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Henry Dearborn letters and documents

Title
  1. Henry Dearborn letters and documents, 1801-1823.
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  1. Finding aid
Author
  1. Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829.

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FormatMixed materialAccessRequest in advanceCall numberMssCol 3753Item locationSchwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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  1. Child, David Lee, 1794-1874
  2. Dearborn, H. A. S. (Henry Alexander Scammell), 1783-1851
  3. Dearborn, Sarah Bowdoin, 1762-1826
Description
  1. .1 linear foot (1 folder)
Summary
  1. Henry Dearborn (1751-1829) of New Hampshire was an an American army officer and statesman. He fought in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, attaining the rank of senior Major General in the U.S. Army. Dearborn was U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts, 1793-1797; U.S. Secretary of War, 1801-1809; and U.S. minister to Portugal, 1822-1824. The collection, dating from 1801 to 1823, consists of letters written by Henry Dearborn to public officials and others, two personal letters to his son Henry Alexander Scammell Dearborn, a brief note, and miscellaneous documents with his signature. Also present is a letter written by Henry Dearborn's wife Sarah Bowdoin Dearborn to H.A.S. Dearborn's wife, 1822, describing their life in Lisbon.
Subject
  1. Diplomats
  2. Statesmen
  3. Dearborn family
  4. United States > War Department
  5. Soldiers
  6. United States > Foreign relations > Portugal
  7. Politicians
  8. United States > History > 1783-1865
  9. Portugal > Foreign relations > United States
  10. Burr Conspiracy, 1805-1807
Call number
  1. MssCol 3753
Access (note)
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Source (note)
  1. Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection, with additional gifts and purchases.
Author
  1. Dearborn, Henry, 1751-1829.
Title
  1. Henry Dearborn letters and documents, 1801-1823.
Restricted access
  1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
Source
  1. Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford collection, with additional gifts and purchases.
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Occupation
  1. Diplomats.
  2. Politicians.
  3. Soldiers.
  4. Statesmen.
Added author
  1. Child, David Lee, 1794-1874, Correspondent.
  2. Dearborn, H. A. S. (Henry Alexander Scammell), 1783-1851, Correspondent.
  3. Dearborn, Sarah Bowdoin, 1762-1826, Correspondent.
LCCN
  1. ms 68001683
Research call number
  1. MssCol 3753
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