Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Ebenezer Foote family papers, 1751-1871 |
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Span Dates | 1751-1871 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1790-1807) |
ID No. | MSS20941 |
Creator | Foote, Ebenezer, 1756-1829 |
Extent | 60 items |
Extent | 1 container plus 1 oversize |
Extent | .2 linear feet |
Extent | 1 microfilm reel |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012104 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm79020941 |
Summary | Continental Army officer, jurist, merchant, and legislator, of Delaware County, N.Y. Family and general correspondence, orders, petitions, and legal and other papers of Foote and various members of his family. Topics include the Tammany Society of New York, the death of Alexander Hamilton, the War of 1812, the incident aboard the frigate Chesapeake, the first Seminole War, and New York politics. |