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Indian Encampment, Shoshone Village by Albert Bierstadt 1860. New York Historical Society New York, NY | Bierstadt, Albert | ||
Indian On A Cliff by Jesse Talbot ca. 1841-1876 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Talbot, Jesse | ||
Isaac John Greenwood I by John Wood Dodge 1832 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Dodge, John Wood | The subject was born in New York, the son of John and Elizabeth (Weaver) Greenwood. He turned to his father's profession, dentistry, in 1818, from which he retired in 1829, at the end of a distinguished career. | |
Jacob Glen (1690-1762) by Nehemiah Partridge c. 1720 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Partridge, Nehemiah | Colonel Glen, the son of Major John Alexander Glen, inherited his father's estate at Scotia, New York, and during his lifetime increased his landholdings to become one of the largest landowners in the area. He was a surveyor and an agriculturist, and was at one time commander of all the militia west of Albany. | |
James Beekman, Jr. by John Durand 1766 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Durand, John | ||
James Duane by Robert Edge Pine ca. 1784 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Pine, Robert Edge | James Duane was the son of Anthony Duane and Althea (Keteltas) Duane. He was a member of the Continental Congress and of the New York Senate, and was appointed first federal judge of the District of New York (1789-94) by George Washington. From 1784 to 1789 he was the first Federalist mayor of New York. John Trumbull used this painting as a model for... | |
Jane Beekman by John Durand 1766 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Durand, John | ||
Jane Beekman Van Cortlandt by Hugh Bridport 1822 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Bridport, Hugh | Jane Beekman was the daughter of James and Jane (Keteltas) Beekman of New York. She became the second wife of Stephen Van Cortlandt on May 21, 1801. | |
Johannes DePeyster III (1694-1789) by Nehemiah Partridge 1718 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Partridge, Nehemiah | ||
Johannes Schuyler, Jr. (1697-1741) by Nehemiah Partridge ca. 1725 New York Historical Society New York, NY | Partridge, Nehemiah | The subject was the second son of Captain Johannes Schuyler and Elizabeth (Staats) Wendel Schuyler. He married Cornelia Van Cortlandt (1698-1762) in the New York Dutch Church on October 18, 1723. The couple lived with their eleven children in Albany, where Johannes Schuyler, Jr., served as mayor and was a merchant, alderman, and Indian commissioner.... |
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