Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Goorich, Elizur, fl. 1799-1809 Document empowering Stephen Twining & Peter Tomlinson to administer estate

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05754.15 Author/Creator: Goorich, Elizur, fl. 1799-1809 Place Written: New Haven Type: Document signed Date: 1809/09/08 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21.2 cm, Width: 17 cm Order a Copy

Printed document signed as Justice of the Peace for the estate of Russel Tomlinson. Clerk's docket on verso.

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources