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Mary Van Nostrand letters to Elizabeth Smyth
- Title
- Mary Van Nostrand letters to Elizabeth Smyth, 1797-1818.
- Author
- Titus, Mary Van Nostrand.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | box 1 | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol NYGB 18262 box 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Description
- .21 linear foot (1 box)
- Summary
- Mary Van Nostrand was a daughter of John Van Nostrand and Helena Lefferts. Both the Van Nostrands and Lefferts were prominent families in Brooklyn and Long Island with roots dating back to the 17th century Dutch settlements. Elizabeth Stuart Smyth (1780-1818) was the daughter of Captain John Ferdinand Stuart Smyth, a Loyalist who returned to England before her birth, and whom she did not meet until his return to American during her adolescence. Mary Van Nostrand married Walter Titus in 1801; Elizabeth Smyth married Gideon Nichols in 1802. The collection is comprised of letters written by Mary Van Nostrand (1782-1818) to her cousin Elizabeth Smyth (1780-1858) beginning in adolescence and ending with Mary's death. Topics include family news, social activities, and other mundane matters.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Source (note)
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society
- Provenance (note)
- Presented to the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society in 1948 by Rev. Henry Kingsbury Pierce.
- Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18262
- OCLC
- 668125840
- Author
- Titus, Mary Van Nostrand.
- Title
- Mary Van Nostrand letters to Elizabeth Smyth, 1797-1818.
- Restricted Access
- Advance notice required. Apply at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Provenance
- Presented to the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society in 1948 by Rev. Henry Kingsbury Pierce.
- Source
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 2008.
- Added Author
- Smyth, Elizabeth Stuart.New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18262