DeWitt Family Papers 1786-1850

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DeWitt Family Papers 1786-1850

http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/d/dewitt_family.htm

Spanning 1786-1850, the DeWitt Family Papers includes correspondence, financial and legal records, memorabilia, surveying records, and writings of the New York State family whose involvement in political, military, and geographical affairs helped shape the development and growth of the state.

4.75 linear ft.

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828

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DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist who served as a United States Senator, Mayor of New York City and sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. Clinton was a major candidate for the American presidency in the election of 1812, challenging incumbent James Madison. A nephew of long-time New York Governor George Clinton, DeWitt Clinton served as his uncle's secreta...

Clinton, George, 1739-1812

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George Clinton (July 26, 1739 – April 20, 1812) was an American soldier and statesman, considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. A prominent Democratic-Republican, Clinton served as the fourth vice president of the United States from 1805 until his death in 1812. He also served as governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and from 1801 to 1804. Along with John C. Calhoun, he is one of two vice presidents to hold office under two presidents. Clinton served in the French and Ind...

DeWitt Family

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See also the following genealogical diagrams: DeWitt family tree Clinton family tree In 1729 Charles Clinton and his family landed in America after a hazardous Atlantic crossing from Ireland. They settled in the Ulster region of New York State (now Orange County), where Charles worked in the occupations he had followed in Ireland, farming and surveying. He was commissioned a lieutenant colonel in the local militia, and later, was appointed Justice of the Peace. Charles’ ...

DeWitt, Moses, 1766-1794

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Ezra L'Hommedieu (1734-1811) was a New York State Senator and agriculturist who resided in Suffolk County, New York. The surveyor, Moses DeWitt (?-1794), resided in Herkimer and Onondaga Counties and was the cousin of New York State Surveyor Simeon DeWitt. From the description of Survey map of Ezra L'Hommedieu's land at the south end of Seneca Lake, Schuyler County, New York, 1789. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122629627 ...

DeWitt, Jacob Rutsen

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Burnett, Moses DeWitt

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