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Albany, New York is formally chartered as a municipality by Governor Thomas Dongan.

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Albany, New York

Capital city of New York, United States

Albany is the capital city of the U.S. state of New York. It is located on the west bank of the Hudson River about 10 miles (16 km) south of its confluence with the Mohawk River. Albany is the oldest city in New York, and the county seat of and most populous city in Albany…
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Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick

Irish military officer and colonial administrator (1634–1715)

Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick was an Irish military officer and colonial administrator who served as the governor of New York from 1683 to 1688. He called the first representative legislature in the Province of New York and granted the colony's first charter of liberties.…
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