Papers, 1773-1797.

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Papers, 1773-1797.

Papers of Abraham Van Gaasbeek and his son Peter Van Gaasbeek, consisting of letters, account books, bonds, receipts, and accounts. Letters concern the mercantile business, manufacture of potash, sloops, the Revolutionary War, Tories in Ulster County, political issues connected to Peter's terms as Kingston Town Supervisor, 1787-1793, and member of U.S. Congress, 1793-1795, electioneering, the disputed New York gubernatorial election of 1792, financial matters, slaves, and family concerns. Correspondents include Dirck Jansen, Peter Elting, Edward Ryan, John Bogart, William Swart, Aaron Burr, Stephen Van Rensselaer, Robert Troup, Robert Livingston, Philip Van Cortlandt, Abraham Lansing, jacobus S. Bruyn, Severyn Bruyn, Cornelius Schoonmaker, Peter Wynkoop, Johannes Hardenbergh, Rufus King, Cornelius Roosevelt, Simon Schermerhorn, John Vanderlyn, and Peter Van Schaack.

ca. 4 cubic ft.

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King, Rufus, 1755-1827

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Rufus King (March 24, 1755 – April 29, 1827) was an American lawyer, politician, and diplomat. He was a delegate for Massachusetts to the Continental Congress and the Philadelphia Convention and was one of the signers of the United States Constitution in 1787. After formation of the new Congress he represented New York in the United States Senate. He emerged as a leading member of the Federalist Party, serving as the party's last presidential nominee in the 1816 presidential election. The son...

Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

Bogart, John, active 1776-1782

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Van Gaasbeek family.

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The Van Gaasbeek family includes Abraham Van Gaasbeek (1718-1797), businessman and Trustee of Kingston Academy, who married Sarah Ten Broeck; their son Peter Van Gaasbeek (1754-1798), merchant, Revolutionary War soldier, and politician, who married Sarah DuMont. The Van Gaasbeek home was the meeting place for the first New York Senate in 1777. From the description of Papers, 1773-1797. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155500197 ...

Vanderlyn, John, 1775-1852

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John Vanderlyn was born in Kingston, New York, where he worked for a print shop; he displayed an early aptitude for art, and was able to study with Archibald Robinson and Gilbert Stuart. Under the patronage of Aaron Burr, Vanderlyn became the first American artist to study in France. He exhibited paintings to popular and critical acclaim in America, France, England, and Italy, returning to America in 1815. He painted portraits of several presidents, and created and exhibited panoramas, including...

Swart, William W.

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Elting, Peter.

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Van Gaasbeek, Peter, 1754-1797

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Merchant, Kingston, New York. From the description of Papers, 1773-1795. (Washington State University). WorldCat record id: 29852625 Peter Van Gaasbeek (1754-1797) was born in Ulster Co., N.Y., on 27 September 1754. He was a man of prominence in the state, engaging in mercantile pursuits in Kingston, N.Y. During the American Revolution, he was a captain and major in the Ulster County Militia. Van Gaasbeek was elected, as an Anti-Federalist, to the Third Congress. He died in ...

Van Gaasbeek, Sarah Ten Broeck.

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Herdenbergh, Johannes.

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Lansing, Abraham, 1793-1874

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Van Gaasbeek, Sara DuMont.

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Schoonmaker, Cornelius Marius, 1839-1889

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Naval officer. From the description of Cornelius Marius Schoonmaker papers, 1833-1931 (bulk 1860-1890). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70979802 Biographical Note 1839, Feb. 2 Born, Kingston, N.Y. 1859 Graduated, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. ...

Kingston (N.Y.). Town Supervisor.

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Van Gaasbeek, Abraham, 1718-1797.

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Troup, Robert, 1757-1832

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Soldier, jurist, and land agent. From the description of Robert Troup letter, 1822 Sept. 28. (New London County Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 71130654 From the description of Robert Troup correspondence, 1780-1820. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70981043 Epithet: Sergeant; 78th Regt British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000353.0x000393 Revolutionary officer, lawyer in Albany a...

Van Rensselaer, Stephen, 1764-1839

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Eighth Patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. From the description of Lease to Peter Hunt, 1793 October 23. [photostat]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122314819 8th Patroon of the Manor of Rensselaerwyck. From the description of Deed, 1801 August 22. [photostat]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122601336 ...

Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1749-1831

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Revolutionary officer and N.Y. legislator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Tunkanock Creek," to General Edward Hand, 1779 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574076 ...

Roosevelt, Cornelius Van Schaack, 1794-1871

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Bruyn, Severyn, 1785-1856.

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Wynkoop, Peter Silvester, 1818-1888

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Bruyn, Jacobus Severyn, 1751-1825.

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Ryan, Edward, 1839-

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Van Schaack, Peter, 1747-1832

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Lawyer, non-supporter of the American Revolution, banished from the colonies in 1778, returned to the United States in 1785. From the description of Letter, 1795 February 9. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122487944 Peter van Schaack was a Loyalist during the American Revolution and moved to Britain during the war, returning to New York circa 1785. From the description of Peter van Schaack correspondence, 1786-1804. (Wisconsin Historical Society Archives). WorldCa...

Schermerhorn, Simon, 1748-1818

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Jansen, Dirck.

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Livingston, Robert R., 1746-1813

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First chancellor of New York State; agriculturalist and ambassador to France. From the description of Robert R. Livingston papers, 1707-1862. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58779437 Continental Congressman, diplomat, member of the New York Provincial Covention, the Continental Congress and served as U.S. Minister to France. From the description of Letter, 1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407295 Robert R. Livingston ser...

United States. Congress

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Bills of the 96th Congress to provide for temporary increases in the public debt limit, and for other purposes. From the description of Public debt legislation, 96th Congress : legislative history of public debt legislation, 1979-1980. (Louisiana State University). WorldCat record id: 243776779 Bill of the 96th Congress to impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes. From the description of Crude oil windfall profit tax act of 1980 ...