<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albany,_New_York" id="mwaA" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Albany, New York">Albany, New York</a> is formally chartered as a municipality by Governor <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Dongan" id="mwaQ" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Thomas Dongan">Thomas Dongan</a>.