George Washington Schuyler papers, 1776-1777, 1845-1885.

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George Washington Schuyler papers, 1776-1777, 1845-1885.

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Collection consists largely of genealogical and historical notes, many of which were used by Schuyler in his COLONIAL NEW-YORK. Included are notes, copies of baptismal, marriage, and other certificates, and wills for the Schuyler, Van Cortlandt, Bleeker, Livingston, Cuyler, Wessels, and other families of New Netherlands and the Province of New York, translations by Evelyn Schuyler Schaeffer of Dutch manuscripts, a number of copies of papers relating to the dispute between Nicholas Van Rensselaer and Jacob Leisler, copies of maps and surveys (1732-1797), letters from B. Fernow, S. Alofson, and Schuyler concerning genealogy, and 44 original letters (1776-1777) from Harmanus Schuyler to General Philip Schuyler relating to the construction of Skenesborough and "battoes," and to local military problems. Included also are some Cornell University items.

2 cubic ft., 1 reel microfilm.

Cornell University Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7906483

Cornell University Library

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Van Cortlandt (Family)

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Members of the Van Cortlandt family were major Westchester County landowners and New York politicians from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, and Revolutionary War soldiers. ...

Schuyler (Family : Albany, NY)

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The Schuylers were descendants of General Philip Schuyler (1733-1804), a Revolutionary soldier, statesman, and powerful land owner in New York State....

Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804

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Philip John Schuyler (November 20 [O.S. November 9] 1733 – November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Albany, Province of New York, into the prosperous Schuyler family, Schuyler fought in the French and Indian War. He won election to the New York General Assembly in 1768 and to the Continental Congress in 1775. He planned the...

Cornell University

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Alofson, S.

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Bleeker family.

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Leisler, Jacob

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Cuyler family.

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Schuyler, George Washington.

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Schaeffer, Evelyn Schuyler

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Livingston family.

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Wessels family.

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Van Rensselaer, Nicholas.

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Fernow, Berthold, 1837-1908

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Archivist, historian, and author and editor on works on documentary history of New York State. From the description of Bertholdt Fernow correspondence, 1877-1888. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58781933 ...

Schuyler, Harmanus P., 1769?-1822

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