Mrs. Edward W. Grew autograph collection, 1761-1834.

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Mrs. Edward W. Grew autograph collection, 1761-1834.

Includes letters from Aaron Burr to Catharine Hawes, from Thomas Addis Emmet to Charles Smith, from Alexander Hamilton to John Bay, from William Jones to John Fisher, from Philip Milledge to John Fisher, from George Taylor to Archibald Stewart, and from John Woodside to Joseph Hardy, among other letters. Also includes a manuscript contract from Comfort, Sands, and company; an autograph manuscript by Robert Fulton; a manuscript lease for Powles Hook ferry; a passport for Aaron C. Burr; and a list of prisoners made at Powles Hook, among other documents.

1 box (.5 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8273052

Houghton Library

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Taylor, George, 1716-1781

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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Hawes, Catherine

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Jones, William E.

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Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1764-1827

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Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

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Grew, Edward W., Mrs.,

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Woodside, John,

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Hardy, Joseph

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Comfort, Sands and Company.

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Milledge, Philip,

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Smith, Charles Manley, 1868-1937

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Transcript of interview by Richard Dunham with Charles L. Smith about the history of Ithaca Gun Company. From the description of Charles L. Smith interview, 1978. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64075268 No biographical information on Charles Smith is available. John Walton (ca. 1738-1783) was born in Virginia. He was a delegate from St. Pauls Parish (Richmond County, Georgia) to the Georgia Provincial Congress, 1775, a member of the Georgia Executive Counc...

Stewart, Archibald,

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Bay, John S.

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Fisher, John C., 1922-....

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