Research Catalog
James Wilkinson letters and documents
- Title
- James Wilkinson letters and documents, 1776-1823.
- Author
- Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825
- Supplementary Content
- Collection guide
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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 4680 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder), 1 microfilm reel.
- Summary
- James Wilkinson (1757-1825) of Maryland was a United States Army officer and first governor of the Louisiana Territory. Wilkinson was implicated in the Burr Conspiracy and resigned from the army in 1815. He was later appointed U.S. envoy to Mexico and died there in 1825. Suspicions that he had long been an agent of the Spanish government were confirmed after his death. The collection consists chiefly of letters written by Wilkinson to military personnel and politicians, especially at Fort Washington during the Northwest Indian War and later 1790s. Recipients include John Armstrong, 1792; Bartholomew Shaumburg, 1796; David Holmes, 1812; and James Monroe, 1814. Wilkinson's letter of 1823 April 17, Mexico, to an unidentified correspondent (probably to Thomas Aspinwall, U.S. Consul in London), describes the election of Agustín de Iturbide as emperor of Mexico. Also included is Wilkinson's 1793 bill to the government for expenses of his servants, and an order of payment to James Wilkinson by Joseph Reed, 1781.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Financial records.
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats (note)
- Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-455
- Source (note)
- Donated by John Stewart Kennedy, 1896 as part of the Emmet Collection; by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford Collection; and various purchases, 1940-1941.
- Publications (note)
- printed in "James Wilkinson on the Mexican Revolution, 1823." Bulletin of The New York Public Library 3, no. 9 (September 1899): 361-364.
- Call Number
- MssCol 4680
- OCLC
- 988540617
- Author
- Wilkinson, James, 1757-1825, creator.
- Title
- James Wilkinson letters and documents, 1776-1823.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheet
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.Microfilm must be used in lieu of originals.
- Additional Formats
- Available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-455
- Publications
- Letter about Iturbide printed in "James Wilkinson on the Mexican Revolution, 1823." Bulletin of The New York Public Library 3, no. 9 (September 1899): 361-364.
- Source
- Donated by John Stewart Kennedy, 1896 as part of the Emmet Collection; by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford Collection; and various purchases, 1940-1941.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Politicians.Soldiers.
- Added Author
- Armstrong, John, 1758-1843, Correspondent.Aspinwall, Thomas, 1786-1876, Correspondent.Holmes, David, 1770-1832, Correspondent.Monroe, James, 1758-1831, Correspondent.Shaumburg, Bartholomew, Correspondent.Varick, Richard, 1753-1831, Correspondent.Emmet Collection.Ford Collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4680