Inventory
Series I: Brevoort family papers, 1798-1871 ((bulk 1824-1843))
0.25 Linear feet (8 folders)
Box 1
Correspondence, some notes, and a commonplace book created or received by members of the Brevoort family, specifically Henry Brevoort, Jr., his wife, and his children. Includes correspondence of Henry Brevoort, Jr. with various friends and business associates; correspondence between family members and friends while several of the Brevoort children attended Baron Fellenberg’s experimental boarding school at Hofwyl in Switzerland; a commonplace book with enclosed correspondence; and the correspondence of J. Carson Brevoort, the oldest of Henry Brevoort Jr's children, including letters written while he was the secretary of Washington Irving in Madrid, 1842-1843.
Container | Description | Date | ||
Box 1, Folder 1 | Correspondence of Henry Brevoort, Sr. |
1798 | ||
Henry Brevoort Sr. to his Excellency General James Wilkinson, Esq., Commander of the United States Armies |
1798-08-13 | |||
Box 1, Folder 2 | Correspondence of Henry Brevoort Jr. |
1804-1832 | ||
Henry Brevoort Jr. in Marietta to parents |
1804-02-07 | |||
P. Lherbette in New York to Henry Brevoort |
1805-03-06 | |||
Henry Brevoort Jr. in Montreal to John Jacob Astor in New York |
1811-05-09 | |||
Henry Brevoort Jr. in St. Joseph's to Mr. John Whetten (uncle) in New York |
1811-06-25 | |||
Waterfull to Henry Brevoort |
1813-04-28 | |||
Waterfull to Henry Brevoort (copy) |
1813-04-28 | |||
S. Brevoort (mother) to Henry Brevoort care of P. Irving |
1813-08-04 (stamped date) | |||
John Howard Payne on account of Mr. Charles Kemble in Liverpool to Henry Brevoort, Esq. Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854 Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852 |
1813-09-02 | |||
S. A. Booth to Henry Brevoort |
1815?-06-02 | |||
"Malvina" to Henry Brevoort Jr. |
1816-01-02 | |||
"Malvina" to Henry Brevoort Jr. (copy) |
1816-01-02 | |||
John Jeffrey to Henry Brevoort, Esq. |
1819-10-04 | |||
Henry Brevoort Jr. in Philadelphia to Rembrandt Peale, Esq. in Philadelphia |
1824-01-02 | |||
Rembrandt Peale in Philadelphia to Henry Brevoort Jr. in New York |
1824-06-13 | |||
Rembrandt Peale in Philadelphia to Henry Brevoort Jr. in New York (later copy) |
1824-06-13 | |||
Rembrandt Peale to Henry Brevoort Esq. (photocopy) |
[1824] | |||
Rembrandt Peale to Henry Brevoort Jr. (photocopy) |
[1824] | |||
Rembrandt Peale to Henry Brevoort Esq. (negative photocopy) |
[1824] | |||
Robert Emmet to Henry Brevoort in New York |
1825-02-22 | |||
John Hamilton to Henry Brevoort |
1825-12-25 | |||
James Kent to Henry Brevoort Esq. Kent, James, 1763-1847 |
1826-02-16 | |||
Charles Carroll of Carrolton, Baltimore, to Henry Brevoort |
1826-05-24 | |||
E.C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in New York |
1830?-09-08 | |||
E.C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in New York (typescript copy) |
1830?-09-08 | |||
E.C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in New York (typescript copy) |
1830?-09-08 | |||
Henry Brevoort Jr. in Fontainebleau to Henry Brevoort Sr. |
1832 April | |||
Chancellor Kent in St. Mark's Place, 8th Street to Henry Brevoort Jr. Kent, James, 1763-1847 |
1832-09-28 | |||
Envelope containing notes and invitations to Henry Brevoort Jr. or Mrs. Brevoort |
1812-1843 | |||
Box 1, Folder 3 | Correspondence of Henry Brevoort Jr. |
1833-1861, n.d. | ||
R. L. Livingston in Clermont to Henry Brevoort in New York |
1833-09-23 | |||
Winfield Scott to Henry Brevoort |
1833-10-08 | |||
George Washington Lafayette in Paris to Henry Brevoort |
1834-05-23 | |||
J. Henry in Paris to Henry Brevoort |
1835-04-19 | |||
Unknown to Henry Brevoort, Esq. |
1835-07-29 | |||
James Renwick and Margaret Anne Renwick in Lebanon Springs to Henry Brevoort Esq in Saratoga Springs |
1835-08-08 | |||
E. C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in Saratoga, New York |
1835-08-16 | |||
Welles to Henry Brevoort |
1835-08-22 | |||
Robert L. Livingston in Clermont to Henry Brevoort |
1836-01-01 | |||
J. Hare Powel to Henry Brevoort |
1835-07-18 | |||
Colonel John Trumbull to Henry Brevoort |
1836-09-08 | |||
E. G. in Charleston to Henry Brevoort in New York |
1837-01-12 | |||
W. S. Mount to Henry Brevoort |
1837-01-26 | |||
Henry Brevoort to daughter Fifi |
1842-01-02 | |||
Unknown to Mr. [Henry] Brevoort regarding the New York Book Society |
ca. 1842 | |||
Envelope to Henry Brevoort Esq. |
1843-02-18 | |||
Envelope to Henry Brevoort Esq. |
1843-04-20 | |||
J. L. Mayer to Henry Brevoort Esq. |
YYYY-05-23 | |||
Note on behalf of Mr. Kent to Henry Brevoort |
YYYY-07-07 | |||
Laura Brevoort to Henry Brevoort in Havre |
YYYY-10-20 | |||
E.G. in Newport, RI to Henry Brevoort in New York |
YYYY-08-29 | |||
E.G. in Newport, RI to Henry Brevoort in New York |
YYYY-09-02 | |||
E.G. in Charleston, SC to Henry Brevoort in New York |
YYYY-11-05 | |||
J.J. Astor to H. Brevoort Esq. in New York |
YYYY-10-12 | |||
E.G. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in New York |
YYYY-MM-29 | |||
Note re: William S. Mount General Note: Note is on yellow lined paper in ball point pen, and clearly dates from much later than the rest of the collection. The same handwriting appears on envelope enclosing marriage certificate of Edith Brevoort and Pierre C. Kane in folder 3 and the list in folder 15. Originally placed after YYYY-08-29 letter from E. C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort. |
n.d. | |||
Unknown to Henry Brevoort re: George |
n.d. | |||
Note by Henry Brevoort re: Mrs. Jacob Arden |
n.d. | |||
Note by Henry Brevoort (transcription) |
n.d. | |||
J. Fenimore Cooper to Henry Brevoort |
n.d. | |||
Box 1, Folder 4 | Correspondence with Brevoort children at Hofwyl |
1831-1832 | ||
William Brevoort academic documents, Institution des Mr. Gase |
1831-08-13 | |||
James Carson Brevoort to his uncle Mr. H. Renwick in New York |
1831-09-12 | |||
James Carson Brevoort in Berne to his father Henry Brevoort in Paris |
1831-10-17 | |||
L.C. Brevoort to her son J. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1831-11-03 | |||
H.B. and L.B. in Paris to boys in Hofwyl |
1831-11-16 | |||
Henry Brevoort in Paris to James Carson Brevoort, William A. Brevoort, and James G. King |
1831-12-02 | |||
H.B. in Paris to James Carson Brevoort |
1831-12-19 | |||
Mother and H.B. in Paris to their boys |
1831-12-22 | |||
Cover of letter to J. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1831[?]-12-22 | |||
L.B. to her children in Hofwyl |
1832-01-05 | |||
Gase in Paris to C. Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1832-01-20 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to mother in Paris |
1832-01-22 | |||
H.B. in Paris to William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1832-01-24 | |||
H.B. and Laura Brevoort in Paris to William and boys in Hofwyl |
1832-02-11 | |||
James Carson Brevoort and William A. Brevoort to Laura Brevoort in Paris |
1832-02-19 | |||
L.B. to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1832-[?]-02-22 | |||
Cutting in Paris to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1832-02-24 | |||
L.B. in Paris to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1832-03-02 | |||
James Carson Brevoort and James Gore King to Mrs. Brevoort |
1832-03-18 | |||
H. Brevoort in Paris to Willy (W. A. Brevoort) in Hofwyl |
1832-03-20 | |||
William A. Brevoort and Carson to father in Paris |
1832-03-25 | |||
Envelope addressed to Monsieur Brevoort in Paris |
1832-04-08 | |||
H.B. in Fontainebleau to his boys in Hofwyl |
1832-04-10 | |||
Jas. G. King in New York to Henry Brevoort in Paris |
1832-05-01 | |||
H.B. in Fontainebleau to J. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1832-05-09 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to his mother and father |
1832-05-13 | |||
L.B. in Fontainebleau to Willy (W. A. Brevoort) in Hofwyl |
1832-05-23 | |||
William A. Brevoort to father in Fontainebleau |
1832-05-27 | |||
H.B. in Fontainebleau to Willy (W.A. Brevoort) in Hofwyl |
1832-06-08 | |||
James Carson Brevoort and William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl to mother and father in Fontainebleau |
1832-07-03 | |||
H.B. in Fontainebleau to the "boys" in Hofwyl (draft) |
1832-07-06 | |||
H.B. in Fontainebleau to the "boys" in Hofwyl |
1832-07-06 | |||
William A. Brevoort to father and mother; Carson Brevoort to mother in Fontainebleau General Note: The written year on the letter is 1831, but the postmark and context indicate 1832. Furthermore, Henry Brevoort Jr. did not send or receive mail from Fontainebleau until April 1832. |
1832-07-15 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother in Fontainebleau General Note: The written year on the letter is 1831, but the postmark and context indicate 1832. Furthermore, Henry Brevoort Jr. did not send or receive mail from Fontainebleau until April 1832. |
1832-07-31 | |||
H.B. in Fontainebleau to Carson in Hofwyl |
1832-08-04 | |||
James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to Henry Brevoort, Jr.; W. A. Brevoort to Laura Brevoort in Paris |
1832-09-02 | |||
H.B. in Fontainebleau to his boys in Hofwyl |
1832-10-03 | |||
Laura or Henry Brevoort in Paris to Sir [Baron Fellenberg?] |
1832-10-30 | |||
Laura or Henry Brevoort in Paris to Sir [Baron Fellenberg?] |
1832-11-03 | |||
Laura or Henry Brevoort in Paris to Sir [Baron Fellenberg?]-- partial copy |
1832-11-03 | |||
H. Brevoort to Carson |
1832-11-05 | |||
James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to mother and father; William A. Brevoort to Laura Brevoort |
1832-11-13 | |||
Laura Brevoort to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1832-11-16 | |||
H.B. in Paris to his boys in Hofwyl |
1832-11-17 | |||
Unknown in Hofwyl to Madame |
1832-11-22 | |||
Box 1, Folder 5 | Correspondence with Brevoort children at Hofwyl |
1833 | ||
H.B. to boys in Hofwyl |
1833-01-12 | |||
James Carson Brevoort and James G. King in Hofwyl to Henry Brevoort in Paris |
1833-01-23 | |||
L. Brevoort in Paris to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1833-02-07 | |||
H.B. in Paris to boys in Hofwyl |
1833-03-02 | |||
James Carson Brevoort to Father; A. Gracie King to Mr. Brevoort; William A. Brevoort to father, mother, and grandmother; and James G. King to Mr. Brevoort. All in Hofwyl to Mr. Brevoort in Paris. |
1833-03-11 | |||
Laura W. Brevoort in Paris to brother Carson Brevoort |
1833-03-19 | |||
H. Brevoort in Paris to boys |
1833-04-12 | |||
James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to sister Laura Brevoort and mother |
1833-04-16 | |||
James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to mother; Archibald Gracie King to Laura in Paris |
1833-04-28 | |||
Laura C. Brevoort to children in Hofwyl |
1833-05-17 | |||
James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to Laura Brevoort in Paris |
1833-05-26 | |||
James Carson Brevoort and William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl to Laura Brevoort in Paris |
1833-06-10 | |||
E. Brevoort, James Carson Brevoort, and William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl to Laura Brevoort in Paris |
1833-06-23 | |||
James Carson Brevoort, William A. Brevoort and J. G. King in Hofwyl to Mrs. Brevoort in Paris |
1833-09-09 | |||
Carson in Hofwyl to mother in Paris |
1833-09-23 | |||
Laura Brevoort in Paris to children in Hofwyl |
1833[?]-09-27 | |||
James Carson Brevoort to mother in Paris |
1833-10-03 | |||
William Augustus Brevoort and Carson in Hofwyl to mother in Paris |
1833-10-06 | |||
L. Brevoort to children in Hofwyl |
1833-10-11 | |||
Laura Brevoort in Paris to brother |
1833-10-18 | |||
W. H. Carroll to Carson and Forbes and Still in Hofwyl |
1833-10-26 | |||
William A. Brevoort and James Carson Brevoort to mother in Paris |
1833-10-27 | |||
Henry Brevoort in Paris to children in Hofwyl |
1833-11-06 | |||
Laura Brevoort in Paris to her boys in Hofwyl |
1833-11-21 | |||
William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother; Carson Brevoort to father in Paris |
1833-12-15 | |||
H.B. in Paris to children in Hofwyl |
1833-12-25 | |||
Box 1, Folder 6 | Correspondence with Brevoort children at Hofwyl |
1834-1835, n.d. | ||
Henry and Laura Brevoort to their boys in Hofwyl |
1834-01-21 | |||
Henry Brevoort to his boys in Hofwyl |
1834-02-10 | |||
William A. Brevoort and Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to their father and |
1834-02-23 | |||
Henry Brevoort to his boys in Hofwyl |
1834-02-27 | |||
William A. Brevoort and Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and |
1834-03-19 | |||
Laura Brevoort in Paris to her children in Hofwyl |
1834-03-19 | |||
Carson Brevoort and William Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother in Paris |
1834-03-19 | |||
Henry Brevoort to his children in Hofwyl |
1834-04-05 | |||
Carson Brevoort and William Augustus Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother |
1834-04-14 | |||
H. Brevoort Jr. in Belfort, France to Carson in Hofwyl |
1834-06-13 | |||
Henry Brevoort to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1834-10-07 | |||
Laura Brevoort to son Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl General Note: Burn holes |
1834-10-23 | |||
Laura Brevoort to son Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl General Note: Burn holes |
1834-11-07 | |||
Laura Brevoort to son Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl General Note: Burn holes |
1834-11-14 | |||
Laura W. Brevoort [sister] and Laura Brevoort [mother] to James Carson Brevoort |
1834-11-24 | |||
L.B. [mother?] to J. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1834-11-24 (dated on back 1834-11-28) | |||
Laura Brevoort in Paris to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1834-12-12 | |||
Laura Brevoort to son James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1834-12-22 | |||
[A.] Gracie King in Paris to Jas. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
1835-03-23 | |||
G. King in Flushing to Carson Brevoort in Paris |
1835-06-10 | |||
William Augustus Brevoort and James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother in Paris |
YYYY-04-12 | |||
Henry and Laura Brevoort in Belfort, France to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
YYYY-10-02 | |||
Laura Brevoort in Paris to son Carson |
YYYY-11-28 | |||
Laura Brevoort to son J.C. Brevoort and Adele in Hofwyl |
n.d. | |||
[?] de France to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
n.d. | |||
H. Brevoort to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
n.d. | |||
letter cover to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl |
n.d. | |||
Laura Brevoort to Carson and William Brevoort and James [King?] |
n.d. | |||
Constance B. and Carson Brevoort to father |
n.d. | |||
Baron Fellenberg in Hofwyl, school bill |
n.d. | |||
Box 1, Folder 7 | Commonplace book by Brevoort children General Note: Enclosed in the commonplace book were four letters, which remain with the book for context. |
ca. 1837 | ||
Commonplace book of quotes and sketches by Brevoort children |
ca. 1837 | |||
Edith to Mamma |
1834-01-01 | |||
Edith to Mamma |
1834-01-DD | |||
Henry to Mamma |
n.d. | |||
Papa in Hilton Head, S.C. to Unknown |
1865-08-05 | |||
Box 1, Folder 8 | Correspondence of Carson Brevoort |
Bulk, 1839-18431839-1871, n.d. | ||
A. Granger to Carson Brevoort |
1839-02-08 | |||
Henry Brevoort to Carson Brevoort |
1839[?]-05-07 | |||
Henry Brevoort to Carson Brevoort in New York |
1840-10-03 | |||
C. Eagar to Carson Brevoort in New York |
1841-03-09 | |||
[Bougere?] in Paris to Carson Brevoort in New York |
1841-05-25 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Riviere de Loup to his sister in Cold Spring, New York |
1841-08-24 | |||
Charles Eagar to Carson Brevoort in New York |
1841-10-30 | |||
Extracts from Carson's letters home |
1842-07-11 to 1842-07-21 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Madrid to Laura Brevoort (Lol) in West Point |
1842-07-26 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Madrid to mother |
1842-09-17 | |||
Envelope addressed to H. Brevoort in New York, labeled "Dear Cars" |
1842-10-01 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Madrid to father in New York |
1842-11-18 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Madrid to mother in New York |
1843-01-21 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Madrid to father in New York |
1843-03-04 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Madrid to mother |
1843-03-23 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Madrid to his siblings Hen and Pussy (Edith) |
1843-03-24 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Naples to mother in New York |
1843-05-11 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Rome to Bessy |
1843-06-08 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Geneva to mother |
1843-08-10 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Paris to father in East Hampton, New York |
1843-08-29 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Paris to father in New York |
1843-09-18 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Havre to mother |
1843-10-01 | |||
Carson Brevoort in London to father in New York |
1843-10-03 | |||
Carson Brevoort in London to father in New York |
1843-11-03 | |||
[Carson Brevoort] in London to father |
1843-11-14 | |||
Carson Brevoort to Henry Brevoort, Jr. in New York |
1843-11-15 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Amsterdam to mother in New York |
1843-11-30 | |||
Carson Brevoort in Portsmouth to father |
1843-12-20 | |||
Description of first edition of "The Simple Cobbler of Aggawam" signed J.C.B. |
1850-11-02 | |||
Putnam bookseller to J. C. Brevoort |
1851-12-18 | |||
Robert Balmanns to James Carson Brevoort |
1858-03-10 | |||
J. G. Shea to J. C. Brevoort |
1861-MM-DD | |||
A. V. [name?] to Carson Brevoort |
1871-10-23 | |||
C. Eagar to Carson Brevoort in New York |
YYYY-08-04 | |||
Mother to James Carson Brevoort |
YYYY-10-19 | |||
Unknown in Paris to Carson Brevoort |
YYYY-12-23 |
Series II: Bristed family papers
0.04 Linear feet (1 folder)
Papers created by the Charles Astor Bristed, husband of Laura W. Brevoort, soon after the death of his wife.
Series III: Kane family papers, 1852-1933 ((bulk 1896-1919))
0.08 Linear feet (2 folders)
Legal documents and correspondence created by members of the Kane family, in particular Pierre C. Kane, husband of Edith Brevoort, and their son Grenville Kane. The series also includes genealogical and historical information about the family's ancestry which seems to originate with the settlement of Grenville Kane's estate.
Container | Description | Date | ||
Box 1, Folder 10 | Kane family papers |
Bulk, 1896-19191852-1933 | ||
Elisha Kent Kane and J. B. Thomas to the Secretary of the Navy re: John P. Gillis General Note: Written year is 1825; the last two digits were most likely transposed, as Elisha Kent Kane was born in 1820. |
1852-03-07 | |||
Marriage settlement between Edith Brevoort, daughter of Henry Brevoort, Pierre C. Kane General Note: Envelope is much newer than document and labeled in fountain pen in the same handwriting as the William Mount note in folder 3 and the list in folder 15. |
1853-10-01 | |||
Wistar Party invitation from Judge Kane to Judge Cunningham |
1856-10-06 | |||
Chas. Henry Hart to Mr. Grenville Kane (copy) |
1896-05-23 | |||
Bank receipt from Anzonetta B. Wolfe to Margaret Dorothy Kane |
1896-11-14 | |||
W. L. Strong, Mayor of New York, to Mr. Grenville Kane |
1897-04-21 | |||
H. Duncan Wood to Grenville Kane |
1899-01-30 | |||
Commander Robert E. Peary in "The Oakland" to Mr. Grenville Kane Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 |
1909-12-29 | |||
Acknowledgment signed by Harry H. Hymes from Grenville Kane to account of George D. Smith, Washington Irving letters |
1911-05-05 | |||
W. A. B. Coolidge in Switzerland to Grenville Kane Esq. |
1919-01-09 | |||
W. A. B. Coolidge to Grenville Kane Esq. (large envelope) |
1919-01-29 | |||
James King Hand's description of a duel between Kane and Wadsworth |
1933-07-DD | |||
Box 1, Folder 11 | Settlement of Kane estate -- Brevoort papers |
ca. 1943 | ||
List titled "Brevoort papers from Grenville Kane Estate" |
n.d. | |||
Kane daughters to Franklin F. Hopper regarding gift of book in memory of their father |
n.d. | |||
List titled "Various Brevoort papers" |
n.d. | |||
List titled "Various Brevoort papers," typescript |
n.d. | |||
List titled "Various Brevoort papers," typescript with handwritten annotations |
n.d. |
Series IV: Winslow family papers, 1959-1970
0.04 Linear feet (1 folder)
Papers related to the family of John Winslow, the donor of the collection.
Series V: Collected Papers and Research, 1852-1933
0.125 Linear feet (3 folders)
This series contains a miscellany of correspondence, transcriptions, notes, and items related to the collection of antique manuscripts, all of which are related to figures in American history as well as the Brevoort family. The items in this series seem to be from the collection of Grenville Kane, as indicated by some notes and the list of Brevoort family papers in Series III.
Container | Description | Date | ||
Box 1, Folder 13 | Auction and Dealer Catalogs and Advertisements |
1890, n.d. | ||
George Washington auction catalogue entry |
1890-04-26 | |||
Advertisement for Old Letters by Walter R. Benjamin in New York |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Daniel Webster to Charles Marob |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Charles Astor Bristed, 1847 |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Lord Cornbury to Board of Colonial Expenses, 1708 |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Rembrandt Peale to Henry Brevoort |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Jonathan Trumbull to Committee of Pay-Table, Hartford, 1776 |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from D. Webster to Moses Kent, 1819 |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Cadwallader Colden to Sir William Johnson |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from J.K. Pauling to Henry Brevoort |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from John Rodgers to Henry Cahoone, 1811 |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from David Porter to Sarah Ham[?], 1811 |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Rip von Dane to Stock & Gainsborough, 1737 |
n.d. | |||
Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from S.A. Booth to Henry Brevoort, 1815 |
n.d. | |||
Box 1, Folder 14 | Collected historical correspondence and papers |
1694-1898, n.d. | ||
Governor Cadwallader Colden in Fort George, New York to Sir William Johnson, Baronet |
1762-04-05 | |||
Gates to Arnold (transcription) |
1775-08-25 | |||
Unknown in Dorchester to Thomas |
1776-02-18 | |||
Col. William Shepard, 4th Massachusetts Regiment, to Brig. General [John] Thomas in Roxbury |
1776-02-22 | |||
Order of Congress signed by John Hancock to Benedict Arnold Esq. to be appointed Major General (anastatic facsimile) |
1777-05-02 | |||
Notes on and transcription of letter from John Adams to Washington |
1777-11-19 | |||
Alexander Hamilton to the Principal Commissary |
1778-08-09 | |||
Robert Burns to William Dunbar, transcription |
1788-09-25 | |||
John R. Cowenhoven in Bedford to Nicholas R. Cowenhoven |
1798-11-07 | |||
J. S. to Dr. John C. Lettsom Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815 |
1799-10-03 | |||
John R. Murray in New York to John Trumble, Esq. |
1812-03-06 | |||
D. Webster to Kent |
1819-07-05 | |||
Amussat in Paris to Unknown |
1836-11-21 | |||
Unknown to Unknown |
1841[?]-01-27 | |||
Charles Francis Adams to Professor Henry Reed in Philadelphia |
1849-07-17 | |||
George Washington in Charlestown, Jefferson County, West Virginia [?] to Mr. Demas Adams in Columbus City, Franklin County in Ohio |
1851-09-08 | |||
Envelope from Rear Admiral Farragut to Comm. J. I. Palmer |
1854-08-09 | |||
F. E. Spinner, Treasurer of the United States, to C. H. Ogden in New York City |
1864-04-14 | |||
Unknown in Brooklyn to Hon. J. Hammond Trumbull |
1870-05-DD | |||
John Hay [likely John Milton Hay (1838-1905), American statesman, author, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln] at the New York Tribune to Stanton |
1871-01-11 | |||
"Supplement to the Spirit of '76 -- The Ancestry of George Washington" |
1898-05-DD | |||
Letter from Jacques [Cosoroff?] |
n.d. (after 1832) | |||
Excerpts transcribed from the Conveyance of the Wallabout Farm General Note: Includes note "Belongs to Mr. Kane" on cover. |
n.d. | |||
"The Author of Waverly" drawing signed by Walter Scott |
n.d. | |||
Bonaparte family tree -- Joseph, Napoleon I, Lucien, Louis, Jerome |
n.d. (after 1878) | |||
E to R |
n.d. | |||
Address and phone number for Associated Bookbinders |
n.d. | |||
Journal of Barbara (3 pages) |
n.d. | |||
Two drafts of documents to Andrew Sydam [?], Capt. of militia co. and a document of sale by Deborah and Abigail B.[?] All on back of torn "Deuce is in Him" broadside, Boston, 1796. |
n.d. (after 1796) | |||
Seal of Duke of Wellington in envelope |
n.d. | |||
Count of letters from W. Irving 1808-1843 |
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Notes from "Old Merchants of New York. [...]" p. 353 |
n.d. | |||
Newspaper clipping of painting by P. P. Rubens, engraved by G. Murray |
n.d. | |||
Engraved portrait of James Kent LL.D, signed by Kent |
n.d. | |||
"The Tribute Money," description of Rubens painting |
n.d. | |||
Box 1, Folder 15 | Research Materials and Notes |
n.d. | ||
Photograph of landscape painting |
n.d. | |||
List of letters General Note: List of nine letters in the collection written in ballpoint pen on a sheet of yellow lined paper. The origin of these notes are unknown, but the handwriting matches notes on a slip of paper in folder 3 and on the envelope enclosing marriage certificate of Edith Brevoort and Pierre C. Kane in folder 10. |
n.d. |