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New-York Historical Society
University of Pennsylvania
ALSOP, John
1724–1794
Biography
ALSOP, John, a Delegate from New York; born in New Windsor, Orange County, N.Y., in 1724; completed preparatory studies; moved to New York City and engaged in mercantile pursuits and importing; represented New York City in the colonial legislature; one of the incorporators of the New York Hospital, serving as its governor 1770-1784; Member of the Continental Congress 1774-1776; member of a committee of one hundred appointed in 1775 by the citizens of the city to take charge of the government until a convention could be assembled; served as the eighth president of the New York Chamber of Commerce in 1784 and 1785; died in Newtown, Long Island, N.Y., November 22, 1794; interment in Trinity Church Cemetery, New York City.
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The Morgan Library
New York, NY
Papers:
1776, 1 item.
The receipt and John Alsop's signature are on the verso. The recto of the document is an account of John Alsop's time in the Continental Congress and the money he is owed for attendance.
Papers:
In the Collection of Autographs of the Members of the First Continental Congress of the United States, 1749-1800, 1 volume.
Persons represented include John Alsop.
New-York Historical Society
Manuscripts Department
New York, NY
Papers:
1724-1794, 5 folders.
Several letters from John Alsop, to attorneys Gilbert and Henry Livingston, on matters relating to legal cases, writs, declarations, pleas and bonds. Nine letters from Francis Lewis, dated Philadelphia, Pa., between November and December 1775, to John Alsop, being a description of supplying clothing to Northern Continental Army companies at Cambridge and Albany, New York. Letter, signed Peter V.B. Livingston, President, Provincial Congress, dated New York, June 28th, to John Alsop, is a request for the procurement of 2,852 blankets to supply military troops. Two letters from Peter Keteltas, dated Philadelphia, July 12th, and New York, July 26th, 1775, to John Alsop, discuss the acquisition of such items as duck for tents and drum-heads for New York battalions, and British troop movements. Twelve letters from Christopher Smith, dated New York and Jamaica, N.Y., between May and October, 1775 are a discussion of matters relating to the shipping business, rumors of British troop embankments, the Continental Association and the importation of tea, and removal from New York to safety.
University of Pennsylvania
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Philadelphia, PA
Papers:
In the Miscellaneous Manuscripts From the Continental Congress, 1776-1778, 3 items.
Persons represented include John Alsop.
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