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Collection Manuscript/Mixed Material John Jacob Astor papers, 1792-1835

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Title

  • John Jacob Astor papers, 1792-1835

Summary

  • Correspondence, account ledger, and other papers relating chiefly to Astor's involvement in the Pacific Northwest fur trade especially his fur trading company, the American Fur Company. Other subjects include the Second Bank of the United States, agreement between Astor and Philippe Liébert regarding Liébert's claims for military service in the American Revolution, and a request for Astor's patronage by the artist John Vanderlyn.

Names

  • Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848

Headings

  • -  Liébert, Philippe,--1733-1804
  • -  Vanderlyn, John,--1775-1852
  • -  American Fur Company
  • -  Bank of the United States (1816-1836)
  • -  Art patronage--United States
  • -  Banks and banking--United States
  • -  Fur trade--Northwest, Pacific
  • -  United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Claims

Notes

  • -  In part, positive photocopies and typewritten transcript. [Place of reproduction and transcription unidentified].
  • -  Gift, R.W. McLechlan, Waldon J. Sharp Jr., and Mary E. Smith, 1918-1983.
  • -  Transfer, U.S. Department of the Interior, 1909.
  • -  Purchase, 2009.
  • -  Fur trader, financier, and real estate investor of New York City.
  • -  Collection material in English.
  • -  Forms part of: Miscellaneous Manuscripts collection.

Medium

  • 10 items.

Repository

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • mm78000072

Access Advisory

  • Open to research.

Online Format

  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

Astor, John Jacob. John Jacob Astor papers, -1835. 1792. Manuscript/Mixed Material. https://www.loc.gov/item/mm78000072/.

APA citation style:

Astor, J. J. (1792) John Jacob Astor papers, -1835. [Manuscript/Mixed Material] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/mm78000072/.

MLA citation style:

Astor, John Jacob. John Jacob Astor papers, -1835. 1792. Manuscript/Mixed Material. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/mm78000072/>.