Manuscript holdings include diaries, letters, orderly books, pension claim documents, and personal papers. Additional primary documents include contemporary broadsides, maps, printed ballads and songbooks, prints, and newspapers, as well as contemporary published memoirs and histories of the conflict. Secondary resources include published federal and state document sets, genealogical resources, academic journals, and printed histories.
For more documents and books related to the War of , search the Library's online catalog. For access to primary documents call the Manuscripts and Special Collections Research Room at or send e-mail to mscref nysed.
For the main library Reference section, call , or email refserv nysed. NOTE: Be advised there are many collections in the New York State Library that may contain War of related material but because that material is miniscule compared to the bulk of the collection, there is no mention of it in the finding aids. Depending on your research topic, you may want to look at collections where the date range of the collection precedes and succeeds the dates to Account of the Battle of Lake Champlain, September 11, Provides a detailed description of the battle.
Included are the names of ships participating, names of naval officers involved and a description of maneuvers executed by the vessels involved.
The author is unidentified. Albany N. Common Council. Tribute of Respect to Stephen van Rensselaer, October 31, New York State Library call number: A broadside copy of a resolution adopted by the Albany Common Council to pay tribute to Major General Stephen van Rensselaer and the troops under his command for the "gallantry and valor they displayed in the attack upon Queenston Heights" during the War of The tribute came in the form of a reception at the home of the widow Douw and an escort to Van Rensselaer's home.
