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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.
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Vol/Date | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | MssCol 4229 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 4229 MssCol 4229 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .1 linear feet (1 folder).
- 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
- 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.
- Source
- Donated by J. Pierpont Morgan, 1899, as part of the Ford Collection.
- Connect to:
- Occupation
- Governors.Politicians.Public officials.
- Added Author
- Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809, correspondent.Ford Collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 4229