Equity dockets and case files, 1791-1846 [microform].

Peters, Richard, 1744-1828

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Richard Peters (June 22, 1744 – August 22, 1828) was a Pennsylvania lawyer, Continental Army soldier, Federalist politician, author and United States District Judge. Before his federal judicial service in the United States District Court for the District of Pennsylvania, Peters served as secretary of the Continental Board of War, delegate to the Congress of the Confederation and as member and speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives and later the Pennsylvania State Senate. Born at...

Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816

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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...

Duer, William, 1747-1799

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William Duer (March 18, 1743 – May 7, 1799) was a British-born American lawyer, developer, and speculator from New York City. A Federalist, Duer wrote in support of ratifying the United States Constitution as "Philo-Publius". He had earlier served in the Continental Congress and the convention that framed the New York Constitution. In 1778, he signed the United States Articles of Confederation and is one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Born in the county of Devon in England, Due...

Morris, Robert, 1734-1806

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Robert Morris, Jr. (January 20, 1734 – May 8, 1806) was an English-born merchant and a Founding Father of the United States. He served as a member of the Pennsylvania legislature, the Second Continental Congress, and the United States Senate, and he was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the United States Constitution. From 1781 to 1784, he served as the Superintendent of Finance of the United States, becoming known as the "Financier of the Revolution...

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

Gibbons, Thomas, 1757-1826

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Lawyer, politician, and steamboat operator; plaintiff in Gibbons vs. Ogden. From the description of Papers, 1821-1829. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 84898930 Lawyer and steamboat pilot. From the description of Papers of Thomas Gibbons, 1797-1800. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450452 Lawyer, politician and steamboat operator; plaintiff in Gibbons vs. Ogden. From the description of Papers, 1820-1829. (Unknown). WorldCat recor...

Clarkson, Matthew, 1758-1825

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Matthew Clarkson (born October 17, 1758, New York City, New York-died April 25, 1825, New York, New York) was a colonial soldier and politician. Clarkson Street in Greenwich Village and the town of Clarkson in Western New York were both named after him....

New England Mississippi Land Company

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Formed about 1796 by speculators in Boston who hoped to sell Mississippi land to New England investors. From the description of Reports in Congress, 1823-1840. (University of Southern Mississippi, Regional Campus). WorldCat record id: 15717023 ...

New-York and Schuylkill Coal Company

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Lenox, Robert, 1759-1839

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Dutchess Whaling Company.

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Prime, Ward & King (New York, N.Y.).

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LeRoy, Bayard & Co. (New York, N.Y.).

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Sullivan, John L. (John Langdon), 1777-1865

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Massachusetts physician. From the description of Letter to M.S. O'Donnell, 1892 July 16. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 54077383 ...

Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

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Civil engineer, artist, and inventor. From the description of Letter : New York, to Edward P. Livingston, Clermont, [N.Y.], 1814 February 11. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50631960 Inventor, engineer, and artist. From the description of Papers, 1812-1815. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50799372 Inventor. From the description of Robert Fulton papers, 1809-1838. (Columbia University In the City of New York). World...

United States. District Court (New York : Southern District)

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Konrad Bercovici was a screenwriter who became close friends with actor and director Charlie Chaplin. In this lawsuit, Bercovici claimed that Chaplin had plagiarized from him the idea for Chaplin's film "The Great Dictator." The case went to trial in 1947, with Louis Nizer and Walter S. Beck of law firm Davidson & Davidson representing the plaintiff, and Louis D. Frohlich, Arthur H. Schwartz, and Everett A. Frohlich of Schwartz & Frohlich representing the defendant. The case was settled ...

Howland, Gardiner G. 1767-1851.

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Bayard, William, 1761-1826

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Delafield, John, 1786-1853

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Hogg & Delamater.

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Willink, Wilhem, 1805-1869

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Joseph Ellicott (1760-1826) was an engineer and land agent. He began a survey of the Holland Land Purchase in 1797 and was local agent for the company from 1800-1820. Forty thousand acres south of the Phelps and Gorham Mill were deeded to Wilhem and Jan Willink. From the description of Deed books with maps : conveyance of lands in Alleghany and Cattaraugus Counties, New York, 1833, 1836. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487065 Joseph Ellicott (1760-1826) was an engineer and...

Livingston, John Robert, 1755-1851

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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 ...

King, James G. (James Gore), 1791-1853

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Epithet: of London British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x00006f Epithet: Secretary, United Government-Workers' Federation British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000695.0x000070 ...

Ward, Samuel, 1786-1839

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Julia Rush Cutler Ward (1796-1824), of Boston, an author of occasional poems, married Samuel Ward (1786-1839), a New York City banker and philanthropist, in 1812. They were the parents of seven children including Julia Ward Howe. From the guide to the Samuel Ward family papers, 1796-1857., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Samuel Ward was an American author. His daughter, Julia Ward Howe, was the author of the "Battle hymn of the Republic" and o...

Rogers, Moses, 1779-1821

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Bogardus, James, 1800-1874

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Bank of the United States (1816-1836)

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In 1816, the Bank of the United States was rechartered, the first charter having expired in 1811, in an attempt to stabilize the national currency. Within the first three years, the bank was nearly ruined due to mismanagement. Langdon Cheves was elected president of its board of directors in 1819 and restored the bank's credit. In 1822, he resigned the post and was succeeded by Nicholas Biddle. The national charter for the bank expired in 1836, but Biddle kept the bank in operation until 1841, u...

Macomb, Alexander, 1748-1831

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Son of John Gordon and Jane (Gordon) Macomb, born in, July 27, 1748, at Dunturky, Atrium County, Ireland. He spent his youth in Albany, New York., and came to Detroit about 1765 with his brother, William (1751-1796), where they became leading merchants and were fiscal agents fr the British government. In July, 1776, they obtained Grosse Ile from the Native Americans. On May 4, 1773, he married Mary Catherine, daughter of Robert Navarre and Marie Louise (Lootman dit Barrois); they had eleven chil...

Barclay, John, 1749-1816

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President of the Bank of Pennsylvania From the guide to the John Barclay letter, 1793, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Prime, Nathaniel, 1768-1840

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United States. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit)

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Fulton Steam Boat Company.

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Evans, Oliver, 1755-1819

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Born near Newport, Del., Evans received little formal education but taught himself mechanics and mathematics, devoting his life to inventing machines. In 1787 he received a patent from Delaware for a system that automated flour milling; published The Young Mill-Wright & Miller's Guide in 1795; and devoted many years to developing the steam engine, including a steam boat launched in 1805. Evans and his family moved to Philadelphia in 1793 where he remained. From the description of...

LeRoy, Bayard & McEvers (New York, N.Y.).

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Ogden, Thomas L. (Thomas Ludlow), 1773-1844

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North American Coal Company

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Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813

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First chancellor of New York State; agriculturalist and ambassador to France. From the description of Robert R. Livingston papers, 1707-1862. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779437 Continental Congressman, diplomat, member of the New York Provincial Covention, the Continental Congress and served as U.S. Minister to France. From the description of Letter, 1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407295 Robert R. Livingston ser...

Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826

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Congregational clergyman and geographer of Connecticut and Massachusetts. From the description of Papers, 1783-1826. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770513 From the description of Account book, 1816-1820. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58770209 Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), a Congregational clergyman, was known as "the father of geography". His lectures on geography included Geography Made Easy (1784), the fir...

Barker, Jacob, 1779-1871

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New York legislator and banker. From the description of Jacob Barker correspondence, 1823. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450119 Jacob Barker was a New York financier who was instrumental in securing a loan of $5,000,000 for the United States to finance the War of 1812. He removed to New Orleans in 1834, became prominent in financial circles, was admitted to the bar, and practiced with success in insurance cases. In the 1840s Barker collaborated with Rowland G. Hazard to s...

Ericsson, John, 1803-1889

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Swedish-born engineer and inventor; emigrated to the United States in 1839. From the description of John Ericsson papers, 1821-1890 (bulk 1842-1886). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980081 Swedish-born engineer John Ericsson designed the first screw-driven steamship to cross the Atlantic and the first propeller-driven steam warship for the US Navy. In 1861 he contracted with the Navy to build an ironclad warship, Monitor, which successfully fought the Confederate ironclad V...

Sands, Comfort, 1748-1834

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The Sands family was one of the original three families that settled in and owned what is now Sands Point, N.Y. Born in Reading, Berkshire, England, James Sands (d. 1695) immigrated to Plymouth, MA with his wife Sarah and their children, circa 1658. Along with several other men, James Sands obtained what is now Block Island, R.I. from the original inhabitants of the island, the Narragansetts, in 1660. In 1661, Sands sailed from Taunton, MA and moved his family to Block Island. James...

Murray, John R

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