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| + | [[File:HilltownsSmallLogo.jpg|137px|right|link=Helderberg Hilltowns of Albany County, NY|Back to Helderberg Hilltowns of Albany County, NY]] | ||
| + | [[File:1869HarpersHelderbergs1.jpg|200px|thumb|right|<center>Harper’s New Monthly Magazine – October 1869 The Helderbergs at the Indian Ladder</center>]] | ||
Town Histories: | Town Histories: | ||
| − | *[[b:History|Berne History]] | + | *'''[[b:History|Berne History]]''' |
| − | *[[k:History|Knox History]] | + | *'''[[k:History|Knox History]]''' |
| − | *[[r:History|Rensselaerville History]] | + | *'''[[r:History|Rensselaerville History]]''' |
| − | *[[w:History|Westerlo History]] | + | *'''[[w:History|Westerlo History]]''' |
General historic references for the Hilltowns: | General historic references for the Hilltowns: | ||
| − | *[[History of the County of Albany]] | + | *'''[[1869 Harper's New Monthly Magazine - The Helderbergs]]''' - 16 page article |
| + | *'''[[History of the County of Albany]]''' - 1886 -George Rogers Howell and Jonathan Tenney | ||
| + | *'''[[Landmarks of Albany County, New York]]''' - 1897 - Amasa Junius Parker | ||
| + | *'''[[Altamont Enterprise]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[Settlement above the Helderberg Escarpment]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[Rensselaerwyck]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[Tin Horns and Calico]]''' | ||
| + | *'''[[Berne and Knox, Our German Heritage]] | ||
| + | *'''[[Berne and Knox, Early Families through 1787]] | ||
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| + | General History Topics | ||
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| + | ==Slavery== | ||
| + | New York state laws regarding Negro Slavery.<ref>[[Altamont Enterprise]], 8 May 1953</ref> | ||
| + | *The emancipation of slaves by the Quakers was legalized in 1798. At that date there were still about 33,000 slaves in the state. | ||
| + | *On March 29, 1799, an act was passed for the gradual abolition of slavery in New York. Any child | ||
| + | born of a slave after July 4th was to be free at the age of 25 if a girl and 28 if a boy. | ||
| + | *In 1817 an act was passed providing for the emancipation of all slaves in 1827 — 36 years before National Emancipation. | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:09, 22 January 2016
Town Histories:
General historic references for the Hilltowns:
- 1869 Harper's New Monthly Magazine - The Helderbergs - 16 page article
- History of the County of Albany - 1886 -George Rogers Howell and Jonathan Tenney
- Landmarks of Albany County, New York - 1897 - Amasa Junius Parker
- Altamont Enterprise
- Settlement above the Helderberg Escarpment
- Rensselaerwyck
- Tin Horns and Calico
- Berne and Knox, Our German Heritage
- Berne and Knox, Early Families through 1787
General History Topics
Slavery
New York state laws regarding Negro Slavery.[1]
- The emancipation of slaves by the Quakers was legalized in 1798. At that date there were still about 33,000 slaves in the state.
- On March 29, 1799, an act was passed for the gradual abolition of slavery in New York. Any child
born of a slave after July 4th was to be free at the age of 25 if a girl and 28 if a boy.
- In 1817 an act was passed providing for the emancipation of all slaves in 1827 — 36 years before National Emancipation.
- ↑ Altamont Enterprise, 8 May 1953
