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Draft (financial) Whitestown, N.Y., to Thomas Eddy, New York, N.Y., 1804 May 10

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Title Draft (financial) Whitestown, N.Y., to Thomas Eddy, New York, N.Y., 1804 May 10

Creator Kirkland, Joseph, 1770-1844

Date 1804

Place New York (State)--Brotherton

Subjects Brotherton Indians, Indians of North America

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
Noted at end: Accepted 5th mo. 26th. 1804 T Eddy.
Noted on verso: New York 6 mo. 2. 1804 Recd. payment Geo. Newbold for Richard Sanger.
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Draft for $125 submitted by Joseph Kirkland to Thomas Eddy, a New York reformer and philanthropist who in 1796 had been appointed one of three superintendents to the Brotherton Indians by the governor of New York. The payment was to cover Kirkland's salary as attorney to the Indians.

Biographical/Historical Note Lawyer and politician. Nephew of Oneida missionary Samuel Kirkland, Joseph Kirkland, a Yale graduate trained in the law, settled in 1794 near his uncle in New Hartford, Oneida County, N.Y., and began to practice law. He served as a Federalist representative in the state assembly before moving to Utica, where he held numerous lacal, state, and national political offices.

Extent 1 item (1 leaf) ; 18 x 23 cm

Format Drafts (Financial), Manuscripts

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 479

BibID 142398

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Manifest

Filename 991423988805867_Ayer_MS_479

Unique Identifier NL11IH0H

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