New York State Legislature Portrait Prints Collection 1798

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New York State Legislature Portrait Prints Collection 1798

Collection consists of 19 stipple engraved plates containing medallion profile portraits of 57 prominent men who served in the New York State Legislature in 1798.

1.58 Linear feet; (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6330664

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Jay, John, 1745-1829

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John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, negotiator, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783. He served as the second governor of New York and the first chief justice of the United States. He directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. Jay was born into a wealthy family of merchants and...

New York (State)

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At least seven of the signers who were paid here may be found in Thomas L. Cook's Palmyra and Vicinity as prominent citizens (Palmyra, 1930; see index). Some also appear in Backman, The First Vision (SLC, 1980). Of one of these, for example who tried to help Martin Harris borrow money to print the Book of Mormon, we obtain some interesting background in Backman's work, pp. 30, 37 (regarding Henry Jessup). Other representative names include Milo Galloway, Luther Reeves, Zebulon Reeves, Thomas Rog...

Ten Broeck, Dirck, 1765-1833

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Son of Abraham and Elizabeth (Van Rensselaer). At age 20 he married Cornelia Stuyvesant. He studied law and in 1796 was elected a member of the New York State Assembly from Albany County. From the description of Letters, 1796-1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86164534 ...

Van Rensselaer, Stephen

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