Papers, [ca. 1930]-1938.

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Papers, [ca. 1930]-1938.

Correspondence between Arthur D. Benson and Richard B. Sealock concerning Benson's successful efforts to have an historical marker placed over the grave of his ancestor, Egbert Benson (1746-1833), first attorney general of New York State. Collection also contains genealogical notes concerning Benson family gathered by Arthur Benson, as well as photographs of family members.

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Benson, Egbert, 1746-1833

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Egbert Benson (June 21, 1746 – August 24, 1833) was a slave owner, lawyer, jurist, politician, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States who represented New York State in the Continental Congress, Annapolis Convention, and the United States House of Representatives. He served as a member of the New York constitutional convention in 1788 which ratified the United States Constitution. He also served as the first attorney general of New York, chief justice of the New York Supreme Court, ...

Benson, Arthur P.

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Sealock, Richard Burl, 1907-

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Benson family

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New York (State). Attorney General's Office

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In 1906, attorneys for the Cayuga Nation (George P. Decker and John Van Voorhis' Sons) filed a memorial with the Commissioners of the Land Office of the state of New York, requesting that cash profits realized by the state in the sale of Cayuga land cessions dating from the treaty of 1789 be paid to the Nation, or that the state's indebtedness to the tribe be acknowledged. From the description of Before the Commissioners of the Land Office of the state of New York in the matter of th...