Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1752, Jan. 31 | Born, Morrisania, the family estate, located in the present Bronx, N.Y. |
| 1768 | A.B., King’s College (now Columbia University), New York, N.Y. |
| 1771 | A.M., King’s College, New York, N.Y. Admitted to the bar |
| 1775 | Member, Provincial Council of New York |
| 1776 | Member, New York Constitutional Convention |
| 1778-1779 | Member, Continental Congress |
| 1779 | Moved to Philadelphia, Pa. |
| 1780 | Published series of articles signed “An American” on finance in the Pennsylvania Packet |
| 1781-1885 | Assistant to Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris |
| 1787 | Member, Constitutional Convention Returned to New York |
| 1789 | In France on behalf of various American business enterprises |
| 1790-1791 | United States commissioner in England |
| 1792-1794 | United States minister to France |
| 1794-1798 | Traveled in Europe on behalf of various American business enterprises |
| 1798 | Returned to New York |
| 1800-1803 | Member, United States Senate |
| 1809 | Married Anne Cary Randolph |
| 1810-1813 | Chairman, Erie Canal Commission |
| 1816, Nov. 6 | Died, Morrisania, N.Y. |