Manuscripts

Letters and documents

Description: Letters and papers exchanged between the various Truxtun heirs regarding their case. Included is genealogical data of the Truxtun, Houston, Van Drieull, Eastman, and Talbot families, along with Truxton's will and relevant biographical data.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1845-1903
Call number: mssTruxtun
Creator: Truxtun, Thomas (1755-1822)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased from Helen Mangold, June 1968.
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Thomas Truxtun heirs correspondence and papers

Manuscripts

Letters and papers exchanged between the various Truxtun heirs regarding their case. Included is genealogical data of the Truxtun, Houston, Van Drieull, Eastman, and Talbot families, along with Truxton's will and relevant biographical data.

mssTruxtun

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Charlotte A. Van den Heuvel legal documents

Manuscripts

Legal documents related to the will and estate of Charlotte A. Van den Heuvel. Summons from the Surrogate Court for New York County for the probate of will of Charlotte A. Van den Heuvel, 1910 February 14. Summons from the Surrogate Court for New York County for the probate of will of Charlotte A. Van den Heuvel, 1910 April, 14. Order for the Publication of Citation, etc. for the will of Charlotte A. Van den Heuvel as petitioned by George W. Wickersham, 1910 February 16. Order for the Publication of Citation, etc. for a Codicil to the will of Charlotte A. Van den Heuvel as petitioned by Karolina Koch, 1910 April 11. Order for the Publication of Citation, etc. for the will of Charlotte A. Van den Heuvel as petitioned by Manley A. Raymond, 1910 April 14.

mssShawg

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Surveyor General's Fee-Book

Manuscripts

Double-entry fee book, sums of returns are recorded as an "open-book" account. Entries include: Elisha Boudinot, William Burnet, Aaron Burr, John DeLancey, Azariah Dunham, James Drummond the Earl of Perth, Peter Knott, Peter Van Brugh Livingston, James Parker, the heirs of Richard Penn, "Ramopock Committee," Gen. John Reid, John Rutherfurd, Anthony Sharp and his heirs, Joseph Sharp, John Stevens, and others

mssHM 58267

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Legal documents - Letters (correspondence)

Manuscripts

The Barrows and Weyse families papers include diaries, personal and business correspondence, journals, legal documents, photographs, printed ephemera, and genealogical research material.

mssBarrowsWeyse

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History of the San Emidio Rancho

Manuscripts

History of the Rancho San Emidio compiled by Douglas M. Allen. Begins with the origins of the Rancho following conflicts between Spanish settlers and California Indians and gives a chronology of its owners from the time of the original land grant to Jose Antonio Dominguez. Also includes genealogical accounts of the heirs of the land's various owners and miscellaneous notes on its development.

mssHM 73663

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Letters, manuscripts, and documents

Manuscripts

The collection consists of letters, manuscripts and documents related to William Newton Meeks, his wife, Abigail, and their children. There are also materials related to his brother, Robert Smelt Meeks, and to the Meeks and Davis families (including genealogical notes and charts). Additional persons represented in the collection include: Charles Sylvanus Davis (brother of Abigail), Mary E. Meeks Haydock, Constance Adelia Meeks, Edward Meeks, and Susan Molineux Meeks. The collection includes descriptions of and life in Bolivia, 1837 to 1861, Chile, 1849 to 1861, France, and San Francisco, California, including the earthquake of 1906.

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