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Ferguson family papers

Title
  1. Ferguson family papers, 1727-1943 (bulk 1790-1880).
Author
  1. Ferguson family.

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Details

Additional authors
  1. Day, John.
  2. Ferguson, Helen.
  3. Ferguson, Samuel, 1769-1816.
  4. Morewood, Edmund.
  5. Rawson, Elizabeth Threlkeld.
  6. Walton, Abraham.
  7. Wordsworth, Dorothy, 1771-1855.
  8. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
Description
  1. 13.2 linear feet (33 boxes).
Summary
  1. The Ferguson family papers, 1727-1943, consist of 18th- and 19th-century correspondence, business records, financial and legal documents, diaries, and family miscellany of the Ferguson and allied families.
Donor/Sponsor
  1. Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
Subject
  1. Day family
  2. Ferguson family
  3. Lyde family
  4. Morewood family
  5. Ogden family
  6. Walton family
  7. Dry-goods
  8. Shipping -- New York (State) -- New York
  9. Slave trade -- Great Britain
  10. Voyages and travels
  11. Yellow fever -- New York (State) -- New York
  12. China -- Commerce
  13. Connecticut -- Social life and customs
  14. England -- Social life and customs
  15. Europe -- Description and travel
  16. Great Britain -- Commerce
  17. India -- Description and travel
  18. Liverpool (England) -- Commerce
  19. New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce
  20. New York (N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs
  21. New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
  22. United States -- Description and travel
Genre/Form
  1. Account books.
  2. Business records.
  3. Diaries.
  4. Ephemera.
  5. Genealogies.
  6. Property records.
  7. Wills.
Call number
  1. MssCol NYGB 18092
Access (note)
  1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Biography (note)
  1. The Fergusons were an English family that settled in New York City beginning around 1802.
Provenance (note)
  1. Gift of Alfred Ferguson to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1960.
Author
  1. Ferguson family.
Title
  1. Ferguson family papers, 1727-1943 (bulk 1790-1880).
Restricted access
  1. Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Biography
  1. The Fergusons were an English family that settled in New York City beginning around 1802. The patriarch, Samuel Ferguson (1769-1816), born in Halifax, Yorkshire, was a prosperous merchant who established familial and commercial relationships with other wealthy and socially prominent New York families, including the Walton, Morewood, Day, Ogden, Lyde, and Fisher families.
Provenance
  1. Gift of Alfred Ferguson to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1960.
Location of other archival materials
  1. Related materials include the Jonathan Ogden Papers, New-York Historical Society, New York, NY.
Finding aids
  1. Finding aid available in repository and on internet: http://www.nypl.org/research/chss/spe/rbk/faids/18092.pdf
Source
  1. MSS 2008M27
Connect to:
  1. NYPL Digital Collections
  2. Finding aid
Occupation
  1. Lawyers.
  2. Merchants.
Added author
  1. Day, John.
  2. Ferguson, Helen.
  3. Ferguson, Samuel, 1769-1816.
  4. Morewood, Edmund.
  5. Rawson, Elizabeth Threlkeld.
  6. Walton, Abraham.
  7. Wordsworth, Dorothy, 1771-1855.
  8. New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
Research call number
  1. MssCol NYGB 18092
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