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William Wilson family papers.

Title: William Wilson family papers.
Author: Wilson, William, 1756-1828
Publication: 1792-1884.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	box 3	Mixed material	Request in advance	MssCol 24862 box 3	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	box 2	Mixed material	Request in advance	MssCol 24862 box 2	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person.	box 1	Mixed material	Request in advance	MssCol 24862 box 1	Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328

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1.26 linear feet (3 boxes)

Summary

William Wilson (1756-1828) of Clermont, Columbia County, New York, was a physician, postmaster, and judge, and an estate manager for the Livingston family at Clermont. The William Wilson family papers, 1792-1884, comprise professional and personal correspondence of William Wilson and his sons Robert L. Wilson and William H. Wilson; correspondence among family members, including letters from Stephen B. Wilson during his U.S. Navy service; documents recording real property transactions, mostly in Columbia County; notebooks and maps of land surveys conducted in Columbia and Dutchess Counties, signed by John Wigram, Alexander Thompson and others; financial and legal documents; and printed ephemera. The papers chiefly pertain to Wilson's management of business affairs for the Livingston family, as well as for himself, and his own engagement in political and civic affairs in Columbia County; roles carried on to some extent by his son William H. Wilson. Also included are professional certificates and printed matter. William Wilson's notable correspondents include Robert R. Livingston (1746-1813), Edward P. Livingston (1779-1843), Nicholas Romayne (1756-1817), and Richard Varick (1753-1831).

Subjects

Genre/Form

Cadastral maps.
Certificates.
Conveyances.
Land surveys.
Manuscript maps.

Access (note)

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Source (note)

Purchased from Swann Galleries, Inc., 2018.

Location of Other Archival Materials (note)

University of Michigan, William L. Clements Library, Manuscripts Division;
New York State Libary;

Call Number

MssCol 24862

OCLC

1111089187

Author

Wilson, William, 1756-1828, creator.

Title

William Wilson family papers.

Production

1792-1884.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

sheet

Restricted Access

Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Location of Other Archival Materials

Wilson Family Papers, 1704-1884; University of Michigan, William L. Clements Library, Manuscripts Division; Ann Arbor, MI.

William H. Wilson Papers, 1754-1878; New York State Libary; Albany, NY.

Additional papers of William Wilson and his family are held at the New-York Historical Society, New York, NY.

Source

Purchased from Swann Galleries, Inc., 2018.

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Occupation

Jurists.

Land agents.

Landowners.

Naval officers.

Physicians.

Politicians.

Postmasters.

Surveyors.

Added Author

Livingston, Edward P. (Edward Philip), 1779-1843, correspondent.

Livingston, Henry, 1752-1823, correspondent.

Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813, correspondent.

Thompson, Alexander (Surveyor)

Varick, Richard, 1753-1831, correspondent.

Wigram, John, surveyor.

Wilson, Robert L., 1794-1830, correspondent.

Wilson, Stephen Bayard, 1795-1863, correspondent.

Wilson, William H., 1791-1884, correspondent.

Research Call Number

MssCol 24862

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