Van Cortlandt-Van Wyck family papers 1667-1912

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Van Cortlandt-Van Wyck family papers 1667-1912

http://archives.nypl.org/mss/3130

Members of the Van Cortlandt family were major Westchester County landowners and New York politicians from the 17th to the 19th century. The Van Wyck family was related to them by marriage. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts, legal documents, papers relating to land in New York owned by the Van Cortlandt family, estate papers, and wills. Correspondence, 1779-1912, concerns family, personal and real estate matters, the progress of the Revolutionary War, and political matters. There is a significant amount of correspondence between Pierre Van Cortlandt and his son Philip. Also, 1824 almanac with journal notes; manuscript of Philip Van Cortlandt's autobiography; sketch of seating arrangement in Congress Hall, Philadelphia, 1795; family documents; and documents, 1775-1813, concerning the Continental Army.

3 linear feet (7 boxes); 3 microfilm reels

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313060

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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