Collection inventory

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Samuel Platt Correspondence

An inventory of his correspondence at Syracuse University

Finding aid created by: [Summit record]
Date: 2001-01-01

Revision history:
12 Mar 2007	converted to EAD (MRC)
17 Feb 2010	updated EAD (LMD)

Biographical History

Samuel Keise(?) Platt was a resident of Plattsburgh, New York in the early nineteenth century. He also had family on the other side of Lake Champlain, in St. Albans and Burlington, Vermont.

Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Samuel Platt Correspondence includes 21 letters sent to Platt between 1834 and 1842. The letters are from family members, friends, and acquaintances. They variously send news, request Platt's assistance, and dispense advice.

Arrangement of the Collection

The items are in chronological order.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

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Use Restrictions:

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Subject Headings

Persons

Platt family.
Platt, Samuel.

Subjects

Families -- New York (State) -- Plattsburgh.

Places

Burlington (Vt.) -- History.
Plattsburgh (N.Y.) -- History.
Saint Albans (Vt.) -- History

Genres and Forms

Correspondence.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Samuel Platt Correspondence,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Table of Contents

Correspondence

Inventory