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William Seton
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William Seton (1746-1798) came to America from Scotland. He was a New York City importer with the firm William Seton & Co. Seton was admitted to the New York Chamber of Commerce at the age of 23. He also was the vice-president of the St. George's Society of New York and cashier of the Bank of New York, founded by Alexander Hamilton in 1784.
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Mentioned
- Keep, Austin Baxter. History of the New York Society Library, pp. 213
- 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.
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