will send for a box of wine, buying a horse, 1829; to unknown recipient offering to help with claims of Fulwar Skipwith, 1830. Also, includes an extract of a 1772 French marriage registry entry; John Skinner writes to an unknown recipient about communications with the British fleet, 1814?; Benjamin Crowninshield power of attorney, 1820; Richard Riker asks Samuel Gouverneur for Monroe's letter inviting Lafayette to visit the U.S. and Lafayette's reply so he can mount and present them to Monroe, 1823; Lafayette writes to Joel Poinsett congratulating him on appointment as U.S. Minister to Pan-American Conference at Panama, 1826; Samuel Southard writes to John Spence about a naval appointment for Spence's son, 1829; estimate of furniture belonging to Monroe and transferred to the President's House, prepared by John Mason and John Van Ness, 1817; patent of invention for improvements in the water wheel, signed by Monroe, 1811; and blank passport signed by Monroe and John Quincy Adams, n.d.

ArchivalResource: 25 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30820508 View