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| Gubernatorial portrait of Martin Van Buren, Ninth Governor of New York (Jan. 1-Mar. 12, 1829) "Martin Van Buren's tenure as New York governor is the second shortest on record. While his term was short, he did manage to pass the Bank Safety Fund Law (an early form of deposit insurance) through the Legislature." (source) |
The 'why' is plain as way to parish church --Jaques, As You Like It, Act 2, Scene 7
"His growing family kept obliging [Orlando Harriman Sr.] to find larger quarters. After a siege of yellow fever quarantined the family, Orlando moved them to a stately old house on Broome Street [in New York]. Sheltered by rows of maple and elm trees, the house sat in the middle of a large, sloping lawn that became the gathering place for the children and their friends. At the nearby Dutch Reformed Church the Harrimans entered a new social circle that included Herveys, Van Alens, Livingstons, and Lows, who remained their friends for generations." (Klein, 2000, Ch. 1)
1829 (Sept. 16) Birth of Oliver Harriman, youngest son of Orlando Harriman Sr. and Anna Ingland Harriman, in New York. He is almost sixteen years the junior of Orlando Harriman Jr., his oldest brother. "Only the youngest [son]...received a name that smacked of the unusual."
1829 (Mar. 4) Andrew Jackson inaugurated as the seventh U.S. President.
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| Election of 1828 (source) |
1829 (Jan. 1) Martin Van Buren inaugurated as the ninth Governor of New York. He serves only ten weeks before resigning to take an appointment as Secretary of State in the Jackson Administration.
"In 1828 Van Buren ran for Governor of New York in an effort to use his personal popularity to bolster Jackson's chances of carrying New York in the presidential election. Jackson defeated Adams handily, leading the pro-Adams New York American to editorialize "Organization is the secret of victory. By the want of it we have been overthrown."Van Buren won his election, and resigned from the Senate to start the gubernatorial term, which began on January 1, 1829."
1828 (Jul. 4) Construction begins on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
1827 (Jul. 4) Emancipation of the last slaves in New York.
1825 (Oct. 25) Opening of the Erie Canal.
1821 (Feb) Martin Van Buren elected U.S. Senator from New York.
1818 (Oct. 20) U.S. and Britain sign "Convention respecting fisheries, boundary and the restoration of slaves" (Treaty of 1818).
1817 (Mar. 8) Founding of the New York Stock Exchange.
1817 (Mar. 4) James Monroe is inaugurated as the fifth U.S. President.
1816 (Feb). Congress grants charter to the Second Bank of the United States.
1814-1828? Birth of nine of the other ten children of Orlando Harriman Sr. and Anna Ingland Harriman: including sons William (died in infancy), William, Edward, James, Charles, and Frederick.
"[Orlando Sr.] used his influence to fill later generations [of Harrimans] with...conventional names befitting good businessmen." (Klein, 2000 Ch. 1)
1814 (Dec. 24) Treaty of Ghent is signed, ending the war between the U.S. and Britain.
By 1814, both sides had either achieved their main war goals or were weary of a costly war that offered little but stalemate. They both sent delegations to a neutral site in Ghent, Flanders (now part of Belgium). The negotiations began in early August and concluded on December 24, when a final agreement was signed; both sides had to ratify it before it could take effect. Meanwhile, both sides planned new invasions.1814 (Sept. 13) Battle of Baltimore begins. "Beginning at 6:00 a.m. on 13 September 1814, British warships under the command of Vice Admiral Alexander Cochrane continuously bombarded Fort McHenry for 25 hours."
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| Capture of the City of Washington, engraving from The History of England by Paul de Rapin-Thoyras (source) |
1814 (Aug. 24) The Burning of Washington.
1814 (Aug) With the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Britain shifts many new troops to the North American theater.
1814 (Jul. 3) Americans capture Fort Erie on the Canadian side of Lake Erie. In Aug-Sept, they withstand a protracted siege by the British to regain it.
1814 (middle) U.S. Army begins to achieve victories against the British.
1814 (Apr. 11) Treaty of Fontainebleau. Surrender of the French Empire. Napoleon I abdicates as Emperor and is sent into exile on Elba.
1813 (Dec. 20) Birth of Orlando Harriman Jr., first child of of Orland Harriman Sr. and Anna Ingland Harriman, in New York.
1813 War of The Sixth Coalition. Napoleon is driven out of Germany by coalition of Austria, Prussia, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom and a number of German states.
1812 (Jun. 24) Napoleon invades Russia.
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| Europe in 1812. Allies of Napoleon are show with red border. (source) |
1812 (Feb. 7) Charles Dickens is born in Portsmouth.
1811 Orlando Harriman [Sr.], a young successful dry goods commission merchant, marries Anna Ingland, the daughter of an established New York family.
1807-1809 Embargo Act in the U.S. forbids foreign trade as retaliation against Britain.
1807 Tsar Alexander of Russia sues for peace with Napoleon. The only countries still at war with France are Britain and Sweden.
1806 Napoleon invades Germany, defeating Austria and Prussia, and solidifying the continent of Europe under his control.
1804 Napoleon, First Citizen of the French Republic, crowns himself Emperor of France.
1804 John Broome, New York City Alderman, becomes Lieutentant Governmor of New York.
1628 First congregation of the Dutch Reformed Church is formed in New Amsterdam. First church structure is built on Pearl Street in 1633.
"The congregation's first church building, built on what is now Pearl Street in New York City facing the East River, to replace services held in lofts, was a simple timber structure with a gambrel roof and no spire. The lofts described probably indicate the premises provided by Kryn Frederick."
1524 Verrazanno, sailing for the King of France, becomes the first known European captain to enter New York Bay.
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