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Dyer White papers

 Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1862

Scope and Contents

Papers of Dyer White pertaining to his efforts as a lawyer, judge, and revenue collector in New Haven, Connecticut, 1785-1841. Included are 12 account books, three sets of bound stubs from application entries for stills, eight applications for licenses to retail wine, a cash book, correspondence, two ledgers, and a waste book.

Account books document White's time as a revenue collector and includes information on such matters as distilleries, auctions, snuff factories, sugar refineries, carriages, and imported provisions.

Correspondence is chiefly addressed to Dyer White but includes letters to other members of the White family.

Dates

  • 1762-1856
  • Majority of material found within 1799-1841

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

The Dyer White Papers is the physical property of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the appropriate curator.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Roger S. White, 2nd, 1913.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by format.

Related Materials

Associated material: Dyer White Commonplace Book (GEN MSS FILE 573), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Associated material: Stephen Trowbridge Daybooks (GEN MSS 1468), Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Associated material: Henry White Papers (MS 551), Manuscripts and Archives, Yale University Library.

Extent

2.03 Linear Feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Catalog Record

A record for this collection is available in Orbis, the Yale University Library catalog

Persistent URL

https://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.dyerwhite

Additional Description

Overview

Papers of Dyer White pertaining to his efforts as a lawyer, judge, and revenue collector in New Haven, Connecticut, 1785-1841. Included are 12 account books, three sets of bound stubs from application entries for stills, eight applications for licenses to retail wine, a cash book, correspondence, two ledgers, and a waste book.

Biographical / Historical

Dyer White (1762-1841) was a lawyer, judge, and revenue collector in New Haven, Connecticut. He founded his law firm in 1785.

White married Susannah Whittesley White (1766-1796) in 1791, Hannah Wetmore White (1773-1830) in 1801, and Eunice Pomeroy White (1777-1869) in 1832. With Hannah White, he had one son, Henry White (1803-1880).

Processing Information

Collections are processed to a variety of levels, depending on the work necessary to make them usable, their perceived research value, the availability of staff, competing priorities, and whether or not further accruals are expected. The library attempts to provide a basic level of preservation and access for all collections, and does more extensive processing of higher priority collections as time and resources permit.

These materials have been arranged and described according to national and local standards. For more information, please refer to the Beinecke Manuscript Unit Processing Manual.

Former call numbers: Z117 00205, Z117 00205a, Z117 0280, Z117 0280b, Z117 0280c, Z117 0280d, Z117 242.

Subjects

Related Names

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Dyer White Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Sarah Lerner
Date
November 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Repository

http://beinecke.library.yale.edu/
Contact:
P. O. Box 208330
New Haven CT 06520-8330 US
(203) 432-2977

Location

121 Wall Street
New Haven, CT 06511

Opening Hours

Access Information

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