George Newbold Correspondence
Abstract
Contains business and family correspondence received by George Newbold.
Dates
- Creation: 1804-1850
Creator
- Newbold, George, d. 1858 (Person)
Restrictions on Access
This collection is available for research use.
Biographical / Historical
George Newbold (1780-1858) was a successful merchant in New York City. The son of Clayton and Mary Foster of Upper Springfield Monthly Meeting, New Jersey, he moved to New York City in 1797 as an apprentice to Thomas Franklin. He served as president of the Bank of North America and as a governor and president of the New York Hospital Society. A member of New York Monthly Meeting, he was disowned from the Orthodox branch in 1830 for marrying his second wife contrary to discipline.
Extent
.1 Linear Feet (.1 linear feet (1 folder.))
Language
English
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source of acquisition--Tolles Fund. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--1997.
Subject
- Newbold, George, d. 1858 (Person)
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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