John Romeyn Brodhead Papers, 1841-1865

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John Romeyn Brodhead Papers, 1841-1865

1841-1865

http://www.nysl.nysed.gov/msscfa/sc17469.htm

This series of letters and documents is mainly related to John R. Brodhead's historical research expedition to Europe to collect missing and forgotten documents from America's colonial period. Included are the original documents appointing Brodhead, signed by William H. Seward; a document appointing Brodhead aide-de-camp to the commander-in-chief of the New York militia; Brodhead's passport as charge de dépêcher for the American legation in London, signed by Edward Everett; and a resolution of the New-York Historical Society thanking him for his address before that society on the occasion of its fortieth birthday, signed by John Jay (1817-1894). Most of the correspondence dates from Brodhead's stay in Europe during the tenure of the project.

1 box (.25 cubic ft.)

New York State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6746448

New York State Library

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