Belles Lettres Club records 1798-1806

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Belles Lettres Club records 1798-1806

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/255

The Belles Lettres Club was a debating society in New York City. Collection consists of minutes of debates, texts of arguments, addresses of members on their election to the presidency of the club, reports of the committee on criticism regarding essays previously read before the club, and other records and papers. Members included John Anthon, George Brinckerhoff, Samuel Cowdrey, Joseph D. Fay, Philip Hone, John Treat Irving, Washington Irving, and Theodore Sedgwick.

.4 linear foot (3 v.)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6312637

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

Related Entities

There are 9 Entities related to this resource.

Irving, Washington, 1783-1859

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69x14j4 (person)

Washington Irving (b. April 3, 1783, New York City-d. November 28, 1859, Sunnyside, Tarrytown, New York), American author, wrote his first popular work, A History of New York, under the pseudonym Diedrich Knickerbocker. He continued to write stories and essays which made him the outstanding figure in American literature of his time and established his reputation abroad. In 1826 Irving went to Spain to work at the American embassy in Madrid, then at the American legation in London, before returni...

Cowdrey, Samuel

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62934md (person)

Anthon, John, 1784-1863

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vb2gb2 (person)

American laywer. From the guide to the John Anthon letter to Mr. Henry, 1817, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Irving, John T. (John Treat), 1778-1838

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6259f4r (person)

John Treat Irving (1778-1838), the older brother of Washington Irving (1783-1859) and the husband of Abby Spicer Furman Irving ( - ), was a New York attorney. He became a prominent lawyer and in 1821, was appointed first Judge of the New York Court of Common Pleas, a position that he held for seventeen years. From the description of Papers, 1804-1834. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207146379 New York City lawyer, judge and author. An able lawyer, Irv...

Hone, Philip, 1780-1851

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6w6729g (person)

Mayor, New York City. From the description of Diaries, 1826-1851. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58757744 ...

Sedgwick, Theodore, 1780-1839

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x079k6 (person)

Fay, Joseph D. (Joseph Dewey), 1779-1825

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6vq78v0 (person)

Belles Lettres Club (New York, N.Y.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6x12z0w (corporateBody)

The Belles Lettres Club was a debating society in New York City. From the description of Belles Lettres Club records, 1798-1806. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122570845 From the guide to the Belles Lettres Club records, 1798-1806, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Brinckerhoff, George

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w69k8jc2 (person)