Peter Smith papers
Collection — manuscript box: 80 - folder 1
Identifier: 1607
Scope and content
Letters, 1789-1815 and undated, to Peter Smith from Baron von Steuben and others, concerning business matters. Also a commission, 1703, to a John Collins as second lieutenant; a printed copy of a resolution, 1779, of the Continental Congress; bills, 1805-1820; deed, 1810; and a statement, 1820, by Smith protesting the purchase price of land on the Oneida Reservation.
Dates
- 1703-1820-(bulk 1779-1820).
Creator
- Smith, Peter, active 1789-1820. (Person)
- Steuben, Friedrich Wilhelm Ludolf Gerhard Augustin, Baron von, 1730-1794. (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Peter Smith was a merchant who was a prominent figure in the settlement of the Mohawk Valley.
Extent
31 items. (31 items.)
Language of Materials
English
Bibliographic References
Location in source not given -- REPORT OF THE CURATOR AND ARCHIVIST, 1954-1958; 1958-1962.
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)