Letter from Pierre Van Cortlandt, 1820

Item — Box: 2, Folder: 1

Identifier: A1990-007-005

Scope and Contents

Letter from Pierre van Cortlandt to Mr. [Brinherhoff?] regarding money owed on his Times [London?] account and notifying that account had been paid in full, August 17, 1820.

Dates

Creation: 1820 August 17

Creator

Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1762-1848 (Person)

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Biographical / Historical

Pierre van Cortlandt, son of Lieutenant Governor Pierre van Cortlandt, served as major general in militia where one of his aides was James Fenimore Cooper. He studied law with Alexander Hamiliton and was a presidential elector for Jefferson in 1800 and for William H. Harrison in 1840. He was a candidate on the defeated Henry Clay ticket in 1844.