Papers, 1762-1971.

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Papers, 1762-1971.

Deeds, maps, wills and estate papers, appointments, letters, and other miscellaneous papers, 1786-1917, of Myndert Van Kleeck, Teunis Van Kleeck, his son Albert Van Kleeck (1807-1866), and Albert's sons Edward Van Kleeck (1836-1890) and Frank Van Kleeck (1857-1917); letters, 1837-1916, concern family news and business matters such as the Poughkeepsie Savings Bank, and include one from John Burroughs concerning a hat given him by Edward Van Kleeck, 1917. Account books and a letterpress copybook of Albert Van Kleeck, Postmaster at Poughkeepsie, 1861-1866, concerning inventories, workers hired, supplies, and other business matters. There are also genealogy notes and charts; souvenir booklets of Poughkeepsie, clippings, and family photographs; and correspondence of Baltus B. Van Kleeck concerning local history research and articles, 1969-1971. Papers from related families include arithmetic workbook of James Bogardus, 1824-1825; will of Daniel Ward, 1762; deeds, wills, and genealogy of the Sleight family, 1795-1855, and letters to Henry Sleight, 1837-1845, including one mentioning his trip to Milwaukee in 1845; deeds and a mortgage of the Luyster family, 1764-1791; deeds, accounts, and letters of Abraham Storm and Jeanette Wooley Storm, 1812-1842; and letters to Peter Cramer from his son describing his college experiences at Union College and elsewhere, 1838-1841.

ca. 1.5 cubic ft.

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Union college Schenectady, N.Y.

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Van Kleeck, Baltus B.

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Van Kleeck, Teunis.

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Cramer, Peter A.

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Sleight, Henry C., 1792-1877

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Storm, Jeanette Wooley.

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Poughkeepsie Savings Bank (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.)

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Ward, Daniel Jonas, 1805-1894

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Storm, Abraham, b. 1772.

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Burroughs, John, 1837-1921

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American naturalist and writer. From the description of Poem 1917. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 49995946 One of America's great naturalist authors. From the description of Memorabilia, 1905-1931. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27057683 American teacher, naturalist, poet, and essayist of national prominence. Friend of Walt Whitman; influenced by Thoreau, Carlyle, and Emerson. Employed accurate observations of nature, scientific re...

Bogardus, James, 1800-1874

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Van Kleeck, Frank, 1857-1917.

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Van Kleeck, Myndert.

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Van Kleeck, Edward, 1836-1890.

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Van Kleeck, Albert, 1807-1866.

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Van Kleeck family.

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