The Richard Maass collection of Westchester and New York State, 1645-1910 (bulk 1770-1783).

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The Richard Maass collection of Westchester and New York State, 1645-1910 (bulk 1770-1783).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476113644

Collection consists of over three hundred autograph letters, documents, and newspapers which chronicle the early history of New York State from its colonization by the Dutch to the mid-nineteenth century. The collection is, however, particularly rich in materials relating to the Revolutionary War and can provide researchers with multiple perspectives on significant events and individual military campaigns. For example, the Battle of White Plains is amply documented in the collection through correspondence from participants and observers, as well as in contemporary newspaper accounts. The arrangement of the collection, for the most part, has followed Maass's own organization. With a few exceptions, each item has been listed and described individually in the finding aid. Any additional information that has been provided by Maass regarding a specific document has been retained and placed in a folder which has been filed immediately behind the folder containing the document to which it relates. Almost every folder for each item in the collection contained a one to two page description of the document, as well as other ancillary materials such as transcriptions and/or translations of documents by Maass. These folders also occasionally contained provenance information. Any additions to the collection are to be processed as separate accretions. In addition to autograph letters and historical documents, the Maass Collection contained a small amount of printed materials. These chiefly consisted of over thirty different early American, British, and French newspapers, dating mainly from the eighteenth century, which have been organized as a separate series (Series V).

12 linear ft. (20 boxes)

Churchill County Museum

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Clinton, George, 1739-1812

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De Peyster, Abraham, -1768?

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Biddle, Clement, 1740-1814

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Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903

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Kieft, Wilhelm, ca. 1600-1647.

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Stuyvesant, Peter, 1592-1672

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Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809

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Greene, Nathanael, 1742-1786

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Wadsworth, Jeremiah, 1743-1804

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Delegate of the U.S. Continental Congress, U.S. representative and legislator, army officer, and banker from Connecticut. From the description of Papers of Jeremiah Wadsworth, 1775-1833. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067840 Merchant, soldier, and commissary general in the Continental Army; resident of Hartford, Connecticut. From the description of Jeremiah Wadsworth papers, 1776-1802. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58780060 ...

Radcliff, Jacob, 1764-1844

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Jacob Radcliff was mayor of New York from 1810 to 1811, and 1815 to 1818. William P. Van Ness was a judge in New York. From the description of Jacob Radcliff collection, 1818. (New-York Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 727025673 Lawyer and mayor of New York City, 1810-1811 and 1815-1818. From the description of Certificates, 1816 Apr. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58774545 ...

Livingston, Robert, 1654-1728

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Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674

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The first Earl of Clarendon was an English historian and statesman. From the description of [Letter] 1649 Jan. 21, Hague [to Prince Rupert] / Edw:. Hyde. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 184954803 ...

Burnet, William, 1688-1729

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Burnet was a British civil servant and colonial administrator who served as governor of New York and New Jersey (1720-1728) and Massachusetts (1728). From the description of [Document] 1721 Dec. 6, New York / W. Burnet. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 175301317 Colonial Governor of New York. From the description of Document signed : New York, 1724 Nov. 3. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270536635 From the description of Document signed : New York, 17...

Van Cortlandt, Stephanus, 1643-1700

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Stephanus Van Cortlandt (1643-1700) was Mayor of New York City from 1677 to 1678 and 1686 to 1688. From the guide to the Stevanus Van Cortlandt Red Hook land deeds, 1697, 1712, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...

Hunter, Robert, 1666-1734

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Colonial governor of New York. From the description of Prisoner transport agreement, 1712 December 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640974 Colonial governor of New York and New Jersey. From the description of Robert Hunter papers, 1699, 1710-1744. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58782963 Colonial Governor of New York. From the description of Confirmatory Patent of Livingston Manor (copy), 1715. (Unknown). World...

Wood, Fernando, 1812-1881

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American politician. From the description of Autograph letter signed : New York, to an unidentified recipient, 1867 Nov. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270583855 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Washington, to G.L. Ford, 1864 Jun. 21. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270583848 Mayor of New York, N.Y., and U.S. representative of New York. From the description of Fernando Wood correspondence, 1859 December 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...

Sheldon, Elisha, 1740-1805

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Resident of Litchfield, Conn.; colonel in the 2nd Continental Light Dragoons in the Revolutionary War. From the description of Elisha Sheldon deed, 1768 Apr. 30. (Litchfield Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 682572617 Continental Army officer. From the description of Muster roll of the Continental Army Light Dragoons, 2nd Regiment, 1782. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980851 ...