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Hegeman family papers

Call Number

1988.004

Date

1809-1886, inclusive

Creator

Hegeman, John L.
Hegeman, James
Hegeman family
Hegeman, Rem

Extent

0.1 Linear Feet
in 8 folders.

Language of Materials

English .

Abstract

The Hegeman family papers document the daily lives, careers, property, financial concerns, and family matters of the Hegeman family of Brooklyn, 1809 to 1886.

Biographical note

Rem, James, and John L. Hegeman were brothers who descended from early Dutch settlers who immigrated to New Amsterdam (now New York City). Rem Hegeman lived in the town of Flatbush, one of the original six towns of Brooklyn. His brother, John L. Hegeman lived in Melville, Long Island, N.Y. during the 1880s.

Arrangement

The collection is organized into five series by type.

Scope and Contents

The Hegeman family papers document the daily lives, careers, property, financial concerns, and family matters of the Hegeman family of Brooklyn, 1809 to 1886. Included in the collection are certificates, correspondence, wills, receipts, bills of sale, property documents, printed material, and one newspaper clipping.

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

The materials in this collection are in the public domain.

Preferred Citation

Identification of item, date (if known); Hegeman family papers, 1988.004, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Peter Vojta, date unknown.

Related Materials

Henry Onderdonk papers (ARC.045)

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Old Brooklyn Families: Genealogies of the Hegeman, Holgersen, Joosten, Nagel, Polhemius, Rapalje, Remsen, Stryker, Vanderbilt, and Van Wyck families. Santa Barbara, Calif.: s.n., 1986. CS69.O45 1986

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Processing Information

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Repository

Brooklyn Historical Society

Series 1: Correspondence, 1838-1845, inclusive

Box: A0043, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

6 items

Scope and Contents

This series contains handwritten correspondence, dating from 1838 to 1845, addressed to Rem Hegeman. Included in the series is a letter from James Hegeman telling of the death of his wife and an infant child, as well as letters from William Hegeman.

From John Carhart, 1838 October 1

Scope and Contents

Carhart, of Arcadia, NY, writes of farm prices.

From William Carman, 1839 July 6

Scope and Contents

Carman of Arcadia, NY writes to Hegeman at Flatbush of the death of Alletia Carman.

From James Hegeman, 1839 July 22

Scope and Contents

Rem's brother James writes from Arcadia, NY of the death of Alethea.

From William Hegeman, 1840 February 10

Scope and Contents

Rem's brother William writes from Albany, NY inquiring about a will.

From William Hegeman, 1840 April 26

Scope and Contents

Rem's brother William writes from Port Gibson, NY.

From R. Hegeman, 1845 May 14

Scope and Contents

R. Hegeman writes to Rem Hegeman, Sr. from Newark, NY.

Series 2: Certificates, 1809-1878, inclusive

Box: A0043, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

3 items

Scope and Contents

This series contains three certificates, 1809 to 1878. Included are two certificates of military appointment for Rem Hegeman, 1809 (as Sgt. in Lt. Col. Jeremiah M. Johnson's regiment) and 1815 (to the Independent Battalion Governor's Guards of 1st Brigade of NY State Militia, signed by John Ditmas); and a Kings County Surrogate Court certificate of administration for the estate of John Hegeman to Rem Hegeman, 1878.

Series 3: Receipts, circa 1800-1850, inclusive

Language of Materials

English.

Scope and Contents

This series contains receipts, 1810 to 1884, and undated. Included are handwritten receipts, 1810 to 1842; tax receipts; receipts for bills and services; and funeral expense accounts and receipts.

Receipts and bills to John, James, and Rem Hegeman, 1810-1884, inclusive

Box: A0043, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Scope and Contents

Names include John Lefferts, William Stoothoff, H. Ditmas, Dr. J.L. Jabriskie, A. & J.Z. Lott, Gerrit Stryker, Henry B. Burrill, A. Van Dyke.

Tax bills to Rem Hegeman from the Town of Flatbush, 1855-1882, inclusive

Box: A0043, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Account of estate of James Hegeman, 1879 January 14

Box: A0043, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Text)

John L. Hegeman Huntington, L.I. receipts, 1883-1884, inclusive

Box: A0043, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Series 4: Property documents, 1847-1886, inclusive

Box: A0043, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

2 items

Scope and Contents

This series contains two documents including the will of John Hegeman, 1847; and a bill of sale for a market wagon, 1886.

Series 5: Printed materials, 1832-1879, inclusive

Box: A0043, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Language of Materials

English.

Extent

3 items

Scope and Contents

This series contains two volumes of The Daily Verse Expositor, No. 4 and 5, printed in 1832; and a news clipping from The Sun, January 4, 1879.

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