Box 4: Letters, 1841-1845 (March)
Letters, 1841 January-July
Letters, 1841 August-December
Letters from John Romeyn Brodhead, 1841-1843
Scope and Contents
From The Hague and London, reporting on Brodhead's progress in procuring material from European archives to fill gaps in New York State archives. John Romeyn Brodhead (1814-1873) was an American historical scholar.
Letters from Jared Sparks, 1841-1859
Scope and Contents
On historical and literary matters. Jared Sparks (1789-1866) was an American historian, educator, and Unitarian minister.
Letters from Peter G. Stuyvesant, 1841-1847
Scope and Contents
Letters and some papers from New York City, mostly concerning the controversy surrounding the opening of Stuyvesant Square. Peter G. Stuyvesant (1778-1847) was the maternal uncle of George Folsom's wife, Margaret Cornelia (Winthrop) Folsom.
Letters, 1842
Letters, 1843 January-May
Letters, 1843 June-September
Letters, 1844 January-July
Letters, 1844 August-December
Letters, 1845 January
Letters, 1845 February
Letters, 1845 March 1-12
Letters, 1845 March 15-31
Scope and Contents
See 1845 March 31, from Henry R. Schoolcraft on a census of the Native American population, and the New-York Historical Society's committee on the subject of a new name for the United States. Schoolcraft (1793-1864) was an American geographer.