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Title	General Robert Macomb’s home on Spuyten Duyvil Creek, New York, n.d.
Personal name	Foster family; Macomb family
Topical entry	Architecture, Domestic--New York Dwellings--New York Historic buildings--New York Buildings--New York
Geographic entry	Nashville and Davidson County (Tenn.)--History--Sources Spuyten Duyvil (New York, N.Y.)--History--Sources
Description	Exterior view of General Robert Macomb’s Home on Spuyten Duyvil Creek, New York. The property was “purchased by Alexander Macomb about 1789. Inherited by his grandson, Robert Macomb in 1810. [On] June 10, 1847 Wm. Foster, Jr.& Caroline Matilda Macomb married here. Sold in 1848 (Godwin, a Tavern), vacated 1917, razed 1920.” The notation on the verso of the photo cites the children of Wm. Foster Jr. and Caroline Matilda Macomb: Macomb George, Pell William, and Chauncey Charles Foster. These digital reproductions were scanned from the scrapbook of Mrs. Frank A. Wilk (Alva Herbert Wilk). 1 digital photograph.
Publisher	Metropolitan Nashville/Davidson County Archives, Nashville Public Library
Date	n.d.
Type	Still Image; Photographs
Format	image/jpeg
Identifier	Wilk scrapbook pg 004 Gen. Macomb home NY; Wilk scrapbook pg 004a Gen. Macomb NY home info
Relation	Mrs. Frank A. Wilk Digital Photographs Collection
Coverage	19th century
Rights	U.S. and international copyright laws protect this digital content, which is provided for educational purposes only and may not be downloaded, reproduced, or distributed for any other purpose without written permission. Please contact the Metro Archives, Nashville Public Library, 615 Church Street, Nashville, Tennessee, 37219. Telephone (615) 862-5880.
Location	Closed Stacks, Metro Archives-digital images

General Robert Macomb’s home on Spuyten Duyvil Creek, New York, n.d.

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