Case Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Container
Contains 17 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Col. William Worthington from William Worthington Gale, re: military, July 22, 1775
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.5
Scope and Contents
Letter from William Worthington Gale in Roxbury to his uncle William Worthington in Saybrook. The author mentions "Yesterday there was a party of about 300 Men Went and burnt the Light Hous and took 2 burges and 6? men of which they wounded in the fray. Every day more or less of the Regulars are taken our men are in high Spirits."
Letter to Col. John Ely at Roxbury from Ephraim Keeley at Saybrook, re: family matters, September 1, 1775
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.6
Scope and Contents
Letter to Col. John Ely at Roxbury from Ephraim Keeley at Saybrook discussing personal matters. Gale, Leonderd Lang? and Simeon Lang? are mentioned.
Confession of William W. Gale after court-martial, August 5, 1775
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.7
Scope and Contents
A written confession from William W. Gale after being convicted by court martial "of Scandalously aspersing the Character of Mr. Adjutant Day."
Letter to Leonard Bronk from Samuel Van Vechten, re: social affairs, April 13, 1775
File — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
The Bronck Family Manuscripts comprise roughly five cubic feet of material primarily on parchment and handmade paper. Contents include personal letters, business papers, and legal documents dating from the lifetime of Jan Bronck (1652-1742) to Leonard Bronk Lampman (1872-1939). Leonard Bronk Lampman was the final owner of the family's 1663 estate and its contents. The most intellectually unified series within the collection come from the lifetime of Judge Leonard Bronck (1751-1828) and his...
Letter to Leonard Bronk from Joseph Forbes, re: boat passage, December 6, 1775
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.8
Scope and Contents
Letter from Joseph Forbes describing his travels to New York City, making stops at Saugerties, Capt. De Voes Tavern, and Poughkeepsie.
Letter to Leonard Bronk from John De Wandelaer, Jr., re: dispute over debt, March 7, 1775
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.9
Scope and Contents
Letter from John De Wandelaer, Jr. regarding a debt owed to himself and a Mr. Cooper. The unnamed debtor disputed the debt and went to trial.
Photocopy of order to build a new road from Rensselear Manor to King's Road in Coxsackie, June 14, 1775
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.13
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of order to Ebenizer Stanton, one of the Overseers of the Public Roads in the District of Coxsackie. Family names mentioned include Stanton, Chichester, Freeman, Foster, Blodget, Matthews, Husted, Garrett, Geer, Bartin, Steal, and a few other illegible names.
Will of Daniel Ely, March 24, 1775
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.11
Scope and Contents
The last will and testament of Daniel Ely of Lyme in the County of New London.
Account of Johannie Taller. Reverse side Account of Gurt Rosa., 1764 - 1775
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.10
Scope and Contents
One page from an account book containing the accounts of Johannis/Johannie? Taller and Gurl/Gurt? Rosa. Document appears to be written in a mix of Dutch and English.
A Muster Roll of Capt. Samuel Van Vechten's Company in Colonel Cornelius D. Wynkoop's Battalion of Forces, 1776
File — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1776.2, BM 1776.3
Scope and Contents
File contains a two piece document with muster roll of Capt. Samuel Van Vechten's company in Colonel Cornelius D. Wynkoop's battalion.