Family papers, 1774-1812.

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Family papers, 1774-1812.

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Military orders, returns, accounts, memoranda, receipts, and letters relating to his Revolutionary War service, 1774-1784. Personal papers, 1777-1812, consisting of correspondence with his wife Mary DeWitt Clinton concerning the war and other family affairs; letters from his sons Alexander, DeWitt, and Charles concerning family news, legal matters, position of Tories at the end of the Revolutionary War, border disputes between states, and a duel involving DeWitt; other letters received concerning land matters, politics, the scandal involving Aaron Burr, and family matters; and miscellaneous accounts, drafts, legal papers, and deeds.

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