Russell Benedict Autograph Collection of New York Governors mssBenedict
Brooke M. Black
The Huntington Library
March 2021
1151 Oxford Road
San Marino, California 91108
reference@huntington.org
Contributing Institution:
The Huntington Library
Title: Russell Benedict autograph collection of New York Governors
Creator:
Benedict, Russell, 1859-1936
Identifier/Call Number: mssBenedict
Physical Description:
10.51 Linear Feet
(3 boxes, oversize envelope and 3 oversize folders)
Date (inclusive): 1638-1793
Abstract: Collection of documents signed by New York governors from 1638 to 1793, collected by Russell Benedict.
Language of Material: Materials are in English.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item]. Russell Benedict Autograph Collection of New York Governors, The Huntington Library, San Marino,
California.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Russell Benedict, 1917.
Biographical / Historical
Russell Benedict, lawyer, justice of the Supreme Court of New York (1911-1925), and collector of Americana specializing in
early American law. His collections were sold at various auctions from 1908 to 1922.
Scope and Contents
Autographs of the New York governors, from Wouter van Twiller to William Tryon, gathered by the Hon. Russell Benedict. The
collection includes warrants, licenses, land patents, deeds, addresses and proclamations, certificates of administrations,
approvals, authorizations, and orders.
Processing Information
Processed by Huntington Library Staff. In 2020, Brooke M. Black created a finding aid.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
General
Individual call numbers included in the collection: mssHM 8232, HM 9724-9912.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Autographs -- Collectors and collecting -- New York (State)
Governors -- New York (State) -- Autographs
New York (State) -- Politics and Government -- To 1775
New York (State) -- Politics and Government -- 1775-1783
Autographs -- New York (State)
Collections -- New York (State)
Government records -- New York (State)
Tryon, William, 1729-1788
Box 1
1638 May 10-1709 September 16
Box 2
1709/1710 March 2-1749 September 19
Box 3
1749/1750 March 15-1793 May 20
Folder 2
N.Y. Hurley. Confirmation by Thomas Dongan of land bequeathed by Albert Heymans unto wife.... HM 9743
1686 October 28
Folder 3
N.Y. Albany County. Grant of 78,000 acres on the S.W. side of the Katskill from Sir Henry Moore...to Martin G. Van Benger HM 9873
1767 July 1
Folder 4
Confirmation by Thomas Dongan of land sold to John Cock HM 9912
1686/1687 March 21
