Series I. Correspondence: William Duer, 1752-1799, Undated, inclusive
Scope and Contents note
Ranging from his earliest mercantile activities to his last days in debtors' prison, these letters to and from Duer contain a wealth of information pertaining to his financial career. They include, among other topics, descriptions of the work being done at Fort Miller and the Poughkeepsie distillery, Duer's contracts to supply military troops, and land and stock speculation including letters regarding the Scioto company. The papers also include a few letters dealing with Duer's work in public service. There is also a family tree of the English Duers compiled in 1895.
The correspondence is arranged in chronological order and is available on microfilm.
Correspondence (reel 1-1), 1752-1777
Box: 1, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-2), 1777-1781
Box: 1, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-3), 1782 January - June
Box: 1, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-4), 1782 July - August
Box: 1, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel (1-5), 1782 September - December
Box: 1, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (and accounts) relating to the Poughkeepsie distillery (reel 1-6), 1782
Box: 1, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-7), 1783
Box: 1, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-8), 1784 January - May
Box: 1, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-9), 1784 June - December
Box: 1, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-10), 1785 January - June
Box: 1, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-11), 1785 July - October
Box: 1, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-12), 1785 November - December
Box: 2, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-13), 1786 January - June
Box: 2, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-14), 1786 July - December
Box: 2, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-15), 1787 January - June
Box: 2, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-16), 1787 July - December
Box: 2, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-17), 1788 January - June
Box: 2, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-18), 1788 July - December
Box: 2, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-19), 1789
Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 1-20), 1790 January - May
Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-21), 1790 June - August
Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-22), 1790 September
Box: 2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-23), 1790 October
Box: 2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-24), 1790 November
Box: 3, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-25), 1790 December
Box: 3, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-26), 1791 January - February
Box: 3, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-27), 1791 March - April
Box: 3, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-28), 1791 May - June
Box: 3, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-29), 1791 July - December
Box: 3, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-30), 1792 January - June
Box: 3, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-31), 1792 July - December
Box: 3, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-32), 1793
Box: 3, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-33), 1794
Box: 3, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-34), 1795
Box: 3, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-35), 1796
Box: 3, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-36), 1797-1799
Box: 4, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Correspondence (reel 2-37), Undated
Box: 4, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)