Enos Thompson Throop papers
Creator: Throop, Enos Thompson, 1784-1874
Call Number: D.14
Dates: 1804-1868
Physical Description: 2 boxes, Writing Case
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Table of Contents:

Biographical/Historical Note
Scope and Content
Subject(s)
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Access
Use
Citation
Related Materials
Content List
Series I: Correspondence
Series II: Personal papers
Collection Overview
Title: Enos Thompson Throop papers
Creator: Throop, Enos Thompson, 1784-1874
Call Number: D.14
Dates: 1804-1868
Physical Description: 2 boxes, Writing Case
Language(s): Materials are in English
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester

Biographical/Historical Note
Enos Thompson Throop (1784-1874) was an upstate New York lawyer, jurist, and politician who was governor of New York state from 1829-1832. Upon the completion of his term of office, he received appointments as the naval officer for the Port of New York, 1833-1838 and charge d'affaires for the Kingdom of Two Sicilies, 1838-1842. He lived most of his adult life at "Willowbrook," his home near Auburn, except for the years 1847-1857 which he spent at "Springbrook" near Kalamazoo, Michigan.

In 1814, he married Evelina Vredenburgh who died in 1834. Although none of their children survived infancy, he had many nieces and nephews, both on his and his wife's side, who corresponded with him.

Scope and Content
Included in the Papers are approximately 150 letters. Most of them were written by members of the family and thus are of a personal or business nature. Some letters, after 1834, deal with life, investments, and land promotion in Michigan. All the correspondence has been indexed in the main manuscript index.

Family correspondents include: Mrs. Evelina (Vredenburgh) Throop, his wife; Mrs. Elizabeth T. (Porter) Beach, his wife's niece; Mrs. Eliza (Akin) Cuyler, his niece; and Montgomery Hunt Throop, his nephew.

Non-family correspondents include: Benjamin Franklin Butler, lawyer; Samuel Clark, lawyer and politician; James Lorimer Graham, President of the Metropolitan Insurance Company; John Stilwell Jenkins, lawyer and newspaper editor; and Jabez Hammond, lawyer, politician and author.

In addition to the correspondence, there are approximately 35 other manuscript pieces of a financial, legal, or political nature. Of particular interest are the several items of a political nature preceding and during the War of 1812.

Subject(s):
New York (State)--Auburn
New York (State)
War of 1812
Elections
Politics and government
Correspondence
Legal instruments
Throop, Enos Thompson, 1784-1874
Throop, Evelina E., approximately 1795-1834
Throop, Montgomery H. (Montgomery Hunt), 1827-1892
Politicians
Lawyers
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acquired from James Brunner, December 14, 1971.Access
The Enos Thompson Throop papers is open for research use. Researchers are advised to contact Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.Use
Reproductions are made upon request but can be subject to restrictions. Permission to publish materials from the collection must currently be requested. Please note that some materials may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the researcher's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections. For more information contact rarebks@library.rochester.eduCitation
[Item title, item date], Enos Thompson Throop papers, D.14, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of RochesterRelated Materials
Biographical information: Dictionary of American Biography John S. Jenkins, Lives of the Governors of the State of New York, Auburn, N.Y., Derby and Miller, 1851, "Enos T. Throop," p.478-545. Mrs. E. T. Throop Martin, "Sketch of the Life of Governor Throop, " Collections of the Cayuga County Historical Society, Number 7, Auburn, N.Y. 1889, p. 153-167. Of special use in identifying the many family correspondents is: Edward Sandford Martin, Some account of family stocks involved in life at Willowbrook ... 1933.


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