Records, 1739-1947, bulk 1796-1928.

Muhlenberg, Frederick Augustus Conrad, 1750-1801

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Frederick Augustus Conrad Muhlenberg, second son of renowned Lutheran pastor Henry Melchior Muhlenberg, was born in Trappe, Pennsylvania, on January 1, 1750. Sent with his brothers Peter and Henry to the University of Halle, Germany, in 1763, Frederick returned to America in 1770 and was ordained a Lutheran minister. On October 15, 1771, Frederick married Catherine Schaeffer, the daughter of wealthy Philadelphia sugar refiner David Schaeffer. Frederick served congregations in the area of Scha...

Cooper, William, 1754-1809

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Founder of Cooperstown, N.Y., member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York State, and first judge of the Otsego County, N.Y. Court of Common Pleas. Cooper was the father of author James Fenimore Cooper. From the description of Letter, 1792 July 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122486944 From the description of Letter, 1792 October 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122617685 From the description of Letter, 1792 April 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id:...

Kunze, John C. (John Christopher), 1744-1807

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John C. Kunze was born in Saxony at Artern on the Unstrut and graduated from the University of Leipzig in 1763. He came to America in 1770 to assume a pastorate in Philadelphia, Pa. under the tutelage of Henry Melchoir Muhlenberg, the patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America. In 1784, Kunze moved to New York City and served as pastor of Christ Church, located at the corner of William and Frankfort streets. From 1784 until 1787 and again from 1797 until 1799, he taught oriental languages at Co...

Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah, 1740-1810

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Charles Lucian Bonaparte was a naturalist and ornithologist. From the guide to the Correspondence, 1824-1855, from American scientists, 1824-1855, (American Philosophical Society) Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York State. From the description of Letter 1785 December 17. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145407171 Congressman from Albany (1789-1791); Lieut. Gov. of New York (1800-1804). Born in New York, 1741, ...

Hartwick Seminary

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Established in 1797 as the first Lutheran Seminary in the United States. John Christopher Hartwick (1714-1796) was born in Molschleben, Germany and educated at the University of Halle. He arrived in America in 1746 an ordained Lutheran minister. He had a strong desire to establish a seminary and send missionaries out to Christianize the Indians. To this end he made numerous deals and eventually was successful in obtaining the majority of a 24,000 acre patent from the Indians in Otsego County, Ne...

Dudde, John H.

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Rev. John H. Dudde, graduate of the Hartwick Seminary and professor from 1920-1924, arranged this collection in ten scrapbooks as the original archives of Hartwick Seminary. From the description of Collections, 1739-1878. (Hartwick College). WorldCat record id: 27028065 ...

Day, Robert G.

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Hartwig, Johann Christoph, 1714-1796

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