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Oliver Wolcott Sr. letters and documents.

Title
Oliver Wolcott Sr. letters and documents.
Author
Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797
Publication
1753-1797.
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Additional Authors
  • Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809
  • Ford Collection.
Description
.1 linear feet (1 folder).
Summary
Oliver Wolcott Sr. (1726-1797) was lieutenant governor of Connecticut, 1786-1796, and governor, 1796-1797. He was major general of the Connecticut militia during the Revolutionary War and served in the Continental Congress. Oliver Wolcott Sr. letters and documents, 1753-1797, contain an autograph letter signed to postmaster Ezekiel Williams, 1797 March 24; a personal autograph letter signed to "Sir," 1795 June 26 at New Haven, mentioning steps taken at a meeting of the Corporation of Yale College; and a signed letter addressed to Governor Trumbull (Jonathan Trumbull, 1740-1809), 1797 October 10, regarding his inability to attend the present legislative session. Also included are six endorsements clipped from legal documents signed as Sheriff of Litchfield County, 1753-1761, and an engraved portrait of Robert Boyle with Wolcott's book ownership signature on verso.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Certificates.
  • Engravings.
  • Military commissions.
Access (note)
  • Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Source (note)
  • Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford Collection.
Call Number
MssCol 4229
OCLC
1003532149
Author
Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797, creator.
Title
Oliver Wolcott Sr. letters and documents.
Production
1753-1797.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
sheet
Restricted Access
Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Source
Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford Collection.
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Occupation
Governors.
Politicians.
Public officials.
Added Author
Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809, correspondent.
Ford Collection.
Research Call Number
MssCol 4229
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