Melvill, Allan, 1782-1832
Variant namesAllan 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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| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Melville, Herman, 1819-1891. Herman Melville papers, 1761-1964. | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Allan Melvill Business Papers (MS Am 3423) Houghton Library, Harvard University | Houghton Library | |
| creatorOf | Gansevoort, Catherine Van Schaick, 1751-1830. Gansevoort-Lansing collection, 1650-1919, bulk (1800-1899). | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| referencedIn | Betsy Beinecke Shirley collection of American children's literature, 1640-2001 | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Melvill, Allan, 1782-1832. Paternal line of the Melvill family of Boston, Massachusetts, 1712-1818. | New England Historic Genealogical Society | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1787-1863. | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Houghton Library. Houghton Library printed book provenance file, L-Q. 1942. | Houghton Library |
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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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