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Letters from Gabriel P. Disosway to John Anthon
- Title
- Letters from Gabriel P. Disosway to John Anthon, 1832, 1849-1851.
- Author
- Disosway, Gabriel P. (Gabriel Poillon), 1799-1868.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Request in advance | MssCol 3778 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
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- Additional Authors
- Anthon, John, 1784-1863.
- Description
- .1 linear foot (1 folder)
- Summary
- Gabriel P. Disosway was a merchant and politician in New York City. These letters from Disosway to John Anthon at New York discuss his efforts as a member of the New York State Assembly to secure the removal of quarantine and emigration facilities on Long Island to Sandy Hook, and to establish a marine hospital there. The letters which are written from Albany, New York, Trenton, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. describe his negotiations with members of the New York and New Jersey legislatures, the Governor of New York, the state land commissioners, members of Congress and of the federal government including President Fillmore. Disosway mentions bitter debate on the floor of the House of Representatives between William Duer of New York and Richard K. Meade of Virginia. The letters date from 1832 and 1849-1851.
- Subject
- Duer, William, 1805-1879
- Fillmore, Millard, 1800-1874
- Meade, R. K. 1803-1862
- New Jersey. Legislature
- New York (State). Commissioners of the Land Office
- New York (State). Governor
- New York (State). Legislature
- Emigration and immigration
- Hospitals, Naval and marine
- Politicians > Correspondence
- Quarantine > New York (State)
- New York (State) > Emigration and immigration
- Albany (N.Y.)
- New Jersey > Politics and government > 19th century
- New York (State) > Politics and government > 19th century
- Sandy Hook (N.J.) > History > 19th century
- Trenton (N.J.)
- United States > Politics and government > 19th century
- Washington (D.C.)
- Access (note)
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Call Number
- MssCol 3778
- OCLC
- 794690615
- Author
- Disosway, Gabriel P. (Gabriel Poillon), 1799-1868.
- Title
- Letters from Gabriel P. Disosway to John Anthon, 1832, 1849-1851.
- Restricted Access
- Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.
- Added Author
- Anthon, John, 1784-1863.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol 3778