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Title
Lansing, Abraham G., to William Barber
Names
Paltsits, Victor Hugo, 1867-1952 (Donor)
Lansing, Abraham Gerrit, 1756-1834 (Author)
Barber, William, active 18th century (Addressee)
Collection

Abraham Yates, Jr. papers

Series I. Letters and Documents

Numbered Letters and Documents

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1788-08-31
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 3405
Topics
Barber, Robert, approximately 1760-1812
Genres
Correspondence
drafts (documents)
Notes
Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Content: Referring to the Commissioners of Forfeitures and also to Mr. Robert Barber, "a young gentleman who served some part of his time with Webster and in the Course of a Month I hope he will be enabled to Commence printing."
Physical Description
Extent: Folio, 3 pages
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11996407
MSS Unit ID: 3405
Other local Identifier: 226
Archives EAD ID: 1149999
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 9ee119a0-8632-013c-7e17-0242ac110002
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1788: Created
  • 1867: Creator Born
  • 1952: Creator Died
  • 2024: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Lansing, Abraham G., to William Barber" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1788. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5bf22bc0-0356-0134-899a-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Lansing, Abraham G., to William Barber" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 17, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5bf22bc0-0356-0134-899a-00505686a51c

APA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1788). Lansing, Abraham G., to William Barber Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/5bf22bc0-0356-0134-899a-00505686a51c

Wikipedia Citation

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Lansing, Abraham G., to William Barber