Research Catalog

Details

Description

1. .04 linear foot (1 volume)

Summary

1. Adriance Van Brunt kept this diary and journal on his farm near Brooklyn, New York, from June 8, 1828 through March 20, 1830. Entries include details of farm activities; prices of farm products; stock on farm; wages paid employees; church and Sunday school interests (mentioning names of ministers and other details); trips to Brooklyn and Red Hook, New York; teas and other social gatherings; an account of the death of his mother on June 23, 1829; and references to the Cortelyou, Beekman, and other New York families.

Subject

1. Van Brunt family
2. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Social life and customs
3. Farms > New York (State)
4. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Religious life and customs
5. Van Brunt, Adriance > Diaries
6. Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) > Description and travel
7. Agriculture > New York (State) > 19th century
8. Diaries
9. Cortelyou family
10. Cost and standard of living > New York (State) > 19th century
11. Beekman family
12. Red Hook (New York, N.Y.) > Description and travel

Genre/Form

1. Diaries.

Call number

1. MssCol 3123

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Author

1. Van Brunt, Adriance.

Title

1. Adriance Van Brunt diary, 1828-1830.

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref.

Research call number

1. MssCol 3123