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Varick, Richard, 1753-1831. [ Minutes of the proceedings of a general courts-martial], 1776.

Title: [ Minutes of the proceedings of a general courts-martial], 1776.

ArchivalResource: [14] p. ; 21.5 x 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/235990919 View

Papers, 1765-1886 (inclusive), 1775-1806 (bulk).

Title: Papers, 1765-1886 (inclusive), 1775-1806 (bulk).

Papers of American major-general Benedict Arnold.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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William L. Clements Library. Nicholas Fish papers, 1775-1844.

Title: Nicholas Fish papers, 1775-1844.

The Nicholas Fish papers (96 items) consist of letters and documents that span Fish's career as a Revolutionary War officer and New York City politician. The collection is made up of 87 letters and 9 documents and financial records.

ArchivalResource: 96 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/758450037 View

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804. Note, 1775 December 21.

Title: Note, 1775 December 21.

Note to Captain Varick with orders for transportation of a party of men, women, and children. Written at Albany, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 1 page.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122487033 View

William L. Clements Library. Oliver Hazard Perry papers, 1796-1969.

Title: Oliver Hazard Perry papers, 1796-1969.

The Oliver Hazard Perry papers contain Perry's naval and personal letters, as well as material related to members of the Perry family. The collection documents Perry's activities during the War of 1812, including his victory at Lake Erie and the ensuing controversy surrounding the conflict; his service in the Mediterranean; his final mission to Venezuela; and the reaction to his death. Also documented are Perry's father, Captain Christopher Raymond Perry (1761-1818); his brother, Commander Mathew Calbraith Perry (1794-1858); his wife, Elizabeth C. Mason Perry (1791-1858); and various other relatives.

ArchivalResource: 4 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/768166718 View

Livingston, Henry Brockholst, 1757-1823. Autograph letter signed : [New York], to Richard Varick, 1789 April 25.

Title: Autograph letter signed : [New York], to Richard Varick, 1789 April 25.

On legal matters.

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

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270590954 View

Richard Maass Collection of Westchester and New York State, Bulk, 1645-1910, 1645-1995 (Bulk: 1645-1910)

Title: Richard Maass Collection of Westchester and New York State Bulk, 1645-1910 1645-1995 (Bulk: 1645-1910)

Richard Maass, a Westchester County resident, NYU alumnus and highly successful investment banker, was active in the political and educational affairs of New York and Westchester (Mayor of White Plains in 1974 and Westchester County Historian, 1974-1981). Maass amassed this unique collection of historical documents over a fifty-year period. It contains more than three hundred items relating to the early history of New York State, with a particular focus on the American Revolutionary War.

ArchivalResource: 12.0 Linear feet; (21 boxes)

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/fales/maass/maass.html View

Augustus Mendon Lord collection, Lord (Augustus Mendon) collection, (bulk 1876-1908), 1778-1908

Title: Augustus Mendon Lord collection Lord (Augustus Mendon) collection (bulk 1876-1908) 1778-1908

The Augustus Mendon Lord collection includes correspondence, documents, and autographs of prominent figures from the period 1778 through 1908. The bulk of the correspondence pertains to American politicians, particularly members of Congress, and dates from 1876 through 1908. However, the collection also contains autographs and documents from American and European military, scientific, literary, and artistic figures.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 linear feet (1 clamshell box)

http://library.brown.edu/riamco/render.php?eadid=US-RPB-mslord&view=title View

De Witt, Simeon, 1756-1834. Collection, 1778-1834.

Title: Collection, 1778-1834.

An artificial collection consisting of letters, 1780-1834, sent by DeWitt to various persons; documents, receipts and a note signed by DeWitt (including one clipped signature); DeWitt's certificate of membership, ca. 1815, in the Berkshire Agricultural Society; and letters, 1778-1797, received by DeWitt from various prominent correspondents. Accompanying the collection is a letter, August 21, 1779, from Lord Stirling (at "Ramopogh") to Robert Erskine, DeWitt's predecessor as Geographer of the Army, and an undated note by Lafayette for whom the recipient (possibly DeWitt) is not stated.

ArchivalResource: 3 folders.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122510496 View

Eagle Fire Company of New-York. Record book, 1806 July-1814 June.

Title: Record book, 1806 July-1814 June.

Volume recording transfers of shares of the Eagle Fire Company, New York (July 1806-June 1814). People transferring shares include Robert Lenox, John McKesson, Peter Curtenius, Egbert Benson, Oliver Wolcott, Samuel Osgood, Matthew Clarkson, Richard Varick, Peter Goelet, Peter A. Jay and others. Includes index.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (234 leaves)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58759062 View

Duane, James, 1733-1797. Duane and Featherstonhaugh family papers, 1666-1900 (bulk 1756-1900).

Title: Duane and Featherstonhaugh family papers, 1666-1900 (bulk 1756-1900).

Correspondence and papers, 1666- ca. 1900 (mostly 1756 - ca. 1900), of various members of the Duane, Featherstonhaugh, and related families. The major part of the collection is the papers of the New York lawyer, patriot, and land developer James Duane. There are also a substantial number of papers of Duane's son, James Chatham Duane, a lawyer of Duanesburgh and Schenectady, and of his son-in-law George William Featherstonhaugh, a geologist and resident of Schenectady, as well as smaller groups pertaining to Abraham, Anthony, Cornelius, and Mary Duane (wife of James Duane and daughter of Robert Livingston, Jr., third lord of Livingston Manor); and to William North, Hannah E. North, William North Duane, and the latter's mother, Mrs. A.D. Duane. The James Duane papers, ca. 1756-1798, comprise letters, deeds and other land papers, a large group of legal papers, miscellaneous certificates, commissions, bills, memoranda, etc., and pertain to such matters as: his practice of law in New York and New Jersey; relations with Great Britain and political affairs in the colonies prior to the Revolution; New York State's controversy with Massachusetts over the New Hampshire grants, and Duane's own holdings in the disputed area; his activities and interests as New York delegate to the Continental Congress, as the first federal judge for the district of New York, as a New York State senator, and as mayor of New York City; the settling of Duanesburgh, Schenectady County, New York; affairs of the Livingston family and of Livingston Manor; the settlement of estates; his property holdings in the Hardenburgh, Schuyler, and Franklin patents, and in New York City, Otsego County, Ulster County, and Socialborough, New Hampshire (now Rutland, Vermont); New York State boundaries; military and political events during the Revolutionary War; Indian affairs during the war; etc. Some of his more frequent correspondents were George Clinton, Robert R. Livingston, Horatio Gates, Philip Schuyler, Richard Varick, Walter Livingston, William Cockburn, John Myers, James Chalmers of London, Goldsbrow Banyar, Jacob Cuyler, Isabella Graham, John Jay, Robert Livingston, Jr., John McFarland, John Munro, John Patterson, John Morin Scott, Isaac Vrooman, Peter Van Schaack, and George Washington. Duane's notebooks, 1765-1789, contain daily notes on his activities, land transactions, and improvements at Duanesburgh, his Albany law practice, his service as delegate to Congress, including his expenses, Livingston Manor, a trip with Lafayette to Albany, travelling with Luzerne from Morristown to Philadelphia, depreciation of money, costs of lands withheld by the Vermonters, public roads out of Duanesburgh, etc. His legal papers - briefs, notes, declarations, narratives, arguments, etc. - pertain to such cases as: Ryer Schermerhorn vs. Harmanus Brandt; Rev. Joshua Bloomer vs. Robert Hinckman and Philip Edsal, church wardens of the parish of Jamaica; Peter Du Bois ads.. James Jackson ex dem. Daniel Terboss et al.; James Downes vs. Francis Child; John Elam vs. Adam Fisher; Ryer Schermerhorn, John Glen, et al. vs. Jacob Fonda; William Janeway et al. vs. John Frederick Herring; Johannes Hardenburgh ads. James Jackson ex dem. Daniel Terboss; the Rector of Trinity Church and inhabitants of the City of New York ads. James Jackson ex dem. Cornelius Brower; Rex vs. John Van Rensselaer; John Doe ex dem. Philip Verplanck et al. vs. Ezekiel Griffin; and many others. Many of the Featherstonhaugh papers pertain to George W. Featherstonhaugh's interest in agriculture and husbandry (he was corresponding secretary of the New York State Board of Agriculture), and his business interests, particularly during the 1820s, including the purchase of Wade Hampton's horse, Janus. There are also some letters and papers of his son, James Duane Featherstonhaugh, including technical data probably kept by him while working as a surveyor on the 1843-1845 Maine-Quebec boundary survey. The collection includes six recipe or cookbooks belonging to various members of the Duane family, 1740-1874.

ArchivalResource: 7.5 linear feet (23 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476013900 View

Varick, Richard, 1753-1831. AMS, 1775 November 30-1776 August 27 : Albany. Major General Schuyler's Account Current with Capt. Richard Varick.

Title: AMS, 1775 November 30-1776 August 27 : Albany. Major General Schuyler's Account Current with Capt. Richard Varick.

An important financial record written at the time of the Canadian Invasion. Many officers and soldiers are mentioned by name. Supplies and suppliers are listed, including oysters, geese, venison, etc.

ArchivalResource: 33 p. ; 21 x 17 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14105134 View

New York (N.Y.). Treasurer. New York City orders to pay, 1793-1794, 1799-1800.

Title: New York City orders to pay, 1793-1794, 1799-1800.

Orders, 1793-1794 and 1799-1800 from the Common Council to the Treasurer, Daniel Phoenix, ordering him to pay certain persons for their services to the city. These services included repairs to streets, work on walls, pumps, and sewers, lamp lighters, city watchmen, election clerks, public whipping, conveying vagrants to Bridewell, and other expenses. Most are signed by Richard Varick.

ArchivalResource: 0.4 linear feet (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58782620 View

Lamb, John, 1735-1800. John Lamb papers, 1762-1887 (bulk 1762-1799).

Title: John Lamb papers, 1762-1887 (bulk 1762-1799).

Papers, 1762-1887 (bulk 1762-1799). Most of the collection consists of the correspondence and papers of John Lamb, with some additional items relating to his son, Anthony Lamb, his granddaughter, Agnes Treat Lamb, and other members of the Lamb, Treat, Richards and Tweedy families. Most of John Lamb's papers stem from his service in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. His correspondence consists almost entirely of letters received. A group of some 30 letters and papers relate to his activities as a leader of the Sons of Liberty in New York during 1765-1766, particularly in opposition to the Stamp Act. A smaller group, 1770-1775, concerns opposition to the British Government, the non-importation agreement, and William Goddard's attempts to organize a postal service in 1774. The main body of the collection begins in 1776 with letters pertaining to his parole after being captured by the British in Canada. From 1777 to 1783 they relate to his command of the Second Continental Artillery, operating in the New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut area, and concern such topics as his promotion to Colonel of the Second Regiment, recruiting, appointments, condition of the army in 1777, administrative routine, disputes over rank and promotions, resignations, misconduct, enemy activities, troop movements, problems of moving artillery, requests for clothing and equipment, hardships of army life, defensive measures along the Hudson River, and charges against Major Timothy Bigelow for his conduct at the storming of Quebec. About 50 items, 1788-1789, are letters from various people opposed to the ratification of the Federal Constitution. 27 letters from Aaron Burr, 1796-1799, deal with Lamb's financial problems. His more frequent correspondents were Gershom Mott, Eleazer Oswald, Henry Knox, Robert Walker, Edward Carrington, William Strachan, Samuel Shaw, Alexander McDougall, Sebastian Bauman, John Ruddock, Richard Varick, Benedict Arnold, George Washington, and Andrew Moodie. There are also his commission, and 92 reports, returns, and proceedings of courts martial, 1777-1783, most concerning Lamb's corps of artillery at West Point.

ArchivalResource: 2.4 linear feet (6 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476017786 View

Ward, Joseph. ALS, 1778 March 13 : Head Quarters [Valley Forge], to Col. Richard Varick.

Title: ALS, 1778 March 13 : Head Quarters [Valley Forge], to Col. Richard Varick.

Discusses how to treat deserters and men in hospitals for muster purposes.

ArchivalResource: 3 p. ; 30 x 20 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14000519 View

New York (N.Y.). Recognizance of William Fundran, 1790 March 4.

Title: Recognizance of William Fundran, 1790 March 4.

Recognizance of William Fundran stating that he owes fifty pounds to the City of New York in order to keep an inn and sell liquor there and he promises not to keep a disorderly inn or permit gambling on the premises. Signed by Mayor Richard Varick.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 32 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/778951150 View

Varick, Richard, 1753-1831. ALS, 1776 August 3 : Albany, to Col. Robert Livingston.

Title: ALS, 1776 August 3 : Albany, to Col. Robert Livingston.

Letter accompanies "a list of Anchors & Graplins and Also of Cannon & Grape Shott Immediately wanted" by General Schuyler's order to be cast at Livingston's forge.

ArchivalResource: 1 p. ; 33 x 21 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14054278 View

Sam Schaefler historical and literary letters and documents, 1674-1970s

Title: Sam Schaefler historical and literary letters and documents, 1674-1970s

Correspondence, documents and manuscripts from late seventeenth and eighteenth century France, especially from the French Revolution, collected by Sam Schaefler. Authors include J.B. Colbert Torcy and the Duchesse Du Lude. Many of the items from the French Revolution represent the work of the Committee of Public Safety and the Committee of General Security. French Revolutionary leaders represented in the collection include François-Antoine Boissy D'Anglas, Jean-Baptiste-Noel Bouchotte, Pierre Joseph Cambon, Lazare Carnot, Jean-Marie Collot D'Herbois, l'Abbʹe de Fauchet, Philippe-Antoine Merlin de Douai, Jean Victor Moreau. C.A. Prieur-Duvernois, and Antoine Joseph Santerre. In addition, the collection includes a letter from the Danish physicist Hans Christian Oersted to Sir John Herschel, a letter by the French poet Romain Rolland, a document of the Philadelphia Artists' Fund Society of 1846 with signatures of its officers, and an autograph letter and a photograph of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. 1986 ADDITION: One letter from James Monroe and two from Theodore Roosevelt. 1987 ADDITION: Correspondence, documents, manuscripts, and photographs dealing with American and English literature, and American and French history during the era of the Revolutions. Included are letters from Erskine Caldwell, Will Durant, Howard Fast, Rachel Field, Emil Ludwig. Edwin Markham, Christopher Morley, and John Howard Payne; manuscripts of John Drinkwater, Felicia Hemans, Romain Rolland, Louis Untermeyer, and Tennessee Williams; and documents of James Duane, Joseph Hopkinson, and Sir Walter Scott. 1988 ADDITION: Correspondence and documents dealing with American and English history during the 18th and 19th centuries. There are letters from Dubo and Demante de Millot (about the French fleet in Haiti in 1780), U.S. Grant, Victor Hugo, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Robespierre, W.H. Seward, and Daniel Waldo; and documents of the Sultan of Borneo and James Madison. There are also photographs taken by Lee David Hamilton of Central Park and of Polaris submarines. 1989 ADDITION: Correspondence, manuscripts, and documents on American history and literature, from the 17th through the 20th centuries. There are letters and some manuscripts to the editor of ANTHOLOGY OF MYSTICAL VERSE and LYRA MYSTICA dating from the 1920s and the 1930s; letters and autographs of early 20th century Americans and New York and Connecticut colonial documents signed by Isaac Huntington, Jacob Remer, and Thomas Dongon. Also included are photographs of foreign travels in a Packard motorcar, 1903-1904, and a photographic travelogue (photographs taken by Henry C. Rem) of the first European motorcar tour by Americans in a Packard, 1907-1910. 1990 ADDITION: Documents dealing with finance and land sales in New York from 1789 to 1879. There are land deeds resulting from the dispersal of the assets of John Lamb at the end of the 1790s, mortgage bonds, insurance policies, and papers about the insurance claims of Ebenezer Stevens for shipping seized by France in 1808. There is also a letter in rebus form, written in 1734. 1992 ADDITION: Three letters from Richard Le Gallienne to Margot Holmes, his photograph signed and inscribed to her, and a Berenice Abbott photograph have been added. 1997 ADDITION: Naval commission of Richard Morice as Commander of H.M.S. Tarrier.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear feet (5 boxes, several oversized items)

http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/archival/collections/ldpd_4078402/ View