Kent Family papers, 1785-1901
Kent Family papers, 1785-1901
Summary Information
Abstract
The Kent Family Papers contains letters, manuscripts, journals, and documents of the Kent family. The bulk of this material is the papers of James Kent and of William Kent. Also included are autographs, letters, and various ephemera collected by the Kent, Pinckney, and Webster families.
At a Glance
- Call No.:
- MS#0703
- Bib ID:
- 4078978 View CLIO record
- Creator(s):
- Kent family; Pinckney Family; Webster Family
- Repository:
- Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Physical Description:
- 2.10 linear feet (5 document boxes)
- Language(s):
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English
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- Access:
- You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
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This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Description
Summary
The Kent Family Papers contains letters, manuscripts, journals, and documents of the Kent family. The bulk of this material is the papers of James Kent and of William Kent.
The correspondence represents a broad spectrum of 19th century figures prominent in the legal, political, and literary fields.
The manuscripts and documents, primarily legal in character, include essays, legal opinions by different jurists, memoranda on legal questions, and resolutions of various groups upon the death of Chancellor Kent. The documents also include wills, deeds, invitations, certificates, Chancellor Kent's legal opinions of cases submitted to him, and his notes on various authors.
In addition to material relating to the Kent family there are journals, autographs, letters, and memorabilia collected by the Pinckney and Webster families while they were in London during the 1790s and, the1830s. This includes calling cards, stamps, clippings, engravings, currency, silhouettes, and many autographs of the Revolutionary period.
There are also several diaries and journals. These include an account of a journey from New York to the eastern states; Chancellor Kent's journal on the Napoleonic Campaign, 1807-1808, his journal of the campaigns including action between the United States and Great Britain in the War of 1812, and his personal diaries, 1843-1847; and a journal of a tour in Europe, 1826, kept by Mary Kent Stone (Mrs. John Seely Stone).
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 5 series. Series I, II, and IV are arranged chronologically. Series III is arranged chronologically by subject. Series V is predominantly arranged alphabetically, not including sub series 5 (Public Addresses) which is arranged chronologically.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.
This collection is located on-site.
This collection has no restrictions.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Reproductions may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.
Preferred Citation
Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Name of Collection; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.
Selected Related Material-- Other Repositories
James Kent Papers, 1779-1854, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress.
Accrual
No additions are expected
Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Kent, Louisa. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1965. Accession number--M-65.
About the Finding Aid / Processing Information
Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Processing Information
Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 07/--/89.
Papers processed Vanessa Cano, Pratt Institute 2011.
Finding aid written by Vanessa Cano February 2011.
Collection is processed to folder level.
Revision Description
2011-03-11 File created.
2011-04-01 XML document instance created by Catherine C. Ricciardi
2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.
Biographical / Historical
James Kent (1763-1847) was an American jurist and legal scholar. He graduated from Yale College in 1781 and began to practice law at Poughkeepse, NY, in 1785 as an attorney, and in 1787 at the Bar. From 1791-1793 Kent was a representative of Dutchess County in the State Assembly. In 1793 he removed to New York, where Governer Jay, to whom Kent's Federalist sympathies were a strong recommendation, appointed him Master in Chancery for the City. Kent was the first professor of law at Columbia College in 1793-1798. He served the assembly again in 1796-1797. In 1797 he became Recorder of New York, in 1798 Judge of the Supreme Court of New York, in 1804 Chief Justice, and in 1814 Chancellor of New York. In 1822 Kent became a member of the convention to revise the state constitution where he unsuccessfully opposed the raising of the property qualification for African American voters. The following year Chancellor Kent resigned his office and resumed teaching at Columbia College. Out of the lectures he delivered at this time came his Commentaries on American Law (4 volumes, 1826-1830), modeled after his tremendous respect for William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England (1765-1769). Chancery law had been very unpopular during the Colonial and early American eras. Kent's opinions of this class are considered to be a basis for American equity jurisprudence. Kent was also responsible for first enunciating what would become the Cherokee doctrine, the idea that American Indian peoples, though subject, were sovereign nations.
Kent married Elizabeth Bailey, and they had four children: Elizabeth (died in infancy), Elizabeth, Mary, and William Kent.
James Kent's brother, Moss Kent (1766-1838) was a lawyer from Dutchess County, New York, and the first Surrogate of Rensselaer County, New York. He was appointed first judge of Jefferson County in 1795 and moved to Cooperstown. He was a member of the New York State Senate from 1799 to 1803 and served in the New York State Assembly in 1807 and 1810. He was appointed judge of Jefferson County in 1810, and was elected as a Federalist to the Thirteenth and Fourteenth Congresses (1813-1817) as the representative for the newly created New York's 18th congressional district. Afterword, he resumed the practice of law until his death in 1838.
William Kent (1802-1861), the only son of James Kent, was a circuit judge. He graduated from Union College with a B.A. in 1820 and a M.A. in 1823. William studied law and practiced in New York City. He was appointed Judge of the Circuit Court of New York City by Governor Seward, serving from 1841 to 1845. Kent resigned that post to accept the Royall professorship of law at Harvard, which he held in 1846-1847. He resigned that post, and returned to New York City where he became one of the founders of the New York University Law School. Shortly thereafter, in 1852, William Kent ran as a Whig for New York State Lieutenant Governor with Washington Hunt but lost to Democrat Sanford Church.
William Kent married Helen Riggs of New York City (the granddaughter of Col. William Burnett, the Surveyor-General of the Continental Army). They had one son, James, born on September 21, 1830. Judge William Kent died on January 4, 1861, at Fishkill Landing, NY.
John Seely Stone (1795-1882), whose journal is included in this collection, was a clergyman for St. Paul's Cathedral in Boston, MA, and the son in law of James Kent through his daughter, Mary. In Stone's congregation and also in the Kent's correspondence are Daniel Webster (1782-1852), American statesman, and his wife Catherine Le Roy Webster.
Lastly, the personal correspondence of Thomas Pinckney (1750-1828) and his wife are also represented in this collection. Pinckney was an early American statesman, diplomat, and veteran of both the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812.
Subject Headings
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| Genre/Form |
|---|
| Autographs (manuscripts) |
| Court decisions and opinions |
| Diaries |
| Engravings (prints) |
| Poems |
| Silhouettes |
| Name |
|---|
| Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848 |
| Bailey, Theodorus, 1805-1877 |
| Baldwin, Simeon, 1761-1851 |
| Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836 |
| Clay, Henry, 1777-1852 |
| Columbia College (New York, N.Y.) -- Faculty |
| Everett, Edward, 1794-1865 |
| Harvard University -- Faculty |
| Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 |
| Kent, James, 1763-1847 |
| Kent, William, 1858-1910 |
| Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth, 1807-1882 |
| Madison, Dorothea Payne, 1768-1849 |
| Seward, William H (William Henry), 1801-1872 |
| Silliman, Benjamin, 1779-1864 |
| Stone, John S., John Seely, 1795-1882 |
| Stone, Mary Kent |
| Webster, Daniel, 1782-1852 |
| Place |
|---|
| Europe -- Description and travel |
| Europe -- History -- 1789-1900 |
| Panama Canal (Panama) |
| United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 |
| United States -- History -- War of 1812 -- Campaigns |
| United States -- Politics and government -- 18th century |
| United States -- Politics and government -- 19th century |
| Subject |
|---|
| Families -- England -- London |
| Families -- Massachusetts -- Boston |
| Families -- New York (State) -- New York |
| Judges |
| Lawyers |
| Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 |
| Political science -- History and Theory |
| Presidents' spouses |
| Seneca Indians |
Series I. Personal Correspondence, 1787-1881, undated
This series contains the personal correspondence of James Kent, William Kent, and James Kent, Jr. as well as their friends and family members. It is arranged chronologically in 101 folders.
Box 1 Folder 1
Transcription of letter from James Kent to N. Lawrence, 1787 December 22
Box 1 Folder 2
Transcription of letter James Kent to Simeon Baldwin, 1790 December 4
Box 1 Folder 3
Letter from James Kent to Elizabeth Bailey Kent, 1793 May 10
Box 1 Folder 4
Miscellaneous Calling Cards collected by Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pinckney, 1790s, 17 items
Box 1 Folder 5
Invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (and Elizabeth Motte) Pinckney from Jane Maxwell, the Duchess of Gordon, 179- March 29
Box 1 Folder 6
Invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas (and Elizabeth Motte) Pinckney from Charles Jenkinson, the First Earl of Liverpool, 179- April 8
Box 1 Folder 7
Invitation to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pinckney from "The Mrs. Pinckney", 179- September 5
Box 1 Folder 8
Note from Mr. and Mrs. Church, to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Pinckney, 179-
Box 1 Folder 9
Note from Mrs. Church to Thomas Pinckney, 179- July 19
Box 1 Folder 10
Recommendation letter from John Adams to Oliver Wolcott, 1799 August 9
Box 1 Folder 11
Letter of permission to sell land from Anne Louise Germaine Necker, Baronne de Staël-Holstein to Moss Kent, with a note from James Kent, 1806 July 8
Box 1 Folder 12
Note from Henry Dundas, the First Viscount Melville to Aaron Burr, 1809 February 17
Box 1 Folder 13
Letter from John Bristed to James Kent, 1818 April 4
Box 1 Folder 14
Request to meet for coffee from Sir Thomas Picton to Aaron Burr, 1808 November 24
Box 1 Folder 15
Letter from Barthold Georg Niebuhr to Aaron Burr, 1810 January 9
Box 1 Folder 16
Letter from John Quincy Adams to William Pinckney, 1816 June 12
Box 1 Folder 17
Letter from James Kent to Moss Kent, 1817 August 1
Box 1 Folder 18
Letter from James Kent to Benjamin Silliman, 1819 August 7
Box 1 Folder 19
Note from Isaac S. Hone to Philip Hone, 1822 February
Box 1 Folder 20
Letter from James Kent to Thomas Washington, Esq., 1828 October 6
Box 1 Folder 21
Letter from Joseph Parkes to James Kent, 1828 October 14
Box 1 Folder 22
Note from Henry Clay to James Kent, 1833 January 24
Box 1 Folder 23
Note from Daniel Webster to James Kent, 1833 January 28
Box 1 Folder 24
Letter of introduction from William Sampson to James Kent, 1833 March 30
Box 1 Folder 25
Letter from Robert Parker to James Kent, 1833 May 10
Box 1 Folder 26
Note from Francis Lieber to James Kent, 1833 August 8
Box 1 Folder 27
Letter from Francis Lieber to James Kent, 1833 September 12
Box 1 Folder 28
Note from John Church Hamilton to James Kent, 1834 May 18
Box 1 Folder 29
Letter from Andrew Jackson to Samuel Swartwont, 1834 November 10
Box 1 Folder 30
Letter from William Smith to James Kent, 1836 November 21
Box 1 Folder 31
Letter from Daniel Webster to James Kent, 1837 January 20
Box 1 Folder 32
Letter from Moss Kent to William Kent, 1837 February 5
Box 1 Folder 33
Letter from Henry Clay to James Kent, 1837 February 22
Box 1 Folder 34
Letter from John Quincy Adams to James Kent, 1837 March 2
Box 1 Folder 35
Letters of Catherine Maria Sedgwick, 1838 June 14
Box 1 Folder 36
Photostat of letter from Carper Pruyn to James Kent (re: the death of Stephen Van Rensselaer), 1839 January 28
Box 1 Folder 37
Condolence letter from James Kent to Cornelia Paterson Van Rensselaer, 1839 January 30
Box 1 Folder 38
Note from Angela Georgina Burdett-Coutts, 1st Baroness Burdett-Coutts, to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel (and Caroline LeRoy) Webster, 1839 June 26
Box 1 Folder 39
Invitation from Sir Edward Hall and Lady Alderson to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel (and Caroline LeRoy) Webster, 1839 June 29
Box 1 Folder 40
Note from John Curteis to Caroline Le Roy Webster, 1839 July 6
Box 1 Folder 41
Note from Lady Catherine Pollok Manners Stepney to Mr. and Mrs. Daniel (and Caroline LeRoy) Webster, 1839 July 13
Box 1 Folder 42
Letter from John Kenyon to Daniel Webster, 1839
Box 1 Folder 43
Letter from Lady Georgiana Fane to Caroline Le Roy Webster, 1839
Box 1 Folder 44
Note from Thomas Whitmore to the London Horticultural Society, 1839
Box 1 Folder 45
Letter from Eliphalet Nott to William Henry Seward, 1840 January 26
Box 1 Folder 46
Letter from George Evans to James Kent, 1840 May 10
Box 1 Folder 47
Letter from Josiah Quincy to James Kent, 1841 March 16
Box 1 Folder 48
Letter of thanks from President John Tyler to Caroline Le Roy Webster, 1841 June 14
Box 1 Folder 49
Letter in French to James Kent from Unknown, 1841 June 15
Box 1 Folder 50
Letter from Henry Black to James Kent, 1841 November 28
Box 1 Folder 51
Note from Dorothea (Dolly) Payne Todd Madison (Mrs. James) to Daniel Webster, 1842 April 5
Box 1 Folder 52
From Dorothea (Dolly) Payne Todd Madison (Mrs. James) to Caroline Le Roy Webster, 1842 June 1
Box 1 Folder 53
Letter from Daniel Webster to James Kent, 1842 December 17
Box 1 Folder 54
Letter from James Kent to Daniel Webster, 1842 December 21
Box 1 Folder 55
Letter from Edward Everett to James Kent, 1843 December 26
Box 1 Folder 56
Letter from William G. Hocker to James Kent, 1844 May 20
Box 1 Folder 57
Letter from Edward Everett to James Kent, 1845 June 12
Box 1 Folder 58
Letter from George William Frederick Howard (Viscount Morpeth), 7th Earl of Carlisle, to James Kent, 1845 June 15
Box 1 Folder 59
Letter from Thomas Cowperthwait & Co. to James Kent, 1846 August 21
Box 1 Folder 60
Letter from Simon Greenleaf to James Kent, 1846 September 9
Box 1 Folder 61
Letter from Robert Greenhow to James Kent, 1847 April 19
Box 1 Folder 62
From James Kent to William Bradford Reed, 1847 July 4
Box 1 Folder 63
From William Pennington to William Kent, 1847 December 25
Box 1 Folder 64
Letter of condolence from the Supreme Court of Tennessee to William Kent, 1848 January 8
Box 1 Folder 65
From (photostat) from William Charles Macready to William Kent, 1848 December 7
Box 1 Folder 66
(Photostat) from William T.L. Smithy to Winfield Scott, 1848 December 16
Box 1 Folder 67
(Photostat) from William Charles Macready to William Kent, 1848 December 17
Box 1 Folder 68
From Samuel Miller to William Kent, 1848 January 29
Box 1 Folder 69
(Photostat) from William Charles Macready to William Kent, 1849 May 12
Box 1 Folder 70
(Photostat) from George Ticknor Curtis to William Kent, 1849 June 26
Box 1 Folder 71
(Photostat) from George Ticknor Curtis to William Kent, 1849 June 30
Box 1 Folder 72
From Abijah Hubbard Moss to William Kent, 1849 July 5
Box 1 Folder 73
From Hamilton Fish to William Kent, 1849 July 12
Box 1 Folder 74
From Abner Morse to William Kent, 1849 September 22
Box 1 Folder 75
Note from George I. Cornell to William Kent, 1849 October 1
Box 1 Folder 76
Letter from "T." O'Connell to William Kent, 1849 October 24
Box 1 Folder 77
Letter from William Pennington to William Kent, 1850 February 4
Box 1 Folder 78
Letter from James Walker to William Kent, 1853 February 15
Box 1 Folder 79
Letter from James Walker to William Kent, 1853 February 19
Box 1 Folder 80
Telegram from James Monroe & Co. to James Kent Jr., 1853 March 1
Box 1 Folder 81
Letter from Martin Van Buren to "G." Kemble, 1856 October 26
Box 1 Folder 82
Letter from Henry Codman Potter to Helen Riggs Kent, 1861 January 6
Box 1 Folder 83
Letter from Theodorus Bailey to Helen Riggs Kent, 1861 January 8
Box 1 Folder 84
Note from Nathaniel Prentiss Banks to James Kent, Jr., 1861 July 3
Box 1 Folder 85
Note from Joseph B. Bradley to James Kent Jr, 1876 February 8
Box 1 Folder 86
Note from Noah Davis to James Kent Jr, 1876 February 14
Box 1 Folder 87
Note from Charles O'Conor to James Kent Jr., 1878 July 30
Box 1 Folder 88
Note from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow to James Kent Jr. (attached to an engraving of Longfellow), re: the word "lily pad", 1874 October 25
Box 1 Folder 89
Letter from Benjamin D. Silliman to James Kent Jr., 1877 November 3
Box 1 Folder 90
Note from William Ferdinand Morgan to Emilly Taylor Lorillard, 1881 April 30
Box 1 Folder 91
Note from Sydney Smith to Unknown person, undated
Box 1 Folder 92
Note from Sir and Lady John Nicholl to Mr. and Mrs. Pinckney, undated
Box 1 Folder 93
Note from William Charles Macready to unknown person, undated
Box 1 Folder 94
Note from William Charles Macready to William Kent, undated
Box 1 Folder 95
Letter from Mary Alsop King to Elizabeth Motte Pinckney, undated
Box 1 Folder 96
Letter from Mary Alsop King to Elizabeth Motte Pinckney, undated
Box 1 Folder 97
Letter from James Kent to "his cousin", undated
Box 1 Folder 98
From Lord Jeffrey Francis to James Kent, undated
Box 1 Folder 99
From Charles Gould to James Kent, December 20, undated
Box 1 Folder 100
Note from "Dupin" to James Kent (written in the third person), undated
Box 1 Folder 101
From Thomas Denman (Baron) to unknown, undated
Series II. Legal Opinions, Notes, and Correspondence Regarding Issues of the Law, 1791-1851, undated
Most items of correspondence in this series are of William Kent and James Kent but there are several without proprietary signatures or penned by other men of the law, for example Martin Van Buren and George S. Yerger as well as other individuals. This series is arranged chronologically in 82 folders.
Box 2 Folder 1
Statement on the state debt of New York and of the securities in the Treasury, in the hand of James Kent, 1791
Box 2 Folder 2
Legal opinion on debts for Sedgwick and Bleeker, in the hands of James Kent, 1805 July
Box 2 Folder 3
Claim of the Orphan Asylum Society of New York against his estate, Peter McCartee et. al executors, opposing the claim of his widow, Elizabeth Jacobs; addressed to James Kent and signed by Isaac A. Johnson and David Bayard Ogden, 1821 December 12
Box 2 Folder 4
Letter from Joseph Kinnicutt Angell to James Kent and separate notations in Kent's hand on Sir Matthew Hale and the Coin Law, 1828 February 23
Box 2 Folder 5
Agreement of Land: Eliza R. Armstrong to sell property to Nicholas Cruger, signed by Armstrong, 1828 April 25
Box 2 Folder 6
Letter from Martin Van Buren to Preserved Fish, 1829 September 19
Box 2 Folder 7
Letter from Martin Van Buren to Preserved Fish, 1829 October 2
Box 2 Folder 8
On Arkansas and Texas Land Co., unknown author, 1833
Box 2 Folder 9
Legal opinion on the will of George (?) Edwards, James Kent, 1833 February 14
Box 2 Folder 10
Legal opinion on Underhill vs. Van Cortlandt, James Kent, 1834 March 26
Box 2 Folder 11
Legal opinion on the will of Henry Churchill, related correspondence from Bate & McKissock, James Kent, 1838 March
Box 2 Folder 12
Legal opinion on Baltimore vs. White & Sons, James Kent, 1838 March 24
Box 2 Folder 13
Legal opinion for Commercial Bank of Florida, James Kent, 1838 September 7
Box 2 Folder 14
Legal opinion on Brown Bros. & Co. vs. Birkenhead & Co., James Kent, 1838 September 14
Box 2 Folder 15
Legal opinion for the Munn Illionois Land Co. land title, James Kent, 1838 December 4
Box 2 Folder 16
Draft of marriage settlement between the son of William Brown (Alexander) and the daughter of his brother, James Brown, 1838 December 19
Box 2 Folder 17
Legal opinion on Ohio Life Insurance & Trust Co. move to New York, James Kent, 1838 December
Box 2 Folder 18
Legal opinion on New York, Providence, and Boston Railroad Mortgage, James Kent, 1839 January 14
Box 2 Folder 19
Legal opinion on an Indian title and fraud, James Kent, 1839 February 13
Box 2 Folder 20
Legal opinion on Joseph S. Kennedy et al. vs. William Hall et al., James Kent, 1839 March 1
Box 2 Folder 21
Legal opinion on Markle heirs vs. Rapp heirs with related letter from Rose Chauncey, James Kent, 1839 July
Box 2 Folder 22
Legal opinion on John K. Boyer vs. the Illionois Canal Co., James Kent, 1839 September 24
Box 2 Folder 23
Letter from B'Nai Ishurun Congregation requesting legal opinion from James Kent, with notes in Kent's hand, 1839 September 29
Box 2 Folder 24
Legal opinion on the will of James D'Wolf with related letter from Jonathon Prescott Hall, James Kent, 1839 October
Box 2 Folder 25
Legal opinion on the will of James D'Wolf, James Kent, 1839 October 30
Box 2 Folder 26
Legal opinion on the Wisconsin Marine & Fire Insurance Co., James Kent, 1839 November 29
Box 2 Folder 27
Legal opinion on Seneca Indians vs. Ogden & Fellows, James Kent, 1840
Box 2 Folder 28
Request for legal opinion from David Sears to James Kent, 1840 December 22
Box 2 Folder 29
Letter from David Sears regarding advice given by James Kent, 1841 January 11
Box 2 Folder 30
Newspaper clippings regarding the Bank of Kentucky and a fraudulent stock issue with a note by James Kent, 1841 January 30
Box 2 Folder 31
Legal opinion on North American Trust and Banking Co. vs. R. M. Blatchfordet et. al., 1841 April 27
Box 2 Folder 32
Legal opinion on North American Trust and Banking Co. vs. R. M. Blatchfordet et al., 1841 May
Box 2 Folder 33
Legal opinion on North American Trust and Banking Co. vs. R. M. Blatchfordet et al., 1841 May 13
Box 2 Folder 34
Legal opinion on Whiton & Hulburt vs. Butterworth & Smith, James Kent, 1841 June 7
Box 2 Folder 35
Legal opinion on John W. Leavitt vs. North American Fire Insurance Co., James Kent, 1841 October 15
Box 2 Folder 36
Legal opinion on Trinity House of Quebec vs. the bark Miramiche, James Kent, 1841 November 1
Box 2 Folder 37
Legal opinion on Brigantine Xenophon vs. the bark Delia, James Kent, 1841 December 10
Box 2 Folder 38
Legal opinion on Gopher & Dakin vs. Southard & Emerson, James Kent, 1841 December 21
Box 2 Folder 39
Legal opinion on George M. Woolsey et al. vs. Edward Curtis, James Kent, 1841 December 23
Box 2 Folder 40
Legal opinion on the Public School Society, James Kent, 1842 April 11
Box 2 Folder 41
Legal opinion on the Tennessee Railroad with notes by James Kent, George S. Yerger, 1842 September 3
Box 2 Folder 42
Resolution on the Hiwapee Rail Road, from the minutes of the board, Union Bank of Tennessee, 1842 September 6
Box 2 Folder 43
Request for legal opinion from the Public School Society of New York Executive Committee to James Kent, 1842 July 14
Box 2 Folder 44
Indictment in the case of Henry Harrison vs. The Robert & Ann, Vice Admiralty Court of Canada, 1842 August 20
Box 2 Folder 45
Request for legal opinion from Vincennes University board of Trustees, James Kent, 1843 November 15
Box 2 Folder 46
From the Board of Trustees of Vincennes University to the General Assembly of Indiana with corresponding Act of Incorporation document, 1843
Box 2 Folder 47
Legal opinion on the case of Vincennes University with letter from Vincennes University to James Kent, James Kent, 1843 December 4, 15
Box 2 Folder 48
Legal opinion on Follain, Bellocq, and Degelos vs. Jacques Dupre, James Kent, 1844 September 5
Box 2 Folder 49
Legal opinion on Richard Townings will with related letter from Charles Edwards, James Kent, 1844 December 26, 30
Box 2 Folder 50
Legal opinion on W. S. Wetmore vs. William Lejee & William Cooper, James Kent, 1845 May 5
Box 2 Folder 51
Legal opinion of the court in Union Bank of Tennessee vs. Solomon D. Jacobs and related letter from Jacobs to James Kent, James Kent and Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1845 September, December
Box 2 Folder 52
Legal opinion in Merchant of Apalachiola Florida vs. the city charter, James Kent, 1845
Box 2 Folder 53
Notes on "Duer's Lecture…on the branch of Neutrality," James Kent, 1846 October 15
Box 2 Folder 54
Legal opinion on the Apalachiola Florida inspection laws with related letter from A. Robertson Rogers, James Kent, 1846 February 5, 9
Box 2 Folder 55
Legal opinion on the duties of Trustees, William Curtis Noyes, in the hand of James Kent, 1846
Box 2 Folder 56
Notes on "Admissibility of paid evidence," William Kent, 1847 February 20
Box 2 Folder 57
Legal opinion on the case of the Brooklyn and Gowannus Toll Bridge Co., James Kent, 1847 February 25
Box 2 Folder 58
Notes on usage in law, William Kent, 1847 March 7
Box 2 Folder 59
Notes on duties of nations in peace, William Kent, 1847 March 9
Box 2 Folder 60
Notes on Reprisals, William Kent, 1847 March 12
Box 2 Folder 61
Notes on trading with the enemy, William Kent, 1847 March 15
Box 2 Folder 62
Notes on armed neutrality, William Kent, 1847 March 15
Box 2 Folder 63
Notes on contraband of war, William Kent, 1847 March 21
Box 2
Legal opinion on the mortgage of a railroad, William Kent, 1847 December 2
Box 2 Folder 64
Legal opinion on the mortgage of a railroad, William Kent, 1847 December 2
Box 2 Folder 65
(Draft) legal opinion on the rights of proprietors to redeemed land, William Kent, 1848 February 16
Box 2 Folder 66
Official legal opinion on the rights of proprietors to redeemed land, William Kent, 1848 February 29
Box 2 Folder 67
Agreement on the construction of a railroad under the title "Company of Panama" and related terms of business, signed by Winfield Scott, William Kent, and others, 1848 December 11
Box 2 Folder 68
Report on Committees of Examination, Harvard University Board of overseers and William Kent, 1849 March 20
Box 2 Folder 69
Legal opinion on the case of Phoenix vs. Whitney, William Kent, 1850
Box 2 Folder 70
Legal opinion on the case of Isaachinsssen vs. Newport Fire & Marine Insurance Co., William Kent, 1851 July 29
Box 2 Folder 71
Legal opinion on the case of Mark Anthony D'Wolf vs James D'Wolf, Jr., James Kent, circa late 1830s or early 1840s
Box 2 Folder 72
Legal opinion on Schuyler vs. Williams, James Kent, undated
Box 2 Folder 73
Legal opinion on the case of the murder of Samuel Adams by John C. Colt, William Kent, circa 1842
Box 2 Folder 74
Legal opinion on the Bankrupt Act of 1841 William Kent, undated
Box 2 Folder 75
Notes on Bankrupcy, William Kent, undated
Box 2 Folder 76
Notes on "Smith's Leading Cases, Wigglesworth vs. Dallison," William Kent, undated
Box 2 Folder 77
Notes on contracts, William Kent, 1847, undated
Box 2 Folder 78
Notes on promissory notes, William Kent, undated
Box 2 Folder 79
Notes on the Restraining Act of 1804 William Kent, undated
Box 2 Folder 80
Notes on the "Construction of the Constitution," William Kent, undated
Box 2 Folder 81
Miscellaneous legal papers and briefs, William Kent, undated
Box 2 Folder 82
Legal opinion on a case of Trust, William Kent, undated
Series III. Legal Documents and Other Items, 1820-1901, undated
This series contains diplomas, certificates to practice, certificates of membership, wills, executor documents, copyrights, and various memorabilia collected by the Kent family such as calling cards, stamps, clippings, engravings, currency, silhouettes, and many autographs of the Revolutionary period. This series is divided into 9 sub-series and arranged chronologically. There are 68 folders.
Sub-Series III.1: Diploma
Box 3 Folder 1
Diploma from Union College, William Kent, 1820 July 26
Sub-Series III.2: Certificates to Practice
Box 3 Folder 2
Certificate to practice law before the New York Supreme Court, William Kent, 1824 February 27
Box 3 Folder 3
Certificate to practice as councellor before the Supreme court of New York, William Kent, 1826 October 27
Box 3 Folder 4
Certificate to practice before the Chancery Court of New York, William Kent, 1826 March 13
Box 3 Folder 5
Appointment as Commissioner of Deeds and Notary, William Kent, 1827 April 23
Box 3 Folder 6
Certificate to practice as Judge Advocate for the 10th Brigade, William Kent, 1827 May 25
Box 3 Folder 7
Appointment as Judge Advocate for the 10th Brigade, William Kent, 1827 July 19
Box 3 Folder 8
Certificate of admission to practice as councilor for the Chancery Court of New York, William Kent, 1828 May 27
Box 3 Folder 9
Certificate of Admission to Practice Law, James Kent, Jr., 1852 February 26
Box 3 Folder 10
Certificate of Admission to practice law before the Southern District of New York, James Kent, Jr., 1854 May 20
Sub-Series III.3: Certificates of Membership
Box 3 Folder 11
Certificate of membership in the Jefferson County Society for Promoting Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures, James Kent, 1819 March 1
Box 3 Folder 12
Certificate of membership in the Albany County Society for Promoting Agriculture and Domestic Manufactures, James Kent, 1819 October 11
Box 3 Folder 13
Certificate of membership in the United Domestic Missionary Society, James Kent, 1826 May 1
Box 3 Folder 14
Certificate of membership in the American Philosophical Society, James Kent, 1829 April 17
Box 3 Folder 15
Certificate of membership in the Peithologian Society of Columbia College, William Stewart, 1842 October 7
Sub-Series III.4: Copyrights, Affidavits and Insurance regarding Commentaries on American Law by James Kent
Box 3 Folder 16
Copyright for "Commentaries" signed by Henry Clay, 1826 December 8
Box 3 Folder 17
Copyright for "Commentaries" vol. 2 signed by Henry Clay, 1828 January 9
Box 3 Folder 18
Copyright for Commentaries vol. 3 signed by Henry Clay, 1829 January 25
Box 3 Folder 19
Affadavits of the public notices of James Kent's application for copyright for Commentaries, 1826-1830
Box 3 Folder 20
Copyright for Commentaries vol. 4, signed by Martin Van Buren, 1830 June 30
Box 3 Folder 21
Copyright for Commentaries vol. 2 and 4, 2nd edition, with memorandum, 1832 August 21
Box 3 Folder 22
Copyright for Commentaries vol. 1-4, 4th edition, 1841 February 22
Box 3 Folder 23
Copyright for Commentaries, 1844 May
Box 3 Folder 24
Insurance policy on William Kent's edition of James Kent's "Commentaries" from the Lefarge Fire Insurance Co., 1854 June 12
Sub-Series III.5: Property Deeds and Agreements
Box 3 Folder 25
Auditors deed to John Fleming, Illionois Auditor of Public Accounts, 1830 April 7
Box 3 Folder 26
Property deed to John and Phebe Blackburn to James Kent, 1845 March 22
Box 3 Folder 27
Property deed to John and Phebe Blackburn to James Kent, 1845 May 15
Box 3 Folder 28
Property deed from Nicholas Dean to William Kent, 1849 June 25
Box 3 Folder 29
Property deed from Thomas Adis Emmet to William Kent, 1849 June 29
Box 3 Folder 30
Property deed from Thomas Adis Emmet to William Kent, 1849 June
Sub-Series III.6: Resignations and Dissolutions
Box 3 Folder 31
Acceptance of his resignation as the Judge Advocate of the 10th Brigade, William Kent, 1831 October 17
Box 3 Folder 32
Dissolution of the partnership of William Kent and William Samuel Johnson, 1841 September 6
Sub-Series III.7: Kent Family Wills, Executor Documents, and Estate Inventories
Box 3 Folder 33
Early will of James Kent, cancelled by a later will, 1841 September 11
Box 3 Folder 34
Codicil to James Kent will of September 11, 1841, 1844 February 9
Box 3 Folder 35
Final Will of James Kent and related Probate of Will, 1846 August 22
Box 3 Folder 36
Letters testamentary appointing William Kent as executor of the estate of James Kent, 1847 December 24
Box 3 Folder 37
Notice of inventory of the estate of James Kent, affidavit of service of the inventory, and note added to the affidavit, 1848 January 5, 7, 15
Box 3 Folder 38
Account of the estate of James Kent, 1861-1863
Box 3 Folder 39
Appointment of William Kent as executor of the estate of Moss Kent, in lieu of James Kent, 1848 June 1
Box 3 Folder 40
The will of William Kent recorded by Peter Doilaine, surrogate, originally created June 8, 1849 recorded January 15, 1861, 1849 June 8, 1861 January 15
Box 3 Folder 41
The will of Abigail I. Riggs, 1855-1861
Sub-Series III.8: Kent Family Resolutions
Box 3 Folder 42
Resolutions on the death of James Kent, New York Law Association, 1847 December 13
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Resolutions on the Death of James Kent, New York Bar Association, 1847 December 14
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Resolution on the death of James Kent, New York Historical Society, 1847 December 14
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Resolution on the death of James Kent, New York Historical Society, 1847 December
Box 3 Folder 46
Remarks of Mr. Godwin on the death of James Kent, 1847 December
Box 3 Folder 47
Resolution of the Bar Association of Texas on the death of James Kent with related letter to William Kent from Jonas Butler, 1848 January 3, 14
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Resolution on the death of James Kent, New Jersey Bar Association, 1848 January 8
Box 3 Folder 49
Resolutions on the death of James Kent, Detroit Bar Association, 1848 January 4
Sub-Series III.9: Miscellaneous
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Customs Certificate for the importation of wine, New York Port Authority, 1794 July 27
Box 3 Folder 51
Military Pass issued to James Kent Jr., signed by James Kent Jr. and Drake De Kay, 1861 July 4
Box 3 Folder 52
Recipes in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 3 Folder 53
Table of contents from the original bound scrapbook of the Kent manuscripts, unsigned, undated
Box 3 Folder 54
Currency and postage stamps, 1861-1901, 5 items
Box 3 Folder 55
Newspaper clippings, 1831, 1843, 1852, 1854, 1876, 1879, 1881, 1892
Box 3 Folder 56
Autographs of the Revolutionary period, 24 items
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Map of the land about Gramercy Park belonging to Samuel B. Ruggles to be sold at auction, 1833 December
Box 3 Folder 58
Ticket of admission to an assembly at Haberdashers Hall issues to William (?) Pinckney from Thomas Raikes, 1799 March 28
Box 3 Folder 59
Prospectus of the Morse Geneaology, Abner Morse, 1848 July 1
Box 3 Folder 60
Bank checks made out to and endorsed by William Kent, 1854 January
Box 3 Folder 61
Package express receipts from the Adams & Co. Express, James Kent, 1845 September
Box 3 Folder 62
Engraved portrait of Thomas Hamilton, printed by Illman and Pilbrow, undated
Box 3 Folder 63
Kent Family Tree from the descent of John Moss to William Kent II, undated
Box 3 Folder 64
Kent family crest impression in sealing wax, undated
Box 3 Folder 65
Engraved portrait of Edward Law (Lord Ellenborough), undated
Box 3 Folder 66
Chinese Water Colors and silhouettes of James Kent and others, 1833, undated
Box 3 Folder 67
Circular, membership, rules and schedule of the Kent Club, undated
Box 3 Folder 68
Membership list and notes on the Union Club of New York, 1838, 1901
Series IV. Journals and Catalogs, 1797-1847
This series contains the journals and library catalog of James Kent and John Seely Stone. There are 9 Items, arranged chronologically.
Box 4 Folder 1
"Memoir of a Journey I made from New York to the Eastern States," James Kent, 1797 August 9
Box 4 Folder 2
Journal of the Napoleonic Campaigns of 1807 and 1808 and sketch of Germany, James Kent (sketch created in 1780), 1780, 1807-1808
Box 4 Folder 3
Journal of the Napoleonic Campaigns of 1809-1812, James Kent, 1809-1812
Box 4 Folder 4
Journal of a European Tour, John Seely Stone, 1826
Box 4 Folder 5
Journal of a European Tour, unknown author, 1826
Box 4 Folder 6
Catalog of James Kent's Library, 1842
Box 4 Folder 7
Diary of James Kent, 1839, 1842-1843
Box 4 Folder 8
Diary of James Kent, 1842-1847
Box 4 Folder 9
Diary of James Kent, 1847
Series V. Lecture Notes and Reading Notes, 1783-1860, undated
This series is comprised of notes and transcriptions of various authors, philosophers, and scholars taken predominantly by James Kent and William Kent. It is divided into 5 sub-series that vary in arrangement (organized alphabetically by author or topic). There are 78 folders in this series.
Sub-Series V.1: Notes on the works of published single authors
Box 5 Folder 1
Blackstone, W., & Stewart, J. (1839). The rights of persons: According to the text of Blackstone : incorporating the alterations down to the present time. London: E. Spettigue., in the hand of William Kent, 1846
Box 5 Folder 2
Belknap, J. The History of New Hampshire... by Jeremy Belknap. Boston: the author., 1791
Box 5 Folder 3
Bynkershoek, C. . (1674). Probabilium juris civilis liber 1. Lugd[uni] Batavorum: Drucker:] Lopez., in the hand of James Kent, undated
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Catteau-Calleville, J. -P. (1790). A general view of Sweden: Containing, besides a geographical description of the country, an account of its constitution, religion, .... Together with the manners and customs of its inhabitants, ... Translated from the French of Mr. Catteau. London: printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson., in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 5
Notes from "Cicero volume 2", in the hand of James Kent, 1795
Box 5 Folder 6
Notes on Cicero's De Natura Deorum, in the hand of James Kent, 1801
Box 5 Folder 7
Chesterfield, P. D. S., Stanhope, P., & Readex. (1775). Letters written by the late Right Honourable Phillip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to his son, Philip Stanhope, Esq; late envoy extraordinary at the Court of Dresden: Together with several other pieces on various subjects. : Published by Mrs. Eugenia Stanhope, from the originals now in her possession. : In four volumes. : Vol. I[-IV]. New York: London, printed: New-York, re-printed by J. Rivington and H. Gaine., in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 8
Colquhoun, P. (1796). A treatise on the police of the metropolis: Containing a detail of the various crimes and misdemeanors by which public and private property and security are, at present, injured and endangered: and suggesting remedies for their prevention. The third edition, revised and enlarged., By a magistrate. London: printed by H. Fry, for C. Dilly., in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 9
Coke, E. (1642). The second part of the Institutes of the lawes of England: Containing the exposition of many ancient, and other statutes : whereof you may see the particulars in a table following. London: Printed by M. Flesher, and R. Young, for E.D., R.M., W.L., and D.P., in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 10
Dalrymple, J. (1758). An essay towards a general history of feudal property in Great Britain: Under the following heads, I. History of the introduction of the feudal system into Great-Britain : II. History of tenures : III. History of the alienation of land property : IV. History of entails : V. History of the laws of succession or descent : VI. History of the forms of conveyance : VII. History of jurisdictions, and the forms of procedure in courts : III. History of the constitution of Parliament. London: Printed for A. Millar., in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 11
Darwin, E. (1789). The botanic garden: A poem, in two parts : with philosophical notes. London: printed for J. Johnson., in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 12
Eggestein, H (1472) Libri feudorum. Strassburg, in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 13
Fleury, C., In Beaver, J., & Argou, G. (1724). The history of the origine of the French laws: Translated from the French. London: Printed for D. Browne and Clay, in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 14
Frederick, . (1787). The art of war: A poem in six books. Tr. from the French of the King of Prussia. London: s.n.., from the Critical Review in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 15
Notes on the characters of Herodotus from Gillies, J. (1790). The History of Ancient Greece, Its Colonies, and Conquests, from the earliest accounts till the division of the Macedonian empire in the East: Including the history of literature, philosophy, and the fine arts. Basil., in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 16
Godwin, W. (1793). Enquiry concerning political justice and its influence on morals and happiness: 1. London: Robinson., in the hand of James Kent, 1796
Box 5 Folder 17
Polybius, ., & Hampton, James (1772). The general history of Polybius: In five books. London: Printed by H.S. Woodfall for J. Dodsley., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 18
"Notes on Washington Irving's works from an English Review," unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 19
Lambardus, . (1568). Archaionomia., in the hand of James Kent, undated
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Le, C. G. L., & Smellie, W. (1785). Natural history, general and particular, by the Count de Buffon, Translated into English. Illustrated with above 300 copper-plates, and occasional notes and observations, by William Smellie. London: W. Strahan & T. Cadell., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 21
Notes "On Philosophy and Logic extracted from a jumble of matter heaped together at college" includes notes on mineral and natural philosophy from John Locke (1632 – 1704 October 28)., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 22
Notes on the works of Machiavelli, unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 23
Mathias, T. J. (1798). The pursuits of literature: A satirical poem in four dialogues : with notes. Dublin: Printed by P. Byrne., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 24
Necker, J. (1791). Historical review of the administration of Mr. Necker: Written by himself. Translated from the French. London: printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 25
Paley, W. (1796). Horæ Paulinæ: Or, the truth of the scripture history of St. Paul evinced. .... By William Paley. London: printed for R. Faulder., written in the hand of William Kent, 1847
Box 5 Folder 26
Pennant, T. (1792). Introduction to the Arctic zoology. London: Printed for Robert Faulder., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 27
Priestley, J. (1788). Lectures on history and general policy; to which is prefixed an essay on a course of liberal education for civil and active life, unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 28
Notes on Institutio Oratoria by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (ca. 35 – ca. 100), unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 29
Notes from the works of Guillaume Thomas Raynal (1713 –1796), unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 30
Reeves, J. (1863). Reeves' History of the English law from the time of the Romans to the end of the reign of Elizabeth. London: Reeves and Turner, unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 31
Transcription of David Rittenhouse "An Oration on Astronomy (1783), unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 32
Roscoe, W. (1822). Illustrations, historical and critical, of the life of Lorenzo de' Medici, called the Magnificent: Illustrations. London: Printed for T. Cadell, ... and W. Blackwood, Edinburgh., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 33
Russell, W. (1802). The history of modern Europe: With an account of the decline and fall of the Roman empire: and a view of the progress of society, from the rise of the modern kingdoms to the peace of Paris, in 1763. Philadelphia: Printed for William Young Birch and Abraham Small. And notes from the writings of James Beattie (1735-1803)., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 34
Salmon, J. (1798). A description of the works of art of ancient and modern Rome: Particularly in architecture, sculpture & painting. To which is added, a tour through the cities and towns in the environs of that metropolis. .... By J. Salmon. London: printed for the author, by J. Sammells, unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 35
Savary, ., Le, M., Williams, J., G. G. J. and J. Robinson (Paternoster-Row, London, England), New York Society Library., New York Society Library., & New York Society Library. (1788). Letters on Greece: Being a sequel to Letters on Egypt, and containing travels through Rhodes, Crete, and other islands of the Archipelago; with comparative remarks on their Ancient and present State, and observations on the Government, Character, and Manners, of the Turks, and Modern Greeks. London: Printed for G. G. J. and J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 36
Savigny, M. C. D. (1855). Traite De Droit Romain. Paris: Firmin Didit Freres., in the hand of William Kent, 1847
Box 5 Folder 37
Translations of sections of Savigny, Traite De Droit Romain in the hand of William Kent, 1847
Box 5 Folder 38
Notes from the works of Charles-Louis de Secondat, Baron de Montesquieu (1689-1755), unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 39
Notes on Emperor Antoninus taken from the works of John Selden (1584-1654), in the hand of William Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 40
Sherlock, M., & Duncombe, J. (1780). Letters from an English traveller [Martin Sherlock, esq.]. London: Printed for J. Nichols; T. Cadell; H. Payne; and N. Conant., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 41
Miscellaneous notes on the works of Thomas Spence (1750 –1814), unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 42
Notes from Thomas Spence on the construction of contracts, William Kent, 1846
Box 5 Folder 43
. Stewart, J. (1796). An inquiry into the principles of political economy being an essai on the science of domestic policy in free nations. Basil., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 44
Temple, W. (1673). Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands. London: Printed by A. Maxwell for Sa. Gellibrand., in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 45
Notes on the works of Sir William Temple (1628-1699), in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 46
Thomas, A.L., & Aguesseau, H.(1826). [Éloge de H. d'Aguesseau.] The Eulogy of D'Aguesseau, Chancellor of France, with historical illustrations. Translated from the French, etc. Cheltenham, in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 47
Notes on the essays of Sir Benjamin Thompson, Count Rumford (1753 –1814), in the hand of James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 48
Voltaire, . (1728). La Henriade. [Ten cantos.]. London, in unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 49
Voltaire, . (1759). An essay on universal history, the manners, and spirit of nations: From the reign of Charlemaign to the age of Lewis XIV. London: Printed for J. Nourse. unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 50
Watteville, A. L. (1754). Histoire de la Confédération helvétique, par M. Alexandre Louis de Watteville. Se vend à Berne: chez Gottschall et c., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 51
Whitaker, J. (1771). The history of Manchester: In four books. By John Whitaker. London: Sold by Mess. Dodsley in Pall-Mall, White and Lowndes, Payne, Cadell, Davis, Baker and Leigh, and Brotherton and Sewell; by Parker at Oxford, and Merrils at Cambridge; and by Newton, Clarke, and Harrop at Manchester., unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 52
Notes on the doctrine of feuds, presumably from. An introduction to the law of tenures: By Martin Wright (1750), unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 53
Young, A. (1893). A Tour in Ireland, 1776-1779 by Arthur Young. London-Paris-Melbourne: Cassell., unknown transcriber, undated
Sub-Series V.2: Notes on the Works of Published Multiple Authors
Box 5 Folder 54
Notes on historical tracts, reading the classics and various philosophers from various unidentified authors and Basil Kenneth's "The Antiquities of Rome" (1767), James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 55
Notes on the Roman Constitution taken chiefly from René-Aubert Vertot (1655-1735) and Livy. unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 56
Notes on Voltaire's History of the War of 1741 (1756), Newton, and Adam Ferguson's "An Essay on the Hisory of Civil Society" (1767), unknown transcriber, undated
Box 5 Folder 57
Notes on Chemistry and Mineralogy taken from an encyclopedia, unknown transcriber, undated
Sub-Series V.3: Notes by Subject
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Notes on the Berlin and Milan Degrees, William Kent, 1846
Box 5 Folder 59
Notes on Aaron Burr, William Kent, 1855
Box 5 Folder 60
Notes on Chivalry, William Kent, 1847
Box 5 Folder 61
Notes on Domicil, William Kent, 1847
Box 5 Folder 62
Notes on Easement, William Kent, 1852
Box 5 Folder 63
Notes on the East India Company, James Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 64
Notes on the Geography of Hindoostan, James Kent, 1798
Box 5 Folder 65
Notes on Interpretation taken from Elementary principles of interpretation (Ernesti, 1842), William Kent, 1847
Box 5 Folder 66
Notes on Interpretation taken from Introduction to sacred philosophy and interpretation (Planck, 1834), William Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 67
Notes on Interpretation taken from Institutes of natural law (Rutherforth, 1832), William Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 68
Notes on Interpretation," William Kent, 1847
Box 5 Folder 69
"Notes on the Doctrine of Interpretation," William Kent, undated
Box 5 Folder 70
Notes on the Law of Nations, William Kent, 1847
Box 5 Folder 71
Notes on Off-Shore Land, William Kent, 1845
Box 5 Folder 72
"A Conversation on Religion," James Kent in the hand of Helen Kent, 1845
Box 5 Folder 73
Notes on Salvage, William Kent, 1846
Box 5 Folder 74
Notes on Wills, William Kent, 1847
Sub-Series V.4: Public Addresses
Box 5 Folder 75
Address to the Scotch Presbyterian Church, John Mitchell Mason, with notes by James Kent, 1810
Box 5 Folder 76
Address for the New England Anniversary Dinner, James Kent, 1834
Sub-Series V.5: Poems in Manuscript
Box 5 Folder 77
Lines from Wordsworth, in the hand of Anna Brownell Jameson, undated
Box 5 Folder 78
"Beacon Side" and "Count Not the Hours" by unknown author, undated