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Benjamin Root Spelman was a dry goods salesman in Albany, NY. He co-owned B.R. and R.L. Spelman, a dry goods store, with his brother Ralzamon. Benjamin was the commander of the Albany Burgess' Corps, a precursor to the National Guard, and a member of the Histrionics Society of Albany. 

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Biography: 
Benjamin Root Spelman was a dry goods salesman in Albany, NY. He co-owned B.R. and R.L. Spelman, a dry goods store, with his brother Ralzamon. Benjamin was the commander of the Albany Burgess' Corps, a precursor to the National Guard, and a member of the Histrionics Society of Albany.
Citation Type: 
Book or Book Chapter
Book or Monograph Title: 
Spelman Geneology, The English Ancestry and American Descendants of Richard Spelman of Middletown, Connecticut 1700
Author(s) or Editor(s): 
Fannie Cooley Williams Barbour
Chapter Title: 
Benjamin Root Spelman
Publisher Location: 
New York
Publisher Name: 
Frank Allaben Genealogical Company
Year: 
1910
Start Page: 
260
End Page: 
261
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https://books.google.com/books?id=ilVVAAAAMAAJ&lpg=PA261&ots=Albkxfwk3H&dq=B.R.%20and%20R.L.%20Spelman%20albany%20ny&pg=PA260#v=onepage&q=B.R.%20and%20R.L.%20Spelman%20albany%20ny&f=false
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https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=General-7181&indiv=try&h=1654740341
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Citation Notes: 
https://communalsocieties.hamilton.edu/islandora/object/hamLibCom%3A23109408
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Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149267401/benjamin-root-spelman
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Website
Citation URL: 
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/149267401/benjamin-root-spelman
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