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Guide to the DeWitt Clinton papers ARC.021

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Collection processed by Nicholas Pavlik

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on November 01, 2018
English. using Describing Archives: A Content Standard

 Materials found in repository added to the collection by Lena Evers-Hillstrom  , November 2018

Descriptive Summary

Creator: Clinton, DeWitt
Title: DeWitt Clinton papers
Dates [inclusive]: 1826-1828
Abstract: The DeWitt Clinton papers date from 1826 and 1827 and contain two letters from New York Governor Clinton regarding Leffert Lefferts's desire to resign as a judge from the Kings County Court, and a letter from Clinton to John Wyckoff, Sheriff of Kings County, regarding Wyckoff's expenses. They also contain an 1828 letter from C.A. Clinton to Charles P. Harrison regarding an engraving of DeWitt Clinton, and a scrap showing the engraving.
Quantity: 0.01 Linear Feet in two folders.
Text [Box]: A0133
Call Phrase: ARC.021
Sponsor: This collection was processed and described as part of the project, "Uncovering the Secrets of Brooklyn's 19th Century Past: Creation to Consolidation," funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources, with additional support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation.