Hamilton family papers, 1768-1930

Creator:: Hamilton family
Extent:: 1.5 linear feet (3 boxes)
Language:: English .
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

Other finding aids:

Collection inventory is available as a PDF file. Collection can be requested through CLIO.

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms of access:

Reproductions 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:: 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:: Rare Book & Manuscript Library

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