Papers, 1776-1822 | WorldCat.org (original) (raw)

Summary:Papers, 1776-1822, consisting of correspondence, bills of lading, accounts, miltary papers, and other miscellaneous papers. They deal with Stevens's command of a corps of artillery in the Northern Department of the Continental Army during the Revolution; his accounts with the government; his shipping trade during the 1790s, particularly with the West Indies; troubles with France during the late 1790s and their effect on trade; his work as agent for the fortification of New York in 1800; his duties as military agent in 1801-1802; his command of the 1st Regiment of Artillery, New York State Militia, during the 1790s; the yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia during the 1790s: and trade in lumber and staves. There are also family papers, such as school bills and school reports for his children, and letters from other members of the Stevens family, including a number written from Europe in the 1820s by Byam K. Stevens. Ebenezer Stevens's correspondents include Samuel Hodgdon, James McHenry, Andrew Hodge, Robert Liston, Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, Horatio Gates, John Lamb, Alexander Hodgdon, Philip Schuyler, George A. Stevens, Horatio Gates Stevens, and members of his wife's family, the Ledyards. A large quantity of the papers consist of correspondence, regimental orders, company returns, and other material relating to the New York State Artillery Corps, 1802-1808, and 1814-15