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Becker family papers
- Title
- Becker family papers, 1687-1878.
- Author
- Becker family.
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| Vol/Date | Format | Access | Status | Call Number | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vol. 1 | Mixed material | Permit needed | Available | MssCol NYGB 18105 Vol. 1 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
| Vol. 2 | Mixed material | Permit needed | Available | MssCol NYGB 18105 Vol. 2 | Schwarzman Building - Manuscripts & Archives Room 328 |
Details
- Additional Authors
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Description
- .25 linear feet (2 volumes).
- Donor/Sponsor
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Scrapbooks.
- Provenance (note)
- Gift of Alfred L. Becker to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1944.
- Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18105
- OCLC
- 316230240
- Author
- Becker family.
- Title
- Becker family papers, 1687-1878.
- Summary
- The Becker family papers consist of two scrapbooks containing papers of the Becker and related families from Saratoga, Rensselaerwyck, Albany, and elsewhere in New York State. The papers include accounts, receipts, bills and agreements, indentures, wills, other legal documents, and correspondence. Notable items include a 1753 legal document between Johannes Douw, Albertus Becker, and Storm Van Der Zee concerning their joint ownership of a mill on Norman's Kill, Volckert B. Douw's 1764 tavern license, and a letter from Cornelius Cuyler to Simon de Ridder dated 1747 asking him to grind a dozen bushels.
- Provenance
- Gift of Alfred L. Becker to the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society, 1944.
- Source
- MSS 2008M27
- Added Author
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection.
- Added Title
- Gift of the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society.
- Research Call Number
- MssCol NYGB 18105