Papers, 1767-1787; bulk, 1775-1783.

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Papers, 1767-1787; bulk, 1775-1783.

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Correspondence, letter books, registers, licenses, warrants, account books ,and bills of lading relating to Elliot's duties as collector of customs and superintendent of imports and exports, Port of New York; papers from the Royal Hospital for Seamen (Greenwich, England), for which Elliot served as agent, 1779-1783; accounts, bills and receipts, relating to Elliot's tenure as superintendent general of police in New York City, 1778-1783; census lists and military civilian rolls, 1776-1783, including documents relating to loyalty oaths, claims for reparation by Loyalists, muster rolls for Kings County, 1777, and census lists for Suffolk County, 1778; papers relating to civil and military affairs of Governor William Tryon and Governor James Robertson, include correspondence and other administrative records relating to British occupation of New York City during the Revolution; papers relating to the evacuation of New York City by the British, 1782-1783, including correspondence with Sir Guy Carleton; and personal papers of Elliot, 1781-1785.

7 boxes (2.25 cubic ft.)

New York State Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6784341

New York State Library

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Clinton, Henry, Sir, 1738?-1795

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Sir Henry Clinton was the son of Admiral George Clinton (c.1685-1761) and grandson of Sir Francis Fiennes Clinton, 6th Earl of Lincoln. His father was Governor General of Newfoundland, 1732-1741, and of New York, 1741-1751. Rather than follow his father into the navy, Sir Henry embarked on a military career. He advanced steadily through the ranks, partly assisted by the patronage of his relative, the 1st Duke of Newcastle under Lyne. By the 1770s he had reached the rank of Colonel of the 12th Fo...

Elliot, Andrew, 1728-1797

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Administrator of the Port of New York, 1764-1783; Superintendent General of Police, New York City, 1778-1783; Lieutenant Governor under Sir Henry Clinton, 1780; and acting Governor of colony, April - November 1783. From the description of Papers, 1767-1787; bulk, 1775-1783. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 122601361 ...

Robertson, James, 1717-1788

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Colonial governor of New York. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Wimpole Street [London], to "Dear W---", 1875 June 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872175 In 1772 James Drummond, the Earl of Perth, had mortgaged property in Perth Amboy, N.J. to General James Robertson. Upon the Earl of Perth's death, and with no heirs except for an infant daughter, there was a need to settle the accounts that he owed to Robertson. From the description of Jame...

Tryon, William, 1729-1788

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Colonial governor of North Carolina, 1764-1771, and New York, 1771-1780. From the description of William Tryon papers, 1772-1784. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779879 British army officer and colonial lt. governor and governor of North Carolina. From the description of Correspondence of William Tryon, 1773-1774. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82551846 Colonial gov. of New York. From the description of Letter si...