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Box 11, Misc Papers of James W. Beekman, 1750-1894

Scope and Contents

See White's notes: pages 100-105. Some of these folders also contain documents from the Milledoler family as well as the Beekman/Dunscomb/Chalmers/Burr case (the bulk of which can be found in box 8(B)). Each of the folders contains a wide range of documents from legal papers to poetry to school report cards.

Remedies and Recipes, Extracts of Will of Harmanus Rutgers, Maps of Lots, Stock in Brunswick Turnpike, Real Estate Docs, Boudinot and Milledoler Papers, Correspondence, 1750-1808

Box: 11, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters, Baron von Hoffman Case, Medical Disability Certificate for Gereard Beekman, War of 1812, Real Estate, Death Notices for Gerard and Catherine's Children, Quotations, Milledoler Property, 1812-1828

Box: 11, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters, Recipes, Personal Notes, Correspondence, 1830-1840

Box: 11, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Correspondence, Insurance Documentation, Gubernatorial Resolutions, 1840-1850

Box: 11, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Assessments, Letters, Notes on New York Hospitals, Petitions, Introductions, Club Memberships, 1850-1860

Box: 11, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters, Correspondence, Documents relating to Women's Hospital, NY Hospital, Inebriate Asylum, Century Club, Receipts, Introductions. Also, Circular of Working Women's Protective Union, 1860-1870

Box: 11, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Letters, Recipes for Medical Prescriptions, Notes on Adjusting a Lightning Rod. Letter in French concerning Bellerive. Legal Papers. Late 18th Century to 1894 (bulk 1870-1894), Circa 1800-1900

Box: 11, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Circulars, Documents Relating to Women's Hospital, School Papers, Speeches, Medical Remedies, 1850, 1867-68

Box: 11, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Gerard Beekman's Bills (mostly hotel) from Paris, Rome, Wiesbaden, 1864-1865

Box: 11, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Bank Deposits, List of Expenditures and Incomes, Construction Accounts, 1868-69

Box: 11, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Quotations, Poetry, Report Cards, Sermons, 1784-1830, undated

Box: 11, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

List of Jewelry, Travel Letters, Sermons, Invitations, Many Undated, Circa 1830

Box: 11, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Two Photographs, Maps, Will of A.W. Beekman, Property Deeds, Newspaper Clippings, Indentures, Introductions, 1821-1883

Box: 11, Folder: 13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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