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Thomas Addis Emmet collection [textual record]

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Date:

1758-1796.

Reference:

R6401-0-4-E, MG23-I1

Type of material:

Textual material

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Item ID number:

101026

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Thomas Addis Emmet collection
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Date(s):

1758-1796.

Place of creation:

No place, unknown, or undetermined

Extent:

1.8 cm of textual records (87 p.) photocopies.

Language of material:

English

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Collection consists of selected papers from the collection of Dr. Thomas Addis Emmit including correspondence of Gen. Robert Moncton, 1758-1759; Sir Guy Carleton, 1770, 1776; Major-General Philip Schuyler, 1775-1776, 1782; Benedict Arnold, 1775-1776; Moses Hazen, 1776, 1781, 1784; John Wentworth, 1793, 1795; Frederick Haldimand, 1782-1783; and other major figures of the period. A list of the items copied with reference numbers prefaces the volume. The collection consists of 87 pages that were photocopied 1917.

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Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1764-1827
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Carleton, Guy, Sir, 1724-1808

Haldimand, Frederick, Sir, 1718-1791
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Emmet, Thomas Addis, 1764-1827 : Thomas Addis Emmet, an Irish-American lawyer, was born in 1764 in Cork, Ireland. Educated at Trinity College, Dublin, he graduated in 1782 with a Baccalaureate. Although trained in medicine at the University of Edinburgh and receiving a degree of doctor of medicine in 1784, he abandoned this field for law. Emmet gained a brilliant reputation as a barrister in Ireland, particularly in defending members of the Society of United Irishmen. Imprisoned in 1798 for his activities in the Irish cause, he was later released on condition of perpetual exile and emigrated to the United States in 1804. He established a practice in New York and became one of the most notable American lawyers. His interest in the Irish cause continued, and he was of invaluable assistance to many of the early Irish immigrants who came to America. Between 1812 and 1813 he served as the Attorney General of New York State. In 1815 he made his first appearance before the U. S. Supreme Court. Between 1817 and 1827 he practiced in a partnership with Campbell P. White as Emmet & White. On the 14 November, 1827 Emmet collapsed in Circuit Court while trying a case. He died that night. "About Our Founder: Thomas Addis Emmet." Online posting. The Law Offices of Emmet, Marvin and Martin, LLP. 28 Feb. 2001.

"Emmet, Thomas Addis." The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. Columbia University Press, 2001. 1543

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General note:

The papers were originally donated to the New York Public Libray in 1896 by J.S. Kennedy. They were then copied in 1917 from the originals held by the New York Public Library.

Location of originals note:

Originals with the New York Public Library.__

Dates of creation note:

Photocopied in 1917.
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General Robert Moncton - Correspondence, 1758-1759

Philip John Schuyler - Correspondence, 1775-1782

Benedict Arnold - Correspondence, 1775-1776

Moses Hazen - Correspondence, 1776-1784

John Wentworth - Correspondence, 1793-1795
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Private

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MG23-I1
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