Minutes, 1770-1774.

Livingston, William, 1723-1790

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6r03301 (person)

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

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6hj7b4k (person)

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...

Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6330n0n (person)

Gouverneur Morris (January 31, 1752 – November 6, 1816) was an American statesman, a Founding Father of the United States, and a signatory to the Articles of Confederation and the United States Constitution. He wrote the Preamble to the United States Constitution and has been called the "Penman of the Constitution." In an era when most Americans thought of themselves as citizens of their respective states, Morris advanced the idea of being a citizen of a single union of states. He was also one o...

Duane, James, 1733-1797

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w658243w (person)

James Duane (February 6, 1733 – February 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father, attorney, jurist, and American Revolutionary leader from New York. He served as a delegate to the First Continental Congress, Second Continental Congress and the Congress of the Confederation, a New York state senator, the 44th Mayor of New York City, the 1st post-colonial Mayor of New York City and a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New York. Duane was a signato...

Smith, William, 1728-1793

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6tn8288 (person)

William Smith (1728-1793) was an American lawyer and historian of New York. An influential leader of the New York Presbyterian Whigs, he served as the last Royal Chief Justice of the Province of New York and Chief Justice of the Province of New York and Chief Justice of Lower Canada. From the guide to the William Smith papers, ca. 1631-1883, 1770-1780, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Kissam, Benjamin,

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b658sh (person)

Moot Club (New York, N.Y.)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6425h0v (corporateBody)

Professional society comprised of prominent New York lawyers who met regularly to debate legal questions and dispute hypothetical cases. From the description of Minutes, 1770-1774. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58768595 ...

New York State, Supreme court

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qr8mr8 (corporateBody)

Czolgosz fatally wounded President William McKinley at the Pan- American Exposition, 6 Sept. 1901. From the description of The People of the State of New York vs. Leon Czolgosz : transcript, 1901 Sept. 23-26. (Buffalo History Museum). WorldCat record id: 33113709 Mr. Shaeffer, trader, lived in the village of Manlius, in the county Onondaga, New York. He was in debt (2,882 pounds or $7,205) to Leonard Ganswoort and Philip S[chuyler?] Van Rensselaer. From the descr...

Ritzema, Rudolphus.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6095s3p (person)

Continental army officer, turncoat, and son of Johannes Ritzema of New York. He became Lt. Col. of the 1st New York Regiment on June 30, 1775, and was promoted to Colonel on November 28th of the same year. Later, Ritzema assumed command of the 3rd New York. Left the American army in November of 1776 and subsequently joined the British forces. From the description of Diary, 1775 Aug. 7-1776 Mar. 30. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58775196 ...

Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w62v32dd (person)

Lawyer, non-supporter of the American Revolution, banished from the colonies in 1778, returned to the United States in 1785. From the description of Letter, 1795 February 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487944 Peter van Schaack was a Loyalist during the American Revolution and moved to Britain during the war, returning to New York circa 1785. From the description of Peter van Schaack correspondence, 1786-1804. (Wisconsin Historical Society Archives). WorldCa...

Jones, Samuel, 1734-1819

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67947w5 (person)

Samuel Jones was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1786-90 and became New York's first comptroller in 1797. From the description of Samuel Jones autograph note signed and check endorsed. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 779287345 State comptroller of New York, 1797-1800. From the description of Letter from William Smith, 1799. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 79431638 Lawyer and state official, New York City. ...

De Lancey, Stephen, 1740-1798.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6203qzt (person)

Kempe, John Tabor.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6th8zfw (person)