Collection ID: MG 1
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Harmen Harmanse was the patriarch of the Gansevoort family in Albany, New York, arriving in the area by 1657. Although not the first Ten Eyck in America, Jacob C. Ten Eyck was the first to come to Albany, moving from Manhattan after 1654. The two families intermarried several times over the years, along with other Dutch families in the area. This collection includes correspondence, financial records, estate records, and other family-related information.
- Extent:
- 4 boxes
- Language:
- English
Background
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: a Content Standard
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
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Gansevoort family
Ten Eyck family
Administration of estates
Decedents' estates
Politics and government
Merchants
Personal correspondence
Business correspondence
Account books
Maps
Deeds - Names:
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Gansevoort, Leonard, 1751-1810
Glen, Henry, 1739-1814
Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804
Gansevoort, Peter, 1749-1812
Gansevoort, Peter, 1789-1876
Ten Eyck, Abraham Richard, 1775?-1857
Ten Eyck, Jacob Coenraedt, 1705-1793 - Places:
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Albany (N.Y.)
Schenectady (N.Y.)
Saratoga (N.Y.)
Schoharie (N.Y.)
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research according to the regulations of the Albany Institute of History & Art without any additional restrictions.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of copyright. Whenever possible, the Albany Institute of History & Art Library will provide information about copyright owners and other restrictions, but the legal determination ultimately rests with the researcher. Requests for permission to publish material from this collection should be discussed with the Archivist/Librarian.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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- CONTACT:
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