Bronk, Leonard, Judge, 1751-1828
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Leonard Bronk from Joseph Forbes, re: religious matters, January 3, 1776
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1776.4
Scope and Contents
Letter from Joseph Forbes discussing religion and personal matters to his "cossin" Leonard Bronk. The reverse contains a letter from Leonard to Joseph Forbes informing him that his letter intended for Miss Polly and Rachal was not received by them. Leonard also mentions all of the wagons full of provisions going up their road to Albany for the Army in Canada.
Letter to Leonard Bronk from Samuel Van Vechten, re: military news
Item — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Scope and Contents
Letter from Samuel Van Vechten in Skenesborough to Leonard Bronk in Coxsackie. The letter refers to Leonard not replying to a previous letter "on acct of the Great Damage Your Place had sustained by the uncommon flood of water that had been at that Place..." Van Vechten mentions his poor health and the poor health of the "men on this ground". Other updates include prisoners being taken to Ticonderoga and the implied marriage of Annetie Van Orden.
Letter to Leonard Bronk from Samuel Van Vechten, re: social affairs with additional notes, April 17, 1775
File — Case: Bronck Manuscripts Drawer One
Identifier: BM 1775.2
Scope and Contents
Letter from Samuel Van Vechten asking Leonard Bronk to take a ride with him to "Sopes" and to the "Palse." On the reverse side, there is an unfinished note, seemingly in different handwriting, discussing local governement affairs. It reads: "Whereas we agreed at W. Van Valkenburgs that it woud be best to have all the Inhabitants to sine that Assosiation. I have considered it ones more and found it was againast the Resolves of the Congress. so I thought with your consent that it woud be best to...
