Hello New York History List members. I am searching for the papers Jacob D. Van Der Hayden who was the owner and developer of much of the land that is now Troy, New York.(Jacob D. was one of a larger family of land owners in that area; I am only interested in Jacob D's papers, however.) In particular I am interested in Van Der Hayden's land and lease records for Land in Troy for the period from about 1790 to about 1805. I do not know if these records exist. Obviously they did at one point, but I am not sure if they were presereved and if so, where they are now. I have searched RLIN, OCLC and "Archives USA" (which encompasses the info from NUCMUC) I Have to double check with the Rensselaer County Historical Society. Any clues or suggestions re: the whereabouts of Jacob D Van Der Hayden's papers Thanks for your attention Ian McGiver [log in to unmask]