Van Wagenen Family Documents, 1730-1839

Van Wagenen Family Documents, 1730-1839

Summary Information

At a Glance

Call No.:
MS#1795
Bib ID:
11909357 View CLIO record
Creator(s):
Van Wagenen Family
Repository:
Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Physical Description:
0.42 linear feet (1 document box)
Language(s):
English , Dutch; Flemish .
Access:
You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Description

Summary

A small but interesting collection of family documents that relate to the history of slavery and Columbia.

Arrangement

Arranged in one series, and grouped by type of material: wills, bonds, deeds, etc.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

You will need to make an appointment in advance to use this collection material in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room. You can schedule an appointment once you've submitted your request through your Special Collections Research Account.

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Reproductions may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

Preferred Citation

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Van Wagenen Family Papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Accrual

No accruals are expected

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

2015.2016.M144: Source of acquisition--Rachel Stoll. Method of acquisition--Purchase; Date of acquisition--date.

About the Finding Aid / Processing Information

Columbia University Libraries, Rare Book and Manuscript Library

Processing Information

Papers processed, ptl 10/28/2016.

Revision Description

2016-10-29 File created.

2019-05-20 EAD was imported spring 2019 as part of the ArchivesSpace Phase II migration.

Biographical / Historical

The Van Wagenen family is one of the oldest and most significant of early Dutch families who settled in the Hudson Valley of NY State, having left the Netherlands about 1637 and having inhabited Kingston on the shores of the Hudson River sometime around 1650.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches for other collections at Columbia University, through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, and through ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.

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Genre/Form
Indentures
Receipts (financial records)
Wills
Name
Columbia University
Subject
Deeds
Landowners
Property -- New York (State) -- 18th century
Property -- New York (State) -- 19th century
Slavery

Series I: Papers

Envelope:

Box 1 Folder 1

Envelope entitled "Old Van Wagenen family papers. Purchased from William Van Wanenen of Rhinebeck, NY September 1879"

Includes a listing of the documents.

Wills:

Box 1 Folder 2

Will of Barnet Van Wagenen, 28 April 1730

In Dutch, wax seal.

Box 1 Folder 3

Will of Gosen Van Wagenen, 30 January 1758

Box 1 Folder 4

Will of Benjamin Van Wagenen, 1 September 1778

Box 1 Folder 5

Will of Hubert (Huybert) Van Wagenen, 14 February 1806

In this document he speaks of his slaves and his property holdings in Lower Manhattan.

Box 1 Folder 6

Will of Barnet Van Wagenen, 28 April 1731

Documents:

Bond:

Box 1 Folder 7

Bond between Robert Steele and Christopher B. Goelet, 17 August, 1829

Deed:

Box 1 Folder 8

Title to Lot No. 71 Gold Street, in the Second Ward of the City of New York belonging to William B. Lawrence, 11 February 1718

List:

Box 1 Folder 9

Holdings of Hubert Van Wagenen, three pages, 1822

Indenture:

Box 1 Folder 10

Indenture re. land between Gerrid Van Wagenen and Richard Van Wagenen, 1 May 1817

Unidentified:

Box 1 Folder 11

Document in Dutch, 9 March 1722

Receipts:

Box 1 Folder 12

Receipt for cotton, 20 October 1749

Box 1 Folder 13

Mortgage and rent document to William Beekman, signed, 26 October 1797

Printed:

Box 1 Folder 14

Printed NY State Infantry acceptance of resignation of many, including Lieutenant Gerit Van Wagenen, signed, 1817