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- Creator
- Van Brunt, Adriance
- Call number
- MssCol 3123
- Physical description
- .04 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- Adriance Van Brunt diary, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
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
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Names
Subjects
- Agriculture -- New York (State) -- 19th century
- Cost and standard of living -- New York (State) -- 19th century
- Farms -- New York (State)
Places
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Description and travel
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Religious life and customs
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) -- Social life and customs
- Red Hook (New York, N.Y.) -- Description and travel
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Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328