Melvill, Allan, 1782-1832

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Allan Melvill, father of writer Herman Melville, was an American merchant who imported cloth and clothing and sold it in Albany (N.Y.) and New York City. His parents were Thomas Melvill and Maria Gansevoort; his grandfather was General Peter Gansevoort, hero of Fort Stan-wix in the American Revolution.

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associatedWith Cargill family. family
associatedWith Gansevoort family. family
associatedWith Houghton Library. person
associatedWith Melville family. family
correspondedWith Melville family. family
associatedWith Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. person
associatedWith Scollay family. family
associatedWith Scollay, Mercy, 1741- person
associatedWith Shirley, Betsy Beinecke. person
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Boston (Mass.)
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Birth 1782

Death 1832

Birth 1782

Death 1835

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