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Amos Kendall letters and documents
- Title
- Amos Kendall letters and documents, 1820-1862.
- Author
- Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4479 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Letters and documents of Amos Kendall, American lawyer, journalist, politician, and Postmaster General during the Jackson and Van Buren administrations. Early letters relate to business ventures and debts; letters dating from the 1830s concern Kendall's political activities as a member of Jackson's "Kitchen Cabinet," as well as his journalistic interests, with recipients including Virgil Maxcy and John McLean. Several letters relate to Kendall's investment in, and activities on behalf of, Samuel Morse's telegraph system. Other documents present in the collection were generated during Kendall's service as Postmaster General, and relate to the operations and management of the United States Postal Service.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance (note)
- Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4479
- OCLC
- 861635039
- Author
- Kendall, Amos, 1789-1869.
- Title
- Amos Kendall letters and documents, 1820-1862.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Some material was originally received as part of the Ford collection.
- Occupation
- Journalists.Politicians.
- Added Author
- Maxcy, Virgil, 1785-1844, recipient.Ford collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4479