- unitid
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{"value"=>"3425", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"b189750340", "type"=>"local_b"}
{"value"=>"MssCol 3425", "type"=>"local_call"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1752-1803", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1752/1803"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Philip Van Cortlandt ledgers"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"4 volumes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.84 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Manuscripts and Archives</span>"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>"Philip Van Cortlandt was an American merchant and member of the Van Cortlandt family. The collection contains four ledgers that detail his family's dealings between 1725 and 1800."}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1725-1800", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>Philip Van Cortlandt (1725-1800) was an American merchant and member of the Van Cortlandt family. He was the brother of John Van Cortlandt (1721-1786) and involved with the family's mercantile dealings in New Jersey.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>The Philip Van Cortlandt ledgers consist of four volumes that date from 1725 to 1800. The ledgers detail the business dealings of the Van Cortlandts in New Jersey.</p> <p>'Ledger A,' which dates from 1752 to 1760, was kept at Second River (later, Belleville), New Jersey, and in east New Jersey.</p> <p>The other three ledgers were kept at Second River, one dating from 1756 to 1758, a second from 1758 to 1763, and a third from 1765 to 1803.</p>"}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>The ledgers were received by the library sometime between 1895 and 1897.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>The collection was originally processed sometime in the 20th century. The description was updated and revised by <span class=\"name\">Christopher Arena</span> in 2024 in order to improve access and meet current archival standards.</p>"}
- revisiondesc
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{"value"=>"Revised by Christopher Arena in", "date"=>"2024."}
- date_start
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1752
- keydate
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1752
- date_end
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1803
- date_inclusive_start
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1752
- date_inclusive_end
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1803
- extent_statement
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0.84 linear feet (4 volumes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"Philip Van Cortlandt ledgers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library"}