Jacob Harvey was a merchant, arriving in New York City ca. 1816. He was the son of Joseph Massey Harvey, who was a member of the Society of Friends in Limerick, Ireland, and was the brother of William Henry Harvey, who was a member of the American Philosophical Society. He married Mary Hosack, the daughter of New York physician David Hosack.
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Presented by Daniel M. Feins and accessioned, 1962.
Originals at the New-York Historical Society and include material not represented on the microfilm. The originals of the collection represented on microfilm were formerly in possession of Mr. and Mrs. Daniel M. Feins. The finding aid to the collection can be found at http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/nyhs/jacobharvey/.
For interesting source material on African American history, see correspondence regarding the Missouri Compromise and slavery, and the commonplace book which also contains references to slavery.
This is a microfilm of an early American collection that may be of interest to researchers at the APS and may complement an original manuscript collection at the APS.