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Title
George Clinton Autographed Signed Letter: February 21, 1793

Collection Number
SC 423

OCLC Number
426035296

Creator 
George Clinton, 1739-1812

Provenance 
Acquired from Alexander Autographs in November 2008.

Extent,Scope, and Content Note 
Autographed letter signed by George Clinton, Governor of New York.
Date: February 21, 1793; written from New York.
Docketed on verso by Thomas Jefferson, Secretary of State: "Clinton Govr. N. York Feb 21, 93 recd. Feb 25."
Dimensions: 22.5 cm. x 18.5 cm.

Arrangement and Processing Note
Processed and finding aid by Kristen J. Nyitray, February 2009. Updated May 2019.

Language
English

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
George Clinton Autographed Signed Letter (1793),Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Historical Note
In this letter, George Clinton, the first Governor of New York writes to his friend Thomas Jefferson, the man whom would later be elected as Vice President, in regard to the transfer of land in Montauk, Long Island, New York to the United States of America. The Second United States Congress under president George Washington subsequently appropriated $20,000 on March 2, 1793 to build a lighthouse in Montauk. Construction of the lighthouse located on Turtle Hill began on June 7, 1796 and was completed on November 5, 1796. With New York State through Governor Clinton "ceding the Jurisdiction of certain Lands on Montauck Point" to the infant United States, the establishment of one of the nation's earliest historic national monuments was made possible.

Subjects
Clinton, George, -- 1739-1812 -- Correspondence.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Correspondence.
Governors -- New York (State) -- Correspondence.
Montauk Point (N.Y.) -- History -- Sources.
Clinton, George, -- 1739-1812.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826.
Governors.
New York (State)
New York (State) -- Montauk Point.

INVENTORY 

Transcription

New York 21st Feb 1793

Sir,

I have the honor to transmit you
(herewith enclosed) an Exemplification of an Act of the
Legislature of this State ceding the Jurisdiction of certain
Lands on Montauck Point to the United States of America
for the Purposes in the said Act mentioned to be
with the highest respect.

Your
Most
Obedient Servant
Geo Clinton

The Honorable
Thomas Jefferson Esq
Secretary of State