William Livingston Family papers II, 1789-1822.

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William Livingston Family papers II, 1789-1822.

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Papers of the Livingston family of Albany, New York and Elizabeth, New Jersey, 1698-1788, pertaining to the lives of William, Susannah French, and Brockholst Livingston, John and Sarah Livingston Jay, John C. and Susan Livingston Symmes, and Matthew and Catherine Livingston Ridley. Includes correspondence concerning family matters, politics, legal issues, William's command of the New Jersey Militia as a brigadier general and service as first governor of New Jersey during the Revolutionary War; Brockholst's service in the 3rd and 4th New York Regiment during the Revolutionary War, and John Jay and Brockholst's trip to Europe in 1781. Also includes military orders, petitions and letters received by William as governor of New Jersey; other military and legal papers; and papers of several Schuyler family members, including military papers of Col. Peter Schuyler.

4 boxes.

Massachusetts Historical Society

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Massachusetts Historical Society

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Schuyler (Family : Albany, NY)

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The Schuylers were descendants of General Philip Schuyler (1733-1804), a Revolutionary soldier, statesman, and powerful land owner in New York State....

Livingston, William, 1723-1790

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William Livingston (November 30, 1723 – July 25, 1790) was an American politician who served as the first non-Colonial governor of New Jersey (1776–1790) during the American Revolutionary War. As a New Jersey representative in the Continental Congress, he signed the Continental Association and the United States Constitution. He is considered one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in Albany, New York, Livingston received his early education from local schools and tutors. At age...

Jay, John, 1745-1829

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United States. Continental Army. New York Regiment, 3rd

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Regiment organized between November 1776 and early 1777 under the command of Colonel Peter Gansevoort; disbanded January 1, 1781 and its remaining enlisted men incorporated into other New York regiments. From the description of Orderly book, 1777-1778. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475876012 ...

Livingston, Brockholst, 1757-1823

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Brockholst Livingston practised law in New York from 1783, and was an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1806-1823). Charlotte Hicks was the widow of Whitehead Hicks, mayor of New York. From the description of Letter to William Livingston, 15 April 1786. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234341695 ...

Livingston family.

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Jay, Sarah Livingston, 1756-1802.

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Ridley, Catherine Livingston, 1751-1813.

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Symmes, John Cleves, 1742-1814

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Soldier, jurist, and frontiersman. From the description of Papers of John Cleves Symmes, 1788-1796. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71067829 After serving as a New Jersey legislator, judge, and Continental Congressman, Symmes purchased a million acres in Ohio in 1787, where he established several settlements including Cincinnati. From the description of ADS : New York, N.Y., 1786 Apr. 15. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122626085 The...

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Symmes, Susan Livingston, b. 1748.

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Ridley, Matthew, 1749-1789

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New Jersey. Militia

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Schuyler, Peter.

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Livingston, Susannah French, 1723-1789.

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United States. Continental Army. New York Regiment, 4th

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Regiment organized between November 1776 and early 1777; disbanded January 1, 1781, and its remaining enlisted men incorporated into other New York regiments. During the period covered by these orderly books it was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Frederick Weisenfels. It took part in Sullivan's Expedition in 1779. From the description of Orderly books, 1779-1780. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770550 The 4th Regiment of New York was org...