Philip Schuyler was born on the corner of what is now State and Pearl Street on November 20th, 1733, to Johannes and Cornelia Schuyler. Abraham Ten Broeck was born on the corner of Columbia and Market Street on May 13, 1734, to Dirck and Margarita Ten Broeck. Both Philip and Abraham came from large families, but they were each the eldest surviving son.

Both the Ten Broeck and Schuyler families came from rather humble origins. Back in the Netherlands, the Schuylers were bakers and the Ten Broecks employees of the West India Company. The patriarchs of both families had arrived in New York, or New Netherland, as it was called at the time, by the 1650s. Both families garnered wealth through the beaver fur trade. The families have a history of operating prominent trading businesses, serving on Albany’s city council, as mayors, Indian Commissioners, and holding militia commissions.

When Philip and Abraham were born, they inherited the legacy of their ancestors. They made ample use of it, and built upon it with their own accomplishments, as you’re about to learn in this episode of Tales of Old Albany.

“Philip and Brom - A Lifelong Friendship”

Presented by Casey Polomaine and Aaron Holbritter

Written by Jessie Serfillipi

Conceived and Edited by Aaron Holbritter

Produced by Aaron Holbritter and Casey Polomaine

Recorded by Isaac Newberry

Featuring:

Ian LaChance* as Abraham Ten Broeck, age 20, and the PoetIsaac Newberry* as Philip Schuyler, age 20Chris Foster as Abraham Ten Broeck, age 40Patrick White as Philip Schuyler age 40 and Johannes Van RensselaerCasey Polomiane* as Philip Schuyler, age 8Brigitta Giulianelli as Abraham Ten Broeck, age 8, Catherine Schuyler, and others.Angela Potrikus as Elizabeth VR Ten BroeckEvan Jones as School Teacher, and othersMaeve McEneny** as Cady Schuyler, and othersMarquis Heath as Prince, and othersNick Bosanko as Rensselaer SchuylerJoe Plock as Dirk Ten Broeck, Sr.Matthew G. Hamm** as Albany Resident(*Creative License founding member)(**Albany County Historical Association Board Trustee)

Music:

Theme song: Chase, Epic AdventureComposer: Johannes Bornloffhttp://audiograb.com/T2hGvDX5Fn

Additional Music:

Cinematic Piano by AShamaluevMusic. https://youtu.be/6Sq5Y2HzF1c

Fife Feature: Lowlands AwayMusic by The United States Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corpshttp://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_United_States_Army_Old_Guard_Fife_and_Drum_Corps/Celebrating_50_Years/04_1725

Johann Pachelbel - Kanon in Dby Aituahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-whoXu79zk

"Forgotten" by Whitesandhttps://www.patreon.com/Whitesand

“Baron Steuben’s March”Sturbridge Colonial Militiahttps://archive.org/details/MusicOfTheRevolutionaryWar/BaronSteubensMarch.mp3

"A Mothers Sacrifice"Music By: Jay Man @ https://ourmusicbox.com/Official "OurMusicBox" YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/ourmusicbox

All music licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/…

Resources:

Letter used to inspire fictional letter: https://founders.archives.gov/?q=%20Author%3A%22Schuyler%2C%20Philip%22%20Period%3A%22Revolutionary%20War%22&s=1111311111&sa=schuyler&r=42

References:

People of Colonial Albany

Book of Common Prayer: https://archive.org/stream/bookommray00epis#page/n189/mode/2up

“The Story of Arbor Hill and the Ten Broeck Mansion at Albany, New York” https://www.jstor.org/stable/23154791?read-now=1&loggedin=true&seq=4#page_scan_tab_contents

NYPL Philip Schuyler Papers

Schuyler Mansion State Historic Site

Ten Broeck Mansion