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HARDENBERGH Family Archive 1747 Thru 1808- 12 Docs

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Hardenbergh Archive - Jacob Rutsen Hardenbergh (1736-1790) Clergyman. Hardenberg was a Dutch Reformed minister and the first President of Queen's College (now Rutgers University) from 1785 to his death in 1790. Hardenbergh was a member of a prominent Dutch-speaking family who had settled in "New Amsterdam" in the middle of the seventeenth century. This is a collection of twelve documents relating to Jacob Hardenberg and members of his family. The documents are mostly legal and cover a period from 1747 through 1808. Some noteworthy examples are: 7 ½" x 12 ¾" legal agreement dated June 8, 1747, 9 ¼" x 14 ½" promissory note, August 16, 1772 signed by John Hardenbergh, 8" x 12 ½" "Account of articles left the widow Jane Hardenbergh," 14 ½" x 12" military document signed by Abraham Hardenbergh detailing the "…names Grades and Rank of the officers in the 92nd Regiment…." Condition varies, but on balance very good.

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