Papers, 1700-1894, 1833-1881 (bulk)

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Papers, 1700-1894, 1833-1881 (bulk)

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Includes Teunis G. Bergen's office files which contained maps, surveys, title searches, field notes and correspondence; also account books and receipt books for personal and business expenses. Other papers include his letters received, genealogical notes, legal documents, school books, two diaries he kept while travelling in Wisconsin in 1850 and Canada in 1857, and two versions of his unpublished paper, "History of New Utrecht, Long Island." Original documents include land records, translations of Dutch documents, official town records, and papers for political, religious and educational institutions. Bergen's ephemera collection, covering the period of 1833-1881, consists of assorted circulars, broadsides, card advertisements, meeting notices, and news clippings for business, political, and charitable organizations in Brooklyn and New York City. Also included are two documents relating to the Revolutionary War, facsimiles of maps of property (1696-1723) of interest to the Bergen family and other assorted documents owned by Bergen. Papers of other Bergen family members include a diary, account book, a photographic portrait, a speech, and other miscellaneous documents.

8 linear ft.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6873356

New York State Historical Documents Inventory

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Bergen, Cornelius, 1798-1865.

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Bergen, Teunis G., 1806-1881

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Brooklyn historian, land surveyor, farmer, local politician. From the description of Papers, [ca. 1760-1870]. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155478172 Antiquarian, genealogist, and author. From the description of Papers, 1866-1918. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155565565 Lanman was librarian of the District of Columbia. From the description of Letter, 1866 February 10, Washington, [D.C.], to Charles Lanman. (New E...

Bergen, John C., 1826-1907.

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Bergen family.

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Cornelius Bergen (1798-1865) was a farmer and owner of Bergen's Island in Flatlands. John C. Bergen, son of Cornelius (1826-1907), also owned a farm on Bergen's Island. Teunis G. Bergen (1806-1881) was a surveyor who resided on a farm in Brooklyn and researched Brooklyn history and genealogy of early Brooklyn families. From the description of Papers, 1700-1894, 1833-1881 (bulk) (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155459810 ...