- Creator
- Van Rensselaer family
- Call number
- MssCol 3136
- Physical description
- 1.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
- Language
- Materials in English
- Preferred Citation
Van Rensselaer-Fort papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Van Rensselaers and Forts were land-owning families in eastern New York State during the 17th century. Collection consists of correspondence, accounts and land papers of the Van Rensselaer, Fort, Van Veghten, and other New York State families. Correspondence, 1729-1885, concerns business, social, family, and personal matters. Also, land papers for various towns and counties, local histories, and materials pertaining to boundary disputes, sale of slaves, servants bonds, and wills.
Key terms
Names
- Fort, Abram
- Livingston, Philip, 1716-1778
- Richards, John, 1765-1850
- Van Rensselaer, Henry
- Van Rensselaer, Jeremiah
- Van Rensselaer, Peter
- Dow family
- Fort family
- Ten Broeck family
- Van Rensselaer family
- Van Veghten family
- Wendel family
Subjects
- Real property -- New York (State)
- Real property -- New York (State) -- New York
- Slavery -- New York (State)
Places
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
Access to materials
Request an in-person research appointment.Alternative form available
Correspondence, 1800-1806, 1816-1817; available on microfilm; New York Public Library
Correspondence and Columbia County materials; available on microfilm; New York Public Library