Talk:Albert Janse Ryckman

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Albert Janse Ryckman was the Mayor of Albany. He was perhaps the most prominent Albany brewmaster of the late seventeenth century. Among his customers were the fort and the Dutch church where Deacon Ryckman frequently supplied beer for funerals. His house and brewery were located riverside stretching along today's Broadway. As a producer of one of the most highly sought American commodities, Albert Ryckman became quite wealthy - with a property assessment that rivalled that of the most successful fur traders.

His importance in Alabny hisgtory is well documented by New York State Museum on their website [1]