Series I. Beekman family hair
Beekman, Gerard (1774–1833), clipped 1818
Scope and Contents
• Envelope reads: "Beekman Family Hair, Gerard Beekman, 1818 April 3rd." [INV.80]
• Packet reads: "Gerard Beekman's Hair. 1818 April 3rd."
Beekman, Gerard (1774–1833), clipped 1821
Scope and Contents
• Envelope reads: "Beekman Family Hair, Gerard Beekman's hair, 18th June 1821." [INV.81]
• Packet reads: "Gerard Beekman's Hair. 18th Jue 1821."
Beekman, Gerard (1774–1833), clipped 1833
Scope and Contents
• Envelope reads: "Beekman Family Hair, Gerard Beekman, 1833." [INV.77]
• Packet reads: "Gerard Beekman / 1833 / To be engraved in deep characters."
Beekman, Gerard Alfred (1826–1828)
Scope and Contents
• Envelope reads: "Beekman Family Hair, Gerard Alfred Beekman." [INV.78]
• Packet reads: "Gerard Alfred Beekman."
Beekman, Gerard Alfred (1826–1828)
Scope and Contents
• Envelope reads: "Beekman Family Hair, Gerard Alfred Beekman, 1828 March 27th Thursday." [INV.82]
• Packet reads: "1828 March 27th Thursday / Hair of my precious litle son Gerard Alfred taken this day; who died on the above day at about 9 PM of dropsey in head aged 1 year 8 months & 13 days."
Beekman, James William (1815–1877)?
Scope and Contents
• Envelope reads: "Beekman Family Hair, lock of James, 19th March 1822." [INV.76]
• Packet reads: "James Wm. Hair / 19th March 1822." [son of Gerard and Catherine (Sanders) Beekman?]
Beekman, Jane (Keteltas) (1734–1817)
Scope and Contents
• Envelope reads: "Beekman Family Hair, Jane Beekman 'Keteltas.'" [INV.79]
• Packet reads: "Hair of my dear mother, Jane Beekman 'Keteltas.'"
Beekman, John Sanders (1827–1828)
Scope and Contents
• Envelope reads: "Beekman Family Hair, hair of my precious babe, John Sanders, 1st May 1828." [INV.84]
• Packet reads: "Hair of my precious babe John Sanders who died of Dropsey in the head, Thursday 1st May 1828 between 6 & 7 o'clk. A.M. aged one year, 9 months, 16 days."
"My dear wife's hair," clipped 1826
Scope and Contents
• Envelope reads: "Beekman Family Hair, 1826 July 7th, my dear wife's hair." [INV.83]
• Packet reads: "1826 July 7th / My dear wife's hair."
Dorothy Barck note
Scope and Contents
• Note written on an envelope: "Mr. Wall—The enclosed locks of hair of members of the Beekman family were found with the papers. Does Dr. Beekman want them to remain with them? DB" [INV.85]
• "Mr. Wall" = Alexander J. Wall (1884–1944), N-YHS librarian 1921–1937; director 1937–1944.
• "Dr. Beekman" = Dr. Fenwick Beekman (1882–1962), N-YHS president 1947–1956.
• "DB" = Dorothy C. Barck (1900–1965), N-YHS assistant librarian 1922–1942; librarian 1942–1954.