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Nathaniel Pendleton Papers

Call Number

MS 483

Date

1767-1867, inclusive

Creator

Extent

0.65 Linear feet
(2 boxes)

Language of Materials

The documents in the collection are in English.

Abstract

Correspondence, legal, financial, and real estate material of Nathaniel Pendleton. The collection also includes correspondence and papers of his son, Edmund Henry Pendleton, and father-in-law, Dr. John Bard, as well as material relating to Pendleton's role as Alexander Hamilton's second in his duel with Aaron Burr.

Biographical Note

Missing Title

1756 Nathaniel Pendleton born in Culpeper County, Virginia
1775 Joins Revolutionary Army; serves as aide-de-camp to Gen. Nathaniel Greene
1787 Serves as delegate to Constitutional Convention, but is not present at signing
1789 Appointed U.S. District Judge of Georgia
1796 Moves to New York City; marries Susan Bard
1804 Acts as Alexander Hamilton's second in his fatal duel with Aaron Burr
1821 Dies near residence in Duchess County, New York

Arrangement

The collection is organized into the following seven series:

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  1. Series I. Correspondence, 1782-1820
  2. Series II. Legal and Real Estate documents, Receipts and Notes, 1785-1833, n.d.
  3. Series III. Licenses to Practice Law, 1785-1833, n.d.
  4. Series IV. Edmund Henry Pendleton Papers, 1785-1867, n.d.
  5. Series V. John Bard Papers, 1772-1820, n.d.
  6. Series VI. Alexander Hamilton Papers, 1793-1813, n.d.
  7. Series VII. Indentures, 1762-1798

The materials are arranged chronologically within each series.

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Nathaniel Pendleton consist of correspondence, licenses and certificates, land papers, legal and financial documents, and a few family papers, 1767-1867, of jurist and Revolutionary War officer Nathaniel Pendleton of Virginia, Georgia, and New York City. Also included are documents related to Pendleton's role as Alexander Hamilton's second in his duel with Aaron Burr in 1804, maps and papers of Pendleton's father-in-law, Dr. John Bard of New York City, and papers of Pendleton's son, Edmund H. Pendleton.

Access Restrictions

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Portions of the collection that have been microfilmed will be brought to the researcher in that format and can be made available by Interlibrary loan.

Use Restrictions

Taking images of documents from the library collections for reference purposes by using hand-held cameras and in accordance with the library's photography guidelines is encouraged. As an alternative, patrons may request up to 20 images per day from staff.

Application to use images from this collection for publication should be made in writing to: Department of Rights and Reproductions, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024-5194, rightsandrepro@nyhistory.org. Phone: (212) 873-3400 ext. 282.

Copyrights and other proprietary rights may subsist in individuals and entities other than the New-York Historical Society, in which case the patron is responsible for securing permission from those parties. For fuller information about rights and reproductions from N-YHS visit: https://www.nyhistory.org/about/rights-reproductions

Preferred Citation

This collection should be cited as The Nathaniel Pendleton Papers, MS 483, the New-York Historical Society.

Location of Materials

Materials in this collection may be stored offsite. For more information on making arrangements to consult them, please visit www.nyhistory.org/library/visit.

Collection processed by

Gabrielle Sanchez

About this Guide

This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-21 15:49:28 -0400.
Language: Description is in English.

Edition of this Guide

This version was derived from Pendleton.xml

Repository

New-York Historical Society
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024