Charles F. Osborn papers, 1832-1852; 1856-1867.

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Charles F. Osborn papers, 1832-1852; 1856-1867.

Charles F. Osborn (b. 1818) was the son of Charles Osborn and Hulda Jarvis. Like his father, Osborn was active in New York City real estate and, often in partnership with his brother George, became an agent for many prominent citizens including Henry Livingston and Cortlandt Van Rensselaer. The papers include letters between Osborn and George Abbe, Seth Couch, William Gibbons, Maturin Livingston, Henry Livingston, Mrs. Margaret Livingston, Robert H. Pruyn, Courtlandt Van Rensselaer, and G.M. Wilkins; and letters and accounts of the real estate firm Hardman and Osborn, 1856-1867.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7994439

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Hardman and Osborn.

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Osborn, Charles F., b. 1818.

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Charles F. (b. 1818) and George L. Osborn, sons of Charles Osborn, were real estate agents in New York City. From the description of Charles F. & George L. Osborn account books, 1842-1854. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 693588783 From the guide to the Charles F. & George L. Osborn account books, 1842-1854, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.) ...

Van Rensselaer, Cortlandt, 1808-1860

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Courtlandt Van Rensselaer (1808-1860) was the son of Stephen and Cornelia Patterson Van Rensselaer. After graduating from Yale in 1823 and studying law, he attended Union Seminary at Hampden-Sydney, Va., and was ordained in April 1835. He gave religious instruction to slaves on Virginia plantations for about a year before opposition to him increased to such an extent that he went back to the North in August 1836. He spent the rest of his career in the North as a Presbyterian fund ra...

Livingston, Maturin

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Pruyn, Robert H.

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