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Guide to the Lewis L. Delafield, Eugene D. Hawkins and Affiliated Attorneys Records
circa 1856-1921 (bulk, 1880s-1910)
MS 157
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Delafield, Lewis L. (Lewis Livingston), 1863-1944 |
| Creator:
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Hawkins, Eugene D. (Eugene Dexter), 1860-1919 |
| Title: |
Lewis L. Delafield, Eugene D. Hawkins and affiliated attorneys records |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
circa 1856-1921 (bulk, 1880s-1910) |
| Abstract: |
The collection holds the records of two law firms, dating principally from the 1890s
to about 1910. These two firms evolved over that time in terms of its partners and
associated attorneys, eventually merging in 1909 to become the firm Hawkins, Delafield
& Longfellow. One of the predecessor firms was Delafield and Gould (later Delafield,
Gould and Longfellow; then Delafield and Longfellow at the time of the merger). The
second was Hawkins and Delafield (for a time known as Hawkins, Delafield & Sturgis).
The collection holds legal documents/court filings, correspondence, agreements/contracts,
printed material, financial records and more in relation to civil suits, business
disputes, bankruptcies, wills and estates, property transactions, etc. The collection
has been surveyed for content, but is not processed and the bulk of it remains in
original tri-folded bundles of documents requiring advance preparation before use.
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| Quantity: |
168 Linear feet in 168 record cartons |
| Location: |
Materials in this collection are stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements
to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.
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| Language: |
The bulk of the documents in the collection are in English. A small number of printed
materials are in other languages.
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| Call Phrase: |
MS 157 |
