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James Duane
Biography
James Duane (1733-1797) was a prominent New York City attorney, statesman and judge. He studied law under James Alexander and was admitted to the New York bar in 1754. Duane was a member of the First Continental Congress in 1774 and the New York Provincial Convention in 1776 and 1777. He left the City during the American Revolution and returned in 1783. In 1784, he was appointed mayor of the City of New York, served as a state senator, and was the first United States District Court Judge. A strong supporter of the Constitution, Duane attended the Constitutional Convention in 1788. He was also a warden of Trinity Church.
Mentioned
- Keep, Austin Baxter. History of the New York Society Library, pp. 155, 212
- King, Marion. Books and People: Five Decades of New York's Oldest Library, pp.
- Monaghan, Frank. This was New York, the Nation's Capital in 1789, pp.
| Date Out | Text | Vol | Size | Date In | Rep | Fines | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/11/1790 | Fontaines Tales | 8vo. | 09/13/1790 | 088 | |||
| 09/13/1790 | Mo. Fingal | 12mo. | 09/13/1790 | 088 | |||
| 09/13/1790 | Modern Times | 09/15/1790 | 088 | ||||
| 09/15/1790 | Theatre | 1 | 09/27/1790 | 088 | |||
| 09/27/1790 | Tales Castle | 1 | 10/02/1790 | 088 | |||
| 10/02/1790 | Mallebranch Search after truth | Folio. | 10/08/1790 | 088 | |||
| 10/09/1790 | Emmeline | 1 | 10/16/1790 | 088 | |||
| 10/16/1790 | " | 2 | 10/21/1790 | 088 | |||
| 10/21/1790 | Ela | 10/29/1790 | 088 | ||||
| 10/29/1790 | Fielding | 10 | 10/30/1790 | 088 | |||
| 10/30/1790 | Muse in good humour | 1 | 11/09/1790 | 088 | |||
| 11/09/1790 | Emmeline | 1 | 11/13/1790 | 088 | |||
| 11/13/1790 | " | 2 | 11/17/1790 | 088 | |||
| 11/17/1790 | Ladys Ency | 1 | 11/27/1790 | 088 | |||
| 11/27/1790 | Chesterfields Letters | 1 | 12/06/1790 | 088 | |||
| 12/06/1790 | Clarissa | 1 | 12/07/1790 | 088 | |||
| 12/07/1790 | Romance Real Life | 1 | 12/07/1790 | 088 | |||
| 12/07/1790 | Juliet Grenville | 1 | 12/08/1790 | 088 | |||
| 12/08/1790 | " | 2 | 12/09/1790 | 088 | |||
| 12/09/1790 | " | 3 | 12/10/1790 | 088 | |||
| 12/10/1790 | Arpasia | 1 | 12/11/1790 | 088 | |||
| 12/11/1790 | " | 2 | 12/13/1790 | 088 | |||
| 12/13/1790 | Fair Syrian | 1 | 12/31/1790 | 4p | 088 | ||
| 12/31/1790 | " | 2 | 01/15/1791 | 2p | 088 | ||
| 01/15/1791 | Goldsmiths Engd | 1 | 12mo. | 02/08/1791 | 10p | 088 | |
| 02/28/1791 | Sterne | 9 | 03/05/1791 | 088 | |||
| 03/05/1791 | Swift | 20 | 03/09/1791 | 088 | |||
| 03/09/1791 | Browns Works | 1 | 03/10/1791 | 088 | |||
| 03/11/1791 | Goldsmiths Engd | 2 | 03/11/1791 | 088 | |||
| 03/11/1791 | Ad & Theo | 1 | 03/14/1791 | 088 | |||
| 03/14/1791 | " | 2 | 03/16/1791 | 088 | |||
| 03/16/1791 | " | 3 | 03/30/1791 | 088 | |||
| 03/30/1791 | Arundel | 1 | 03/31/1791 | 088 | |||
| 03/31/1791 | " | 2 | 04/08/1791 | 088 | |||
| 04/08/1791 | Wom. fashion | 04/09/1791 | 088 | ||||
| 04/09/1791 | " | 2 | 05/13/1791 | 1s/9p | 088 | ||
| 05/13/1791 | Gordons War | 1 | 05/21/1791 | 088 | |||
| 05/21/1791 | Recess | 1 | 11/05/1791 | 2p | 088 | ||
| 11/05/1791 | Casket | 11/22/1791 | 3p | 088 | |||
| 11/22/1791 | Myrtle | 11/28/1791 | 088 | ||||
| 11/28/1791 | Italian Nun | 1 | 12/05/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/05/1791 | Ethelinda | 1 | 12/13/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/13/1791 | Greville | 1 | 12/14/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/14/1791 | Ethelinda | 3 | 12/15/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/15/1791 | J. Grenville | 1 | 12/20/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/20/1791 | " | 2 | 12/27/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/27/1791 | " | 3 | 12/28/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/28/1791 | Simple Story | 1 | 12/29/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/29/1791 | " | 2 | 12/30/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/30/1791 | " | 1 | 12/31/1791 | 088 | |||
| 12/31/1791 | " | 4 | 01/03/1792 | 088 | |||
| 01/03/1792 | Love in something | 1 | 01/14/1792 | 088 | |||
| 01/14/1792 | Marriage act | 1 | 01/16/1792 | 088 | |||
| 01/16/1792 | ditto | 2 | 01/18/1792 | 088 | |||
| 01/18/1792 | Arpasia | 1 | 01/24/1792 | 088 | |||
| 01/24/1792 | " | 2 | 01/28/1792 | 088 | |||
| 01/28/1792 | Love & Madness | 01/30/1792 | 088 | ||||
| 01/30/1792 | Interesting Memoirs | 1 | 02/06/1792 | 088 | |||
| 02/06/1792 | Hon. Som. | 1 | 02/07/1792 | 088 | |||
| 02/07/1792 | Convent | 1 | 02/14/1792 | 088 | |||
| 02/14/1792 | Convent | 2 | 02/19/1792 | 088 | |||
| 02/19/1792 | Louisa | 1 | 02/21/1792 | 088 | |||
| 02/25/1792 | " | 2 | 02/29/1792 | 088 | |||
| 03/01/1792 | Gamesters | 1 | 03/02/1792 | 088 | |||
| 03/02/1792 | " | 2 | 03/03/1792 | 088 | |||
| 03/03/1792 | Wom fashion | 1 | 03/05/1792 | 088 | |||
| 03/05/1792 | Female Stability | 2 | 03/05/1792 | 088 | |||
| 03/05/1792 | Wom fashion | 2 | 03/06/1792 | 088 | |||
| 03/06/1792 | Cecilia | 1 | 03/17/1792 | 088 | |||
| 03/17/1792 | " | 2 | 03/31/1792 | 088 | |||
| 03/31/1792 | Curse Sentiment | 04/14/1792 | 088 | ||||
| 04/14/1792 | Love & Madness | 04/14/1792 | 088 | ||||
| 04/14/1792 | Emma | 1 | 05/07/1792 | 9p | 088 |
