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Additional authors

1. Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820.
2. Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757.
3. Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825.
4. Clinton, George, 1739-1812.
5. Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.
6. Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808.
7. Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809.
8. Leisler, Jacob, -1691.
9. Livingston, William, 1723-1790.
10. Moore, Henry, Sir, 1713-1769.
11. Scott, John Morin, 1730-1784.
12. Smith, William, 1769-1847.
13. Tryon, William, 1729-1788.

Description

1. 4 linear feet (6 boxes, 10 v.)

Summary

1. William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The William Smith Jr. papers comprise the papers of William Smith Jr., 1683-1793; those of his son William Smith III (1769-1847), a Canadian government official, historian and militia officer, 1797-1848; and Smith family land and estate papers, 1665-1912. The bulk of the collection consists of William Smith Jr.'s papers pertaining to his activities as a lawyer, journalist and historian, and as a Councillor and Chief Justice in the British provinces of New York and Quebec (later Lower Canada). Papers include his correspondence and documents, writings for publication, and the diaries he kept from 1753 to 1783, known as his Historical Memoirs. Volumes documenting his law practice in New York are also present.

Subject

1. Indians of North America
2. Canada
3. Politicians
4. Minutes (administrative records)
5. Journalists
6. New York (Colony) > Supreme Court of Judicature
7. Constitutional history > Canada
8. Canada > History
9. Historians
10. 1600-1799
11. Legal documents
12. Delancey family
13. Certificates
14. Smith family
15. Military commissions
16. New York (N.Y.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
17. Great Britain > Colonies > America > Administration
18. Real property > New York (State)
19. Real property > Vermont
20. King's College (New York, N.Y.)
21. Journalism > New York (State) > New York
22. American loyalists
23. Judges
24. Manuscripts for publication
25. Diaries
26. New York (State) > Boundaries
27. History
28. Livingston family
29. American Revolution (1775-1783)
30. New York (State) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
31. College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)
32. Clergy
33. Soldiers
34. Great Britain > Army > Colonial forces > America
35. Receipts (financial records)
36. Property records
37. New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > To 1898
38. New York (State) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
39. Indians of North America > History > 18th century
40. Wills
41. Lawyers
42. Landowners
43. Statesmen
44. Real property > Canada

Genre/Form

1. Certificates.
2. Diaries.
3. Legal documents.
4. Manuscripts for publication.
5. Military commissions.
6. Minutes (administrative records)
7. Property records.
8. Receipts (financial records)
9. Wills.
10. History.

Call number

1. MssCol 2796

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
2. Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.

Additional formats (note)

1. Available as digital images.

Funding (note)

1. Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Source (note)

1. Various purchases and gifts, 1915-1938

Language (note)

1. Some items are in French, Latin, or Dutch.

Provenance (note)

1. The Library purchased the papers from Lathrop C. Harper in 1920, made possible by donations from Lewis Cass Ledyard and George Peabody Wetmore. Volumes were purchased from Francis Edwards, 1915, and Classic Book Shop (volume 10), 1938. Harper acquired the papers at the Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge sale of June 2, 1919 through his agent Stevens & Stiles. The papers were the property of P.A.S. Hickey, a Smith descendant.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloging updated

Author

1. Smith, William, 1728-1793.

Title

1. William Smith, Jr. papers, 1665-1912 (bulk 1750-1793).

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
2. Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.

Additional formats

1. Available as digital images.

Funding

1. Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Language

1. Some items are in French, Latin, or Dutch.

Provenance

1. The Library purchased the papers from Lathrop C. Harper in 1920, made possible by donations from Lewis Cass Ledyard and George Peabody Wetmore. Volumes were purchased from Francis Edwards, 1915, and Classic Book Shop (volume 10), 1938. Harper acquired the papers at the Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge sale of June 2, 1919 through his agent Stevens & Stiles. The papers were the property of P.A.S. Hickey, a Smith descendant.

Source

1. Various purchases and gifts, 1915-1938

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Collection guide and digital images

Chronological term

1. 1600-1799

Occupation

1. Clergy.
2. Historians.
3. Journalists.
4. Judges.
5. Landowners.
6. Lawyers.
7. Politicians.
8. Soldiers.
9. Statesmen.

Added author

1. Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820.
2. Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757.
3. Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825.
4. Clinton, George, 1739-1812.
5. Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.
6. Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808.
7. Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809.
8. Leisler, Jacob, -1691.
9. Livingston, William, 1723-1790.
10. Moore, Henry, Sir, 1713-1769.
11. Scott, John Morin, 1730-1784.
12. Smith, William, 1769-1847.
13. Tryon, William, 1729-1788.

Research call number

1. MssCol 2796