Miscellaneous documents, 1791-1828, 1791-1801 (bulk)

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Miscellaneous documents, 1791-1828, 1791-1801 (bulk)

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A variety of documents, primarily financial in nature, consisting of checks, promissory notes, and ships' marques, as well as cargo manifests and permits, signatures, a patent letter referring to an invention by John F. King used in canal navigation, notes, surveyor's certificates signed by William Stephens Smith for schooners in New York, and notes written by James Wilkinson regarding ceremonies held in honor of George Washington at his death. Many documents were written by prominent individuals of the Revolutionary War and Federal eras.

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New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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SNAC Resource ID: 6875082

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Abigail Adams Smith Museum

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Collecting area: Documents relating to the American Federal period and to the first half of the nineteenth century. Repository description. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155474959 ...

Washington, George, 1732-1799

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George Washington (b. Feb. 22, 1732, Westmoreland County, Va.-d. Dec. 14, 1799, Mount Vernon, VA) was the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797. Washington came from a family of farmers and landowners. He had little education but showed an aptitude for mathematics. He used this talent to become a surveyor. At 15, Washington took a job as assistant surveyor on a team sent to map the Shenandoah Valley in western Virginia. In his early 20s, Washington joined the Virgin...

Smith, William Stephens, 1755-1816

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William Stephens Smith (b. November 8, 1755, Suffolk County, NY–d. June 10, 1816, Lebanon, NY) was a United States Representative from New York. He married Abigail "Nabby" Adams, the daughter of President John Adams, and was a brother-in-law of President John Quincy Adams. He graduated from the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University) in 1774. He served in the Revolutionary Army as aide-de-camp to general John Sullivan in 1776. Smith fought in the Battle of Long Island, was wounded...

King, John F.

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Wilkinson, James,, 1951-

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