Jasper Danckaerts and Peter Sluyter journals
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Abstract
Journals, written by Jasper Danckaerts and Peter Sluyter of the Netherlands, describing two voyages to and tours of the American colonies, particularly New York, during the period 1679 to 1681 and the year 1683.
Biographical Note
Jasper Danckaerts was born on May 7, 1639 in Vlissengan in The Netherlands. Danckaerts was a founder of the Protestant religious sect Labadism and traveled to the American colonies with Peter Sluyter (1645-1722) to start a community there. They were granted land by Augustine Herman in 1683 in what is now the state of Maryland. Danckaerts returned to The Netherlands and died between 1702-1704.
Arrangement
The collection is not arranged in any particular order.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes journals, written by Jasper Danckaerts and Peter Sluyter of the Netherlands, describing two voyages to and tours of the American colonies, particularly New York, during the period 1679 to 1681 and the year 1683. Danckaerts and Sluyter made the journeys under the names J. Schilders and P. Vorstman. The pages are numbered and the journals are written entirely in Dutch. Pages 193-216 are missing.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
Material in this collection is in the public domain.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Jasper Danckaerts and Peter Sluyter journals, 1974.024, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased from Henry C. Murphy, 1884. The collection was formally accessioned in 1974.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
If digital surrogates exist, they should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.
Separated Materials
Drawings that accompanied the journals were separated and cataloged under the Prints and Drawings collection. They can be accessed via the following call numbers and are available to view as digital scans:
M1979.23.1
M1979.23.2
M1979.23.3
M1979.23.4
M1979.23.5
M1979.23.6
M1979.23.7
M1979.23.8
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Processing Information
This collection was initially processed by Nicholas Pavlik in 2011. Alice Griffin added further description to the finding aid in June 2024.
