Try Albany City Historian Virginia Bowers, reachable through the Mayor's office at 518/434-5100, and the Albany County Hall of Records, 518/447-4500, ask for Greg Carlson, the County's archivist. You might also try the Albany Institute of History and Art 518/463-4478.

>>> "Timothy J. Shannon" <[log in to unmask]> 08/18 5:27 PM >>>
Dear Listmembers:

I am trying to locate the library or archive that might have an image of the
city seal adopted by Albany in 1752.  I have seen an image of this seal in
only one place, a book entitled *Albany's Tercentenary* (Albany, 1924) [no
author attributed].

It features a picture of a beaver, with "Albany" above it and "1752" below
it.  A reference to the adoption of the seal by the Corporation of Albany
can be found in Joel Munsell, *The Annals of Albany*, 10 volumes (Albany,
1850-59) 10:149-50.

I would like to reproduce an image of the seal in a forthcoming book.  Do
any listmembers have suggestions for tracking it down?  Feel free to contact
me directly at [log in to unmask]

Many thanks, Tim Shannon




        Timothy J. Shannon
        Department of History
        Gettysburg College
        Gettysburg, PA  17325
        717/337-6567
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