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Oliver Wolcott Sr. letters and documents.

Title
  1. Oliver Wolcott Sr. letters and documents.
Published by
  1. 1753-1797.
Supplementary content
  1. Finding aid
Author
  1. Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797

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Additional authors
  1. Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809
  2. Ford Collection.
Description
  1. .1 linear feet (1 folder).
Summary
  1. 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.
Subject
  1. Yale College (1718-1887)
  2. Military commissions
  3. Engravings
  4. Politicians
  5. Public officials
  6. Certificates
  7. Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797 > Correspondence
  8. Connecticut > Politics and government > 1775-1865
  9. Governors > Connecticut
Genre/Form
  1. Certificates.
  2. Engravings.
  3. Military commissions.
Call number
  1. MssCol 4229
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.
Author
  1. Wolcott, Oliver, 1726-1797, creator.
Title
  1. Oliver Wolcott Sr. letters and documents.
Production
  1. 1753-1797.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. sheet
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.
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Occupation
  1. Governors.
  2. Politicians.
  3. Public officials.
Added author
  1. Trumbull, Jonathan, 1740-1809, correspondent.
  2. Ford Collection.
Research call number
  1. MssCol 4229
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