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DeWitt Clinton papers

Call Number

ARC.021

Date

1826-1828, inclusive

Creator

Clinton, DeWitt

Extent

0.01 Linear Feet in two folders.

Language of Materials

English .

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.

Biographical Note

DeWitt Clinton (1769-1828) was an eminent New York politician who was instrumental in the passing of landmark legislation and the building of the Erie Canal. He was a United States Senator from 1802 to 1803; Mayor of New York City for the majority of the period of 1803 to 1815; and Governor of New York from 1817 to 1821 and 1825 to 1828 (1).

Leffert Lefferts (1774-1847) was a Bedford lawyer and later a Kings County judge.

John Wyckoff was Kings County Sheriff from 1825 to 1828.

Sources:

  1. New York Public Library. "DeWitt Clinton papers, 1790-1835." Accessed June 18, 2010. http://catalog.nypl.org/record=b11343708

Scope and Contents

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.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); DeWitt Clinton papers, ARC.021, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Collection processed by

Nicholas Pavlik

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 11:19:19 +0000.
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Language: English.

Processing Information

Minimally processed to the collection level.

The collection combines the accessions 1974.143 and 1978.131.

Material found in repository (Accession 1977.422) added to collection by Lena Evers-Hillstrom in October 2018.

Note Statement

change to complete_collection_level

Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Container

Box: A0133 (Material Type: Text)
Center for Brooklyn History
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201