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Description: George Chalmers (1742-1825) was a British historian, civil servant, and author. He was a lawyer in Baltimore until the American Revolutionary War. After he returned to England, his positions included chief clerk at the Office for Trade in London and colonial agent for the Bahamas. He wrote biographies, poetry and pamphlets on the American colonies and collected a large library of books and manuscripts. The George Chalmers collection, dated 1606-1817, consists of documents relating to the American colonies, writings, and correspondence. Documents include materials on Canada, the Carolinas, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Virginia, West Florida, and Indians in North America. Also included are notes for a history of the revolt of the colonies, introductory volume about America under George II, and related materials.
Names: Chalmers, George, 1742-1825 (Creator)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1606 - 1817
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 507
Topics: Canada -- History -- 1763-1867; Canada -- History -- To 1763 (New France); Connecticut -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Florida -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Georgia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Great Britain -- Colonies -- America; Maryland -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; New York (State) -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; North Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Nova Scotia -- History -- 1763-1867; Nova Scotia -- History -- To 1763; Pennsylvania -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Rhode Island -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; South Carolina -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; United States -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Colonies -- America; Indians of North America -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775; Historians
Genres: Documents
Notes: Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.; Ownership: This collection was originally part of the library of George Chalmers. When Chalmers died in 1825, the library was inherited by his nephew, James Chalmers, and kept intact until his death in 1841. James Chalmers' sister then sold the original Chalmers library to Messrs. Evans, dealers in London. A large portion was purchased by London bookseller Thomas Thorpe, and Colonel Thomas Aspinwall purchased a number of volumes pertaining to the American colonies from him in 1843. Samuel L. M. Barlow later purchased the Aspinwall volumes, which were purchased by the Lenox Library in 1890 after Barlow's death. The remainder of the volumes were purchased from the estate of George Bancroft in 1893.
Physical Description: Extent: 4.01 linear feet (2 boxes, 27 volumes, 2 oversized folders)
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: MSS Unit ID: 507; NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11822957; RLIN/OCLC: NYPW93-A180; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 7cf43260-a5b8-0132-dcbb-58d385a7b928

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