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The Dongan Charter is the 1686 document incorporating Albany, New York as a city. Albany's charter was issued by Governor Thomas Dongan of the Province of New York, a few months after Governor Dongan issued a similarly worded, but less detailed charter for the city of New York. The city of Albany was created three years after Albany County. The charter is the oldest existing city charter still in force in the United States. According to Stefan Bielinski, former senior historian of the New York State Museum, the charter is also "arguably the longest-running instrument of municipal government in the Western Hemisphere." In 1936 the United States Congress commemorated the charter's 250th anniversary by minting a half dollar coin.

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  • The Dongan Charter is the 1686 document incorporating Albany, New York as a city. Albany's charter was issued by Governor Thomas Dongan of the Province of New York, a few months after Governor Dongan issued a similarly worded, but less detailed charter for the city of New York. The city of Albany was created three years after Albany County. The charter is the oldest existing city charter still in force in the United States. According to Stefan Bielinski, former senior historian of the New York State Museum, the charter is also "arguably the longest-running instrument of municipal government in the Western Hemisphere." In 1936 the United States Congress commemorated the charter's 250th anniversary by minting a half dollar coin. (en)
  • La Charte de Dongan est un document de 1686 incorporant Albany, New York en tant que ville. La charte d'Albany a été émise par le gouverneur Thomas Dongan de la province de New York, quelques mois après que le gouverneur Dongan a publié une charte similaire, mais moins détaillée, pour la ville de New York. La ville d'Albany a été créée trois ans après le comté d'Albany. La charte est la plus ancienne charte de ville existante encore en vigueur aux États-Unis. Selon Stefan Bielinski, ancien historien principal du New York State Museum, la charte est aussi « sans doute l'instrument de gouvernement municipal le plus ancien de l'hémisphère occidental ». En 1936, le Congrès des États-Unis a commémoré le 250e anniversaire de la charte en frappant une pièce d'un demi-dollar. (fr)
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  • 1686-07-25 (xsd:date)
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  • Dongan Charter (en)
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  • Opening paragraph of the Dongan Charter (en)
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  • Albany County Hall of Records (en)
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  • Incorporated the City of Albany (en)
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  • The Dongan Charter is the 1686 document incorporating Albany, New York as a city. Albany's charter was issued by Governor Thomas Dongan of the Province of New York, a few months after Governor Dongan issued a similarly worded, but less detailed charter for the city of New York. The city of Albany was created three years after Albany County. The charter is the oldest existing city charter still in force in the United States. According to Stefan Bielinski, former senior historian of the New York State Museum, the charter is also "arguably the longest-running instrument of municipal government in the Western Hemisphere." In 1936 the United States Congress commemorated the charter's 250th anniversary by minting a half dollar coin. (en)
  • La Charte de Dongan est un document de 1686 incorporant Albany, New York en tant que ville. La charte d'Albany a été émise par le gouverneur Thomas Dongan de la province de New York, quelques mois après que le gouverneur Dongan a publié une charte similaire, mais moins détaillée, pour la ville de New York. La ville d'Albany a été créée trois ans après le comté d'Albany. La charte est la plus ancienne charte de ville existante encore en vigueur aux États-Unis. Selon Stefan Bielinski, ancien historien principal du New York State Museum, la charte est aussi « sans doute l'instrument de gouvernement municipal le plus ancien de l'hémisphère occidental ». En 1936, le Congrès des États-Unis a commémoré le 250e anniversaire de la charte en frappant une pièce d'un demi-dollar. (fr)
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  • Dongan Charter (en)
  • Charte de Dongan (fr)
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