Research Catalog

Title

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

Author

Smith, William, 1728-1793.

Supplementary Content

Collection guide and digital images

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

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

Description

4 linear feet (6 boxes, 10 v.)

Summary

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.

Subjects

• Indians of North America
• Canada
• Politicians
• Minutes (administrative records)
• Journalists
• New York (Colony) > Supreme Court of Judicature
• Constitutional history > Canada
• Canada > History
• Historians
• 1600-1799
• Legal documents
• Delancey family
• Certificates
• Smith family
• Military commissions
• New York (N.Y.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
• Great Britain > Colonies > America > Administration
• Real property > New York (State)
• Real property > Vermont
• King's College (New York, N.Y.)
• Journalism > New York (State) > New York
• American loyalists
• Judges
• Manuscripts for publication
• Diaries
• New York (State) > Boundaries
• History
• Livingston family
• American Revolution (1775-1783)
• New York (State) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
• College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)
• Clergy
• Soldiers
• Great Britain > Army > Colonial forces > America
• Receipts (financial records)
• Property records
• New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > To 1898
• New York (State) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
• Indians of North America > History > 18th century
• Wills
• Lawyers
• Landowners
• Statesmen
• Real property > Canada

Genre/Form

• Certificates.
• Diaries.
• Legal documents.
• Manuscripts for publication.
• Military commissions.
• Minutes (administrative records)
• Property records.
• Receipts (financial records)
• Wills.
• History.

Access (note)

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

Additional Formats (note)

• Available as digital images.

Funding (note)

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

Source (note)

• Various purchases and gifts, 1915-1938

Language (note)

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

Provenance (note)

• 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)

• Cataloging updated

Call Number

MssCol 2796

OCLC

• 144652411
• 144652411

Author

Smith, William, 1728-1793.

Title

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

Restricted Access

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.

Additional Formats

Available as digital images.

Funding

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

Language

Some items are in French, Latin, or Dutch.

Provenance

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

Various purchases and gifts, 1915-1938

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NYPL Digital Collections

Collection guide and digital images

Chronological Term

1600-1799

Occupation

Clergy.

Historians.

Journalists.

Judges.

Landowners.

Lawyers.

Politicians.

Soldiers.

Statesmen.

Added Author

Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820.

Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757.

Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825.

Clinton, George, 1739-1812.

Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.

Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808.

Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809.

Leisler, Jacob, -1691.

Livingston, William, 1723-1790.

Moore, Henry, Sir, 1713-1769.

Scott, John Morin, 1730-1784.

Smith, William, 1769-1847.

Tryon, William, 1729-1788.

Research Call Number

MssCol 2796