Series IV: Peter Gerard Stuyvesant
Scope and Contents note
Peter Gerard Stuyvesant, the husband of Helena Rutherfurd Stuyvesant, was a New York businessman with extensive property holdings. It was under a provision of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant's will that his grandnephew, Stuyvesant Rutherfurd, changed his name to Rutherfurd Stuyvesant. Most of the material in this series reflects Peter Gerard Stuyvesant's interest in missions, charities, and education.
Subseries 1: Peter Gerard Stuyvesant - Letters Received N.D., 1794, 1804-1842
Scope and Contents note
Correspondents include Peter Augustus Jay, John Rutherfurd, and James Ewing. One letter of Peter Augustus Jay, from London in 1794, refers to the war in Europe, and makes a passing reference to the "insurgents" in the United States, presumably the Whiskey Rebellion insurgents. Many of the letters are from missionaries or clergymen, thanking Peter Gerard Stuyvesant for his support or patronage. These include John Westlake, B.B. Smith, and Joseph Wolff.
Peter Gerard Stuyvesant -- Letters Received, N.D., 1794 - 184?
Peter Gerard Stuyvesant -- Letters Received, 1840 - 1842
Subseries 2: Peter Gerard Stuyvesant - Accounts, Bills, Receipts N.D., 1800-1849
Scope and Contents note
Most of the material in this subseries consists of items concerning business matters, especially Peter Gerard Stuyvesant's property holdings in New York City, and his charitable giving.
Peter Gerard Stuyvesant -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts, N.D., 1800 - 1849
Subseries 3: Peter Gerard Stuyvesant - Legal Papers 1784-1805
Scope and Contents note
This subseries consists of bonds of various persons to Peter Gerard Stuyvesant, and leases. Most of this material relates to Peter Gerard Stuyvesant's properties in Manhattan. The Stuyvesant Institute is also a party to some on the agreements.