Collection Highlights
Indenture of Peter van Dyck and Cornelia, his Wife, Documenting the Administration of Margrieta van Varick's Estate
Date:
September 4, 1719
Object Number:
MSS.VanCortlandtPapers.vanDyck
Medium:
Pen and ink on paper, wax
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Token
Object Number:
Z.2995
Date:
1876
Medium:
Silver
Dimensions:
Overall: 1 3/8 in. ( 3.5 cm )
Description:
Token; silver; bust of george Washingotn on obverse, ring of garland on reverse; obverse "THE CENTENNIAL YEAR OF OUR NATIONAL INDEPENDENCE / 1876" reverse "BATTLE OF HARLEM PLAINS / SEPTEMBER 16 / 1776 / 4 / NEW YORK"
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
