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Readers are asked to report all cases of books.marked or muti- lated. , .H---3>a£2>."3.?& uonotdefac book?bFg; rk , aat ^tO Vw 7583 Cornell University Library Z6621 .N56 1915 Manuscript division in the New York publ olin 3 1924 029 611 732 THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY BY VICTOR HUGO PALTSITS KEEPER OF MANUSCRIPTS NEW YORK 1915 The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://archive.org/details/cu31924029611732 THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY VICTOR HUGO PALTSITS KEEPER OF MANUSCRIPTS NEW YORK 1915 T)i t/lWfA R etO l^rJL . P"- 4 ^- V & A ^- lU^*^ Reprinted from the Bulletin of The New York Public Library, February 1915 furm p-40 Ui— 1-15 lm] s c o OS I u OS < w tw w os z o os o D Z < s THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION IN THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY By Victor Hugo Paltsits, Keeper of Manuscripts TN former years manuscripts were concentrated in the Lenox Library Build- ■*- ing, mainly in rooms of a mezzanine floor. Upon the evacuation of that building in the spring of 1911, the manuscripts were placed in the present Central Building, in conjunction with the rare and reserved printed works of the American History Division, save that an overflow of manuscripts was segregated in a part of the book stack. The reserve book rooms soon became very much congested and necessitated the removal, from time to time, of more manuscripts to the stack. Moreover, the growing work of the American History Division precluded anything like undivided attention to the manu- scripts, as to their proper arrangement and cataloguing; in fact, very little cataloguing had been done for a number of years, while accumulation of accessions awaited sorting and arrangement in cartons. It was evident that the overcrowded reserve book rooms should be relieved of the congestion and that the manuscripts could be more satisfactorily administered apart from printed books, from which they differed essentially in the method of use and treatment. In November, 1913, the trustees of the Library began to consider the desirability of creating a Manuscript Division and on January 14, 1914, determined upon it. Two rooms (nos. 319 and 226), on the third and second floors, the one above the other, were allotted for the use of the new division and arrangements were planned for their equipment and for connecting them by a staircase. At the same time Mr. Paltsits * was appointed Keeper of Manuscripts, to begin in September, meanwhile co-operating in the preparation of the rooms for occupancy. In May, plans were drawn for the equipment of room 319 with fireproof metal construction cases, partly with roller shelves * Note by the Editor of Publications: Mr. Paltsits was connected with the Lenox Library from 1888 to 1907, serving as assistant librarian for fourteen years. He was New York State Historian from 1907 to 1911, and in that capacity edited three volumes of "Minutes of the Commissioners for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies," 1778-1781; and two volumes of "Minutes of the Executive Council of the Province of New York," 1668-1673. He has also edited "The Journal of Captain William Pote, Jr.," 1745- 1747; Rev. John Miller's "New Yorke Considered and Improved, 1695"; "Papers Relating to the Siege of Charleston, 1780," and other historical works. As bibliographical adviser he was on the editorial staff of Thwaites's "Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents." His bibliographical contributions include analytical descriptions of the "Lettres edifiantes"; the works of Philip Freneau; the voyages of Baron de Lahontan; the works of Father Louis Hennepin; the almanacs of Roger Sherman; etc. [3] 4 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY for heavy volumes and large portfolios and more generally with bin shelves, all protected by steel roller curtains with Yale locks (see illustration). The equipment, built during the summer, was. installed in the month of September. The removal of the manuscripts to the new division was begun on September 24. From that date until November 16, the manuscripts continued to be used in room 303 of the American History Division withput the least inconvenience to students, as there was not a single instance where a manuscript could not be produced readily, notwithstanding the absence of a systematic arrangement incident to the process of concentration from five separate rooms and a far-removed stack. On November 16, the Manuscript Division was opened, and on the same day Mr. Wilmer R. Leech, for over six years a member of the staff of the State Historian's office, at Albany, and for eight years prior thereto of the Division of Manuscripts of the Library of Congress, began service as assistant in the division. Special rules for the administration of the division have been established by the trustees. Room 319 is the "Research Room" into which students are admitted by a ticket obtained from the Director of the Library. Room 226, at present with exposed shelves and a gallery, is used only for administration purposes and the storage of manuscripts. It is not open to the public. The special rules of the division are as follows : 1. The Manuscript Division has been established for purposes of reference and research. Exhibitions of manuscripts for the benefit of the public are also provided in the general exhibition on the main floor (Room 113). 2. Persons desiring a card of admission to the Manuscript Division (Room 319) should make a written application to the Director of the Library, specifying name, address, profession or occupation, and the purpose for which admission is desired. Such application should be made, if possible, at least two days in advance and must be accompanied by a written recom- mendation from some person of known position. In special cases, which do not admit of delay, the Keeper of Manuscripts may show a particular manu- script or small group of manuscripts to a person properly identified who has not yet obtained a card, especially a person who brings a written request from a donor to the collection. 3. A blank form for such application and recommendation may be obtained in the Manuscript Division or by written request to the Director of the Library. 4. A card of admission to the Manuscript Division is strictly personal and admits but one person. 5. The manuscript research room (319) is open to persons having cards of admission from 9 a. m. until 6 p. m. on every day, excepting Sundays, Independence Day, Christmas and New Year's day. 6. No person under eighteen years of age will be admitted to the manuscript research room. THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 5 7. No person will be admitted for the purpose of preparing for exam- ination, of writing prize essays, or of competing for prizes, unless a special reason is given. The use of manuscripts for sensational exploitation is discouraged by the Library. 8. In applying for manuscripts, a separate ticket is to be clearly writ- ten and signed by the applicant for each piece or consecutive series desired, and a record thereof is to be kept in an official register. When the user returns the piece or series, it will be examined. If it is found in as good condition as when delivered, the ticket will be canceled and returned to the applicant. Persons are held responsible until their tickets have been returned. 9. Manuscripts of exceptional value or in fragile condition shall be produced singly, or subject to such conditions as the Keeper of Manu- scripts shall, in the particular case, think requisite for their safety and integrity. 10. It is forbidden to write upon, or mark with pen or pencil, any manuscript. Those who use manuscripts are expected to handle them with care, not lean upon or place the hand on the page before them, or lay a manuscript or book or the paper on which they are writing, upon an open manuscript. As a general rule, manuscripts, while in use, are to be placed upon book-rests. 11. Pencils shall be used in copying or taking notes. Pen and ink may be used only in special cases and subject to special permission from the Keeper of Manuscripts. 12. Tracing is not allowed, unless by permission of the Keeper of Manuscripts. In no case can permission be given to trace from illuminations or paintings or artistic drawings. 13. Manuscripts, or other articles belonging to the Manuscript Divi- sion, shall not be removed from the division to other divisions or depart- ments, unless by specific permission of the Keeper of Manuscripts, the Chief Reference Librarian, or the Director of the Library. 14. Permission to photograph, photostat or print certain manuscripts will be given by the Keeper of Manuscripts on the following conditions: (a) That the Library be given a copy of the book or other publica- tion in which the original appears; or, in special cases, a finished print of the photograph or other facsimile. (b) That the Library in no wise surrenders its right to print or give permission to others to print any of the materials in its possession, or assumes responsibility of copyright violations. A group list of the manuscripts in The New York Public Library prior to the summer of 1901, was printed in the Library's Bulletin of that year (Vol. V, p. 306-336). About fifty separates for official use were also issued with- out title-page. This list, entitled Manuscript Collections in The New York Public Library, contains all groups of manuscripts that have special historical or autographic interest, and also some individual manuscripts of importance. The arrangement is by periods and geographical, as follows : America in general ; English-American colonies ; American Revolution, causes and opening events, Declaration of Independence, military and political, German troops, 6 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY American loyalists, and peace negotiations ; the United States since the Revo- lution; American states and countries, etc., in alphabetical order; European and Asiatic countries, etc., including England, Great Britain, Scotland, 16th to 19th centuries; and a miscellaneous group of oriental, biblical, liturgical, literary, musical and other manuscripts. The Library has also a card catalogue in process ; but not much has been added to it for a number of years. With the organization of the new division this phase of the work will be continued as opportunity is afforded; meanwhile, unsorted accumulations and accessions are being arranged in folders and cartons. A classification of the principal manuscripts has already been effected according to a modified plan of the scheme laid down in the group list of 1901. This process is working out very well; but it is merely a temporary expedient. Thousands of uncatalogued, manuscripts of a miscellaneous nature are alphabeted in manila folders, properly endorsed, and form a series of "Miscellaneous Papers, - ' filed in standard size cartons. These manuscripts are easily accessible to students. Small calendars and descriptions of particular groups of manuscripts, such as the Jackson-Lewis correspondence and the Smyth of Nibley Papers, have appeared in the Library's Bulletin, from time to time. The principal calendar, however, which the Library has printed, is the Calendar of the Emmet Collection of Manuscripts, etc., relating to American History. Pre- sented to The New York Public Library by John S. Kennedy. New York, 1900. 2 p.l., 563 p. 8°. The contents of this calendar, p. 1-267, first ap- peared in the Library's Bulletin, vols. I-III (1897-1899) ; but p. 268-563 have appeared only in the separate volume, of which an edition of one hundred copies was issued. The contents of this volume are as follows : Albany Congress of 1754 (1-8) ; Stamp Act Congress of 1765 (9-16) ; Continental Congress of 1774 (17-28) ; Members of the Continental Congress, 1774-1789 (29-84) ; Presidents of Congress, and of the United States (85- 94); Declaration of Independence (95-108); Signers to the Declaration of Independence (109-267); Articles of Confederation (268-270); Lossing's Field Book of the Revolution (271-363) ; Siege of Savannah, 1779 (364- 365); Siege of Savannah — Lincoln Papers (365-370); Siege of Charles- ton — Lincoln Papers (371-378); Generals of the American Revolution (379-407) ; Washington and his Military Family (408-411) ; Annapolis Con- vention, 1786 (412-415) ; Federal Convention (416-421) ; First Federal Ad- ministration (422-430) ; Griswold's Republican Court (431-432) ; Booth's History of New York City (433-460) ; Francis's Old New York (461-464) ; Duer's Reminiscences of an Old Yorker (465) ; Irving' s Lif& of Washington THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 7 (466-474) ; Boundary Line Controversy (Mason and Dixon's Line) (475- 478) ; Howe's Virginia (479-482) ; Hunt's Life of Edward Livingston (483- 484) ; James's Life of Francis Marion (485) ; Gen Alexander Leslie's Letter Book (486-504) ; Miscellaneous Manuscripts (alphabetical) 505-528) ; Index (529-552) ; list of letters to Gen. Horatio Gates (553-554) ; list of uncalen- dared manuscripts (alphabetical) (555-561) ; errata (562-563). The growth of the collection of manuscripts since 1901 has not been inconsiderable. Of historical manuscripts it is the largest and broadest of any institution of greater New York and it ranks as one of the best in the United States. It is believed to contain more valuable European illuminated manu- scripts than any other public institution in America. The Library is also the depository of a vast aggregation of official records of the city of New York, bound or arranged in cartons, mainly the Mayors' Papers for a period of more than fifty years of the nineteenth century. About two years ago the New York Library Club named a "Committee on Historical Manuscripts," of which Mr. Paltsits was chosen as chairman, to prepare a report on the historical manuscripts in institutions of greater New York. The members of this committee actually contributed the portions allotted to each; but the New York Library Club was unable at the time to print the composite results. Mr. Paltsits was not then connected with The New York Public Library; but enlisted the co-operation of Mr. Henry C. Strippel, Chief of the Division of Genealogy and Local History of the Library, as a member of his committee, to report additions, etc., not already printed in the Library's group list of 1901, and a list of historical texts that have been printed in the Library's Bulletin from the beginning. These two lists, now brought up to date, are presented at the end of this article and should prove to be acceptable to historical investigators. The following general account of the manuscripts is designed to convey to interested students the nature of the materials that are available for his- torical research, and those that have value on account of their antiquity, illu- minations, curiosity and literary contents. The earliest records in the Library are baked clay tablets, cylinders, slabs, etc., in the Sumerian language, dating from the time of Naram-Sin, son of Sargon, about 2600 B. C. ; Gimil-Sin, King of Ur, about 2200 B. C, and other reigns in Babylonia. There are also cuneiform inscriptions in the Assyrian language of the reign of Ashur-nasir-pal, King of Assyria, 885-860 B. C, and of Nebuchadrezzar II., King of Babylon, 604-561 B. C, in the Babylonian language. Egyptian hieroglyphic writing is represented by an inscription on black basalt of about the eighth or ninth century B. C, and there is also a small g THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY fragment of an Egyptian papyrus roll in the hieratic character, ascribed to the same period. Among the Hebrew manuscripts are two Pentateuch scrolls on goat or sheep skins, one over seventy feet long, made in the fifteenth century and found among the Jews of Kaifong-fu, in China, and the other over one hundred and nine feet long, made about the eighteenth century and used either in Palestine or Arabia. The Megillah or roll of Esther in Hebrew is here in two specimens, one belonging to the sixteenth or seventeenth and the other to the nineteenth century. The Library possesses also several gold and silver amulets with Hebrew inscriptions, and a bronze talisman, of early date. But the most interesting item in this group is a copy of the Pentateuch, written in Samaritan characters, on 549 leaves of parchment, in 1231-1232 A. D., being one of the oldest Pentateuchs of the Samaritans of Nablus in existence. Only a brief account can be given here of the character of the oriental manuscripts owned by the Library. Arabic manuscripts include two frag- ments of the Koran on vellum, in Cufic characters, written between the eighth and tenth centuries; portions on vellum in the old Neski characters, of the , tenth or eleventh century; selections from the Koran, on paper, of the fifteenth century, and an illuminated manuscript of the Koran, on paper, of A. H. 1242 ; also an illuminated copy on paper of an Arabic commentary on the Koran, of A. H. 976, in oriental binding, and two collections of Mohammedan prayers, of A. H. 1025, and later. An Armenian manuscript of David, called the Phi- losopher, includes an Aristotelian treatise and commentary on the New Testa- ment, written on paper in the seventeenth century. An Ethiopic Psalter, on vellum, of the seventh century, and a short manual of prayers, on vellum, of about the eighteenth century, are in the Ethiopic group. Of Persian manu- scripts there are five items, mostly literature, written from the early sixteenth to the early nineteenth centuries. The most precious are an unusually fine illuminated manuscript of Jami's Story of the two Bedouin Lovers, on paper, of 1513 A. D., and an illuminated manuscript of Firdausi's "Shah-nameh" ; or, Book of Kings, on paper, of the late eighteenth century, in a beautiful modern East Indian binding. The chief of three Syriac manuscripts is an "Evangelistarium," or the four gospels, arranged in lessons for the liturgy of the Jacobite (Monophysite) Syriac Church. This is written on paper in the Estrangela Syriac characters of the eighth or ninth century. A collection of poetical writings, especially in regard to traditions respecting the prophet Mohammed, by Muhammad Ef fendi, written in Turkish on paper, belongs to the sixteenth century. The East Indian and neighboring group contains a modern Javanese manuscript on palm leaves ; twenty-seven Pali manuscripts, THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 9 on palm leaves — some being finely lacquered, and on paper, mostly of the "Tripitaka," and written in the Burmese and the Kambodian scripts; two Siamese manuscripts on paper, one being a book of omens, fortune-teller, etc. ; an ethical poem in Sinhalese characters, and a Tamil dictionary, both being written on palm leaves. Two Batta manuscripts in the Toba dialect, on bark or bamboo, are curiously folded fanshape. Other oriental manuscripts of modern date are kept in the Oriental Division of the Library. It has already been stated that the Library owns what is believed to be the largest and finest collection of European illuminated manuscripts in any public institution in America. There are many in this group that are worthy of particular monographic exposition. Only a mere mention of them can be made here. The oldest, which is also one of the finest manuscripts in America, is an "Evangelistarium, sive Lectiones ex Evangeliis," a French- Carlovingian manuscript on 200 vellum leaves, of about 870 A. D. The late twelfth century is represented by a folio volume of "Evangelia SS. Matthaei et Marci cum glossis." There are eight manuscripts of the thirteenth century, including Petrus Comestor's "Biblia Historiata et Moralisata"; four Latin Bibles, respectively of English, French, and Italian workmanship; a Latin Psalter, perhaps of English origin; and a Latin treatise on the homilies, by John of Abbeville, by an English hand. Thirteen manuscripts of the four- teenth century include four Latin Bibles, of English, French, and Italian ori- gin; the oldest extant complete manuscript of the Wyckliffite version of the New Testament in English, and Wyckliffe's "Religious Treatises," English; two Latin Psalters, made in Austria and France, respectively; two "Horse" of the Virgin Mary, of French production; a Latin Apocalypse (German); a copy of the "Summa Virtutum" (French) ; and Boethius's "De Consolatione Philosophise" (Florentine). The Library has about fifty-five manuscripts of this class of the fifteenth century, of great variety, as follows : Twenty-three "Horse" and one "Officium" of the Virgin Mary; two Roman Missals and a Sarum Missal ; four Latin Psalters ; a Latin "Breviarium" ; a "Graduale" ; an "Antiphonarium Sanctorum"; two copies of the "Liber Precum Latinum" ; an "Ordo Breviarii Fratrum Hermitarum Ordinis Sancti Augustini" ; a "Liber de Disci'plina," of Saint Lawrence, and "Summa Morum et Canonum," being a book of rules, etc., for priests. Other Latin manuscripts of the fifteenth century are a Cherubino da Spoleto, a Sacrobusco, Ptolemy's "Geographia," Claudianus's "De Raptu Prosperpinse," and a copy of "Tabule de conjunc- tionibus Solis et Lune." Aristotle is here in his "Liber de Virtutibus et Vitiis," in Greek and Latin. French texts include Haicon's "La Fleur des Histoires," and Robert Cibole's "Livre de Sainte Meditacyon." There are in Flemish a Book of Hours and a Book of Prayers ; in Italian, an Apocalypse and a magnif- icent copy of Petrarch's "Rime" ; in German, a "Wochenlich Andacht," with xylographic features; and in English, four copies of Purvey's revision of 10 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Wyckliffe's New Testament. Fifteen manuscripts of the sixteenth century continue this galaxy of European illuminated manuscripts. Here is to be found the superlative work of Giulio Clovio, his "Christi Vita ab Evangelistis descripta," sometimes called "The Towneley Lectionary," with six large minia- ture paintings, a work made for Alexander, Cardinal Farnese, and by him pre- sented to Pope Paul III. The last of the six large pictures depicts the Day of Judgment, which Bradley, in his "Life and Works of Giorgio Giulio Clovio, Miniaturist" (London, 1891, p. 259), says is "Clovio's masterpiece, — the most remarkable and by far the most masterly of all his extant works. In all the higher qualities of design and beauty of workmanship I know of nothing to compare with it. For, notwithstanding its limited dimensions, it contains all the materials of a colossal wall-painting, and gives rather the impression of a great work diminished artificially than of a miniature of , its actual size." So marvelous is this piece, that it is easy to "understand the praises lavished during the three centuries upon this very picture." The other manuscripts of this century are two Antiphonals; a "Horse" and three copies of the "Officium" of the Virgin Mary; an "Officium mortuorum," etc.; a Book of Collects and Prayers, in Latin; a Latin Psalter; two copies of the "Liber Precum Latinum"; Papal Edicts, in Latin by the Bishop of Worcester; a Latin copy of the epistles and gospels ; and an "Explanatio in Canticis Canti- corum," by the Abbot, Robert, perhaps first abbot of Newminster. Two manuscripts of the seventeenth century deserve mention. They are a copy of "Exercice Spirituel du Chretien," and an unusually rich Antiphonal of huge size, lavishly overlaid with burnished gold. The works in the foregoing group of European illuminated manuscripts are written on vellum. Other early manuscripts in the Library written on paper, are a thirteenth-century Greek copy of the "Opera et Dies" of Hesiod; fourteenth-century copies of the "Fabulse" of ^Esop, in Greek, and of the "Pharsalia" of Lucan, in Latin; a fifteenth-century "Evangelistarium," in Greek; also a Greek copy of the "Epistolae Apostolicse," and a very uncommon volume of Bible Histories, in German, with colored pictures, one of which is dated 1445. This volume is interesting, moreover, on account of the introduc- tion of a large xylographic initial. A collection of treatises by Guido Bonatti is dated 1469. Three sixteenth-century works complete this aggregation of paper manuscripts, and include a Latin dictionary and a German medical hand- book. Passing now from the art of the illuminator and the calligrapher to the art of music, we find in the manuscript division the original manuscript of a symphony by Mozart, for sixteen string and wind instruments, partitur, dated Salzburg, April 26, 1779. This is no. 318 in Kochel's catalogue of Mozart's compositions. Parts of a partitur of Wagner's "Fliegende Hollander," in his handwriting, and holograph compositions of Paganini, Liszt, Haydn, Glinka, THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 11 and Mercadante are also here. This class has also a representative number of holograph letters of Beethoven, Berlioz, Sir Henry R. Bishop, Czerny, Haydn, Jahn, Jenny Lind, Liszt, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Meyerbeer, Sigis- mund von Neukomm, George Onslow, Pleyel, Rossini, Louis Spohr, Count Spontini, Verdi, Wagner, Weber and others. There are also sixteenth and seventeenth-century collections of anthems, motetts, madrigals, songs, etc., and a number of commonplace books of the late Dr. Edward F. Rimbault, the English authority on madrigals, which are kept in the Music Division of the Library. Of choice literary manuscripts there are not many in the Library. The principal items are Washington Irving' s "Apology" for his Diedrich Knicker- bocker's "New York," written at Sunnyside, in 1848; his "Biographical Sketch of Washington Allston," 1854-1855; a contribution to "A Book of the Hud- son," 1849; and pages from his manuscript of his "Life of George Washing- ton." Nathaniel Hawthorne is represented by a portion of his "Mosses from an Old Manse" ; Thackeray, by his "Note Book for Lectures and Henry Esmond," as well as the manuscript of a long introduction to an American edition of his works; and there is a manuscript of Samuel Warren, author of "Ten Thousand a Year." In the field of American literature the Library has the extensive correspondence of Evert A. Duyckinck in connection with his editorship of "Arcturus," "The Literary World," and "The Cyclopaedia of American Literature," 1840-1855', and some to his brother George L. Duyckinck, from nearly every American man of letters during that period and some from foreign writers. In this aggregation are literary letters from Park Benjamin, Charles Frederick Briggs, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Wil- liam Allen Butler, George Henry Calvert, John Esten ,C°oke, Frederick S. Cozzens, Richard Henry Dana, George Cary Eggleston, Ralph Waldo Emer- son, Edward Everett, Charles Gayarre, Fitz-Greene Halleck, Nathaniel Haw- thorne, P. H. Hayne, Joel T. Headley, Henry William Herbert, Oliver Wendell Holmes, Washington Irving, G. P. R. James, Francis Lieber, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Benson J. Lossing, James Russell Lowell, Cornelius Mathews, James K. Paulding, John Howard Payne, Edgar Allan Poe, Epes Sargent, Henry R. Schoolcraft, Horace E. Scudder, Mrs. L. H. Sigourney, William Gilmore Simms, Bayard Taylor, George Ticknor, Robert Tomes, Henry T. Tuckerman, Martin Farquhar Tupper, Charles W. Webber, Richard Grant White, and hundreds of others; also the literary correspondence of Evert A. Duyckinck with Edward S. Gould and William A. Jones. Apart from those enumerated above, there are one or more letters, etc., written by Robert Burns, William Cowper, Oliver Goldsmith, Dr. Samuel Johnson, John Milton, Alexander Pope, Sir Walter Scott, and Robert Southey. Twelve legal documents relate to Milton's family and a volume of miscellaneous papers bears upon Milton himself. 12 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Besides the scientific manuscripts of a very early date, mentioned among the European illuminated volumes, the Library has a Spanish translation of the "Theatre of the World," of Willem and Jan Blaeu, 1655, in four folio volumes; letters by Benjamin Franklin on smoky chimneys, 1762 and 1785; a Spanish work on medicine and chirurgery, by Dr. Martin Delzar, 1800; mathe- matical-astronomical manuscripts of Carl Friedrich Gauss, 1809, 1817, 1818, in six volumes ; correspondence of F. R. Hassler relative to the coast survey ; chirurgical and anatomical lectures by Dr. Alexander Monro, of Edinburgh, 1785; lectures by Dr. Howard Townsend to students of the Albany Medical College, at Albany, N. Y., from 1860 to 1865; the correspondence of W. F. Allen in regard to standard time; about three hundred letters to Professor Henry Wurtz, 1850-1880, and a notebook of lectures on physics by him; and a few others of the class. Naturally in a large collection of manuscripts there are many individual letters that have contents of value for the history of commerce, prices current, and other economic topics. For these the interested student is obliged to grub. But this Library has a goodly number of old business letter-books, ledgers, day-books, and collections of papers, among them those of William Alexander, called Lord Stirling, including some of Samuel Franklin, 1760-1790; a large number of Governor John Tayler's business papers ; the correspondence of William Bayard, president of the United States Bank and member of the firm of LeRoy, Bayard & McEvers, and of Duncan Pearsall Campbell, of New York, 1812-1815, revealing the commercial relations between the United States and Great Britain during the war period; some of General Robert Swartwout's papers, of the first half of the nineteenth century; and letters and documents relating to the estate of William Temple Franklin, 1780-1860. Others are Noah Webster's account books; a letter-book of Thomas Sheaf e, merchant of Portsmouth, N. H., 1784-1797; Schuyler account-book, 1698- 1729, and others of this family, particularly of General Philip Schuyler; Philip Cuyler's letter-book on commercial affairs in Albany, New York City, etc., 1755-1760; accounts, letters and other papers of Jeremiah Van Rensselaer, and the settlement of his estate by General Philip Schuyler, 1761-1791 ; James Emott's notarial record-book, 1766-1768, relating to New York matters; record-book of the committee of the Chamber of Commerce of New York City appointed to hear and determine admiralty cases, etc., 1779-1789; letter- book, Nantes, 1781-1783, of Wallace, Johnson & Muir, showing transactions with various commercial houses, mostly American; letters of Coll MacGregor, 1783-1794, on business matters; letter-book of R. Weir & Company, 1797- 1800, largely of a commercial character; account books, ledgers, day-books, etc., of Janies McBride, of New York City, mostly about 1802-1810; letters! day-books, etc., of the firm of Minturn and Champlin, of New York City, relating to their trade with Canton, China, 1807-1816; letters of the firm of THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 13 Stewart and Jones, merchants of New York City; records and accounts of the Third Great Western or Cherry Valley Turnpike ; financial papers relating to the Utica and Syracuse Railroad; Robert Morris's letters, 1777-1802, to Tench Tilghman, John Nicholson and William Cranch, mostly on business matters; letter-book, etc., of William Beverley, of Virginia, mostly letters to merchants in London, 1737-1744, on matters of trade; account-book of Nathaniel Lyttle- ton Savage, a Virginia planter, 1768-1785, containing miscellaneous business transactions, such as bonds, certificates, loans, rents, tobacco, corn, negroes, horses, etc. ; and ninety letter-books and account-books of the firm of Lawrason and Fowle, of Alexandria, Va., 1770-1830. For the historical scholar, especially of American and British history, there is a wonderful array of source material in the Manuscript Division. It is in this respect that the Library is a natural Mecca for those who are en- gaged in constructive historical writing. Thousands of the manuscripts of the smaller groups are filed alphabetically by names of the writers or, if official papers, under the places in which they originated, in manila folders, arranged in cartons, in a series of "Miscellaneous Papers." The principal historical manuscripts, either volumes or files, are revealed in the group list published in the Bulletin, in 1901, and in the supplementary list, to 1914, in- clusive, now presented at the end of this article. No attempt is made, there- fore, to repeat this information in detail in the narrative. The following digest of the main collections from which the composite body has been derived, may suffice to indicate in a limited space the character and diversity of the materials. Rich Collection. This composite collection, of about 142 volumes relating to Spanish- America, was formed by Don Antonio de Uguina, of Madrid. It comprises almost everything of interest that was collected by his friend Juan Bautista Mufioz, the historian of the New World. Uguina also furnished his other friend, Navarrete, with many of the documentary materials for his "Colecci'on de Viages." The manuscripts were purchased by M. Ter- naux Compans, of Paris, after the death of Uguina, and were added to his own collection of the same nature. All of these things came into the posses- sion of Obadiah Rich, at one time United States Consul at Madrid, who added thereto some items from the Lord Kingsborough collection and also a few more which he procured in Spain. The Rich collection was purchased by James Lenox, Esq., about the year 1848, and formed a part of his foundation of the Lenox Library, in 1870. Through subsequent accessions the Spanish- American manuscripts of the Library amount to more than 200 volumes. Chalmers Collection. These twenty-five volumes consist of tran- scripts and original documents relating to America, collected by George Chal- mers, the English antiquary, with his notes, forming the material for his 14 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY history of the revolt in the colonies, which is also here in manuscript. In- cluded is also a volume of papers relating to the Indians. Most of the volumes were purchased at the sale of the library of S. L. M. Barlow ; a few came with the library of George Bancroft. Hardwicke Collection. It consists of transcripts and original papers, in 140 volumes. The transcripts comprise a great number of historical letters and documents in the Public Record Office, the Harleian and Cottonian manu- scripts now in the British Museum, and manuscripts in the Bodleian Library and the Advocates' Library, etc., chiefly of the sixteenth and seventeenth cen- turies, and more particularly of the reigns of Queen Elizabeth and James I. Of the original papers there is a mass of correspondence of the first half of the eighteenth century, chiefly the papers of Sir Luke Schaub, British diplomat and ambassador, consisting of letters to him from official personages, and drafts of his replies, dealing with the treaties, wars, alliances, and diplomatic negotiations of the different European states. There are other original papers, both private letters and official documents; the log book of the "Royal Sover- eign," 1691-1693 ; and contemporary copies of various papers; also transcripts of the papers of the French ambassadors to England in the reign of Elizabeth and James I., and papers relating to the American colonies. These manuscripts were collected during the eighteenth century by Philip, Lord Hardwicke, chan- cellor of England, and by his sons, the second Earl Hardwicke and Charles Yorke. They were offered for sale, in 1884, by Bernard Quaritch, the Lon- don bookseller, and were in that year presented to the Astor Library by John Jacob Astor, Esq. Smyth Collection. Virginia papers, 1613-1679, consisting of 84 orig- inals and contemporary transcripts. Those from 1613-1634 were collected by John Smyth, of Nibley, in Gloucestershire, author of the "Lives of the Berkeleys," and one of the original "Adventurers" in the promotion of planta- tions and settlements in the second Virginia colony. They were presented to the Library, in 1897, by Alexander Maitland, Esq., a nephew of James Lenox. Bancroft Collection. It is comprised of original papers and tran- scripts collected by George Bancroft for his historical work, and was purchased from his estate, in 1893, by the Lenox Library. The originals include the Samuel Adams papers, consisting of letters from nearly all the men who were prominent in the American revolution, and his drafts of letters; the minute books and papers of the Boston Committee of Correspondence ; the Anspach and other papers of the German auxiliary troops in. the American revolution, with correspondence of General Riedesel; the papers of Joseph Hawley, of Northampton, Mass. ; and numerous letters, bound and unbound, of distin- guished Americans. The transcripts, in 210 bound volumes, include nearly THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 15 everything of importance in European archives bearing on the American revolution, as well as British state papers on colonial affairs, and letters and documents from private sources in America and England, which Bancroft succeeded in ferreting out through the unusual facilities which his position of statesman and diplomat afforded him. In this collection are to be found tran- scripts of the diary and correspondence of President Polk; Bancroft's own papers while minister to Great Britain and Germany, and a commissioner for the determination of the northwestern boundary of the United States; also a mass of his notes, drafts, proof-sheets, etc., for his "History of the United States," and other works. Emmet Collection. The manuscripts in this precious collection have been, in the main, calendared in the printed catalogue, published by the Library, in 1900, of which particular mention has already been made. They consist of about 10,800 pieces, and include one or more autographs of almost every man at all distinguished in American affairs during the American revolution, and also a large number of the colonial times, as well as of later date. Besides manuscripts, the collection is rich in portraits, views, maps, plans, broadsides, etc., for the periods represented in the general scheme of the extra-illustrated works, numbering some ninety- four volumes. This collection was formed by Dr. Thomas Addis Emmet, of New York City, and was purchased by the late John S. Kennedy, Esq., as a gift to the Library, in 1896. Myers Collection. Following in some respects the same lines as the Emmet collection, it numbers about 1,600 pieces, chiefly autographic letters and documents of distinguished Americans in the colonial period, the Ameri- can revolution, and the nineteenth century; including signers of the Declara- tion of Independence, governors of New York, members of the Continental Congress, and generals of the revolution. But other volumes are devoted to autographs of distinguished Englishmen, Frenchmen, and Hessian officers, and to the papers of General Daniel Morgan. This collection was arranged under the supervision of Dr. Emmet for the late Colonel Theodorus Bailey Myers, and was presented to the Library in 1899, by Mrs. Myers, Mrs. James and Mrs. Mason. American Loyalist Collection. Transcripts and digests from the Audit Office records in the Public Record Office, London, in sixty-six large folio volumes, and from the Royal Institution of Great Britain, in eight folio volumes, of the books and papers of the Commission of Enquiry into the losses and services of the American Loyalists, held under the Acts of Parliament of 23, 25, 26, 28 and 29 of George III., between the years 1783-1790. They display the first public view of authentic and official information regarding the American Loyalists who, before the peace of 1783, were known as 15 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY "guides," "pioneers," "rangers," "pensioners," "sufferers," "associated loyal- ists," "friends to government," "King's friends," "provincial troops," "royal- ists," "tories," etc., but usually designated since the American revolution under the one title of "American Loyalists." Generally speaking, the volumes show- information and intelligence conveyed to the Commissioners to prevent im- position and fraud ; examinations and decisions on temporary support claims, calendars of original memorials, vouchers, etc. ; minutes of the Commissioners in London and in Nova Scotia; the Commission's reports, claims liquidated, acts of Parliament establishing and regulating the Commission; examinations and determinations of claimants in Nova Scotia and London; and Royal In- stitution transcripts of memorials, correspondence, accounts, returns, pay- lists, etc., 1778-1783. One volume, not strictly belonging to the series, is filled with East Florida claims. These transcripts were made between 1898-1903, for the Library, under the supervision of the late B. F. Stevens, of London, and with the permission of the authorities in control of the original archives. Ford Collection. This collection is composed, in the main, of auto- graphs of Americans of the American revolution and the nineteenth century, and contains about 60,000 loose pieces and some bound volumes. Not all of the miscellaneous papers have yet been completely classified and arranged. There are many autographs of signers of the Declaration of Independence, and a number of letters by Washington and Franklin, letters to General Hand, and many other papers bearing on the revolution. In the nineteenth-century period there are autographs of the presidents ; heads of departments ; members of Congress; governors; generals, etc.; the correspondence of Andrew Jack- son with W. B. Lewis ; papers of Noah Webster and letters to him and to W. G. Webster; and correspondence of F. R. Hassler with numerous men of science on the subject of the coast survey. There are many documents of the different departments of government, bearing official signatures; also much private correspondence of the Ford family, and numerous autographs of distinguished Europeans, including British ministers of state, peers, etc. The collection is of a varied character. Many of the pieces are valuable only as autographs while others have great historical or biographical interest. The collection was made by Gordon Lester Ford and his sons, Worthington Chauncey Ford and Paul Leicester Ford, between 1840 and 1898. It was presented to the Library, in 1899, by the late J. Pierpont Morgan, Esq. In the first of the following lists is presented a supplementary catalogue to the group list of "Manuscript Collections" in the Library, bringing the record down through the year 1914. The second list is a guide to the historical texts which have been printed in the Library's Bulletin from the beginning through the year 1914. Literary texts and letters, as well as texts and articles non-historical in character, are not included. PART I SUPPLEMENT TO THE LIST OF "MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS," OF 1901, NOTED ABOVE; EMBRACING PRINCIPAL ADDITIONS AND ACCESSIONS TO THE END OF 1914 Albany County, N. Y. Tax-lists of the City and County of Albany, 1766-67; tax- list of the 1st Ward, Albany, 1796. 25 lists. f°. Schuyler Alexander VI. Vita di P. P. Alessandro vi. e de suoi figlioli. n. p. [IS — ?j. 202 p. 8°- Manuscript copy. Allen, W. F. Letters and Standard Time. 8 vols., 3 letter-files and one en- velope. Bachiller y Morales, Antonio. Suple- raento y adiciones a los catalogos biblio- graphicos de los apuntes para la historia de las letras en Cuba por Ant. Bachiller. 43 1. 8°. Ford Bacon, Leonard. Life of Noah Webster. [18—?] 98 1. 8°. Baldwin, Henry. Letters to Baldwin from William O. McDowell, John W. Hoyt and others, with printed circulars, etc. 1891-1902, mostly concerning various so- called patriotic organizations, the estab- lishment of a University of the United States, etc.; also about 110 letters by Bald- win, 1902. 3 vols. f°., and unbound. Library Americana Baltimore, Md. Receipt Book. 1768-80. Receipts for rent of houses, etc., in Balti- more. 50 p. 24°. Emmet Bancroft, George. Calendar of American history, 177S-89. 12 vols. 4°. Bancroft Catalogue of Bancroft manuscripts. [1880?] 147 p. Typewritten. Bancroft Sketch of the character of Bis- marck. 65 1. Unbound. Bancroft Barker, John. Extracts from the Diary of Lieut. John Barker, of the Fourth (King's Own) Regiment, 1774-1776. Tran- script, by Miss Elizabeth Ellery Dana, from the original, 1894. 14 1. Unbound. Ford These extracts, which were transcribed for Mr. Worthington C. Ford, comprise everything that re- lates to, British officers. The most important pas- sages of the diary were printed in the Atlantic Monthly, vol. 39 (1877), p. 389-401, 544-554. The name of the author was at that time unknown. Bayard, William. Letters to him as a member of the firm of Le Roy, Bayard & McEvers, etc., 1814-1815; also bank checks, bills of exchange and promissory notes. 1 box. Bayard-Campbell Papers. Letters, deeds, and other legal papers. 6 boxes. Bayard-Campbell-Pearsall Papers. Let- ters, deeds and other legal papers. 7 boxes, 25 vols., and over 2,000 unsorted pieces. Beverley, William, of Virginia. Accounts with tenants, etc., 1742; accounts, 1743; accounts of rents due Nov. 27, 1748. 3 vols. 12°. Ford ■ Letter-book, containing copies of his letters, mostly to merchants in London, 1737-1744, on matters relating to trade, lands, etc. Copy-book of deeds, leases, etc., of lands in Virginia. Account-book of surveys, sales of lands, etc. 3 vols. f°. Ford Boudinot, Elias. Account-book for daily entries, 1818-1821. 38 1. f° Lettered on side "Scratch Book, Jan. 1818." The first part of the book contains business accounts; the second, private expenses. ■ Ledger, 1760-1814; including ac- counts with the United States while com- missary-general of prisoners, etc., during the Revolution. Nar. f°. Bradstreet, Gen. John. Letters, deeds and other papers relating to land affairs in the Hudson valley, 1773-1795. 15 pieces. Bradstreet Estate. Papers of Gen. Philip Schuyler, as executor of the estate of Gen. John Bradstreet (deceased 1774), com- prising letters from Bradstreet to Schuyler, letters between Schuyler, Beverly Robin- son, Sir Charles Gould, Peter Livius, mem- bers of the Bradstreet family, and others; accounts,' vouchers, inventories, legal docu- ments, etc., some of them relating to the Dutch Church at Albany, and to the affairs of Bradstreet and Schuyler as quartermas- ters in the French and Indian war; 1756- 1794. About 500 items. Unbound. Brazil. — Relacion instructiva del origen y conclusion del Tratado de Limites. Serie de todos los incidentes que occurrieron, [17] 18 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Part I — "Manuscript Collections," continued. y que dificultaron su execucion... [In- cluding letters by Ricardo Wall, dated 1760.] Transcript? [18th century.] 41 1. f . Half morocco. Rich In vol. lettered: "Brazil, Relaciones Varias. 1543- 1760." Bristol Company of Merchants Adven- turers. Eighteen letters between the Com- pany and Sir Thomas Roe, Thomas James and others, from 1630 to 1632, concerning James's voyage for the discovery of the North-West Passage. Transcripts. [Bris- tol? 1800?] 33 p. 12°. Campbell, Duncan Pearsall. Letters from various correspondents in England, Halifax, N. S., and the United States to him, 1812-1813. One box. Carolina. — Constitution. The funda- mental constitutions of Carolina. A copy, perhaps contemporary, of the constitution of July 21, 1669. The leaf containing articles 1-8 is 'missing. 1 p.L, 10 1. f°. Half morocco. Ford Carrington, Edward, and others. Let- ters from Carrington, Jefferson, etc., to Madison, etc., 1783-1810, on public affairs. 33 Transcripts. Washington, [187-?.] Un- bound. Bancroft Carvajal, Gaspar de. Relacion que escribio Fr. Gaspar de Carabajal del suceso del nuevo descubrimiento del famosa rio grande [the Amazon] que descubrio por mui gran ventura el capitan Francisco de Orellana. [About 1542?] Transcript [1780?] 51 1. f°. Half morocco. Rich In vol. lettered: "Brazil. Relaciones Varias. 1543-1760." Cellamare, Antonio Giudice, Prince. The Memoirs of Prince Cellamare, written in Italian by himself, and translated from the original in the Paper Office. [1720?] 265 p. f°. Hardwickel40 Chalmers, John. [Journal of the L'Orient expedition, 15 Sept.-29 Oct., 1746, with let- ter of transmittal to the Duke of Montagu dated at Cork, 9 Dec. 1746. 15 p. f°. With a folded colored "Sketch of the Ground near L'Orient in Britany with the Attack made on that Place in Septr. 1746 by the British Forces under the Command of Lieut. General St. Clair."] Chase, Samuel. Objections to the Federal Government. 1788. 106 p. Tran- script. Bancroft Chauncey, Nathaniel. Sermons preached at Durham, Conn. 1732-1742. Ford Chelsea Fire Club, of Norwich, Conn. Record book, 1788-96. 62 p. 8°. Ford Cherry Valley Turnpike, New York. Financial papers and account books of the Third Great Western or Cherry Valley Turnpike. 10 vols., 5 copybooks, and a few loose papers. Chester, Sir Peter, governor of West Florida. Petitions and other papers to and from him, relating to military land grants in the province, 1774-1776. About 50 pieces. Cheyne, George. Diary, 183.3-1839, of George Cheyne, a retired naval officer, who removed in 1836 to New Brunswick and settled at Dumfries. 73 1. f°. The cover has title: "Log of H. M. S. Centaur. . ." Explanatory letters by Dr. William F. Ganong are inserted. Childs, Perry G. Letters, petitions, etc. to him while representing the Western District of New York on the Council of Appointment, 1822, and while a State Sen- ator, from the same section, 1817-1822. About 275 pieces. China. — A collection of about 250 mss., including bills, letters, day-books, etc., of the firm of Minturn and Champlin, of New York City, relating to their trade with Canton, China, carried on by the ship Lion, 1807-1816. Chittenden, Capt. Newton H. Official report of the exploration of the Queen Charlotte Islands for the government of British Columbia. 1884. 8° Made up of manuscript notes, a printed report, photographs, etc. Clay, Gen. Green. Orderly book, etc., of the First Brigade of Kentucky militia de- tached, kept by his aide, John H. Hawkins, at various places in the campaign, from March 19, to Aug. 25, 1813. f°. Columbian Liberty Bell. Letters, print- ed circulars, clippings, etc., relating to the "Columbian Liberty Bell," cast for the T World's Fair at Chicago. 1893-96. 3 vols. f°. Also a quantity of loose papers. Library Americana Confederate Diary of travels in Georgia, South Carolina, Florida, etc. in 1863. 79, 15 p. 8°. Unbound. Conner, Commodore David, U.S.N. Cor- respondence and official papers as an of- ficer before, during and immediately after the Mexican war; consisting of secret dip- lomatic papers, official instructions and correspondence from the Navy Depart- ment, secret intelligence, communications from the commanders of the ships in his squadron, and drafts of his own letters. About 2,600 pieces. Boxed. Contarini, Simeone. Discurso hecho a la Republica de Venecia por su embasador en Espafia sobre el estado de esta monar- chia en el reinada de Phelipe m., y valimi- ento del Duque de Lerma. 1604? Tran- script. 1800? 68 1. 8°. Pigskin. Ford With the above is bound: Spain. — King. Me- morial del proceder de Paulo iv. Cornell, Samuel. A collection of letters documents, colonial paper money etc re- lating to Samuel Cornell, a North Caro- lina loyalist, and to the attempt of his THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 19 Part I — "Manuscript Collections," continued. son-in-law, William Bayard, to reqover his property confiscated for his loyalty to the British government. 3 boxes. For an account and printed selection of these papers, see the Bulletin, xvii (1913), p. 443, ff. Cortes, Jose. Memorias sobre las pro- vincias del norte de Nueva Espafia. 1799. Transcript. [1800?] 3 p.l., 98 1. f°. Mo- rocco. Rich Croswell, Harry. Motion for a new trial on the part of the defendant [relating to his] indictment for a libel upon Thomas Jefferson, president of the U. S. Manu- script copy in the handwriting of Judge James Kent. 1804. 1 p.l., 161 p. 12°. Cuyler, Philip. Letter book on commer- cial affairs [Albany, New York City, etc.] from May 24, 1755 to Aug. 19, 1760. 336 p. Daly, Charles Patrick. Papers relating to the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick, 1870- 1880; legal papers, letters, etc. 3 boxes. Dearborn, (H t enry] Alexander] S[Cam- mellj) Papers in relation to the loan of arms to Rhode Island... on the xxv. of June 1842. [Roxbury, Mass. 1846.) 4°. (Writings on many subjects, vol. 2.) A collection of ms. letters, extracts, mounted clippings, etc., relating to the Dorr rebellion made by Dearborn' himself for his children as material justifying his actions. De Laet, Jan. Navigatien naar West Indien extrackten uyt verscheedene Schry- vers door Jan de Laet. 17th century. 500 P. f° Derrotas de Espafia a las Indias. Sailing directions, 17th century. Transcript. 18th century. 94 1. f°. Half sheep. Ford Dix, John Adams. Lecture on Thomas Jefferson. Written, Dec. 1857. 55 p. 4°. Donne, George. Virginia reviewed. About 1640. 38 1. Transcript. Moore Drayton, Percival. Letters from Capt. Drayton, U. S. N., to Lydig M. Hoyt and Alexander Hamilton, Jr., 1860-65, on naval and personal matters; with three letters relating to Capt. Drayton, written shortly after his death. Eleven typewritten tran- scripts from the originals in possession of Miss Gertrude L. Hoyt, 1906. f°. Un- bound. The originals of the above were retained by Miss Hoyt at the time of her gift to the library; but she permitted them to be transcribed. They are not in- cluded in the Drayton letters printed in the Bulletin. ■ Letters from Capt. Drayton, U.S.N., to Lydig M. Hoyt and Alexander Hamil- ton, Jr., 1861-65, mostly written on ship- board, dealing with the naval operations of the civil war and the state of affairs at the south. 67 A. L. S. 4°. Unbound. Printed, with an introductory note by the donor, Miss Gertrude L. Hoyt, in Bulletin of The New York Public Library, vol. 10, p. 587-625, 639-681. Emott, James. Record-book of James Emott, notary public of New York, con- taining his registry of promissory notes, protests of bills of exchange, protests of ship-masters, bonds, lottery-tickets, powers of attorney, etc., 1766-68. f° Sheep. Encina, Francisco. Discurso economico politico, sobre que la real Armada disfrute de abundantes y sanos comestibles tanto en paz como en guerra, y medios de pre- caver los perjuios que acarrean las carnes saladas. Por Don Francisco Encina. [Madrid, 1802.] 82 1. 8°. Proudfit Coll. Erie Canal. Original first report of the first commissioners appointed by the legis- ture of New York, to explore the route from the Hudson River to Lake Ontario and Lake Erie for an inland navigation, February, 1811. f. Unbound. Signed by Gouverneur Morris, Stephen Van Rensselaer, W. North, De Witt Clinton, Thomas Eddy, Peter B. Porter and Simeon De Witt. Farr, Thomas. Receipt-book of Thomas Farr, Commissary and Paymaster-General of South Carolina, 1776-79. Containing signatures of American officers and others. 16°. Myers Florence, Italy. Records of notary pub- lic, and other documents relating to the disposition of private property. On vel- lum. About 1575-1665. 34 1. f°. Vellum. Ford Lettered: "Manuscrit." Forma muy util, y provechosa para medir aguas, sitios, y cavallerias de tierras de ganados maior, y menor, y la practica judicial, que deven observar las justicias y un tratado muy importante de medir minas. [Mexico, 1734.] 1 p.l., 119 1. 12° Ford, Worthington Chauncey. Letter- book, as secretary of the Brooklyn Revenue Reform Club, Oct. 1881-Apr., 1882. Let- ter-press copies of A. L. S. 135 1. f°. Ford France. — Ministry to the United States. Letters of Ternant, Genet, Fauchet, Adet, and Letombe to the French government, on American affairs, 1791-1797. In French, with some translations appended. Tran- scripts. About 1000 1. f° Unbound. Ford Navy. Liste des officiers de ma- rine, chirurgiens et officers mariniers qui ont este payez tant dans le port que sur les vaisseaux ofi ils ont este armez en l'annee 1691. Sm. f°. Navy. Notes on naval events 1778-1781; lists of ships, movements of fleets and vessels, and tables of prizes taken, including captures made by Ameri- can and Spanish vessels. 51 1. 4° Mo- rocco case. Lettered "Remarkable events of 1778." 20 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Part I — "Manuscript Collections,'' continued. Frizzell, Lodisa. Narrative of a Journal across the "Plains" in 1852. Illustrated by several original drawings. 64 1. 12°. Ford Gayangos, Thomas, Diario de la nave- gaz". que de orden de S. M. communicada por D°. Manuel de Amat, Virrey del Peru y Chile, hizo a la Isla de Amat el Capitan D n . Domingo de Boenechea. . .dado a luz por el Theniente de Navio D n . Thomas Gayangos. 1775. 29 1. f°. Ford Bound with: Derrotas de Espafia a las Indias. Goldsborough, Rear Adm. L. M., U. S. N. Official reports and letters to him, while commander of the European squadron in 1866-1867, during the rebellion of Crete against Turkey, showing the succor given by the American ships to refugees. A small lot. Grafton Memoirs. 1753-93. Autobiog- raphy. 5 vols, of 180 p. Transcript. Bancroft Great Britain. — -Admiralty Office, Nov. 9, 1761. List of the King's ships and ves- sels in commission; with an account how they are disposed; and a state of the men of such of them as are employed at or near home. 18 1. f°. ■ Jan. 1, 1762. List of all his Majes- ty's ships and vessels in sea pay, with their present disposition. 12 1. f°. American Loyalists. Calendar of the original memorials, vouchers and other papers deposited with the Commission of Enquiry into the losses and services of the American Loyalists held under Acts of Parliament of 23, 25, 26, 28 and 29 of George in. preserved amongst the Audit Office Records in the Public Record Office of England, 1783-1790. Transcribed for the New York Public Library, 1903. 6 vols. f°. ■ • Transcripts of the Manuscript Books and Papers of the Commission of Enquiry into the Losses and Services of American Loyalists held under Acts of Parliament of 23, 25, 26, 28 and 29 of George in. pre- served amongst the Audit Office Records in the Public Record Office of England, 1783-1790. [London, 1898-1903.) 60 vols. f°. See description in N. Y. P. L. Bulletin, vol. 3, p. 416; vol. 4, p. 7 and 388. Transcripts of various papers relat- ing to the losses, services and support of the American Loyalists and His Majesty's provincial forces during the war of Ameri- can Independence, preserved amongst the American manuscripts in the Royal Insti- tution of Great Britain, London, 1777- 1783. Transcribed for the N. Y. Public Library, 1903. 8 vols. f° . Great Britain. — Army. Records, in- cluding letters, connected with the ord- nance of England, 1642-1766; including those of Sir Charles Frederick, surveyor of the ordnance, and from whose library the volumes originated. 4 vols. f°. Account of expenses of British troops and of foreign troops in British pay, 1711-1754; including expenses in America. 301 p. f°. Great Britain. — Army and Navy. Rec- ord of grants of the Parliament for army and navy, 1689-1698; abstract of accounts of public revenue, taxes and loans, 1688- 1697, with an estimate of the cost of the war; a general and particular state of the army in 1697; grants in 1698; list of the. navy royal of England, 1688-1697. f. Great Britain. — House of Commons. Journal, Dec. 1647-Feb. 1648. Contempo- rary transcript. 700 p. f° Great Britain. — Lord High Treasurer. Book of instructions to various officers of government, 1673-1717. p. 65-192. f° Great Britain. — Navy. The accompt of the Right Honourable Edward Seymour, Esqur. Trear. of his Maj ts Navy between ye 31th Decemr. 1677 and the 31th Decemr. 1678. 274 p. f°. Bound in vellum. Receipts and expenditures by the R l . Hon" e . George Grenville, treasurer of His Majesty's navy. 4 Apr. 1754-31 Dec. 1755; 25 Nov. 1756-31 Dec. 1762. 8 vols. f°. Rough calf. Great Britain. — Navy Board. Navy Of- fice, Nov. 9, 1761. A list of the ships and vessels of your Majesty's Royal Navy; with their number of guns... 27 1. f°. Morocco. Great Britain. — Surveyor of the Ord- nance. Record books of Sir Charles Fred- erick, surveyor of the Ordnance, consisting of records and letters concerning the mili- tary establishment and its equipment in Europe and America, 1642-1766; precedents, etc., for firing guns on triumphal and other public occasions, 1683-1759; allowances and wages in the military and civil service of the ordnance of England, 1759-1764; letters by and to Sir Charles Frederick, 1761-1766. 4 vols. f°. Green, Andrew H. Papers of Andrew H. Green, a delegate to the New York State Constitutional Convention, 1894; compris- ing drafts, memoranda, etc. of proposed amendments to the constitution; with let- ters to him on taxation, female suffrage, charities, etc. About 300 items, the greater part typewritten. Unbound. Groton, Conn. — Tax-list. The colony tax for the year 1762 of the town of Gro- ton. 45 1. 16°. F 0r) i THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 21 Part I — "Manuscript Collections," continued. Gruber, Jacob. Trial of Jacob Gruber. 1819. 112 p. Transcript. Bancroft Gyles, John. A memorial of the strange adventures & signal Deliverances of John Gyles of Pemaquid. Narration of captivity among the Indians, 1689. 27 p. 12°. Moore Halifax, N. S. Orderly book (British). Halifax, N. S., June-Aug., 1776. 24 1. 12°. Fragment. Ford Orderly book (British). 1st Bat- talion Marines, Halifax, Apr.-May, 1777. 35 1. 12°. Ford Hayes, David. Record book of David Hayes, Justice of the Peace, Westbrook, Cumberland County, Maine, 1824-1858, containing records of marriages, oaths ad- ministered, deeds, mortgages, confession notes, etc. 60 p. sm. 4°. Hosack, Alexander. Receipt book. 1787- 1801. 50 p. Emmet Hoskins, Capt. A. H., R. N. Letter copy- book while in command of H. M. S. "Sul- tan," from Dec. 3, 1873, to Sept. 25, 1874. f°. Hudson- Fulton Celebration, New York City. Original manuscripts of the mes- sages from twenty-one foreign delegates to the Hudson-Fulton Celebration, delivered at the official reception, Monday evening, September, 24, 1909. Human Freedom League. Papers relat- ing to the "Human Freedom League," or "United States of Freedom," 1891-96. About 150 items. Unbound. Library Americana Jay, John. Reply of Mr. Jay to Ban- croft's "Memorandum on Jay's Treaty [1794] Dec. 11, 1882;" also, reply to "Mem- oranda of 5 & 8 Jan., 1883." Two pam- phlets, typewritten. 4°. Bancroft Jefferson, Thomas. Letters, subsequent to the revolution. Typewritten transcripts. 5 vols. f° Ford Some of these letters are printed in Ford's Writ- ings of Jefferson, N. Y., 1892. Jones, Caleb. Orderly book of Capt. Caleb Jones, Maryland Loyalist, 1778. 12°. Journal [log-book) of a voyage of the ship "Eden," burthen 250 tonn & 13 men, Samuel Nicholson Comm'. from England to Maryland 1771 [and of the snow "Mer- cury," packet from New York to Falmouth, 1771.] 19 1. f°. Calf. Ladies' Art Association. Documents, letters, etc., relating to this association and art education in the United States. 17 boxes. Laurens, Henry. Brief journal of his voyage, capture and confinement in the Tower, August, 1780-Dec. 1781. 14 1., writ- ten in pencil. 16°. Ford Perhaps the rough material from which his nar- rative printed in So. Car. Hist. Soc. Coll., vol. 1, was worked up. Lawrason and Fowle. Mercantile ac- count and letter-books of this firm, of Alexandria, Va., about 1770-1830. 90 vols. f°. Ford Lewis, Morgan. General Morgan Lewis's Vindication. The descent on the British shore at Fort George in Upper Canada in 1813. Typewritten transcript made about 1910 from the original manuscript in pos- session of Mrs. Maturin Livingston. 41 1. 4°. This seems to be the second part of a reply to a statement by Gen. Chandler, printed in Niles' Register, 19 Oct. 1816 (vol. 11, p. 116-119), "copied from an eastern paper." Lewis County, N. Y. General observa- tions on the "Brantingham Tract," accom- panied by a large map of the tract as sur- veyed into lots, in 1806, by P. Benjamin Wright, etc. f°. Library Americana. Letters; Morton House Conference; American Flag Papers; Philadelphia Conference Papers; Letters to Col. Ethan Allen, 1862-1895; Columbian Liberty Bell. 15 letter files, 2 boxes, 32 vols., various sizes. Livingston, Major Henry, Jr. Journal of the Canadian campaign. From Aug. 25, to Dec. 19, 1775. Obi. 12°. Log-book of the schooner "Yankee," of Newburyport, Nathaniel Stanwood com- mander, Aug. 15 — Sept. 2, 1812. 4 1. f°. Unbound. Ludewig, Hermann E. Bibliography of Spanish America. [1850?] 546 p., 4 1. 4°. Half russia. Ford McBride, James. Account books, day books, ledgers, etc. New York, mostly about 1802-1810; some entries to 1853. 8 vols. 4° & f°. Paper, and calf. Gift of Mrs. E. N. Vanderpoel, May, 1903. McDowell, William Osborne. Two let- ler-books containing copies of McDowell's letters, 1889-90; with loose drafts of his letters, and a mass of letters to him, some on business and personal matters, but the greater part relating to various so-called patriotic societies. 2 vols. f°. 6 boxes. Library Americana MacGregor Collection. Copies of letters by MacGregor on business matters, etc., 1783-94. 4 vols. f°. Mackay, Hugh. Memoirs touching the Scots War, carried on for their Majesties Service, by Maj. Gen. Mackay, against Viscount Dundee, etc., 1689-90. Transcript. [1700?] 259 p. 4°. HardwickelOl 22 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Part I — "Manuscript Collections," continued. Maham, Hezekiah. Orderly book of Maham's Legion, South Carolina, 1781-82. 31 p. 8° Sheep. "Marquis de Lafayette,'' privateer. Pa- pers relating to the cruise of the brig "Mar- quis de Lafayette," 1781. 71 pieces. Un- bound. Ford Mexico. Miscelanea de la Nueva Espafia. Fragmentos de historia de Nueva Espafia, copiados de un exemplar que poser Diego Panes; Informe de los meritos de la ciudad de Tlaxcala que saco Boturini en 1740; Oc- tava Maravilla por Bartolome de Gongora, 1628 [extracts from the poem, and contents of the bookj; Lista de los conquistadores de Nueva Espafia; Cedula de Cortes, 1526. Transcripts. 18th century. 245 1. f°. Mo- rocco. Rich A vol. in half morocco, with same lettering, contains another copy of the "Fragmentos" and "Informe"; also Dos cantares del Emperador Nazahualcoyotl, traducidas de lengua Nahuatl. 276 1. f°. Rich Mexico. Ordenanzas de Intendentes de N. Espafia, 1800. Transcript. 19th cen- tury, 217 1. f°. Half sheep. Ford Mexico. — Army. Relacion yndividual en que se expresan por menor los presidios de la Nueva Espafia terrestres y maritimos, sus situaciones y de que numero de mili- tares se compone cada una. 1722. 30 1. f°. Half morocco. Rich In vol. lettered: "Mexico. Relaciones Varias. 1720-1811." Mexico. — Real Hacienda. Certificacion geral dada al...Virrey Conde de Galve de lo producido y distribuido de la Real Hazienda en la Rl. Casa de Mejico en todo el tiempo de su gouierno. . .1688-1696. . . 12 1. Followed by other accounts of the Real Casa de Mexico and of the Real Ar- mada de Barlovento, to 1712. 18 1. f°. Sheep. Ford With the above is bound Spain. — King. Merced a Ernando Cortes. Mexico. — Real Hacienda de Nueva Es- pafia. r 1812?] 66 1. f°. Half morocco. Rich In vol. lettered: "Mexico. Relaciones Varias. 1720-1811." Mexico. — Real Hacienda. Relacion ge- neral del producto y valor de toda la Real Hacienda., .de la Nueva Espafia y provin- cias de la Nueva Galicia, Nueva Viscaya, Yucatan, y Tabasco... 1716-1720. 80 1. f°. Half morocco. Rich In vol. lettered: "Mexico. Relaciones Varias. 1720-1811." Middlebury College, Vermont. Address by Prof. John Hough at the semi-centen- nial celebration, 1850. 67 1. Unbound. Ford A memorandum by Ford refers to "Semi-Centen- nial of Middlebury, 1850, page 43." Mirabeau, Honore Gabriel de Riquetti de, Count. Brief wegens den inval des Pruijssische Troupes in de Vereenigde Nederlanden, aan den Graaf de Mirabeau en antwoord op denselven. 1787. Con- temporary copies? 16 p. 8°. Boards. Modern Historic Records Association. A sealed concrete cylinder. Also a box. Monroe, James. Account of his journey to Spain, 1804-05, with description of Mad- rid, the people, etc., notes and account of expenses. About 100 p. 12°. Calf. Diary, Mar. 1804-May 1805, con- taining notes of his mission to England and his negotiations with Spain. 183 p. 8°. Pigskin. Letter-book, Nov. 18, 1804-May 12, 1805, containing the correspondence of Monroe and Charles Pinckney with Pedro Cevallos, Madison, and Gen. Armstrong on the subject of indemnification for Spanish spoliations, etc., the demarcation of the boundaries of Louisiana, and the cession of Florida. Copies, with correc- tions in Monroe's hand. 446 p. 4°. and others. Historical letters, 1777- 1802; the greater part from Monroe to Madison and others on public affairs; a few military letters by Lafayette, etc. Type- written transcripts. 487 1. f°. Cloth, roan back. Ford The Monroe letters are printed in Hamilton's Writings of Monroe, N. Y., 1898. Moreno y Escandon, Francisco Antonio. Descripcion y estado del virreinato de Santa Fee, Nuevo Reino de Granada, y relacion del govierno y mando de... D. Pedro Mesia de la Cerda Marques de la Vega de Armijo. 1772. Transcript? 18th century. 107 1., followed by a description of New Granada, 12 1. f°. Half morocco. Rich Another copy. 149 1. Both are in vol. lettered: "Papeles Varios. Santa Fee Venezuela Amagua, Etc." Morris, Robert. Letters, 1777-1802; the greater part being on matters of business, to Tench Tilghman, 1784-'86, and to John Nicholson and William Cranch, 1794-99; with accounts and other papers. About 400 items. Unbound. Mostly Ford. Mormonism. History of, from its com- mencement to 1880. Scrapbooks, contain- ing clippings, portraits, autograph letters, etc. 2 vols. Myer, Isaac. Papers. 36 boxes, and 4 boxes of Molitor's Philosophy of History; also an Index rerum. 1 vol. Nazahualcoyotl. t Dos cantares del Em- perador Nazahualcoyotl, traducidas de lengua Nahuatl en la Castellana, que redujo a poesia D. Fernando de Alva; tambien un THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 23 Part I — "Manuscript Collections," continued. pedazo de historia de la vida de Nazahual- coyotl.] Transcript. [18th century?] 20 1. f°. Unbound. Rich Another copy is bound in: "Mexico. Miscelanea de la Nueva Espafia," and an- other in: "America. — Spanish Colonies" (lettered: "Indias. Relaciones Varias.") Netherlands. Een voorslag spoedig toe . . .verschillen tossen den Koning van Groot Brittannie en de Staaten Generael der Vereenigde Nederlanden. 1672. 16 p. 8°. Unbound. Newcastle, Duke of. Thomas Pelham- Holles, James Sinclair, and others. Let- ters between the Duke of Newcastle, etc., on the one hand, and Admiral Lestock and General Sinclair on the other, with regard to an invasion on the coast of France, at Port L'Orient, 1746. Copies, probably contemporary. 2 vols. f°. Selections are printed in Bulletin, vol. 10, p. 303. New England. — • Revolution, The, in New England in the time of Governor An- dros, 1688-1690. A collection of important historical manuscripts collected and tran- scribed with a view of compiling and print- ing a... history of that Revolution, com- prising all the papers that could be found relating to that subject in the Public Rec- ord Office, Bodleian Library, British Mu- seum, etc. Brought together by Henry Stevens of Vermont. 268 1. f°. New Orleans. Journal de Depense de la Colonie de la Nouvelle Orleans, annee 1766, manuscrit appt. a M r . Monteil. 174 1. f° Newport, R. I. Diary kept by some un- known person in the British garrison of Newport, R. I., July 29-Oct. 4, 1778, de- scribing the arrival and departure of the French and English fleets, and the land operations of the campaign. 27 p. 8°. Ford New York City. Journal of acts of the legislature concerning the City of New York, Feb. 1898-May, 1901. 42 1. f°. Half New York City. — • Chamber of Com- merce. Proceedings of committees ap- pointed to hear and determine disputes on mercantile and maritime matters, etc. July 6, 1779-Oct. 2, 1789; with a few copies of letters at the end of the volume, con- cerning the New York post office and the construction of a light-house on Montauk Point. 69 1. f°. Pigskin. This manuscript has been printed recently by the Chamber of Commerce. New York City. — Democratic Anti-Abo- lition, State Rights Association. Minute book, 1863-1868. 1vol. f°. New York City. — Hotels. Fifth Avenue Hotel. Store ledgers, cash books, etc., of the chef and kitchen. 5 shelves; Sinclair House Registers, 1893, 1894, 1898-1908. 13 vols. f° New York City. — Militia. Orderly book of troops on duty, in New York City, 1812, kept by C. K. Gardner and others. 16 entries. New York State. Correspondence be- tween Azariah C. Flagg, Silas Wright, W. L. Marcy, Michael Hoffman, R. H. Wal- worth and others, relating to New York affairs, political and financial, from 1821 to 1847. 8 vols. 4°. Disposition of the real estate of James R. Smith in 1829. Contains details about New York City lots, colored plans of lands in Broome, Tioga (Chemung, Marion Manor), Ulster (Hardenburgh Patent), and Clinton counties, etc., 1 vol. Governors. Autograph letters of Governors of New York, 1889-99, chiefly to T. B. M. Mason. In a portfolio. Myers Northumberland, George Fitzroy, duke of. A declaration of the household ex- penses of his Grace, George, Duke of Northumberland, &c...from January 1 st . 168'/ 8 ...to [December 31th, 1696.] 4 vols. f°. The stable accompt [of the Duke of Northumberland] from July first, 1687 [to December 31, 1692 n. p., 1687-93. 80 p. f°. Noticias de los servicios que ha hecho a los senores Reyes Phelipe Tercero, y Quarto. El exmo. sefior Don Antonio Sancho, Davila y Toledo, Marques de Ve- lada y de-San Roman, gentilhombre de la camara de su mgd. de sus conselos de es- tado y guerra.. . [Madrid, 1659.] 45 1. f°. Osorio y Redin, Miguel Alvarez. Con estos dos memoriales, se descubren, me- dios para quitar los tributos, y sustentar. . . quatro millones de personas pobres... Seg do Memorial, Oct. 11, 1686. Discurso universal, de las causas que ofenden esta monarquia. Memorial ajustado. . .del valor que tuvo la R 1 . Haz da de Espafia, reynando Phelipe in. Transcripts. [1800?] 1291. 8°. Half sheep. Ford Palmer, Benjamin F. Journal of the times; or The prisoner's journal. [War of 1812. Dec. 6, 1813-June 9, 1815.] 272 p. f°. Half calf. Also two typewritten transcripts of the above. Pan-Republic Congress. Letters, etc. re- lating to a proposed "Pan-Republic Con- gress," 1891-93, the greater part addressed to William O. McDowell. About 300 items. Unbound. Library Americana Paul, Sir George Onesiphorus. Extracts from his addresses on prison reform, 1783- 1792. Transcripts. 100? 1. f°. Unbound. 24 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Part I — "Manuscript Collections," continued. Peace Convention held at Washington, D. C. in February, 1861. Minutes and pro- ceedings.. . 3 vols. They cover the first eleven sessions, from Feb. 4-18, and seem to be the minutes kept at the time by L. E. Chittenden, from which he worked up his "Report of the debates and proceedings," printed at New York in 1864. Pell, Ferris. Record of the agency of Ferris Pell for settling the claims of the State of New York against the United States for expenses incurred during the War of 1812, containing a transcript of his official correspondence, reports, accounts, etc. 1817-1821. 388 p. f°. Calf. Penfield, E. G. Miscellaneous papers connected with the Panama canal. Un- bound. Pepperrell, Mass. — Committee of Cor- respondence. Aug. 9, 1774. To the Bos- ton Committee. A. L. S., Wm. Prescott. 1 page. 4°. Bound in red morocco. Perler, Domingo. Diario de navegacion que espera hazer el Capitan de Fragata D". Domingo Perler del puerto de Monte- video. . .hasta el Estrecho de Magallanez y Islas Malvinas. 1767-68. With drawings of mountains as seen from the sea. 22 1. f°. Ford Bound with: Derrotas de Espafia a las Indias. Plinius Caecilius Secundus, Caius. His- toria natural de Plinio traducida por Fran- cisco Hernandez. Libros 1-3, 9-2S. Tran- scripts, partly from the original draft, part- ly from a copy made in the time of Her- nandez. Madrid, 178S. S vols. f° Boards, calf backs. Ford Poppleton, Thomas. Journal, while en- gaged as commissioner to prepare a plan for drawing the Collect and Lispenard Meadows, with letters to Poppleton from Anthony Bleecker, and other papers, 1812- 1813. 8 pieces. Unbound. Quigg, Lemuel E. Letter-books. April, 1894, to January, 1895. 3 boxes. Reed, Joseph. Remarks on a late publi- cation in the Independent Gazetteer. 1783. Transcript. 174 1. Bancroft Russia. Autograph letters, etc., of more than fifty eminent Russians, including Tol- stoi, Vereshchagin, Count Perovsky Petro- vo Solovovo, the Grand Duchess Marie Pavlovna, Maksim Gorki, and correspond- ence relating to the Russian famine of 1891-1892. Saratoga, N. Y. — Journal de la cam- pagne de Sarastaugue, 1745. Expedition against Saratoga by French and Indians under Marin. The original journal, accom- panied by a 19th century translation and a transcript. 11J4 1- f° Unbound. Schuyler The journal was found in the archives at Quebec after the capture, 1759, and was placed in the hands of Philip Schuyler as the one most interested. There is another transcript in the Bancroft volume ' New York and miscellaneous." Sacramento. Extracto sucinto de los asuntos comprehendidos. en los tres re- sumenes generates de la expedicion de la colonia del Sacramento [Rio de la Plata] ; Extracto en que se resumen varios instru- mentos que se hallan en la Secretaria del Despacho de Indias.. .tratados de paz, y convenciones entre. . . Espafia y Portugal sobre...la colonia del Sacramento [18th century.] 29, 67 1. f°. Rich In vol. lettered: "Brazil. Relaciones Varias, 1543- 1760." San Martin, Juan de, and Antonio de Lebrija. Relacion hecha a Su Mag d . del descubrimiento y conquista del Nuevo Reyno de Granada que hizo el Licenciado Gonzalo Ximenez. . .desde 6 de Abril de 1536. Transcript. 18th century. 14 1. f. Half morocco. Rich In vol. lettered: "Papeles Varios. Santa Fee Venezuela Amagua, Etc." Savage, Nathaniel Lyttleton. Account- book, containing miscellaneous business transactions of a Virginia planter, 1768-85, dealing with bonds, certificates, loans, rents, tobacco, corn, negroes, horses, etc., a statement of damages inflicted by the British forces in 1781, and a memorandum concerning the privateer "Northampton." 145 1. 8°. Calf. Schuyler Account-Book, with various persons, for provisions, merchandise, cash, etc., 1698-1729. Mostly in Dutch. About 220 1. f°. Schuyler The first 18 1. are missing. The greater part of the entries are in 1711. Schuyler, Mrs. Cornelia. Papers relat- ing to the settlement of the estate of Mrs. Cornelia [Van Cortlandtj Schuyler, [mother of Gen. Philip Schuyler,] consisting of ac- counts with various persons, 1760-'93. 20 items. Unbound. Schuyler Schuyler, John Bradstreet. Papers of John B. Schuyler as commissioner of high- ways and of excise and justice of the peace, etc., for the town of Saratoga, comprising tax-lists, petitions for the laying out of roads, tavern licences, constables's war- rants, records of trials, etc., 1790-95. About 225 items. Unbound. Schuyler Schuyler, John Cortlandt. Papers relat- ing to the settlement of the estate of John C. Schuyler, [deceased 1793,] consisting of letters, notes of hand, accounts, inven- tories, etc., 1785-1802. About 85 items. Unbound. Schuyler THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 25 Part I — "Manuscript Collections," continued. Schuyler, Philip. Account-book for rent of lands to numerous tenants at Saratoga, Cosby's Manor [now Utica], etc., 1769-1805. 202 1. f°. Calf. Schuyler Lettered on back, "Ledger," on side, "No. 2." Account-book, with various persons, for transactions in land, etc., cash, mort- gages, bonds, interest, sundries, etc., 1756- 1798. 136 1. nar. f°. Sheep. With an index of names. 13 1. nar. f° Boards. Schuyler Lettered on side "L." Account-book, with various per- sons, for cash, merchandise, provisions, peltries, labor performed, etc., 1774-1796. 323 1. f°. Calf. With an index of names. 12 1. nar. f°. Boards. Schuyler Lettered on side, "No. 1." Accounts of private and household expenses, bills and receipts for provisions, clothing, merchandise, freight charges, etc. 1757-1803; military accounts of public moneys, cattle and provisions furnished by his estate, damages done by troops, etc. 1775-'81 ; accounts with Stanton Teft, 1768- '78, and with several New York commis- sion merchants, 1785-'87, for timber and boards; papers of his schooner "Saratoga," 1763-'68. About 500 items. Unbound. Schuyler Bonds, promissory-notes and powers of attorney drawn to Gen. Schuyler, 1761- 1804, with a few miscellaneous papers relat- ing to his estate, 1806-1809. About 75 items. Unbound. Schuyler Canal Papers. Letters to and from Gen. Philip Schuyler on the affairs of the Northern and Western Inland Lock Navi- gation Companies; minutes of meetings of boards of directors; reports of surveyors and contractors, and other papers relat- ing to the construction and operation of canals in New York State. 1792-1803. About 740 items. Unbound. Schuyler These papers are arranged in chronological order. They have been indexed -on two sets of brown cards, one set filed according to names of authors, the other according to dates. Draughts of various public papers, mostly subsequent to the Revolution; papers relating to the New York-Massachusetts boundary line, 1773-1787; plans, etc., of New York State prison, 1795-1796. About 50 items. Unbound. Indian Papers. Papers of Gen. Philip Schuyler as one of the commissioners of Indian affairs in the Northern Department, and agent of the State of New York, com- prising speeches made at Indian councils, notes of proceedings, minutes of the com- missioners' meetings, accounts of supplies, expenses of Indian delegates and of the commissioners, letters, resolutions of con- gress, acts of the New York legislature,. and various papers relating to the lands of the Six Nations, including numerous claims filed in 1795 by white settlers on the Cayuga reservation, etc.; 1764-1797. About 550 items. Unbound. Schuyler • Land Papers. Letters, deeds, leases, mortgages, maps, surveys and field-books, etc., relating to lands in Albany, Saratoga, New York, Claverack, Cosby's Manor enow Uticaj, Hoosick, the Beeckman Pat- ent, Dutchess, Montgomery and West- chester Counties, and the Champlain val- ley, with signatures of the Schuylers, Van Rensselaers, Livingstons, Beeckmans, Bleeckers, John Morin Scott, Simeon De- Witt, etc., 1720-1840. About 850 items. Unbound. 11 boxes, 1 portfolio. Schuyler ■ Letter-book. Copies of letters and instructions from Gen. Washington and the Continental Congress to Gen. Philip Schuyler, June, 1775-June, 1778. 14-383 p. f°. Calf. Schuyler • Letter-Books. Copies of letters from Gen. Philip Schuyler, June, 1775-July, 1778, to the Continental Congress, Gen. Wash- ington and others, on the conduct of the war in the Northern Department. 3 vols. f°. Calf. Schuyler Letter-Book of General Orders. Copies of military letters from Gen. Philip Schuyler and his aides de camp, and of general orders issued by Gen. Schuyler, Apr. 1776-June, 1777. 531 p. f° Calf. Schuyler See also drafts and copies of letters by Gen. Schuyler, unbound, among the Schuyler Papers. ■ Letters from Gen. Schuyler to his son, John B. Schuyler, and to other mem- bers of his family, mostly on personal or business matters, 1787-1795; also letters be- tween Gen. Schuyler and John C. Cuyler, 1798, concerning the settlement of the es- tate of John B. Schuyler. About 60 items. Unbound. Schuyler Letters to Gen. Schuyler, military and miscellaneous, not entered in the Schuyler Calendar; including 32 letters to him as a member of the New York Council of Appointment, 1788, recommending certain persons for various public offices. About 70 items. Unbound. Schuyler ■ ■ Letters and military orders of Gen. Schuyler and his aides de camp (John Lansing and Richard Varick) ; wjth some miscellaneous letters of Gen. Schuyler to various correspondents, 1769-1804. About 160 items, mostly drafts or copies. Un- bound. Schuyler Copies of some of these letters are also found in the Schuyler letter books. MS. Calendar of letters to Gen. Philip Schuyler, 1761-1802, made by M. E. Allison?] in 1851. 2 vols. f°. Calf. Schuyler The arrangement of the Calendar is alphabetical, according to names of writers. The letters them- 26 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY p ar t I — "Manuscript Collections," continued. selves have been rearranged in chronological order, so that they may now be consulted either by names of writers (through the Calendar) or directly by dates. There are 2689 entries in the Calendar, but about 258 letters are missing. Of these, 20 are con- tained in the Emmet Collection; some others are in possession of the Schuyler family. Mathematical papers, dealing with various scientific and mechanical matters, as, the building of canal-locks, surveying of lands, problems in physics, etc.; with cal- culations in regard to interest, public finan- ces, income and insurance, value of stocks; tables for conversion of currency weights and measures, etc. About 200 items. Un- bound. Schuyler Papers of Gen. Schuyler as surveyor general of New York State, comprising letters to him, drafts or copies of letters by him, receipts for land certificates, lo- cations of bounty-lands, transfers, etc., 1782-88. About 90 items. Unbound. Schuyler Revolutionary Papers. Letters to Gen. Philip Schuyler from military officers, members of congress, committees of safety, private individuals, etc., 1761-1802, the greater part relating to the conduct of the war in the Northern Department. 1775- 1777. About 2,431 items. Unbound. Schuyler A manuscript calendar of these letters was made in 1851. Each letter was numbered on the back with red ink, and the entry in the calendar was given a corresponding number. See Schuyler Calendar supra. Schuyler, Philip Jeremiah. Accounts of Philip J. Schuyler with John C. Stevens, etc., 1812-'24. About 24 items. Unbound. Schuyler Scovell, Capt. Noah. Papers, largely re- lating to the origin of the New York Dry Dock Company, chartered April 12, 1825. About 60 pieces. Senger, Richard. Ezzelin in. von Ro- mano. Ein beitrag zur geschichte der Ho- henstaufen. Draught, with notes, memo- randa, etc., and obituary notices of the au- thor. [1875?] About 200 1. f°. Unbound. Gift of Mrs. W. Douglas Adams, daughter of the author. 1907. Sheafe, Thomas. Letter book of Thomas Sheafe, merchant, of Portsmouth, N. H., 12 Jan. 1784-16 Aug. 1797. 1161. f°. Parch- ment cover. Sherman, Roger, and others. Caveat against Injustice; G. Morris on Washing- ton; Algernon Sidney on the lottery deci- sion. 1752, 1800, 1821. 202 p. Transcript. Bancroft Sherman, William Tecumseh. Letters, 1874-75, to Col. C. W. Moulton, also a copy of a letter from J. W. Draper to Sherman, chiefly concerning H. V. Boynton's criti- cism of Sherman's Memoirs. 16 A. L. S. 8". Blue boards, black cloth back. Marginal notes written in a copy of H. V. Boynton's "Sherman's historical raid" (Cincinnati, 1875), presented by Sherman to J. W. Draper. Shufeldt, Robert Wilson. Letters (about 160) addressed to him as commander of U. S. S. "Plymouth," 7 Aug. 1871-1 July 1873. Mounted in a folio scrap book, cloth, roan back. Society of the Cincinnati. Papers relat- ing to the Society of the Cincinnati, 1783- 1797. Transcripts from the Washington papers in the U. S. State Department. About 1885. 20 1. Unbound. Ford Society of the Cincinnati. — Connecticut. Newspaper notices of the meetings of the Connecticut Society of the Cincinnati at Hartford and New Haven, 1784-1804. Transcripts by W. C. Ford from the Moni- tor and the Connecticut Courant. 1885? 24 1. Unbound. Ford Somervell, Alexander. A Record Book of the General & Special Orders and Let- ters of the South Western Army [of Tex- as] Nov. 6, 1842 -Jan. 1, 1843. 50 p. 4°. Paper. Sorge, F. A. Letters to him and others; from Friedrich Engels, Karl Marx, and others, 1867-1906, mostly in German. 1 box. South Carolina. — Loyalists, etc. Rev- olutionary Memoranda: list of persons whose estates were confiscated, 1782; of persons in legislature and state govern- ment, 1782; names of officers and others mentioned in orderly books of S. C. Artil- lery and 1st Regt.; pension claimants, etc. 40 p. 1§°. Paper. Spain. — King. Memorial que de parte de su Mag a . se dio a los theologos a cerca del proceder de Paulo iv. sobre el reino de Napoles. Parecer de Fr. Melchior Cano, sobre lo que se consulto por el Memorial susodicho. Nov. 15, 1555. Transcripts. [1800?] 22 1. 8°. Ford Bound with: Contarini (Simeone), Discurso. 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Wolfe in the Quebec cam- 30 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY p ar t I — "Manuscript Collections,'' continued. paign, Apr. 30 — Sept. 12, 1759, and by Gens. Townshend and Murray at Quebec, Sept. 14, 1759 — Apr. 28, 1760. 89 1. 12°. Ford These extracts appear to be in a contemporary hand. They include orders not found in John Knox's Journal (London, 1769), and the text often differs from that given by Knox. At the end is a short account of Wolfe's death, and of the landing of his body at Portsmouth. Woman's Memorial Fund. Letters, pa- pers, etc., relating to this fund, which was interested in placing statues typifying "Woman as the Philanthropist" and "Woman as the Reformer," at the Chicago Exposition in 1893. 1 box. Woodward, Joseph Janvier. Record of the post-mortem examination of the body of President J. A. Garfield made Septem- ber 20, 1881. Also official bulletins issued during his illness. 18 f., 46 1. f° and 4°. Zarata de Cardenas, Luis. Catechismo que . . . Don Frey Luis Zapata de Cardenas segundo Arzobispo deste Nuevo Reyon de Granada a hecho...para la. . .conversion delosnaturales...l576. 104 p. 8°. Sheep. PART II HISTORICAL TEXTS THAT HAVE BEEN PRINTED IN THE "BULLETIN" FROM 1897-1914 Adams, John. Letter of introduction for Henry Colman to James Monroe, dated Quincy, Dec. 6, 1816. Bull, ix : 248. Adams, John, and John Quincy Adams. Letters on American affairs, written in 1776-1838. Bull, x: 227-250. Adams, Samuel. Letter dated Boston, May 13, 1774, to the Committee of Corre- spondence of Connecticut, relative to Bos- ton and the Port Bill. Bull, ii : 201. American naval affairs, 1798-1802. Let- ters written to Commodore Richard Dale. Bull, xi : 411-419. Andrews, Israel D. Letters relating to his claims in connection with the negotia- tion of the Reciprocity Treaty of 1854 between the United States and Great Bri- tain. Bull, ix : 445-447. Astor, John Jacob. Letter to James Monroe, dated New York, May 27, 1815, on the fur trade. Bull, vm: 368. Barbour, James. Calendar of letters mainly to James Barbour, governor of Virginia, senator, secretary of war, and minister to England, from men prominent in American politics between 1811 and 1841. Bull, vi : 22-34. Barron, James. Letter to Richard Dale dated Norfolk, May 13, 1820, on the Bar- ron-Decatur duel of 22 March 1820, at Bladensburg, Md. Bull, xvn: 979-980. Bayard, James Asheton. Letters to Caesar Augustus Rodney, 1802-1814. Bull. iv : 228-248. Benavides, Alonso de. Memorial to King Philip rv of Spain, giving an account of New Mexico in 1626. Translated from the Spanish of Dr. John G. Shea. Bull, in: 417-428, 481-499. Biddle, Nicholas. Letter to James Mon- roe, dated Phila., Nov. 25, 1816, on the boundary of Louisiana. Bull, ix : 8. Blagden, Charles. Letters to Sir Joseph Banks, 1776 to 1780, on American natural history and politics. Bull, vn: 407-446. Bowes, John. Letters written at Edin- burgh, in 1589 and 1590, mainly to Sir Francis Walsingham, on Scotch affairs. Selections from a ms. volume in the Hard- wicke Collection in N. Y. P. L., being transcripts made by Dr. Christopher Hunter. Bull, vn: 314-355. Bowie, John. Letters to Capt. John Bowie of South Carolina, commandant at Fort Independence and elsewhere, from General Andrew Williamson, of Georgia, and others, 1776-1780, on military matters. Bull, iv : 83-92, 116-127. British Board of Trade and Plantations. Report of.. .November, 1702 and Decem- ber, 1703. Printed from contemporary transcripts, made probably for the Earl of Bute in the middle of the eighteenth cen- tury. Bull, x: 271-278; xi : 469-497. Brockholls, Anthony. Letter to William Penn, dated New York, Feb. 20, 1682/3. Bull: ix : 247. THE MANUSCRIPT DIVISION 31 Part II — Historical Texts, continued. Caldwell, James. Letter dated Albany, June 11, 1776, to Elias Boudinot, relative to the Canada Campaign. Bull, in : 360- 361. Calhoun, James C. Letters to Samuel L. Gouverneur, 1823-1836. Bull, in: 324- 333. Cameron, Simon. Two letters to Horace Greeley, dated Jan. 15, 1862 and May 20, 1863, on American affairs. Bull, vin : 366- 367. Campbell, Arthur. Two letters to Ar- thur Lee, dated Jan. 17, 1779 and June 9, 1782. Bull, vn :' 162-163. Campbell, John. Letter dated London, May 15, 1761, on Humes' views of Queens Elizabeth and Mary. Bull, ix : 199-200. Campbell, William. Letter to Charles Cummings, dated Aspen-Ville, March 28, 1781, on the battle of Guilford Court House. Bull, ix : 464. Capers, Le Grand G., and V. W. Kings- ley. Two letters to Horace Greeley, dated March 20 and 24, 1865, on peace negotia- tions. Bull, vin : 227-229. Charles I., King of Great Britain. Let- ters relating to his expedition against the Covenanters in 1639. Hardwicke papers in N. Y. P. L. Bull, in: 53-55; rv: 260-282. Clark, Abraham. Letter to John Hart, dated Baltimore, Feb. 8, 1777. Bull, n: 247-248. Clay, Henry. Letter dated London, March 25, 1815, on Napoleon's return from Elba. Bull, vin : 259-260. Clay, Henry. Letter to Theodore Frey- linghuysen, dated Ashland, May 22, 1844, on the presidential campaign of that year. Bull, vn : 127-128. Columbus, Ferdinand. Petition to Charles v. for a national library. Printed from the transcript in the N. Y. P. L. made about 1780 for Mufioz, the Spanish historian. Bull, in : 356-359. Confederate States of America. — Attor- ney General. Opinions of the Attorney General, Apr. 1, 1861 - May 3, 1864. Bull, i: 341-342; n: 196-199, 389-390. Cornell, Samuel. Papers relating to Samuel Cornell, North Carolina loyalist. t A selection.] Bull, xvn : 443-484. Cromwell, Oliver. Letter to Rev. John Cotton, of Boston, Mass., written on Oct. 2, 1651, after the battle of Worcester. Bull, iv : 13-14. Cushing, Thomas. Letter dated June 3, 1773, to the House of Representatives of Maryland, being proposals for colonial committees of correspondence. Bull, it: 288. Davenport, John. Letters of Davenport to John Winthrop, draughts of letters by Winthrop, and other letters and docu- ments, 1638-1693, relating mostly to the colony of Connecticut. Bull, in: 393-408. Dawson, William. Letter to James Mon- roe, dated New York, June, 2, 1814, on British war plans. Bull, vi: 246. Deane, Silas. Letter dated Wethers- field, [Conn.], June 13, [1774,] to the Com- * mittee of Correspondence of Virginia, re- garding a conference to be held by rep- resentatives of the colonies. Bull, i: 185. Dobell, Peter. Letter dated Macao in China, Nov. 28, 1820, relative to the massa- cre of foreigners in Manila. Bull, vn : 198- 200. Drayton, Percival, Captain. Naval let- ters from... 1861-1865. Bull, x: 587-625, 639-681. Duffield, George. Letter dated Phila., June 25, 1776, to Rev. David McClure, on the defences of Philadelphia. Bull, n: 200. Ford, John. Letter dated New York, Aug. 22, 1816, to his father, on New York wages and prices. Bull, xvn : 866-868. Franklin, Benjamin. Letter to Hon. Thomas Cushing and others, dated Lon- don, Feb. 2, 1774, on the Boston Tea Party. Bull, i : 244. Letters on public affairs, 1773-1787. Bull, x: 13-22. Frederick the Great, King of Prussia. Letter dated Dec. 30, 1772, on the require- ments for the Prussian army officer. Bull, xiv : 522. Fulton, Robert. Letters and documents by or relating to him. Bull, xin : 567-584. Letters and essays to Napoleon Buonaparte on canals for France and free- dom of trade, 1798. Bull, v: 348-365. Gallatin, Albert. Letter to James Mon- roe, dated Paris, August 6, 1816, on affairs in France. Bull, xin: 75-76. Greene, Nathanael. Letter to Samuel Adams, dated Middle Brook, May 28, 1777, on American affairs. Bull, xv: 514. Gregory, Frank. Letter to David Porter, dated July 3, 1823, on piracy in the Gulf of Mexico. Bull, ix : 122-123. Hamilton, Alexander. Letter to John Laurens dated September 12, 1780. Bull. ii : 49-50. Hand, Edward. Letter to Jasper Yeates, dated Oct. 12, 1781, on the siege of York- town. Bull, vi : 286. 32 THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY Part II — Historical Texts, continued. Harper, Robert G. Letter to Gen. Day- ton, dated Baltimore, July 2, 1800, on American politics. Bull, iv: US. Howden, John-Hobart Caradoc, Baron. Letter dated London, June 12, 1843, on Irish affairs. Bull, xvi: 454. Howe, Samuel Gridley. Letter written in the Berlin prison March 26, 1832. Bull. vn : 90-94. India affairs in 1765-1766. Letters re- lating to... from Hardwicke papers in N. Y. P. L. Bull, vin: 215-227. Isle de Bourbon, Reunion. Documents, 1701-1710. A selection. Bull, xra: 7-63. Jackson, Andrew. Letter to James Mon- roe, dated Nashville, Dec. 20, 1817, on the presidential message of 1817. Bull, ix : 343. Letters to William Berkeley Lewis of Nashville, Tenn., 1813-1825. Bull, rv: 154-162, 188-198. Jefferson, Thomas. Two letters to John Page, one dated Annapolis, May 25, 1766, and the other Monticello, July 26, 1803. Bull, ii : 176-177. Jeffrey, Francis. Letter to James Mon- roe, dated New York, October 9, 1813, on American affairs. Bull, x: 95-97. Johnston, Joseph E. Letter dated Ma- con, Ga., Aug. 13, 1864, on the Georgia campaign. Bull, vi : 170. Laurens, Henry. Letter to the Rt. Hon. the Earl of Hillsborough, etc., secretaries of state, dated Tower of London, June 23, 1781. Bull, ii : 44-48. Lee, Charles, Major General. Plan of operations against the Americans, 29th March, 1777. Document written to Lord and Sir William Howe. Bull, i : 92-95. Livingston, James. Letter probably written at Chamblee in August, 1775, to Philip Schuyler, in command of the forces designed for the invasion of Canada. Bull. in : 359-360. McKean, Thomas. Letter to Caesar Rodney, dated Phila., July 24, 1780, on American affairs. Bull, n : 333-334. Letter to Jared Ingersoll, dated Pittsburg, Aug. 29, 1794, concerning the Whiskey rebellion. Bull, in: 500-501. Madison, James. Letter to James Mon- roe, dated Montpelier, July 26, 1816, on West Indies' slavery. Bull, ix : 463. Letter to James Monroe, dated Sept. 22, 1816, on alleged Spanish intrigu- ing. Bull, ix : 448. Mobile, Ala. Safety Committee. Min- utes of the executive committee, 1862-1863. Bull, vin : 596-621. Monroe, James. Letters of, 1798-1823. Bull, iv: 41-61; v: 371-382, 431-433; vi: 210- 230, 247-257. Letters to. . .1812-1816. Bull, xn: 527-530. Montagu, John, Admiral. Letters to Nathaniel Coffin, of Boston, Mass., on American affairs, 1774-1776. Bull, iv: 15- 17, 80-82, 358. Newcastle, Holies, Duke of. Correspond- ence between him and Admiral Lestock and General St. Clair, relating to the ex- pedition against L'Orient in 1746. Selec- tions from contemporary transcripts. Bull, x: 303-328. Newell, Thomas M. Letter to David Porter, dated June 25, 1823, on piracy in the West Indies. Bull, ix : 48-49. New Haven, Conn. Plea of a committee of New Haven to the merchants of Weth- ' ersfield and Hartford for non-importation, 1770. Bull, i: 184. New York, Colony. Oath Rolls, 1753- 57, with 200 signatures; accompanied by a descriptive comment. Bull, i : 44-50. New York. Journal of an unidentified soldier during the campaign around New York and the retreat through New Jersey from July to December, 1776. Bull, vin: 547-549. Nisbet, Charles. Letters from Charles Nisbet, president of Dickinson College, to Charles Wallace in Edinburgh, on America and American society, 1790-1797. Bull, i : 116-120, 180-183, 312-315; n: 80-83, 284-287. Reed, Joseph. Letter [to Henry Lau- rens] dated June 15, 1778, relative to peace negotiations. Bull, n : 16-17. Roane, Spencer. Letters of, written from 1788 to 1822, on American affairs. Bull, x: 167-180. Rush, Benjamin. Letter to Rev. William Gordon, dated Phila., Oct. 10, 1773, on the authorship of "Scaevola" and "Hampden," two newspaper writers. Bull, n: 434. 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