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Constable-Pierrepont papers

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Constable-Pierrepont papers, 1762-1911, bulk (1774-1849?)
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Additional Authors
  • Constable, William Kerin, 1752-1803.
  • Pierrepont, Hezekiah Beers, 1790-1838.
  • Bell, William.
  • Constable, John.
  • Constable, James.
  • Constable, Ann.
  • Constable, Anna Maria.
  • Ingraham, Nathaniel G.
  • Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841.
  • Morris, Robert.
  • Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816.
  • Pierrepont, William C.
  • Pierrepont, Henry Evelyn.
  • Truxton, Thomas.
  • Leffingwell & Pierrepont.
  • Pfister & Macomb.
  • Wells & Wagenen.
Description
52 linear feet (44 boxes, 81 v.)
Summary
  • Collection consists of correspondence, business records, personal papers, and other materials of the Constable, Pierrepont and Clarkson families and of William Bell.
  • The larger part of the Pierrepont papers is composed of the personal and business letters, 1795-1838, of Hezekiah Pierrepont; letters and papers relating to French Spoilation Claims; some correspondence of his wife, Anna Maria Constable; the accounts of Leffingwell & Pierrepont; papers relating to Hezekiah Pierrepont's speculation in land; notes on the trade with China, India, Pulco Pinang, and the Malay Settlements; the account books of his father, John Pierpont; and correspondence, accounts, land papers, field and plat books of his sons, William C. Pierrepont and Henry Evelyn Pierrepont. This section also includes some letters, accounts and legal papers of later members of the Pierrepont family. The remainder of the collection consists of the papers of the Clarkson Family, the papers, 1806-1856, of William Bell who was a friend and business colleague of Hezekiah Pierrepont, and some accounts of Pfister & Macomb and Wells & Wagenen. The William Bell Papers include letters, account books compiled on trading journeys to the Orient, land papers, accounts, letters and legal papers relating to his estate, poems and other writings, and newsclippings.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Diaries.
  • Account books.
  • Surveys (land)
Access (note)
  • Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Additional Formats (note)
  • available on microfilm;
Source (note)
  • Pierrepont, Anna J. and Robert Low
Biography (note)
  • William Kerin Constable (1752-1803) was a prominent merchant and landowner in post-colonial America. He moved to New York City and became involved in Far East trading and land speculation in America. The company he founded with his brother James went bankrupt in 1801 and he lost most of his landed interests.
  • Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont (1790-1838), Constable's son-in-law, established a prosperous trading firm that engaged in foreign commerce. After dissolving the firm, he turned to the acquisition and exploitation of land. He bought up large tracts of land, one of which became most of Brooklyn Heights and Boerum Hill in New York.
Processing Action (note)
  • Cataloged
Call Number
MssCol 646
OCLC
NYPW92-A180
Title
Constable-Pierrepont papers, 1762-1911, bulk (1774-1849?)
Access
Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref
Additional Formats
Selected materials available on microfilm; New York Public Library; *ZL-454
Biography
William Kerin Constable (1752-1803) was a prominent merchant and landowner in post-colonial America. He moved to New York City and became involved in Far East trading and land speculation in America. The company he founded with his brother James went bankrupt in 1801 and he lost most of his landed interests.
Hezekiah Beers Pierrepont (1790-1838), Constable's son-in-law, established a prosperous trading firm that engaged in foreign commerce. After dissolving the firm, he turned to the acquisition and exploitation of land. He bought up large tracts of land, one of which became most of Brooklyn Heights and Boerum Hill in New York.
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Occupation
Merchants.
Local Subject
Boerum Hill.
Macomb's Purchase.
Added Author
Constable, William Kerin, 1752-1803.
Pierrepont, Hezekiah Beers, 1790-1838.
Bell, William.
Constable, John.
Constable, James.
Constable, Ann.
Constable, Anna Maria.
Ingraham, Nathaniel G.
Macomb, Alexander, 1782-1841.
Morris, Robert.
Morris, Gouverneur, 1752-1816.
Pierrepont, William C.
Pierrepont, Henry Evelyn.
Truxton, Thomas.
Leffingwell & Pierrepont.
Pfister & Macomb.
Wells & Wagenen.
Research Call Number
MssCol 646
*ZL-454
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