Clinton family papers
by George Clinton
Chiefly correspondence (mainly transcripts and drafts) of the elder George Clinton and James Clinton relating to military engagements during the Revolution, drafting of the Articles of Confederation by the Continental Congress, and land transactions in New York; orderly book (1779) of James Clinton containing orders given during the expedition against the Iroquois; and various commissions, land grants, and resolves. Correspondents include Horatio Gates, the Marquis de Lafayette, Philip John Schuyler, Ambrose Spencer, and George Washington.
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Correspondence, Politics and government, Indians of North America, Land grants, Wars, Iroquois Indians, Campaigns, United States. Continental Congress, Land tenure, United States, United States. Continental Army, HistoryPeople
Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier Lafayette marquis de (1757-1834), Philip John Schuyler (1733-1804), Clinton family, Ambrose Spencer (1765-1848), Horatio Gates (1728-1806), George Washington (1732-1799)Places
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Edition Notes
Open to research.
Microfilm edition available, in part, no. 16,794.
Microfilm produced from materials in the Manuscript Division. Washington, D.C. : Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1976.
In part, photocopies and typewritten transcripts. [S.l.].
Transfer, Pension Office, 1909.
Purchase, 1910-1997.
Family members represented include George Clinton (1739-1812), U.S. vice president, delegate to the Continental Congress, and governor of New York; his brother, James Clinton (1733-1812), Continental army officer and public official; and George Clinton's son, George Clinton (1771-1809), U.S. representative from New York.
Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Division and http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009119
Formerly cataloged under the heading: Clinton, George, 1739-1812. Papers of George and James Clinton, 1776-1806.
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