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Alexander Hamilton papers
- Title
- Alexander Hamilton papers, 1775-1804.
- Author
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
- Supplementary Content
- Collection guide and digital images
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Not available - Please for assistance. | Box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 1297 Box 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .25 linear feet (1 box).
- Summary
- Alexander Hamilton (1754-1804) was a Founding Father, soldier, lawyer and statesman. He served as the first United States Secretary of the Treasury from 1789 to 1795. The Alexander Hamilton papers, dated 1775-1804, primarily consist of letters and documents either written or signed by Alexander Hamilton, and pertain to his career as a soldier, lawyer, statesman and United States Secretary of the Treasury. Autograph letters, drafts and copies of letters sent by Hamilton concern his Revolutionary War service, chiefly as an aide-de-camp to General George Washington; his legal practice in New York; and financial and political matters. Notable items include Hamilton’s letters to President Washington, dated 1796, concerning the writing of Washington’s Farewell Address to the nation, with a draft of the Address written by Hamilton for Washington’s consideration. Documents include his 1782 appointment as Receiver of Continental Taxes in New York, legal documents relating to his law practice and personal estate, and legal notes and other items in his hand. Treasury Department letters are chiefly manuscript or printed circular letters which are not in Hamilton’s handwriting but bear his autograph signature.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Legal documents.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Available as digital images.
- Funding (note)
- Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
- Source (note)
- Various gifts and purchases
- Provenance (note)
- The bulk of the Alexander Hamilton papers are comprised of documents transferred from the Ford collection and the Thomas Addis Emmet collection. The Ford Collection was compiled by Gordon L. Ford, business manager of the New York Tribune from 1873 to 1881 and collector of documents pertaining to early American history. Ford's collection was later purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan and portions of it were donated to The New York Public Library in 1899. The Emmet Collection was collected by Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, a collector of early American history manuscripts. His collection was later purchased by John S. Kennedy and donated to The New York Public Library in 1896. Various other gifts and purchases are also included.
- Processing Action (note)
- Surveyed
- Cataloging updated
- Call Number
- MssCol 1297
- OCLC
- NYPW89-A529
- Author
- Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804.
- Title
- Alexander Hamilton papers, 1775-1804.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats
- Available as digital images.
- Funding
- Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
- Provenance
- The bulk of the Alexander Hamilton papers are comprised of documents transferred from the Ford collection and the Thomas Addis Emmet collection. The Ford Collection was compiled by Gordon L. Ford, business manager of the New York Tribune from 1873 to 1881 and collector of documents pertaining to early American history. Ford's collection was later purchased by J. Pierpont Morgan and portions of it were donated to The New York Public Library in 1899. The Emmet Collection was collected by Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, a collector of early American history manuscripts. His collection was later purchased by John S. Kennedy and donated to The New York Public Library in 1896. Various other gifts and purchases are also included.
- Finding Aids
- Collection guide available in repository and on internet.
- Source
- Various gifts and purchases, 1896-1948.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Lawyers.Soldiers.Statesmen.
- Added Author
- Hamilton, Elizabeth Schuyler 1757-1854, recipient.Huntington, Jedediah, 1743-1818, recipient.Jay, John 1745-1829, recipient.Washington, George 1732-1799, recipient.United States. Department of the Treasury. Office of the Secretary.
- LCCN
- ms 6900886, ms 71000344
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 1297