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Edward William Laight

Biography 
Edward William Laight (1773-1852) was from a prominent merchant family in New York City. He graduated from King's College, later Columbia College, and was admitted to the New York Bar in 1796 after studying in the office of Aaron Burr. He served in the New York State militia, attaining the rank of Major-General in 1819. For thirty years he was president of the Eagle Fire Company, and a vestryman for Trinity Church and president of the board of trustees of the New York Dispensary.
Local Note 
Edward William Laight was a trustee of the New York Society Library from 1809 to 1839, and treasurer from 1810 to 1826.
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02/08/1790Rollin An Hist18vo.02/24/1790  285
02/24/1790"28vo.03/10/1790  285
03/10/1790"38vo.03/31/1790  285
03/31/1790"78vo.04/14/1790  285
04/14/1790"48vo.04/26/1790  285
04/26/1790Fairy tales212mo.04/28/1790  285
04/28/1790"112mo.05/03/1790  285
05/03/1790Rollin An Hist58vo.05/11/1790  285
05/12/1790Recess 112mo.05/13/1790  285
05/13/1790"212mo.05/14/1790  285
05/14/1790Interesting memoirs112mo.05/17/1790  285
05/17/1790Women Fashion112mo.05/18/1790  285
05/18/1790"212mo.05/19/1790  285
05/19/1790Devil on Stick 12mo.05/24/1790  285
05/24/1790Platonic Guardian 12mo.05/26/1790  285
05/26/1790London Magazine248vo.05/27/1790  285
05/27/1790Arrundle112mo.05/28/1790  285
05/28/1790"212mo.05/31/1790  285
05/31/1790Ossian Poems18vo.06/07/1790  285
06/07/1790"28vo.06/12/1790  285
06/12/1790Johnsons Anecdotes 12mo.06/16/1790  285
06/16/1790Adairs America 4to.06/28/1790  285
06/28/1790Sorrows Werter  06/30/1790  285
06/30/1790Matilda1 07/02/1790  285
07/02/1790Emmeline1 07/06/1790  285
07/06/1790Recess 1 07/09/1790  285
07/09/1790Emmeline2 07/14/1790  285
07/14/1790Louisa  07/24/1790  285
07/23/1790Emmeline1 07/26/1790  285
07/26/1790"2 07/28/1790  285
07/28/1790Gillies Greece1 08/24/1790 1p285
08/27/1790Rows Callpedia  09/03/1790  285
09/10/1790Ann Reg12 09/13/1790  285
09/13/1790Lon. Mag25 09/16/1790  285
09/16/1790Lydia1 09/27/1790  285
09/29/1790Interesting Memoirs1 10/06/1790  285
10/06/1790"2 10/06/1790  285
10/06/1790Browns Travels2 10/14/1790  285
10/14/1790Life of Dr Taylor1 10/19/1790  285
10/19/1790Vicar of Bray  10/23/1790  285
10/23/1790Empire of Morocco1 11/09/1790  285
11/09/1790"2 11/24/1790  285
11/24/1790Zimmermans Survey  12/08/1790  285
12/08/1790" con  12/24/1790  285
12/24/1790Collier1 12/27/1790  285
12/27/1790"2 12/29/1790  285
12/29/1790Romance life2 01/08/1791  285
01/08/1791"1 01/11/1791  285
01/11/1791Annl. Reg.1787 01/18/1791  285
01/18/1791Gillies Frederick  02/04/1791  285
02/04/1791Elwes life  02/05/1791  285
02/05/1791Bruces travels  02/14/1791  285
02/14/1791Juliet Grenville1 02/16/1791  285
02/16/1791"2 02/17/1791  285
02/17/1791"3 02/19/1791  285
02/21/1791Interesting Mem.1 02/23/1791  285
02/23/1791"2 02/28/1791  285
02/28/1791Ethelinda1 03/04/1791  285
03/04/1791" con1 03/09/1791  285
03/09/1791"2 03/12/1791  285
03/12/1791Select Dr Pieces  03/14/1791  285
03/14/1791Davies Plays  03/21/1791  285
03/21/1791Hills Gardening Folio.04/02/1791  285
04/02/1791Centlivres 2 04/06/1791  285
04/06/1791Shipwreck  04/09/1791  285
04/09/1791G Maitland1 04/11/1791  285
04/11/1791"2 04/13/1791  285
04/13/1791"3 04/19/1791  285
04/20/1791Jo. of Gaunt2 04/22/1791  285
04/22/1791Lady Woodford  04/26/1791  285
04/26/1791H Somerville1 04/27/1791  285
04/27/1791"2 04/28/1791  285
04/28/1791"3 04/29/1791  285
04/29/1791"4 05/03/1791  285
05/03/1791Emily Monta1&2 05/05/1791  285
05/05/1791Centlivres plays1 05/16/1791  285
05/16/1791Vicar Bray  05/19/1791  285
05/19/1791Theatre10 05/23/1791  285
05/23/1791Lewis 141 06/01/1791  285
06/01/1791Burton Wood  06/03/1791  285
06/03/1791Lewis 142 06/15/1791  285
06/15/1791Arundle  06/24/1791  285
06/24/1791Davies Plays  07/12/1791  285
07/12/1791Anna1 07/13/1791  285
07/13/1791"2 07/18/1791  285
07/18/1791Benyowkis Travels1 07/22/1791  285
07/22/1791"2 07/31/1791  285
08/01/1791Tour through Sweden  08/11/1791  285
08/11/1791721 8vo.08/15/1791  285
08/15/1791Geo Gram1 08/20/1791  285
08/20/1791Costigans Sketches1 08/25/1791  285
08/25/1791Zimmermans survey  09/12/1791  285
09/14/1791Tales of Imagination  09/16/1791  285
09/16/1791Lavater3 10/03/1791  285
10/03/1791Ariosto1 10/06/1791  285
10/06/1791"2 10/08/1791  285
10/07/1791"3 10/10/1791  285
10/10/1791"4 10/12/1791  285
10/12/1791"5 10/19/1791  285
10/26/1791Portlock & Dixon  11/11/1791  285
11/11/1791Gibbon Abrdge2 11/16/1791  285
11/16/1791Simple Story1 11/18/1791  285
11/18/1791Solyman & Almena  11/19/1791  285
11/19/1791Inchbalds Plays  11/21/1791  285
11/21/1791Solyma Almena  11/22/1791  285
11/22/1791Simple Story2 11/23/1791  285
11/23/1791"3 11/25/1791  285
11/25/1791Gibbon (ab)2 12/12/1791  285
12/12/1791Mirebeaux Tables  12/14/1791  285
12/14/1791World Displayed 11 12/19/1791  285
12/20/1791Lit Mag4 12/22/1791  285
12/22/1791" con  12/23/1791  285
12/23/1791Devil on Sticks1 12/27/1791  285
12/27/1791"2 12/28/1791  285
12/28/1791Coxes Switzerland1 01/08/1792  285
01/10/1792" con1 01/14/1792  285
01/14/1792Mod Europe1 02/04/1792  285
02/04/1792" con  02/24/1792  285
02/24/1792" con  02/25/1792  285
02/25/1792"2 03/12/1792  285
03/12/1792"3 03/20/1792  285
03/20/1792"4 04/03/1792  285
04/04/1792" con  04/17/1792  285
04/20/1792Life Edwin2 04/26/1792  285
04/26/1792Mod Europe4 05/08/1792  285

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