Van Schaack, Henry, 1733-1823 to his brother [incomplete]
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07160.02 Author/Creator: Van Schaack, Henry, 1733-1823 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter Date: 16 April 1776 Pagination: 4 p. ; 30.4 x 18.9 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to his brother about the shipment of goods, family matters, and a difficult boy working as his clerk, named Johnny. Discusses legal issues pertaining to the division of a land patent in Kinderhook, New York. Incomplete and not signed. Possibly a retained copy. Henry had a brother named Peter Van Schaack, who is possibly the recipient of this letter.
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