Subscription list, 1799 Mar. 30-1802 Aug. 15.

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Subscription list, 1799 Mar. 30-1802 Aug. 15.

Subscription book labeled "Book I" listing subscribers to the Great Western Turnpike Road Company along with number of shares purchased (Mar. 30, 1799-Aug. 15, 1802). Ca. 250 names are listed including DeWitt Clinton, John Jay, John Lansing, Jr., Charles D. Cooper, Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, John Tayler, and James Kent.

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Jay, John, 1745-1829

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John Jay (December 12, 1745 – May 17, 1829) was an American statesman, patriot, diplomat, Founding Father, abolitionist, negotiator, and signatory of the Treaty of Paris of 1783. He served as the second governor of New York and the first chief justice of the United States. He directed U.S. foreign policy for much of the 1780s and was an important leader of the Federalist Party after the ratification of the United States Constitution in 1788. Jay was born into a wealthy family of merchants and...

Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828

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DeWitt Clinton (March 2, 1769 – February 11, 1828) was an American politician and naturalist who served as a United States Senator, Mayor of New York City and sixth Governor of New York. In this last capacity, he was largely responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal. Clinton was a major candidate for the American presidency in the election of 1812, challenging incumbent James Madison. A nephew of long-time New York Governor George Clinton, DeWitt Clinton served as his uncle's secreta...

Tayler, John, 1742-1829

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Merchant, state legislator, and lieutenant governor of New York. From the description of Certificate of John Tayler, 1784 February 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981241 Merchant in Albany, and acting governor of New York. From the description of Daybook, 1776-1777. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58774792 Agent to the New York state commissioners of Indian affairs from 1788, state senator, lieutenant governo...

Lansing, John, 1754-1829

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Lansing was serving as Chancellor of New York at this time. He had served as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, but withdrew in opposition. From the description of ADS, 1804 April 26 : Albany. Deed. (Copley Press, J S Copley Library). WorldCat record id: 17437247 Lansing was a New York lawyer. He was a member of the U. S. Constitutional Convention, but did not sign the U. S. Constitution. He served as Chancellor of New York (1801-1814). ...

Kent, James, 1763-1847

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These maps were compiled over a period of years by Chancellor Kent, a well-known American jurist who was a dominant state supreme court judge in New York throughout the Federalist era. The extensive manuscript annotations are in his hand. These notes are often dated, some as early as the 1820s and others as late as 1840. It is unclear what prompted Kent to assemble this volume, but a possible reason was his interest in missionary activities, often referred to in the notes, which display an intim...

Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah, 1740-1810

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Charles Lucian Bonaparte was a naturalist and ornithologist. From the guide to the Correspondence, 1824-1855, from American scientists, 1824-1855, (American Philosophical Society) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York State. From the description of Letter 1785 December 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407171 Congressman from Albany (1789-1791); Lieut. Gov. of New York (1800-1804). Born in New York, 1741, ...

First Company of the Great Western Turnpike Road.

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Incorporated in 1799 "for improving the state road from Watervliet to Cherry Valley." From the description of Subscription list, 1799 Mar. 30-1802 Aug. 15. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58665194 ...

Cooper, Charles D. (Charles DeKay), 1769-1831

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Professor of Engineering, The Ohio State University. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1847]-1989. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 22233015 Physician and businessman, of Albany, N.Y. From the description of Charles D. Cooper papers, 1797-1805. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145381250 Alexander Hamilton was born in either 1755 or 1757 in the British West Indies. Among his many notable accomplishments, Hamilton was th...