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Guide to Dutch-Language Documents in the Grems-Doolittle Library Grems-Doolittle Library Schenectady County Historical Society 32 Washington Ave., Schenectady, NY 12305 (518) 374-0263 [email protected] Guide to Dutch-Language Documents in the Grems-Doolittle Library The collections of the Grems-Doolittle Library include over 550 Dutch-language documents, dated from 1661 to 1909. The bulk of the Dutch-language documents in the collection date from the late seventeenth century through the late eighteenth century. This list is compiled from the card catalog of the Grems-Doolittle Library’s general Historic Manuscripts Collection and from the finding aids of the Mabee Family Papers and the Strong Collection. The list also includes English-language documents with Dutch-language annotations. Translations of documents are not available unless noted in the description/notes field; check file for any translations that may not have been documented on original catalog cards. Information about the documents may be limited and/or incorrect, or documents listed here may not be described. Contents of Dutch document list: Date ranges listed are for Dutch-language documents in the particular category and do not represent the date span of the entire collection. 1. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Accounts, 1661-1809 (383 items) 2. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Bonds, 1786 (1 item) 3. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Church records, 1665-1778 (16 items) 4. Historic Manuscripts Collection – General Letters, 1701-1909 (55 items) 5. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Glen Letters, 1796 (1 item) 6. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Legal Matters, 1670-1771 (25 items) 7. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Military, 1690 (2 items) 8. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Miscellaneous, 1735 (1 item) 9. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Vault Books, 1705-1801 (6 items) 10. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Wills, 1690, 1746 (3 items) 11. Mabee Family Papers, 1706-1775 (48 items) 12. Strong Collection, 1675-1759 (16 items) Guide to Dutch-Language Documents in the Grems-Doolittle Library 1. Historic Manuscripts Collection – Accounts, 1661-1809 No. Date Description/Notes 766 1716 Receipt from Gerrit Roseboom to R. Schermerhorn 767 1704 Memorandum to Ryer Schermerhorn from Hend. Hanson for recording deed of Jonathan Stevens 768 n.d. Order to Ryer Schermerhorn from John Sanders for lumber 769 1740 Jan Ryserse Schermerhorn account Mentions Johannis I. Beeckman, Everet Wendel, Hendrick Minderse Roseboom. 770 1718/1719 To Ryer Schermerhorn from Teunis Bradt. Another: Ryer Schermerhorn from Jan Vrooman. Another: Ryer Schermerhorn from Teunis Bradt. 771 1724 Jan Schermerhorn from Thomas Brower 772 n.d. Ryer Schermerhorn from Philip Verplank for surveying bounds of Schenectady. 773 1778 Harmanus Vedder of Niskayuna asks that Ryer Schermerhorn and his wife, Takel Heemstraat and his wife, Peter Ouderkirk. Signed: Philip Ryley. 774 1704-1709 Sheet of accounts for rum, etc. Signed: Hendrick Ten Eyck 775 1710, 1718 Account sheet from ledger – signed Douwe Aukes 776 1709 Quit rent account. Penciled note – Johannis Cuyler 777 1710 Ryer Schermerhorn for Abraham Goveniur ([unknown]) 778 1709 Ryer Schermerhorn official account with Johannis Sanders Glen 779 1709 Ryer Schermerhorn bill from Symon Groot, Jr. 780 1719 Johannes Beeckman auditing accounts of Ryer Schermerhorn 781 1709 To Ryer Schermerhorn by Herman Van Slyck 782 n.d. Jan Schermerhorn from Johannis Cuyler 783 1712 Account from Jan Bpt Van Eps to [unknown] 784 1718, 1719 Account mentions Cornelius Swits, Joseph Brahyn, Johannis Vrooman, John Vrooman 785 1715 Account of Ryer Schermerhorn 786 1718 Nicholas Wyngaart account with Ryer Schermerhorn 787 1717 Ryer Schermerhorn bond to Adolph Philipse 788 1710-1717 Account Jan Schermerhorn with Jacob Beeckman 789 1717 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Hendrick Hanson 790 1721 Note to Jan Schermerhorn from Hendrick Ten Eyck for 80 guilders, 15 stivers 791 1719 To executors of Ryer Schermerhorn. Mentions Jan Schermerhorn. Signed: Rutger Bleecker. 792 1720 Account to Jan Schermerhorn from _____ Schuyler 793 1710-1720 Account to Jan Schermerhorn from Jacob Bleecker 794 1713-1719 Bill for work for Ryer Schermerhorn by Simon Vrooman 795 1720 Account of Jan Schermerhorn from Johannis Bleeckman, Jr. 796 1716-1720 Account of Jan Schermerhorn from [unknown] 797 1721 Geertje Ten Eyck to Isaac Valkenburgh Guide to Dutch-Language Documents in the Grems-Doolittle Library No. Date Description/Notes 798 1721 Ryer Schermerhorn from Jan Baptist Van Eps 799 1722 Jan Schermerhorn paid to Hendrick Ten Eyck 800 1717-1719 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Stephen Groesbeck 801 1724 Jan Schermerhorn account with Johannes Bleeckman 802 1718 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Johannis Bleeckman 803 1704-1719 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Thomas Williams 804 1719 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Hendrick Vrooman 805 n.d. [no information given] 806 1714-1717 Jan Schermerhorn account with Barent Sanders 807 1705, Ryer Schermerhorn account with Arent Van Patten 1709-1916 808 1716-1719 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Wouter Vrooman for lumber 809 1714-1719 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Nicholas Schuyler 810 1715 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Myndert Wemple 811 1718 Account mentions: Johann Beekman, Ryer Schermerhorn, John De Wandalaer 812 1704, 1716 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Hendrick Ten Eyck. Mentions: Abraham Cuyler, Johannis Ouderkirk, Hendrick Brower 813 1715-1716 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Isaac Fonda 814 1715-1717 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Johannis Beeckman 815 1717 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Cornelius Slingerland 816 1713-1714 Simon Groot account with Ryer Schermerhorn 817 1704 Receipt of Johannis Peek to [unknown] 818 1715-1716 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Evert Wendell 819 n.d. Ryer Schermerhorn account with Jan Barentse Wemp 820 1707 Ryer Schermerhorn account with [unknown] 821 1712 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Isaac Goveneur 822 1671-1676 Ryer Schermerhorn – beavers and lumber 823 1711-1712 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Abraham Cuyler 824 1701 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Peter Van Brugh 825 1710-1711 Ryer Schermerhorn account with [unknown] 826 1713 Cornelius Schermerhorn paid for Ryer Schermerhorn account with Isaac Governeur 827 1713 Volkert Symonse Veeder account with [unknown] 828 1716 Ryer Schermerhorn with Oliver Teller for furniture 829 1768 Ryer Schermerhorn account with [unknown] 830 1735 Jan R. Schermerhorn account with John Sanders 831 1745 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Thomas Williams, Jr. 832 1726 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Jan Evertse 833 1726 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Isaac Fonda 834 1757 Note of Marya Hall to Abraham Yates and Harmanus Peek for 3sh- 7d 835 1741-1749 Receipt from Harmanus Vedder to Harman Veeder for debt to First Reformed Church, city. Guide to Dutch-Language Documents in the Grems-Doolittle Library No. Date Description/Notes 836 1744-1745 Receipt of Johanus Veeder to Arent Wemple 837 1772 Receipt from Cornelius DeGraff to Marya Vedder 838 1723-1724 Volkert Douwe from Elizabeth Tregt. Mentions Jan and Ryer Schermerhorn. 839 1710-1711 Trustees of Schenectady to Douwe Stuker 840 n.d. Ryer Schermerhorn account with Volkert Dawson 841 1765 Ryer Schermerhorn account with _____ VanGuysling 842 1766 Ryer Schermerhorn account with [unknown] for lumber 843 1761-1766 Ryer Schermerhorn account with John R. Bleecker 844 1736-1739 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Peter Fonda 845 1736 Arent Danielse note to Jan Schermerhorn 846 1735 John Schermerhorn account with Hendrick Vrooman 847 1735 Jan Schermerhorn note from Abraham Mabie for 46 guilders 848 1735 Jan Schermerhorn account with Linson Gebevert 849 1735 Joseph Dens account with [unknown] 850 1734 Account for butter, rum, etc. 851 1735 Barent Vrooman to Jan Schermerhorn re: father’s suit 852 1735 Nicholas Van Patten account with Johannes Schermerhorn 853 1730-1734 Jan R. Schermerhorn account with Robert Sanders for copying register, etc. 854 1734 Jan Schermerhorn account with Johannis Rykman. On reverse: account mentions Takerus Van den Bogart, Ryer Schermerhorn 855 1733 Jan Schermerhorn’s receipt from [unknown] 856 1733 Receipt – mentions Gysbert Vrooman, Robert Sanders, Hendrick Vrooman, Gerret Van Antwerp 857 1732-1733 Jan Schermerhorn for hus son Ryer Schermerhorn. Beaver hat, etc. from [unknown] 858 1726-1732 Jan Schermerhorn account with [unknown] 859 1732 Receipt of Abraham DeGraff, R. Erickson, Arent Bradt to Jan Schermerhorn – quit rent payment to First Reformed Church, Schenectady. 860 1732 Account of Jan Schermerhorn from Volkert Dorn for wine, beer 861 1732 Jan Schermerhorn account with Johannes Cuyler for registering Arent Vedder’s deed 862 1736 Receipt from Abraham Mabie to [unknown] 863 1736 Receipt from Ed. Collins to Jan R. Schermerhorn 864 1770 Ryer Schermerhorn with Wessell Van Schaick 865 1736 Account of Peter Fonda to [unknown] for making shoes 866 1729 Receipt of Nicholas Schuyler to Jan Schermerhorn for 5sh, 7d 867 1714 Ryer Schermerhorn account with Jacob Visscher. Mentions Jan Schermerhorn 868 1732 Account of [unknown] with [unknown] for bread, butter, corn, wine 869 1734 Account with Pieter Groendijes from [unknown] for butter, apples, etc. Guide to Dutch-Language Documents in the Grems-Doolittle Library No. Date Description/Notes 870 1732 Receipt of Jan R. Schermerhorn to Adam Cornue 871 1729 Receipt of Johannes Mynderse to Jan Schermerhorn 872 1732 Receipt from Volkert Dans to Jan Schermerhorn. Mentions Jacob Schermerhorn 873 1726-1727 From [unknown] to [unknown] Went to New York for letters of administration 874 1728-1732
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