Records relating to the Lutheran Church in Colonial New York 1649-1772

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Records relating to the Lutheran Church in Colonial New York 1649-1772

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Negative photostats and typed transcripts of records from the Amsterdam Lutheran Church archives relating to Lutheranism in New Netherlands. The records consist of minutes of the Consistory at Amsterdam, correspondence between the Consistory and Lutherans in New York, and petitions of Lutheran leaders to the Consistory and to the directors of the Dutch West India Company. Accompanying the transcripts is a typescript, "The Lutheran Church in New York, 1649-1772: Records in the Lutheran Church Archives at Amsterdam, Holland." The typescript is an English translation of the records by Arnold J.H. van Laer, with an introduction by Harry J. Kreider, Chairman of the Committee on Documentary History of the United Lutheran Synod of New York.

.75 lin. ft. (2 boxes)

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6315959

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Evangelisch Luthersche Kerk (Netherlands)

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Kreider, Harry Julius, 1896-1961

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Van Laer, Arnold J. F. (Arnold Johan Ferdinand), 1869-1955

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Arnold Johan Ferdinand (A.J.F.) van Laer was a librarian and archivist with the New York State Library (1899-1915) and the Division of History and Archives (1915-1939), best known for his translations of records of New Netherland, the Dutch colony in New York State, and papers of the Van Rensselaer Manor. From the description of Papers, 1908-1952. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 496016214 ...