Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Hamilton family
- Extent:
- 1.5 linear feet and 3 boxes
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Hamilton Family Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Background
- Scope and Content:
Correspondence, manuscripts, memoranda, receipts, certificates, financial and legal documents, envelopes, clippings, pamphlets, and other printed materials dealing with social and family relationships, the sons' education, professions, and military careers, the Mexican-American War and the Civil War, real estate and financial matters, and with the deaths and bequests of various family members. Among the cataloged correspondents are: Alexander Hamilton, John Church Hamilton, Gen. Schuyler Hamilton, Ralph Isaacs Ingersoll, Charles Augustus Peabody, Gen. J. Fred Pierson, Gen. Winfield Scott, Martin Van Buren, and a manuscript by George Washington.
- Biographical / Historical:
Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1804, American Revolutionary leader and the first Secretary of the Treasury, 1789-1795, and his descendants, primarily his son and biographer John Church Hamilton, 1792-1882, his children, and Mrs J.C. Hamilton's family, the Van den Heuvel family of New York City.
- Acquisition information:
Papers: Source of acquisition--Barrett, Marie H.M. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--02/13/88. Accession number--M-88-02-13.
Papers: Source of acquisition--Barrett, Marie H.M. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--10/09/91. Accession number--M-91-10-09.
- Custodial history:
Gift of Marie H.M. Barrett, 1988 & 1991.
- Processing information:
Papers Processed HR 04/--/88.
Papers Processed HR 10/25/91.
- Arrangement:
Selected materials cataloged; remainder arranged chronologically.
- Accruals:
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Statesmen's families
Property -- New York (State) -- New York -- 19th century
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Cabinet officers
Biographers
Generals
Soldiers
Statesmen
Bills
Auction catalogs
Certificates
Military commissions
Essays
Financial records
Invitations
Lists (document genres)
Memorandums
Poems
Programs (documents)
Prospectuses
Receipts (financial records)
Reports
Wills - Names:
- Pierson family
Van den Heuvel family
Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804
Hamilton, John C (John Church), 1792-1882
Hamilton, Schuyler, 1822-1903
Ingersoll, Ralph Isaacs, 1789-1872
Peabody, C. A (Charles Augustus), 1814-1901
Pierson, J. Fred (John Fred), 1839-1932
Scott, Winfield, 1786-1866
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
Washington, George, 1732-1799 - Places:
- New York (N.Y.) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
New York (State) -- Social life and customs -- 19th century
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Hamilton Family Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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6th Floor East Butler Library535 West 114th St.New York, NY 10027, United States
- CONTACT:
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(212) 854-5590rbml@library.columbia.edu