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Additional authors

1. Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820.
2. Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757.
3. Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825.
4. Clinton, George, 1739-1812.
5. Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.
6. Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808.
7. Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809.
8. Leisler, Jacob, -1691.
9. Livingston, William, 1723-1790.
10. Moore, Henry, Sir, 1713-1769.
11. Scott, John Morin, 1730-1784.
12. Smith, William, 1769-1847.
13. Tryon, William, 1729-1788.

Description

1. 4 linear feet (6 boxes, 10 v.)

Summary

1. William Smith Jr. (1728-1793), an American Loyalist of New York and Quebec, was a prominent jurist, statesman, journalist and historian. The William Smith Jr. papers comprise the papers of William Smith Jr., 1683-1793; those of his son William Smith III (1769-1847), a Canadian government official, historian and militia officer, 1797-1848; and Smith family land and estate papers, 1665-1912. The bulk of the collection consists of William Smith Jr.'s papers pertaining to his activities as a lawyer, journalist and historian, and as a Councillor and Chief Justice in the British provinces of New York and Quebec (later Lower Canada). Papers include his correspondence and documents, writings for publication, and the diaries he kept from 1753 to 1783, known as his Historical Memoirs. Volumes documenting his law practice in New York are also present.

Subject

1. Indians of North America
2. College of New Jersey (Princeton, N.J.)
3. History
4. Minutes (administrative records)
5. Diaries
6. Property records
7. Legal documents
8. Real property > Canada
9. Judges
10. American loyalists
11. Real property > New York (State)
12. Historians
13. Landowners
14. New York (N.Y.) > Politics and government > To 1898
15. American Revolution (1775-1783)
16. Certificates
17. Military commissions
18. Real property > Vermont
19. New York (State) > History > Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
20. Clergy
21. New York (N.Y.) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
22. Journalism > New York (State) > New York
23. Great Britain > Colonies > America > Administration
24. Indians of North America > History > 18th century
25. Livingston family
26. Manuscripts for publication
27. Canada > History
28. Politicians
29. Smith family
30. Delancey family
31. Journalists
32. 1600-1799
33. Soldiers
34. New York (State) > Boundaries
35. New York (Colony) > Supreme Court of Judicature
36. Wills
37. New York (State) > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
38. King's College (New York, N.Y.)
39. Great Britain > Army > Colonial forces > America
40. Statesmen
41. Constitutional history > Canada
42. Lawyers
43. Receipts (financial records)

Genre/Form

1. Certificates.
2. Diaries.
3. Legal documents.
4. Manuscripts for publication.
5. Military commissions.
6. Minutes (administrative records)
7. Property records.
8. Receipts (financial records)
9. Wills.
10. History.

Call number

1. MssCol 2796

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
2. Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.

Additional formats (note)

1. Available as digital images.

Funding (note)

1. Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Source (note)

1. Various purchases and gifts, 1915-1938

Language (note)

1. Some items are in French, Latin, or Dutch.

Provenance (note)

1. The Library purchased the papers from Lathrop C. Harper in 1920, made possible by donations from Lewis Cass Ledyard and George Peabody Wetmore. Volumes were purchased from Francis Edwards, 1915, and Classic Book Shop (volume 10), 1938. Harper acquired the papers at the Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge sale of June 2, 1919 through his agent Stevens & Stiles. The papers were the property of P.A.S. Hickey, a Smith descendant.

Processing action (note)

1. Cataloging updated

Author

1. Smith, William, 1728-1793.

Title

1. William Smith, Jr. papers, 1665-1912 (bulk 1750-1793).

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
2. Digital images must be used in lieu of originals.

Additional formats

1. Available as digital images.

Funding

1. Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.

Language

1. Some items are in French, Latin, or Dutch.

Provenance

1. The Library purchased the papers from Lathrop C. Harper in 1920, made possible by donations from Lewis Cass Ledyard and George Peabody Wetmore. Volumes were purchased from Francis Edwards, 1915, and Classic Book Shop (volume 10), 1938. Harper acquired the papers at the Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge sale of June 2, 1919 through his agent Stevens & Stiles. The papers were the property of P.A.S. Hickey, a Smith descendant.

Source

1. Various purchases and gifts, 1915-1938

Connect to:

1. NYPL Digital Collections
2. Collection guide and digital images

Chronological term

1. 1600-1799

Occupation

1. Clergy.
2. Historians.
3. Journalists.
4. Judges.
5. Landowners.
6. Lawyers.
7. Politicians.
8. Soldiers.
9. Statesmen.

Added author

1. Edward Augustus, Prince, Duke of Kent, 1767-1820.
2. Burr, Aaron, 1716-1757.
3. Carlisle, Frederick Howard, Earl of, 1748-1825.
4. Clinton, George, 1739-1812.
5. Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776.
6. Dorchester, Guy Carleton, Baron, 1724-1808.
7. Dunmore, John Murray, Earl of, 1732-1809.
8. Leisler, Jacob, -1691.
9. Livingston, William, 1723-1790.
10. Moore, Henry, Sir, 1713-1769.
11. Scott, John Morin, 1730-1784.
12. Smith, William, 1769-1847.
13. Tryon, William, 1729-1788.

Research call number

1. MssCol 2796