Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832
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Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832
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Lawyer, non-supporter of the American Revolution, banished from the colonies in 1778, returned to the United States in 1785.
Peter van Schaack was a Loyalist during the American Revolution and moved to Britain during the war, returning to New York circa 1785.
Lawyer, of Kinderhook, N.Y., whose Loyalist sympathies removed him to England from 1778 to 1785. After his return to New York, Peter Van Schaack trained lawyers and was active in New York and national politics. Also represented is his brother, Henry Van Schaack, who served in the French and Indian War, was engaged in New York politics during the Revolution, later farmed in Pittsfield, Mass., which he represented in the state legislature, and retired to Kinderhook, N.Y.
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Kinderhook (N.Y.)
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Massachusetts
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New York (State)
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New York (State)--Kinderhook
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Kinderhook (N.Y.)
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Pittsfield (Mass.)
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