Gansevoort, Leonard, 1751-1810

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Leendert "Leonard" Gansevoort (July 14, 1751 – August 26, 1810) was an American political leader from New York who served as a delegate to the Continental Congress in 1788.

Born in Albany in the Province of New York, Gansevoort studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1771. After the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, he became a member of the Albany Committee of Correspondence serving as treasurer until November 1775. When the 2nd New York Provincial Congress convened in New York City on December 6, 1775, he was one of the twelve deputies elected by the Albany Committee. He was also appointed to the 3rd and 4th Provincial Congresses in 1776 and 1777, where the Constitution of the State of New York was adopted on April 20, 1777. From April 18, 1777 to May 14, 1777, he was the president of the New York Provincial Congress committee of safety.

In 1778 and 1779, Gansevoort served as a member of the New York State Assembly. He served in the State Assembly again from 1787 to 1788. A member of the Continental Congress in 1788, Gansevoort went on to serve in the State Senate from 1791 to 1793 and from 1796 to 1802. In 1794, he was appointed a colonel in the New York militia. From 1794 to 1797 he was a judge in Albany. From 1799 to 1810, he was a judge of the court of probates.

Gansevoort died at his home in Albany and was buried in Albany Rural Cemetery.

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referencedIn New York (State). Commission for Detecting and Defeating Conspiracies (1777-1778). Minutes, 1776 Dec. 11-1778 Sept. 23. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf Allibone, S. Austin (Samuel Austin), 1816-1889. Correspondence of Baltimore, Maryland merchants 1771-1885. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Gansevoort, Leonard, 1751-1810. Autograph letter signed : Albany, to Peter Van Schaack, 1774 Oct. 24. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Gansevoort, Leonard, 1751-1810. Letter, 1789 August 6, Albany, [N.Y.], to Nicholas Hoffman & Son, [New York City, N.Y.]. New England Historic Genealogical Society
creatorOf Gansevoort, Leonard, 1751-1810. Letter, 1778 October 15. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Lansing, John, 1754-1829. Manuscripts, 1776-1823. New York State Library
referencedIn Lansing, John, 1754-1829. Day book, 1778-1781. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Thomas Addis Emmet collection, 1483-1876 (bulk:1700-1800) New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Survey map of lots on Court Street [now Broadway, Albany, NY ?]. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf Gansevoort, Leonard, 1751-1810. Papers, 1778-1799 New York State Library
creatorOf Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812. Peter Gansevoort papers, 1783-1832. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Hamilton Manufacturing Society. Hamilton Manufacturing Society records, 1794-1805. Churchill County Museum
referencedIn Ten Eyck, Anthony. Letter, 1797 December 15. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn New York (State). Supreme Court. Judgement against John A. Shaeffer and order to the Sheriff to recover damages, 1798. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
creatorOf Gansevoort, Leonard. Leonard Gansevoort ,Supreme Court register, 1780-1801. University at Albany, University Libraries
referencedIn New York miscellaneous correspondence, 1760-1942. Rutgers University
creatorOf Gansevoort, Leonard, 1751-1810. Letter, 1799 April 7. American Periodical Series I
referencedIn Papers, 1673-1931. New York State Historical Documents Inventory
creatorOf Morris, Jacob, 1755-1844. Letter, 1792 April 9. American Periodical Series I
creatorOf New York (State). Provincial Congress. Summons, 1776 June 27, New York, N.Y. Rosenbach Museum & Library
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Albany NY US
Albany NY US
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Account books
Justice, Administration of
Elections
Merchants
Potash
Slave bills of sale
Slave records
United States. Congress
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Army officers
Delegates, U.S. Continental Congress
Jurists
Lawyers
State Representative
State Senator
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Birth 1751-07-14

Death 1810-08-26

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