Family papers, 1744-1821.

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Family papers, 1744-1821.

Military orders, deeds, land grants, correspondence, and other papers of Clinton, 1757-1795, including letters from George Washington. Subjects include defense of the Hudson Valley during the Revolution, loyalty of the Smith family, New Jersey mutineers, raising levies, property transactions, politics, and some family matters. Collection also includes letters, deeds, military papers, wills, and receipts of his father Charles Clinton, Sr., his brother Dr. Charles Clinton, Jr., and his son George Clinton, Jr.; daybook of Dr. Charles Clinton, Jr., giving patients, distances traveled, and medicines, 1764-1785; and other miscellaneous family papers.

ca. 50 items.

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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...

Clinton, Charles, 1734-1791

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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...

Clinton, George, 1771-1809

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Clinton, Charles, 1690-1773

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Grandfather of DeWitt Clinton. Served under Gen. Bradstreet during the French and Indian War; captured Fort Frontenac in 1758. From the description of Journal of his New York campaign in the French war, 1758 July-Oct. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 56843709 ...