Family papers, 1867-1909.

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Family papers, 1867-1909.

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Papers include ledger, will, and estate papers of George Merritt, 1867-1873; papers of his son Douglas Merritt, consisting of business ledgers, 1871-1909, Columbia Law School notes, diaries from a European vacation, and a family album, 1867-1873; and genealogies, clippings, and other ephemera of the Merritt family.

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Columbia University. School of Law.

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Merritt, George, 1807-1873

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George Merritt (August 14, 1807 – October 5, 1873) was born in White Creek, New York. Merritt moved to New York City in 1822 and was a dry goods merchant until 1853, residing six years in Georgia. He was Owner and President of the New England Car Spring Co. from 1853 to 1868. Merritt held a patent for a railroad car spring. In 1864 Merritt bought Knoll, the former country estate of William S. Paulding, Jr. and hired architect Alexander Jackson Davis to expand the estate, doubling the house's si...

Merritt, Douglas

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