Records, 1738-1872.

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Records, 1738-1872.

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Records, 1738-1872. They include: deeds, leases, accounts, legal opinions (including one by Cadwallader Colden) and other documents relating to the Tontine Coffee-House and the land on which it stood; agreements with Ebenezer Storer and Edward Bardin, tenants of the coffee-house at different times; documents relating to the adjoining property, 120 Water Street; a sketch by John McComb of the Bar Room of the Tontine Coffee-House, and a section of the Coffee Room, with his estimate for proposed alterations; lists of nominees; assignments of shares; three copies of The Constitution and Nominations of the Subscribers to the Tontine Coffee-House (New-York: Printed in the Year 1796), one bearing the signature of Frederic de Peyster and annotated with dates of death of nominees; papers and accounts relating to the estate of George Bright; papers, accounts, and legal opinons (by Richard Harison, John Wells, William Slosson, and Peter Van Schaack) relating to the affairs of John Charlton, his widow Mary, and their respective estates, including some bills for her funeral expenses; an invitation card for a dinner held at the Tontine Coffee-House in 1796 by the Lieutenant Governor. Many of the papers were written by Frederick de Peyster or his son Frederic.

0.8 linear feet (2 boxes)

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Bright, George, d. 1796

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Charlton, Mary, d. 1819

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Storer, Ebenezer

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Ebenezer Storer graduated from Harvard in 1747 and received master's degrees from Harvard and Yale in 1750. He served as treasurer of Harvard from 1777-1807. From the description of Diplomas, 1750. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 406084827 Ebenezer Storer, Treasurer of Harvard College, was born on January 27, 1729/30 to Captain Ebenezer and Mary (Edwards) Storer in Boston. He received his Harvard AB in 1747 and his AM in 1750; that same year, he receiv...

McComb, John, 1763-1853

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Architect in New York City. From the description of Papers, 1822-1833. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155531543 John McComb was an architect in New York City. He was an overseer of roads from 1817 to 1821. From the description of Architectural drawings and account book, [ca.1794]-1849, bulk [1820s]. (Winterthur Library). WorldCat record id: 122601580 ...

Slosson, William, 1779-1832

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de Peyster, Frederic, 1796-1882

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Lawyer and Master in Chancery, New York; President of The New-York Historical Society. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1829-1839]. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663705 Lawyer, Master in Chancery, president of The New-York Historical Society. From the description of Master's register, 1830-1834, 1837-1844. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663476 ...

Harison, Richard, 1747-1829

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Attorney and land speculator, New York City. From the description of Papers, 1730-1920. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 477078912 Harison received his Columbia degrees in the same years as John Jay, and they each received an LL.D. from the University of Edinburgh, 1792. He was Secretary of the Regents of New York State, 1784-1790; vestryman, warden, and comptroller of Trinity Church, 1783, 1788-1827, where he is buried; Delegate to the New York Constitutional Conv...

De Peyster, Frederick, 1758-1834.

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Captain, New York Volunteers (British); and his son Frederic, an officer with the 115th Regiment, New York State Infantry. From the description of Captains Frederick De Peyster, Sr. and Frederic De Peyster, Jr. papers, 1741-1836. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58663505 ...

Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832

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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...

Tontine Coffee-House

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New York City consortium of subscribers to a tontine, engaged in business and insurance activities. From the description of Record of ships arriving at New York, 1812-1815. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58774183 From the description of Records, 1791-1871. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58774187 From the description of Records, 1738-1872. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58774226 ...

Charlton, John

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Colden, Cadwallader D. (Cadwallader David), 1769-1834

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Wells, John, 1770-1823

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John Wells (1770-1823) was a lawyer in New York State responsible for founding the oldest law firm in the United States: Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft. Wells was born in Cherry Balley, Otsego County in 1770. In addition to being the founder of what is known today as Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, he is also renowned for his partnership with George Washington Strong: one of the earliest legal partnerships in the new nation. Their practice centered on maritime law,...

Bardin, Edward.

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