Title: A Historical Discourse Delivered in the First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Tarrytown, N.Y. By Rev. Abel T. Stewart. May 13, 1866.
Description: New York: Anson D. F. Randolph, [1866]. [1866]. ILLUSTRATED WITH 2 ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHS - Octavo, 8-7/8 inches high by 5-5/8 inches wide. Softcover pamphlet. Disbound and lacking the original wrappers. Title, 49 pages & [2] leaves, illustrated with 2 original sienna-toned photographs, one of the church and the other of the plate, beakers and baptismal bowl described on page 17. Several pages are detached and the bottom corners of the title page and first page are chipped. There are minor chips and tears to the last page of text. The edges of the leaves upon which the photographs are mounted are chipped with tears to the edges, none of which affects the photos themselves.
A history, in the main, of the ministers and congregations of the church until 1865.
The First Reformed Protestant Dutch Church of Tarrytown, NY and its burying grounds are the principal settings for Washington Irving's "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Irving drew on the existing local lore and culture which grew out of the area's unique position as a "no-man's land" between the British and the American Patriots during the Revolutionary War. Unchecked raids and skirmishes were common and the local lore influenced Irving's headless Hessian horseman who rose out of the church's burying ground. First built in 1685 on land purchased from the Lenape Native Americans, The Old Dutch Church itself is the oldest extant church building in New York State. Designed and financed by Frederick Philipse, the Church underwent several improvements over the centuries. The church was built adjacent to the pre-existing Burying Grounds which had already held 50 burials prior to the arrival of Philipse in 1683. Frederick Philipse, his wife Catharine Van Cortlandt Derval are buried there. Also buried in the Church's burying yard are Eleanor van Tassel Brush (1764-1861) and Catriena Ecker van Tessel (1736-1793), both or whom have been considered as inspiring the character of Katrina van Tessel in Irving's "Legend of Sleepy Hollow". Contiguous with, but distinct from, the church's burying ground is the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery where Irving himself is buried.
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Keywords: RELIGION; AMERICANA; HISTORY; LITERATURE; A HISTORICAL DISCOURSE DELIVERED IN THE FIRST REFORMED PROTESTANT DUTCH CHURCH OF TARRYTOWN, N.Y.; REV. ABEL T. STEWART; NEW YORK STATE; WESTCHESTER; MINISTRIES AND CONGREGATIONS; CHURCH HISTORY; BURYING GROUND; W
- Book number: 97265
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