US-RNSRU-SP_08 Guide to the Winslow family papers1762-1970 (bulk 1831-1835) Finding aid prepared by Genna Duplisea. Salve Regina University
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 Brevoort, Henry, 1782-1848 Brevoort, James Carson, 1818-1887 Bristed, Charles Astor, 1820-1874 Winslow family papers Winslow family papers SP.08 Bulk, 1831-1835 1762-1970 1 0.5 Linear feet One document box Contains correspondence and other documents created by, related to, or collected by the ancestors of the Winslow family, following the descendants of Henry Brevoort, Jr. and his wife Laura Carson through the Kane, Bristed, and Winslow families; includes collected materials of historical value created by prominent figures in American history. Biographical Note

Henry Brevoort, Jr. (1782-1887) was the son of Henry Brevoort, Sr. (1747-1841) and Sarah Wheaton. He is the great-great-grandfather of John Grenville Winslow, the donor of the collection. Henry Brevoort, Jr.'s siblings were William Whetten Brevoort (1784-?), who married Sarah Nash about 1804; Margaret Anne Brevoort Renwick (1794-?), who married James Renwick on October 10, 1816); John Brevoort (1797-?); and Elias Brevoort (1804-?), who married Mary Brown in 1830.

With his wife Laura Carson Brevoort, Henry Brevoort, Jr. had eight children: James Carson Brevoort (1818-1887), William Augustus Brevoort, (1819-ca. 1832), Elizabeth Neville Brevoort Coolidge (1821-1849), Henry Wortley Brevoort (1831-?), Laura Whitten Brevoort Bristed (1823-1860), Margaret Claudia "Meta" Brevoort (1825-1876), Constance Irving Brevoort Sedgwick (b. 1828), and Edith Brevoort Kane (1832-1891).

Of Henry Brevoort, Jr.'s children, J. Carson Brevoort married Elizabeth Dorothea Lefferts and had one son, Henry Lefferts Brevoort (1848-1895), who married Elizabeth Schermerhorn in 1871. Elizabeth Neville Brevoort married Frederick W. Coolidge and had a son, the mountaineer William Augustus Brevoort Coolidge (1850-1926), whose aunt Meta introduced him to alpine climbing. Laura Whitten Brevoort married Charles Astor Bristed (1820-1874). Constance Irving Brevoort married William Ellery Sedgwick in 1850. Edith Brevoort married Pierre C. Kane (1828-1870), son of Eliza Corne Kane and Oliver Grenville Kane, who was the cousin of federal judge John Kintzing Kane (sharing grandparents John O'Kane and Sybil Kent). Edith and Pierre Kane's children were Grenville Kane (1854-1943), Meta Kane (b. 1856), Elizabeth de Gironcourt Kane (1859-1961), Henry Brevoort Kane (1866-1930), and William Carson Kane (b. ca. 1868).

Of Edith and Pierre Kane's children, their son Grenville Kane married Margaret A. Wolfe (1839-1940). Their children were Sybil Kane (b. ca. 1882), Edith Brevoort Kane (b. ca. 1884), Margaret Dorothy Kane (b. ca. 1886), Anzonetta (also called Anzonella) Kane (b. ca. 1888), and Rose O'Neil Kane (b. ca. 1890).

Of Grenville Kane's children, Rose O'Neil Kane married Carroll Dana Winslow. They had three children: Penelope Winslow, John Grenville Winslow (the donor of the collection), and Rose O'Neil Winslow. Rose's sister Edith Brevoort Kane married George F. Baker, Jr. (1878-?), having four children: Florence Baker (b. ca. 1913), Edith B. Baker (1913-1975), George Fisher Baker III (1915-1977), and Grenville Kane Baker (1921-1949).

Of Edith Brevoort Kane's children, George Fisher Baker III married Frances Drexel Munn Baker; they had three children, George F. Baker III (d. 1977), Anthony (1943-2008), and Pauline Baker Pitt. With his second wife, George Fisher Baker had two children, Kane Kendall Baker and Lavinia Baker.

 Collection information

[Identification of item], in SP. 08, Winslow Family Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Salve Regina University Special Collections, McKillop Library, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI.

This collection is not restricted.

Various copying restriction apply, according to the Archives' use policy. Guidelines are available from the Salve Regina University Archives. Salve Regina University owns the copyright to material produced by employees and trustees of the University and work for hire. Requests for permission to publish material from the University Archives should be directed to the Archivist. See also the Archives' copyright and publication statement.

The collection includes correspondence and papers created by and related to the ancestors of donor John Grenville Winslow, beginning with Henry Brevoort, Jr. in the early nineteenth century. While the bulk of the collection relates to Henry Brevoort, Jr. and his children, the papers encompass several generations of the Brevoort family as they and their descendants married into the Bristed, Kane, and Winslow families. Also included in the collection are lists of letters created after the settlement of estates, auction catalogs and related papers, and collected letters of historical value unrelated to the family.

Organized into five series:

I: Brevoort family papers II: Bristed family papers III: Kane family papers IV: Winslow family papers V: Collected papers and research

Within each series, the materials are grouped by family or individual and arranged chronologically.

 Administrative information

The papers were donated to Salve Regina University in 2010 by John Grenville Winslow.

The collection was inventoried by Allyson Neurohr and Nicole Nietzel in spring 2009; this was updated by University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Julie Swierczek in May 2013. The collection was processed by University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Maria Bernier and Susan Millard in 2010 and 2011. University Archivist and Special Collections Librarian Genna Duplisea finished the finding aid and encoded it in October 2014.

 Additional information

Related materials on Henry Brevoort, Jr., J. Carson Brevoort, and Henry L. Brevoort are held in the Brevoort Family Papers (1977.285) at the Brooklyn Historical Society.

The New York Public Library holds an Edith Brevoort diary (MssCol 24250 volume 1).

The Baker Library at Harvard Business School holds materials related to George F. Baker, Jr. (husband to Edith Brevoort Kane) and his father George F. Baker, Sr. in the Baker Family Papers (Mss.781 1768-2011 B167).

The papers of the Renwick family, in particular Professor James Renwick (husband of Laura Whitten Brevoort Renwick), are held by the Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Columbia University (MS# 1063).

Materials related to the Kane family, particularly federal judge John Kitzing Kane, are held at the American Philosophical Society> in the Kane Family Papers, 1745-1955 (Mss.Ms.Coll.115) and the University of Pennsylvania Archives and Records Center> in the Kane Family Papers, 1802-1965 (UPT 50 K916).

Salve Regina University Special Collections holds a copy of William Rhinelander Stewart's Grace Church and Old New York (New York: E. P. Dutton and Co., 1924; call # BX5980.N5 G7 1924) which contains annotations related to Henry Brevoort, Sr. and Henry Brevoort, Jr.

The following sources delineate the genealogy of many of the familial branches represented in this collection.

Clarke, Robert Gordon. "Jan (?) Van Der Driessche." RootsWeb. Last modified May 24, 2013. Accessed August 1, 2017. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~rclarke/page1/vderdrie.htm.

Conover, David K. "Our Family History: Descendants of Wolphert Gerretse Van Kouwenhoven -- Cornelia Adelaide Kane." Internet Archive. Last modified March 16, 2012. Accessed August 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20160414045151/http://www.conovergenealogy.com/connet/connet-o/p4475.htm.

D. Appleton and Company. 1918. "Kane, Grenville." In The Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Eds. James Grant Wilson and John Fiske. Volume VIII. New York: The Press Association Compilers, Inc. Google Books. Accessed September 24, 2014. http://books.google.com/books?id=qVQ_AQAAIAAJ.

Riker, James, Henry Pennington Toler, and Sterling Potter. Revised History of Harlem (City of New York): Its Origin and Early Annals.... New York: New Harlem Publishing Company. Internet Archive. Last modified August 9, 2009. Accessed August 1, 2017. https://archive.org/details/revisedhistoryh00pottgoog.

Stewart, William Rhinelander. 1924. Grace Church and Old New York. New York: E. P. Dutton and Co.

 Names Brevoort, Henry, 1782-1848 Brevoort, James Carson, 1818-1887 Bristed, Charles Astor, 1820-1874 Winslow, John Grenville Brevoort family Bristed family Kane family Winslow family Types of Materials letters (correspondence) commonplace books Subjects Families--New York (State) RIAMCO Browsing Term Social Life and Customs Series I: Brevoort family papers1798-1871(bulk 1824-1843) 1 0.25 Linear feet (8 folders) Scope and Content

Correspondence, some notes, and a commonplace book created or received by members of the Brevoort family, specifically Henry Brevoort, Jr., his wife, and his children. Includes correspondence of Henry Brevoort, Jr. with various friends and business associates; correspondence between family members and friends while several of the Brevoort children attended Baron Fellenberg’s experimental boarding school at Hofwyl in Switzerland; a commonplace book with enclosed correspondence; and the correspondence of J. Carson Brevoort, the oldest of Henry Brevoort Jr's children, including letters written while he was the secretary of Washington Irving in Madrid, 1842-1843.

 Correspondence of Henry Brevoort, Sr.1 1 1798 Henry Brevoort Sr. to his Excellency General James Wilkinson, Esq., Commander of the United States Armies 1798-08-13 Correspondence of Henry Brevoort Jr. 1804-1832 1 2 Henry Brevoort Jr. in Marietta to parents 1804-02-07 P. Lherbette in New York to Henry Brevoort 1805-03-06 Henry Brevoort Jr. in Montreal to John Jacob Astor in New York 1811-05-09 Henry Brevoort Jr. in St. Joseph's to Mr. John Whetten (uncle) in New York 1811-06-25 Waterfull to Henry Brevoort 1813-04-28 Waterfull to Henry Brevoort (copy) 1813-04-28 S. Brevoort (mother) to Henry Brevoort care of P. Irving 1813-08-04 (stamped date) John Howard Payne on account of Mr. Charles Kemble in Liverpool to Henry Brevoort, Esq. 1813-09-02 Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852 Kemble, Charles, 1775-1854 S. A. Booth to Henry Brevoort 1815?-06-02 "Malvina" to Henry Brevoort Jr. 1816-01-02 "Malvina" to Henry Brevoort Jr. (copy) 1816-01-02 John Jeffrey to Henry Brevoort, Esq. 1819-10-04 Henry Brevoort Jr. in Philadelphia to Rembrandt Peale, Esq. in Philadelphia 1824-01-02 Rembrandt Peale in Philadelphia to Henry Brevoort Jr. in New York 1824-06-13 Rembrandt Peale in Philadelphia to Henry Brevoort Jr. in New York (later copy) 1824-06-13 Rembrandt Peale to Henry Brevoort Esq. (photocopy) [1824] Rembrandt Peale to Henry Brevoort Jr. (photocopy) [1824] Rembrandt Peale to Henry Brevoort Esq. (negative photocopy) [1824] Robert Emmet to Henry Brevoort in New York 1825-02-22 John Hamilton to Henry Brevoort 1825-12-25 James Kent to Henry Brevoort Esq. 1826-02-16 Kent, James, 1763-1847 Charles Carroll of Carrolton, Baltimore, to Henry Brevoort 1826-05-24 E.C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in New York 1830?-09-08 E.C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in New York (typescript copy) 1830?-09-08 E.C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in New York (typescript copy) 1830?-09-08 Henry Brevoort Jr. in Fontainebleau to Henry Brevoort Sr. 1832 April Chancellor Kent in St. Mark's Place, 8th Street to Henry Brevoort Jr. 1832-09-28 Kent, James, 1763-1847 Envelope containing notes and invitations to Henry Brevoort Jr. or Mrs. Brevoort 1812-1843 Correspondence of Henry Brevoort Jr. 1833-1861, n.d.1 3 R. L. Livingston in Clermont to Henry Brevoort in New York 1833-09-23 Winfield Scott to Henry Brevoort 1833-10-08 George Washington Lafayette in Paris to Henry Brevoort 1834-05-23 J. Henry in Paris to Henry Brevoort 1835-04-19 Unknown to Henry Brevoort, Esq. 1835-07-29 James Renwick and Margaret Anne Renwick in Lebanon Springs to Henry Brevoort Esq in Saratoga Springs 1835-08-08 E. C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in Saratoga, New York 1835-08-16 Welles to Henry Brevoort 1835-08-22 Robert L. Livingston in Clermont to Henry Brevoort 1836-01-01 J. Hare Powel to Henry Brevoort 1835-07-18 Colonel John Trumbull to Henry Brevoort 1836-09-08 E. G. in Charleston to Henry Brevoort in New York 1837-01-12 W. S. Mount to Henry Brevoort 1837-01-26 Henry Brevoort to daughter Fifi 1842-01-02 Unknown to Mr. [Henry] Brevoort regarding the New York Book Society ca. 1842 Envelope to Henry Brevoort Esq. 1843-02-18 Envelope to Henry Brevoort Esq. 1843-04-20 J. L. Mayer to Henry Brevoort Esq. YYYY-05-23 Note on behalf of Mr. Kent to Henry Brevoort YYYY-07-07 Laura Brevoort to Henry Brevoort in Havre YYYY-10-20 E.G. in Newport, RI to Henry Brevoort in New York YYYY-08-29 E.G. in Newport, RI to Henry Brevoort in New York YYYY-09-02 E.G. in Charleston, SC to Henry Brevoort in New York YYYY-11-05 J.J. Astor to H. Brevoort Esq. in New York YYYY-10-12 E.G. in Newport to Henry Brevoort in New York YYYY-MM-29 Note re: William S. Mount n.d. General note

Note is on yellow lined paper in ball point pen, and clearly dates from much later than the rest of the collection. The same handwriting appears on envelope enclosing marriage certificate of Edith Brevoort and Pierre C. Kane in folder 3 and the list in folder 15. Originally placed after YYYY-08-29 letter from E. C. in Newport to Henry Brevoort.

 Unknown to Henry Brevoort re: George n.d. Note by Henry Brevoort re: Mrs. Jacob Arden n.d. Note by Henry Brevoort (transcription) n.d. J. Fenimore Cooper to Henry Brevoort n.d. Correspondence with Brevoort children at Hofwyl 1831-18321 4 William Brevoort academic documents, Institution des Mr. Gase 1831-08-13 James Carson Brevoort to his uncle Mr. H. Renwick in New York 1831-09-12 James Carson Brevoort in Berne to his father Henry Brevoort in Paris 1831-10-17 L.C. Brevoort to her son J. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1831-11-03 H.B. and L.B. in Paris to boys in Hofwyl 1831-11-16 Henry Brevoort in Paris to James Carson Brevoort, William A. Brevoort, and James G. King 1831-12-02 H.B. in Paris to James Carson Brevoort 1831-12-19 Mother and H.B. in Paris to their boys 1831-12-22 Cover of letter to J. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1831[?]-12-22 L.B. to her children in Hofwyl 1832-01-05 Gase in Paris to C. Brevoort in Hofwyl 1832-01-20 Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to mother in Paris 1832-01-22 H.B. in Paris to William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl 1832-01-24 H.B. and Laura Brevoort in Paris to William and boys in Hofwyl 1832-02-11 James Carson Brevoort and William A. Brevoort to Laura Brevoort in Paris 1832-02-19 L.B. to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1832-[?]-02-22 Cutting in Paris to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1832-02-24 L.B. in Paris to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1832-03-02 James Carson Brevoort and James Gore King to Mrs. Brevoort 1832-03-18 H. Brevoort in Paris to Willy (W. A. Brevoort) in Hofwyl 1832-03-20 William A. Brevoort and Carson to father in Paris 1832-03-25 Envelope addressed to Monsieur Brevoort in Paris 1832-04-08 H.B. in Fontainebleau to his boys in Hofwyl 1832-04-10 Jas. G. King in New York to Henry Brevoort in Paris 1832-05-01 H.B. in Fontainebleau to J. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1832-05-09 Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to his mother and father 1832-05-13 L.B. in Fontainebleau to Willy (W. A. Brevoort) in Hofwyl 1832-05-23 William A. Brevoort to father in Fontainebleau 1832-05-27 H.B. in Fontainebleau to Willy (W.A. Brevoort) in Hofwyl 1832-06-08 James Carson Brevoort and William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl to mother and father in Fontainebleau 1832-07-03 H.B. in Fontainebleau to the "boys" in Hofwyl (draft) 1832-07-06 H.B. in Fontainebleau to the "boys" in Hofwyl 1832-07-06 William A. Brevoort to father and mother; Carson Brevoort to mother in Fontainebleau 1832-07-15 General note

The written year on the letter is 1831, but the postmark and context indicate 1832. Furthermore, Henry Brevoort Jr. did not send or receive mail from Fontainebleau until April 1832.

 Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother in Fontainebleau 1832-07-31 General note

The written year on the letter is 1831, but the postmark and context indicate 1832. Furthermore, Henry Brevoort Jr. did not send or receive mail from Fontainebleau until April 1832.

 H.B. in Fontainebleau to Carson in Hofwyl 1832-08-04 James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to Henry Brevoort, Jr.; W. A. Brevoort to Laura Brevoort in Paris 1832-09-02 H.B. in Fontainebleau to his boys in Hofwyl 1832-10-03 Laura or Henry Brevoort in Paris to Sir [Baron Fellenberg?] 1832-10-30 Laura or Henry Brevoort in Paris to Sir [Baron Fellenberg?] 1832-11-03 Laura or Henry Brevoort in Paris to Sir [Baron Fellenberg?]-- partial copy 1832-11-03 H. Brevoort to Carson 1832-11-05 James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to mother and father; William A. Brevoort to Laura Brevoort 1832-11-13 Laura Brevoort to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1832-11-16 H.B. in Paris to his boys in Hofwyl 1832-11-17 Unknown in Hofwyl to Madame 1832-11-22 Correspondence with Brevoort children at Hofwyl 1833 1 5 H.B. to boys in Hofwyl 1833-01-12 James Carson Brevoort and James G. King in Hofwyl to Henry Brevoort in Paris 1833-01-23 L. Brevoort in Paris to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1833-02-07 H.B. in Paris to boys in Hofwyl 1833-03-02 James Carson Brevoort to Father; A. Gracie King to Mr. Brevoort; William A. Brevoort to father, mother, and grandmother; and James G. King to Mr. Brevoort. All in Hofwyl to Mr. Brevoort in Paris. 1833-03-11 Laura W. Brevoort in Paris to brother Carson Brevoort 1833-03-19 H. Brevoort in Paris to boys 1833-04-12 James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to sister Laura Brevoort and mother 1833-04-16 James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to mother; Archibald Gracie King to Laura in Paris 1833-04-28 Laura C. Brevoort to children in Hofwyl 1833-05-17 James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to Laura Brevoort in Paris 1833-05-26 James Carson Brevoort and William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl to Laura Brevoort in Paris 1833-06-10 E. Brevoort, James Carson Brevoort, and William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl to Laura Brevoort in Paris 1833-06-23 James Carson Brevoort, William A. Brevoort and J. G. King in Hofwyl to Mrs. Brevoort in Paris 1833-09-09 Carson in Hofwyl to mother in Paris 1833-09-23 Laura Brevoort in Paris to children in Hofwyl 1833[?]-09-27 James Carson Brevoort to mother in Paris 1833-10-03 William Augustus Brevoort and Carson in Hofwyl to mother in Paris 1833-10-06 L. Brevoort to children in Hofwyl 1833-10-11 Laura Brevoort in Paris to brother 1833-10-18 W. H. Carroll to Carson and Forbes and Still in Hofwyl 1833-10-26 William A. Brevoort and James Carson Brevoort to mother in Paris 1833-10-27 Henry Brevoort in Paris to children in Hofwyl 1833-11-06 Laura Brevoort in Paris to her boys in Hofwyl 1833-11-21 William A. Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother; Carson Brevoort to father in Paris 1833-12-15 H.B. in Paris to children in Hofwyl 1833-12-25 Correspondence with Brevoort children at Hofwyl 1834-1835, n.d.1 6 Henry and Laura Brevoort to their boys in Hofwyl 1834-01-21 Henry Brevoort to his boys in Hofwyl 1834-02-10 William A. Brevoort and Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to their father and 1834-02-23 Henry Brevoort to his boys in Hofwyl 1834-02-27 William A. Brevoort and Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and 1834-03-19 Laura Brevoort in Paris to her children in Hofwyl 1834-03-19 Carson Brevoort and William Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother in Paris 1834-03-19 Henry Brevoort to his children in Hofwyl 1834-04-05 Carson Brevoort and William Augustus Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother 1834-04-14 H. Brevoort Jr. in Belfort, France to Carson in Hofwyl 1834-06-13 Henry Brevoort to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1834-10-07 Laura Brevoort to son Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1834-10-23 General note

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 Laura Brevoort to son Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1834-11-07 General note

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 Laura Brevoort to son Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1834-11-14 General note

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 Laura W. Brevoort [sister] and Laura Brevoort [mother] to James Carson Brevoort 1834-11-24 L.B. [mother?] to J. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1834-11-24 (dated on back 1834-11-28) Laura Brevoort in Paris to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1834-12-12 Laura Brevoort to son James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1834-12-22 [A.] Gracie King in Paris to Jas. Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl 1835-03-23 G. King in Flushing to Carson Brevoort in Paris 1835-06-10 William Augustus Brevoort and James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl to father and mother in Paris YYYY-04-12 Henry and Laura Brevoort in Belfort, France to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl YYYY-10-02 Laura Brevoort in Paris to son Carson YYYY-11-28 Laura Brevoort to son J.C. Brevoort and Adele in Hofwyl n.d. [?] de France to James Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl n.d. H. Brevoort to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl n.d. letter cover to Carson Brevoort in Hofwyl n.d. Laura Brevoort to Carson and William Brevoort and James [King?] n.d. Constance B. and Carson Brevoort to father n.d. Baron Fellenberg in Hofwyl, school bill n.d. Commonplace book by Brevoort children ca. 1837 1 7 General note

Enclosed in the commonplace book were four letters, which remain with the book for context.

 Commonplace book of quotes and sketches by Brevoort children ca. 1837 Edith to Mamma 1834-01-01 Edith to Mamma 1834-01-DD Henry to Mamma n.d. Papa in Hilton Head, S.C. to Unknown 1865-08-05 Correspondence of Carson Brevoort Bulk, 1839-1843 1839-1871, n.d. 1 8 A. Granger to Carson Brevoort 1839-02-08 Henry Brevoort to Carson Brevoort 1839[?]-05-07 Henry Brevoort to Carson Brevoort in New York 1840-10-03 C. Eagar to Carson Brevoort in New York 1841-03-09 [Bougere?] in Paris to Carson Brevoort in New York 1841-05-25 Carson Brevoort in Riviere de Loup to his sister in Cold Spring, New York 1841-08-24 Charles Eagar to Carson Brevoort in New York 1841-10-30 Extracts from Carson's letters home 1842-07-11 to 1842-07-21 Carson Brevoort in Madrid to Laura Brevoort (Lol) in West Point 1842-07-26 Carson Brevoort in Madrid to mother 1842-09-17 Envelope addressed to H. Brevoort in New York, labeled "Dear Cars" 1842-10-01 Carson Brevoort in Madrid to father in New York 1842-11-18 Carson Brevoort in Madrid to mother in New York 1843-01-21 Carson Brevoort in Madrid to father in New York 1843-03-04 Carson Brevoort in Madrid to mother 1843-03-23 Carson Brevoort in Madrid to his siblings Hen and Pussy (Edith) 1843-03-24 Carson Brevoort in Naples to mother in New York 1843-05-11 Carson Brevoort in Rome to Bessy 1843-06-08 Carson Brevoort in Geneva to mother 1843-08-10 Carson Brevoort in Paris to father in East Hampton, New York 1843-08-29 Carson Brevoort in Paris to father in New York 1843-09-18 Carson Brevoort in Havre to mother 1843-10-01 Carson Brevoort in London to father in New York 1843-10-03 Carson Brevoort in London to father in New York 1843-11-03 [Carson Brevoort] in London to father 1843-11-14 Carson Brevoort to Henry Brevoort, Jr. in New York 1843-11-15 Carson Brevoort in Amsterdam to mother in New York 1843-11-30 Carson Brevoort in Portsmouth to father 1843-12-20 Description of first edition of "The Simple Cobbler of Aggawam" signed J.C.B. 1850-11-02 Putnam bookseller to J. C. Brevoort 1851-12-18 Robert Balmanns to James Carson Brevoort 1858-03-10 J. G. Shea to J. C. Brevoort 1861-MM-DD A. V. [name?] to Carson Brevoort 1871-10-23 C. Eagar to Carson Brevoort in New York YYYY-08-04 Mother to James Carson Brevoort YYYY-10-19 Unknown in Paris to Carson Brevoort YYYY-12-23 Series II: Bristed family papers 0.04 Linear feet (1 folder) Scope and Content

Papers created by the Charles Astor Bristed, husband of Laura W. Brevoort, soon after the death of his wife.

 Correspondence of Charles Astor Bristed 1861 1 9 C. A. Bristed in Baden to Ellery 1861-08-07 Charles A. Bristed in Baden Baden to Tot (Laura W. Brevoort Bristed's sister) 1861-08-08 Series III: Kane family papers 1852-1933(bulk 1896-1919) 0.08 Linear feet (2 folders) Scope and Contents

Legal documents and correspondence created by members of the Kane family, in particular Pierre C. Kane, husband of Edith Brevoort, and their son Grenville Kane. The series also includes genealogical and historical information about the family's ancestry which seems to originate with the settlement of Grenville Kane's estate.

 Kane family papers Bulk, 1896-1919 1852-19331 10 Elisha Kent Kane and J. B. Thomas to the Secretary of the Navy re: John P. Gillis 1852-03-07 General note

Written year is 1825; the last two digits were most likely transposed, as Elisha Kent Kane was born in 1820.

 Marriage settlement between Edith Brevoort, daughter of Henry Brevoort, Pierre C. Kane 1853-10-01 General note

Envelope is much newer than document and labeled in fountain pen in the same handwriting as the William Mount note in folder 3 and the list in folder 15.

 Wistar Party invitation from Judge Kane to Judge Cunningham 1856-10-06 Chas. Henry Hart to Mr. Grenville Kane (copy) 1896-05-23 Bank receipt from Anzonetta B. Wolfe to Margaret Dorothy Kane 1896-11-14 W. L. Strong, Mayor of New York, to Mr. Grenville Kane 1897-04-21 H. Duncan Wood to Grenville Kane 1899-01-30 Commander Robert E. Peary in "The Oakland" to Mr. Grenville Kane 1909-12-29 Peary, Robert E. (Robert Edwin), 1856-1920 Acknowledgment signed by Harry H. Hymes from Grenville Kane to account of George D. Smith, Washington Irving letters 1911-05-05 W. A. B. Coolidge in Switzerland to Grenville Kane Esq. 1919-01-09 W. A. B. Coolidge to Grenville Kane Esq. (large envelope) 1919-01-29 James King Hand's description of a duel between Kane and Wadsworth 1933-07-DD Settlement of Kane estate -- Brevoort papers ca. 1943 1 11 List titled "Brevoort papers from Grenville Kane Estate" n.d. Kane daughters to Franklin F. Hopper regarding gift of book in memory of their father n.d. List titled "Various Brevoort papers" n.d. List titled "Various Brevoort papers," typescript n.d. List titled "Various Brevoort papers," typescript with handwritten annotations n.d. Series IV: Winslow family papers1959-1970 0.04 Linear feet (1 folder) Scope and Content

Papers related to the family of John Winslow, the donor of the collection.

 Winslow family correspondence 1959-1970 1 12 Envelope from C. W. Post College to Mr. John Winslow 1959-12-10 Betty Hasting in Long Island to Helen and John Winslow in New York 1969-12-03 Laura Walker to John Winslow 1970-01-05 Series V: Collected Papers and Research1852-1933 0.125 Linear feet (3 folders) Scope and Contents

This series contains a miscellany of correspondence, transcriptions, notes, and items related to the collection of antique manuscripts, all of which are related to figures in American history as well as the Brevoort family. The items in this series seem to be from the collection of Grenville Kane, as indicated by some notes and the list of Brevoort family papers in Series III.

 Auction and Dealer Catalogs and Advertisements 1890, n.d. 1 13 George Washington auction catalogue entry 1890-04-26 Advertisement for Old Letters by Walter R. Benjamin in New York n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Daniel Webster to Charles Marob n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Edgar Allan Poe to Charles Astor Bristed, 1847 n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Lord Cornbury to Board of Colonial Expenses, 1708 n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Rembrandt Peale to Henry Brevoort n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Jonathan Trumbull to Committee of Pay-Table, Hartford, 1776 n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from D. Webster to Moses Kent, 1819 n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Cadwallader Colden to Sir William Johnson n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from J.K. Pauling to Henry Brevoort n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from John Rodgers to Henry Cahoone, 1811 n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from David Porter to Sarah Ham[?], 1811 n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from Rip von Dane to Stock & Gainsborough, 1737 n.d. Catalog entry in pencil on back of Tailer & Co. stationery for letter from S.A. Booth to Henry Brevoort, 1815 n.d. Collected historical correspondence and papers 1694-1898, n.d. 1 14 Governor Cadwallader Colden in Fort George, New York to Sir William Johnson, Baronet 1762-04-05 Gates to Arnold (transcription) 1775-08-25 Unknown in Dorchester to Thomas 1776-02-18 Col. William Shepard, 4th Massachusetts Regiment, to Brig. General [John] Thomas in Roxbury 1776-02-22 Order of Congress signed by John Hancock to Benedict Arnold Esq. to be appointed Major General (anastatic facsimile) 1777-05-02 Notes on and transcription of letter from John Adams to Washington 1777-11-19 Alexander Hamilton to the Principal Commissary 1778-08-09 Robert Burns to William Dunbar, transcription 1788-09-25 John R. Cowenhoven in Bedford to Nicholas R. Cowenhoven 1798-11-07 J. S. to Dr. John C. Lettsom 1799-10-03 Lettsom, John Coakley, 1744-1815 John R. Murray in New York to John Trumble, Esq. 1812-03-06 D. Webster to Kent 1819-07-05 Amussat in Paris to Unknown 1836-11-21 Unknown to Unknown 1841[?]-01-27 Charles Francis Adams to Professor Henry Reed in Philadelphia 1849-07-17 George Washington in Charlestown, Jefferson County, West Virginia [?] to Mr. Demas Adams in Columbus City, Franklin County in Ohio 1851-09-08 Envelope from Rear Admiral Farragut to Comm. J. I. Palmer 1854-08-09 F. E. Spinner, Treasurer of the United States, to C. H. Ogden in New York City 1864-04-14 Unknown in Brooklyn to Hon. J. Hammond Trumbull 1870-05-DD John Hay [likely John Milton Hay (1838-1905), American statesman, author, and private secretary and assistant to Abraham Lincoln] at the New York Tribune to Stanton 1871-01-11 "Supplement to the Spirit of '76 -- The Ancestry of George Washington" 1898-05-DD Letter from Jacques [Cosoroff?] n.d. (after 1832) Excerpts transcribed from the Conveyance of the Wallabout Farm n.d. General note

Includes note "Belongs to Mr. Kane" on cover.

 "The Author of Waverly" drawing signed by Walter Scott n.d. Bonaparte family tree -- Joseph, Napoleon I, Lucien, Louis, Jerome n.d. (after 1878) E to R n.d. Address and phone number for Associated Bookbinders n.d. Journal of Barbara (3 pages) n.d. Two drafts of documents to Andrew Sydam [?], Capt. of militia co. and a document of sale by Deborah and Abigail B.[?] All on back of torn "Deuce is in Him" broadside, Boston, 1796. n.d. (after 1796) Seal of Duke of Wellington in envelope n.d. Count of letters from W. Irving 1808-1843 Notes from "Old Merchants of New York. [...]" p. 353 n.d. Newspaper clipping of painting by P. P. Rubens, engraved by G. Murray n.d. Engraved portrait of James Kent LL.D, signed by Kent n.d. "The Tribute Money," description of Rubens painting n.d. Research Materials and Notes n.d. 1 15 Photograph of landscape painting n.d. List of letters n.d. Note

List of nine letters in the collection written in ballpoint pen on a sheet of yellow lined paper. The origin of these notes are unknown, but the handwriting matches notes on a slip of paper in folder 3 and on the envelope enclosing marriage certificate of Edith Brevoort and Pierre C. Kane in folder 10.