Dates
- 1832-1848
Scope and Content Note
The collections consists of 35 letters either written to or by Augustus Bruyn and are contained in five folders. The first folder contains 14 letters from friends and family to Augustus Bruyn at both Kingston Academy and Rutgers, 1832-37. The next folder contains two letters to his sister, Mary C. Bruyn, from him while a student at Rutgers, 1835. Folder Three contains seven letters to Augustus Bruyn's mother, Catharine Hasbrouck Bruyn (Mrs. Severyn Bruyn), from him, friends and relatives, while he was a student at Rutgers, 1834-36. Folder Four contains 14 letters to Augustus Bruyn's father, Severyn Bruyn; two from him while he was a student, 1834-36, nine from George Sharpe while Sharpe was a student at Rutgers, 1845-47, and three from Abraham Bruyn Hasbrouck while he was President of Rutgers, 1846-48. The last folder contains two letters to Augustus Bruyn's grandparents: Catharine "Maty" Hasbrouck from her "companion" and Jonathan "Poppy" Hasbrouck from Augustus, 1836.
Extent
35 letters
Language of Materials
English.
Abstract
The collections consists of 35 letters either written to or by Augustus Bruyn while he was a student at Rutgers College, 1832-1836 as well as latter in his life. Theletters are exhanged between Bruyn, family members and friends.
Biographical Sketch of Augustus Hasbrouck Bruyn
Augustus Hasbrouck Bruyn was born in Kingston, Ulster County, N.Y. on August 21, 1817. Son of Severyn Bruyn, grandson of Col. Jacobus L. Bruyn, who served with distinction in Canada in 1775 and was taken prisoner, Bruyn's ancestors came from Norway in the middle of the 17th Century.
Bruyn spent nearly his entire life in the "spacious and beautiful" home where he died. He attended Kingston Academy and became known as "Major" Bruyn from his connection with the early militia of the old village of Kingston. He went on to become a prominent lawyer and conducted a tanning business in Kingston. Bruyn served as Vice President of the National Ulster County Bank and Trust Company, as well as President of the Ulster County Savings Institution, both of Kingston, N.Y. He was also Vice President of the Holland Society of Ulster County, 1895-1898 and was a member of the First Reformed Dutch Church of Kingston. Bruyn maintained a lifelong affection for "Old Rutgers," from where he graduated in 1836. Died at his home in Kingston on October 24, 1904.
- Title
- Guide to the Augustus Hasbrouck Bruyn Letters, 1832-1848 R-MC 028
- Status
- Edited Full Draft
- Author
- John Riddle
- Date
- May 1, 1995
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 2-8-1999: Changed DSC TYPE="IN-DEPTH" to "COMBINED".
- March 23, 2004: bruyn converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- Nov 3, 1998: Created the EAD file
- March 23, 2004: bruyn converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
- September 24, 2002: Encoding enhanced using XMetal 2.0 to conform to EAD Cookbook by Tom Frusciano
- May 20, 2004: bruyn converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15).
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