Ebenezer Hazard letter to Jedidiah Morse, New York
Overview
This one-page letter written by Ebenezer Hazard (1744-1817) in New York on December 12, 1789 to Jedidiah Morse (1761-1826), the American geographer and father of Samual F.B. Morse, relates news of family and friends but mainly concerns geographical publishing. The letter is docketed on the verso "Mr Hazard Dec 12 1789 New York birth of Erskine his son respecting geography."
Dates
- Creation: December 12, 1789
Creator
- Hazard, Ebenezer, 1744-1817 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biography of Ebenezer Hazard
Ebenezer Hazard (1744-1817) was born in Philadelphia and got his start in New York as a publisher. He was the first Deputy Postmaster of New York City and in 1782 was named the Postmaster General and remained in this position until 1789. Hazard married Abigail Arthur in 1783 and fathered at least four children in this marriage.
Extent
1 folder (1 page) : Docketing on verso
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
MS P737
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Michael Brown Rare Books, 2012.
Subject
- Morse, Jedidiah, 1761-1826 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Ebenezer Hazard Collection
- Subtitle
- Ebenezer Hazard letter to Jedidiah Morse
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by sda, 2012. Finding aid encoded by sda, 2012.
- Date
- 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in<language encodinganalog="language">English.</language>
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/5017064883
- Preferred citation
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Ebenezer Hazard letter, MS P737, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository