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Sternbergh family. Papers, 1760-1885.

Title: Papers, 1760-1885.

Legal papers of Jacob Sternbergh concerning Court of Chancery cases as lawyer and register, especially the Will James partition case. Also included are family financial records; records of the St. Mary's Fall Ship Canal, 1858-59; papers in association with John V.S.L. Pruyn concerning the New York Central Railroad, 1856-1868; family personal correspondence; papers of Adrian Dag relating to the Union Furnace Company; ledgers of family finances; stock and other securities material relating to the Otsego Oil Company; Charles Putnam correspondence concerning midwestern land speculation; and records relating to the founding the Ticonderoga News.

ArchivalResource: 9 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122629203 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1863-1879

Title: SIA RU000026, Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary, Correspondence, 1863-1879

This series consists mostly of correspondence addressed to Joseph Henry, much of which received his personal attention; also included are some copies of Henry letters, occasional returned original Henry letters, and a considerable number of letters to Spencer Fullerton Baird.

ArchivalResource: 59.56 cubic feet

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216640 View

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)

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/c/curtis_gw.htm View

Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877. Letter : Albany, N.Y., to Judge Bronson, n.p., 1849 July 27.

Title: Letter : Albany, N.Y., to Judge Bronson, n.p., 1849 July 27.

Autograph letter signed. Letter introduces Mr. Deeth, a book collector from New Brunswick, New Jersey. Deeth "would like to make some sales to and purchases for the Court of Appeals Library.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/82609559 View

Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877. Correspondence of John V.L. Pruyn and John A. Rockwell, 1833-1834.

Title: Correspondence of John V.L. Pruyn and John A. Rockwell, 1833-1834.

Correspondence concerns litigation over debts incurred in connection with the steamship "Victory". Collection consists of 10 letters from Pruyn to Rockwell and one letter from Rockwell to Pruyn. Pruyn wrote on behalf of clients Lancelot Fidler and Daniel Richards.

ArchivalResource: 12 folded sheets (42 p.) ; 25 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234338331 View

Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877. Autograph letter signed : Albany, New York, to President Johnson, 1867 Apr. 4.

Title: Autograph letter signed : Albany, New York, to President Johnson, 1867 Apr. 4.

Recommending J.M. Woolworth as U.S. District Judge for Nebraska.

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

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270615762 View

Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877. Letter to General Grant. Washington, DC. 1869 Feb. 9.

Title: Letter to General Grant. Washington, DC. 1869 Feb. 9.

Informing him that reserved seats will be available in the House for his family during the counting of Presidential votes.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122654506 View

Albany Institute Of History And Art, Library. [Contact repository for more information].

Title: Albany Institute Of History And Art, Library. [Contact repository for more information].

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Weather Bureau

Title: Weather Bureau

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Rice, William Gorham, 1856-1945. Papers, 1841-1937.

Title: Papers, 1841-1937.

The photographic material includes three boxes of magic lantern slides showing carillons in the U.S. and Canada, the League of Nations building in Geneva and scenes from the Netherlands. Many of these pictures were used in Rice's carillon books. These papers relate mainly to Rice's research on a Grover Cleveland biography and on carillons. They include correspondence, research notes, copies of articles, manuscripts of publications and photographic material. The Cleveland material has good personal and political content and includes material on the 1884 presidential campaign. The carillon material mostly relates to Rice's two books on the subject. There is also official correspondence from the Civil Service Commission and material related to legislation authorizing the construction of the Broadway Arcade Railroad. In addition, these papers include personal correspondence between Rice and Edgar Apgar, letters from Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Wilson regarding the Woodrow Wilson Foundation for World Peace, and a collection of letters from American political figures including: Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, Charles Evans Hughes, Alfred E. Smith, Herbert Lehman, Thomas E. Dewey and Robert Moses.

ArchivalResource: 27 boxes (16 cu. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122578198 View

Smithsonian Institution. Office of the Secretary. Correspondence, 1865-1891

Title: Correspondence, 1865-1891

This record unit consists of outgoing correspondence from the Office of the Secretary during the tenures of Joseph, Henry, 1846-1878; Spencer Fullerton Baird, 1878-1887; and Samuel Pierpoint Langley, 1887-1906.

ArchivalResource: 46.06 cu. ft. (62 document boxes) (68 3x5 boxes) (243 microfilm reels)

https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_216647 View

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Conquest of Granada : a chronicle of the conquest of Granada by Fray Antonio Agapida : autograph manuscript of title page and introduction.

Title: Conquest of Granada : a chronicle of the conquest of Granada by Fray Antonio Agapida : autograph manuscript of title page and introduction.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; 20.9 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/269550260 View

Rice, William Gorham, 1856-1945. Papers, 1841-1937.

Title: Papers, 1841-1937.

The photographic material includes three boxes of magic lantern slides showing carillons in the U.S. and Canada, the League of Nations building in Geneva and scenes from the Netherlands. Many of these pictures were used in Rice's carillon books. These papers relate mainly to Rice's research on a Grover Cleveland biography and on carillons. They include correspondence, research notes, copies of articles, manuscripts of publications and photographic material. The Cleveland material has good personal and political content and includes material on the 1884 presidential campaign. The carillon material mostly relates to Rice's two books on the subject. There is also official correspondence from the Civil Service Commission and material related to legislation authorizing the construction of the Broadway Arcade Railroad. In addition, these papers include personal correspondence between Rice and Edgar Apgar, letters from Woodrow Wilson and Edith Bolling Wilson regarding the Woodrow Wilson Foundation for World Peace, and a collection of letters from American political figures including: Franklin Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover, Charles Evans Hughes, Alfred E. Smith, Herbert Lehman, Thomas E. Dewey and Robert Moses.

ArchivalResource: 27 boxes (16 cu. ft.)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122578198 View

Smithsonian Archives. Ru 52: Assistant Secretary, Incoming Correspondenc.

Title: Smithsonian Archives. Ru 52: Assistant Secretary, Incoming Correspondenc.

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Morgan, J. Pierpont (John Pierpont), 1837-1913. Letter dictated to James J. Goodwin : New York, to John V.L. Pruyn, 1862 Jan. 11.

Title: Letter dictated to James J. Goodwin : New York, to John V.L. Pruyn, 1862 Jan. 11.

Regarding the sale of some New York Central R.R. bonds.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (2 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270613311 View

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859. Conquest of Granada : a chronicle of the conquest of Granada, title page and introduction : autograph manuscript, [n.d.] / by Fray Antonia Agapida.

Title: Conquest of Granada : a chronicle of the conquest of Granada, title page and introduction : autograph manuscript, [n.d.] / by Fray Antonia Agapida.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (4 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270479794 View

Stevens, John Austin, 1795-1874. Papers, 1811-1885.

Title: Papers, 1811-1885.

Correspondence and papers, 1811-1885, related to the various interests and occupations of John Austin Stevens, Sr., businessman, president of the Bank of Commerce, the Merchants' Exchange Company, etc., and of his son, John Austin Stevens, Jr., financier, author, and secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, the National War Committee, the 1862 Treasury Note Committee, the Republican Committee, etc. There are groups of letters dealing with the constuction of Clinton Hall in 1829, construction of the Merchants' Exchange in 1837-1838, the 1837 economic depression and efforts to relieve it, banking legislation, and the financial affairs of Baring Brothers & Co., London, England, in late 1837 and early 1838, when Stevens went to New Orleans and Mobile to attend to their cotton and tobacco business there. This latter group includes an extensive correspondence with Thomas W. Ward of Boston, agent for Baring Brothers & Co., and with several other merchants, including Edward Austin and John E. Lodge, New Orleans; A. Battré, Mobile; Prime, Ward & King, New York; Ebenezer Stevens Sons, New York; Shaw, Dorman, & Horn, Mobile; and others. A volume of letters to Samuel B. Ruggles covers the dates 1834-1851. There are also letters, accounts, lists, etc., pertaining to a testimonial dinner in honor of William L. Marcy in 1857. Other important subjects in the correspondence include: the Buffalo, New York and Erie Rail Road Co. , throughout 1853-1863; a monument to James Fenimore Cooper, in 1859; and the New York City Republican Party campaigns of 1860 and 1864. There are many letters about state and national politics throughout the Civil War. George Gibbs, in Washington, writes frequently about the conduct of the war, the defense of Washington, the army and many other matters before and after the war. In 1861 the correspondence of the younger John Austin Stevens becomes more prominent, with many letters written by him to his father discussing politics in Washington, particularly the friction between Salmon Portland Chase and William Henry Seward over appointments. There are many letters to him from William Alexander, who writes on military and political events in Texas, Mexico, and New Orleans in 1863-1864. Other important subjects in his correspondence include the Treasury Note Committee; support of the Union; General Boulanger; patriotic organizations, such as the Loyal National League; historical organizations, such as the Loyal Publication Society, and patriotic celebrations, such as the centennial of Evacuation Day. There are also several volumes of correspondence related to the Magazine of American History, which he edited. A number of notebooks relate to his researches on New York City taverns, coffee-houses, horse racing, etc. There are also manuscripts of the following addresses read by Stevens before the New-York Historical Society: The Physical development of New York in the 19th century; The Merchants of New York in 1789; The Physical development of New York on the plan of the Commisioners, a centennial contrast, 1807-1907; The Merchants of New York, 1765-1775; George Gibbs; The Progress of New York in a century, 1776-1876; and The New York delegation to the Continental Congress, 1774-1776. Other people whose letters appear frequently include: Benjamin Vaughan, Samuel Ward of Newport (R.I.), J.B. Plumb of Albany, S.A. Mercer of Philadelphia, William Appleton, John V.N.L. Pruyn, Charles A. Heckscher, James A. Hamilton, Salmon Portland Chase, Pelatiah Perit, Robert Bowne Minturn, Hiram Barney, Henry F. Vail, H.R. Low, George Opdyke, Francis Lieber, Andrew Jackson Hamilton, Thomas B. Carroll, Charles W. Le Gendre, Captain Emeric Szabad, George Stoneman, E.L. Plumb, Roscoe Conkling, Gilbert R. Lindsay, Jr., Charles Sumner, Edgar Conkling, Henry Winter Davis, Whitelaw Reid, Sydney Howard Gay, A.A. Low, Benjamin D. Silliman, John Jay (1817-1894), John W. Forney, and Victor Faides.

ArchivalResource: 21.5 linear feet.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/475977530 View

Wadsworth, James Wolcott, 1877-1952. New York State political and social correspondence, 1822-1924.

Title: New York State political and social correspondence, 1822-1924.

Political and social letters from James W. Wadsworth, R.H. Walworth, Christopher Morgan, Eli Perry, John V.L. Pruyn, W.B. McClay, Erastus Corning, G.M. Schuyler, W.E. Robinson, George Law, T.C. Platt, Charles Tracey, and many others.

ArchivalResource: 0.3 cubic feet.

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Autograph File, P, 1554-2005.

Title: Autograph File, P, 1554-2005.

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 boxes (5 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou01439/catalog View

Rice, Harriet Langdon Pruyn. Collection, 1924.

Title: Collection, 1924.

Contents include an autograph signed letter of Harmanus Bleecker, written at The Hague, Netherlands dated 7 May 1841, that was addressed to S. Pleasonton in regards to their previous correspondence. Also, a letter written by Harriet C.T. Pruyn, the first wife of J.V.L. Pruyn, dated July 1, 1852, that concerns personal and family matters; and emphemera relating to hte First Reformed Church of Albany.

ArchivalResource: 10 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122459120 View

Coffin, James H. (James Henry), 1806-1873. James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884

Title: James Henry Coffin Papers, 1848-1884

These papers consist of correspondence concerning temperature, wind, and weather reports of the Hudson Bay region, 1848; resolutions of condolence to Coffin's son, Seldon J. Coffin, from students and alumni of Lafayette College after Coffin's death, 1873; newspaper articles; an illustration of James H. Coffin; and the original manuscript of Winds of the Northern Hemisphere. Additional correspondence of James Henry Coffin exists elsewhere in the Smithsonian Institution Archives, especially in the Joseph Henry Collection, Record Unit 7001, and Meteorological Project Records, Record Unit 60.

ArchivalResource: 0.25 cu. ft. (1 half document box)

https://sova.si.edu/record/SIA.FARU7060 View

Pruyn, John VanSchaick Lansing, 1811-1877. Correspondence, 1838-1869.

Title: Correspondence, 1838-1869.

Letters between Pruyn and various individuals who were involved in an important case brought before the Supreme Court in 1864 to determine the rights of organizations to bridge navigable streams. Pruyn argued the case successfully for the Hudson River Bridge Company, for which he was counsel. The collection depicts Pruyn's activities on behalf of the company and includes his correspondence pertaining to the case with William Henry Seward, James Moore Wayne, and S.L. Fairchild.

ArchivalResource: 30 items (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122482509 View

Pruyn, John Van Schaick Lansing, 1811-1877. Papers, 1825-1877.

Title: Papers, 1825-1877.

A collection of personal diaries and other material, including papers from Pruyn's tenure as chancellor. Included are eleven volumes of personal diaries, 1851-1877; seven volumes of personal diaries written while in Europe, 1846-1875; a personal diary for the years 1830-1832; personal memoranda book while Chancellor, 1862-1874; four small pocket diaries, 1853, 1855-1857; a letterbook of official letters as Chancellor, 1862-1874, and a small pocket volume containing two speeches given by Pruyn in 1825 and 1826, in Pruyn's hand.

ArchivalResource: 3 boxes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122519740 View

Pruyn, John Van Schaick Lansing, 1811-1877. Financial papers, 1832-1928.

Title: Financial papers, 1832-1928.

Financial records kept by Pruyn and the executors of his estate. Included are Pruyn's official cash book, 1832-1860; legal accounts, 1836-1868; four volumes of Pruyn's private ledgers, 1834-1887; the account book of Pruyn's estate, 1887-1889; and Anna Parker Pruyn's private ledger, 1887-1928.

ArchivalResource: 11 volumes.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122415630 View

Morgan, Junius Spencer, 1813-1890. Autograph letters signed (7) : to J.V.L. Pruyn, 1859 Jan. 12-1874 Mar. 13.

Title: Autograph letters signed (7) : to J.V.L. Pruyn, 1859 Jan. 12-1874 Mar. 13.

ArchivalResource: 7 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270613153 View

John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn. John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn. Letterbooks, 1853-1867.

Title: John Van Schaick Lansing Pruyn. Letterbooks, 1853-1867.

Two letterbooks of an Albany attorney, 1853-59 and 1860-67.

ArchivalResource: 2 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155442328 View

Wilson, James Grant. Letter to John V.L. Pruyn, September 27, 1874.

Title: Letter to John V.L. Pruyn, September 27, 1874.

The letter relates to the special dedication of this particular volume to J.V.L. Pruyn.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122641204 View

John V. L. and Anna Pruyn Correspondence, 1864-1905

Title: John V. L. and Anna Pruyn Correspondence 1864-1905

Correspondence (incoming only) to the American attorney, politician and philanthropist and his wife.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (SC)

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/p/pruyn_jvl.htm View

Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874

Title: Charles Sumner correspondence, 1829-1874

Letters to Charles Sumner, lawyer, Republican senator from Massachusetts, and anti-slavery campaigner; with a smaller number of letters from Sumner to others.

ArchivalResource: 33 cartons (43.1 linear ft.)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00232/catalog View