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Call Number: 1977.129
Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder.
One broadside, dated circa 1730, issued by John Montgomerie, governor of the Provinces of New York and New Jersey. The broadside announces the death of Richard Shaw, his wife, and three slaves as a result of a fire in Shaw’s home in the Suffolk County town of East Hampton, and solicits assistance for Shaw’s surviving family from the citizens of New York.
John Montgomerie (d. 1731) was governor of the English Provinces of New York and New Jersey from 1728 to 1731.
Names:
- Montgomerie, John, d. 1731
Places:
- East Hampton (N.Y.)
- New York (Colony)
Subjects:
- African Americans — New York (State) — East Hampton
- Charity
- Fires — Casualties — New York (State) — East Hampton
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1974.253
Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder.
Letter from Jack Harris, a slave in Augusta, GA, to his owner Robert Haviland in New York City, seeking an arrangement to buy his freedom.
Names:
- Harris, Jack
- Haviland, Robert
Places:
- Augusta (Ga.)
- New York (N.Y.)
Subjects:
- African Americans — Georgia — Augusta
- Slaveholders — New York (State) — New York
- Slavery — Georgia — Augusta
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1977.583
Extent: 0.01 Linear feet, in one folder.
Bill of sale between John Ditmars of the town of Flatlands, Kings County, and Jacob Duryee of the town of Flatbush, transferring ownership of a female African American slave named Sine (b. 1817) to Duryee. The bill is dated June 16, 1825.
John Ditmars was commander of the Third Regiment of the New York State Militia from 1811 to 1814.
Names:
- Ditmars, John
- Duryee, Jacob
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatlands (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Slavery — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1974.108
Extent: 0.3 Linear feet, in one manuscript box
A copy of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer with the name Susannah Bassett inscribed on the title page, circa 1800. On the inside back cover of the volume are the names and birth dates of African-American slaves, dated 1799 to 1808.
Names:
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- The Book of Common Prayer
- African Americans — New York (State) — Kings County
- Slavery — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
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Call Number: 1974.037
Extent: 0.25 linear feet, in 22 folders.
This collection includes several documents of various provenance that had been artificially assembled by librarians at the Long Island Historical Society (now the Brooklyn Historical Society) during the 20th century. Documents concern Kings, Queens, and Suffolk Counties in New York State, as well as the states of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Most items are legal documents, such as court records, deeds, and bonds. Additional materials include election records, Revolutionary War documents, family papers, and one slave bill of sale. Specific individuals and families represented in the documents include Aaron Burr, Robert Fulton, the Pettet family, Samuel Spragg, and the Young family, among others. Documents of Kings County representatives of the Continental Congress, as well as a copy of a document in Dutch referencing the Dutch purchase of the island of Manhattan from Native Americans, are also included.
Names:
- Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836
- Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815
- Pettet family
- Spragg, Samuel
- Young family
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Massachusetts
- Queens County (N.Y.)
- Rhode Island
- Suffolk County (N.Y.)
- United States — History — Revolution, 1775-1783
- United States — Politics and government
Subjects:
- Elections
- Indians of North America — New York (State) — New York
- Slavery — New York (State) — Long Island
Types of material:
- Bills of sale
- Bonds (legal records)
- Deeds
- Family papers
- Judicial records
- Legal documents
- Military records
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Call Number: 1977.321
Extent: 0.35 linear feet, in 37 folders housed in two manuscript boxes.
This collection consists of a wide variety of correspondence and other manuscripts primarily relating to individuals and families from Brooklyn, N.Y. It also includes records from the Coney Island Chamber of Commerce and the Froebel Academy, and references to African American slaves. Items date from 1757 to 1968, with the bulk of the material dating from 1850 to 1920. The collection was artificially compiled from various sources by library staff at the Long Island Historical Society (later the Brooklyn Historical Society).
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- African Americans — New York (State) — Kings County
- Families — New York (State) — Kings County
- Slavery — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts (document genre)
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Call Number: 1974.137
Extent: 1.1 Linear feet, in one oversize box.
One oversize volume containing land surveying exercises and calculations, birth records for the family of Isaac and Altie Cortelyou, and a record of slave births for the period 1796 to 1811. Also included are various records relating to the town of New Utrecht, including a census list from 1698, a list of property holders for the year 1706, and drafts of land deeds. Information in the volume spans the period 1698 to 1824. The volume is mostly written in Dutch.
Names:
- Cortelyou family
- Cortelyou, Altie Rapalje
- Cortelyou, Isaac, 1736-1811
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- New Utrecht (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Deeds — New York (State) — Kings County
- Families — New York (State) — Kings County
- Genealogy
- Slavery — New York (State) — Kings County
- Surveying — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Birth records
- Census records
- Land titles — New York (State) — Kings County
- Volumes (documents by form)
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Call Number: 1974.168
Extent: 0.25 Linear feet, in 1 manuscript box and 1 oversize flat box.
The Gertrude Lefferts Vanderbilt collection relates to the Vanderbilt family of the town of Flatbush in Kings County, New York. The collection contains miscellaneous deeds, indentures, and accounts for members of the Vanderbilt family in Flatbush; principally Jeremias Vanderbilt (b. 1695), John Vanderbilt (b. 1752), and John Vanderbilt (b. 1794). The collection also contains the estate records of Jeromes Ryerson, a citizen of the town of Brooklyn whose children and property came under the guardianship of John Vanderbilt (b. 1752) upon his death in 1792. Three slave bills of sale are also contained; one bill of sale for three slaves to Jacob and Jeremias from their brother Rem Vanderbilt, a bill of sale from members of the Vanderbilt family to John Vanderbilt (b. 1794) and another bill of sale from Michael Vreeland to Sejtie Hegeman. Also included is arbitration on the border dispute between Flatbush and Brooklyn in 1741, and licenses for taverns issued in Flatbush in 1796.
Gertrude Lefferts Vanderbilt married Judge John Vanderbilt (b. 1829) of Flatbush, New York in 1846. These materials were part of her personal collection, and were potentially used in researching a book she published on Flatbush, New York in 1909 titled The Social History of Flatbush; and Manners and Customs of the Dutch Settlers of Kings County.
Names:
- Vanderbilt, Gertrude Lefferts, b. 1824.
- Vanderbilt family
- Vanderbilt, Jeremias, b. 1695
- Vanderbilt, John, d. 1812
- Vanderbilt, John, d. 1842
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Boundaries
- Essex County (N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.)
- Flatbush (New York, N.Y.) — Boundaries
- Kings County (N.Y.)
- New York (N.Y.)
Subjects:
- arbitration
- Genealogy
- Judges — New York (State) — Kings County
- Slavery — New York (State) — Kings County
- Taverns (Inns) — Law and legislation
Types of material:
- Deeds
- Estate records
- Indentures
- Leases
- Slave bills of sale
- Wills
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Call Number: 1973.167
Extent: 0.08 Linear feet, in one folder
The John R. Couwenhoven papers span the period 1783 to 1812 and consist of a single bound account book and several loose handwritten documents. The account book lists monetary transactions for goods and services dated 1783 to 1789, and account for the sale of Couwenhoven’s estate, including five enslaved African-Americans, during the period 1798 to 1812. The loose papers are dated 1797 to 1820 and record further transactions related to the sale of Couwenhoven’s estate.
John R. Couwenhoven was a resident of Brooklyn and a member of Brooklyn’s prominent Couwenhoven family (alternate spellings include Cowenhoven and Kouwenhoven), whose common ancestor, Wolphert Gerritson Van Kouwenhoven, emigrated from the Netherlands to the town of New Utrecht in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (later New York) in the 17th century.
Names:
- Couwenhoven, John R.
- Cowenhoven family
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Real property — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Account books
- Estate records
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Call Number: 1977.219
Extent: 0.25 linear feet, in one folder.
One scrapbook containing items collected by Frederick and Hetty Marquand, including correspondence, calling cards, event programs, certificates, photographs and engravings, clippings, drawings, and various other memorabilia generally relating to the political, social, cultural, and intellectual life of the northeastern region of the United States. Much of the content pertains to the Civil War. Also included is a 1799 bill of sale for a female African American slave in Fairfield, CT, and hotel and travel memorabilia from trips to various locales in Europe, the Middle East, North Africa, and the United States. Items date from 1761 to 1882.
Frederick Marquand (1798-1882) and his wife, Hetty, lived in Brooklyn on Monroe Place in the neighborhood of Brooklyn Heights. Frederick was a silversmith and jeweler who owned a successful firm in New York City called Marquand & Co., which later became Ball, Black & Co.
Names:
- Marquand, Frederick, 1798-1882
- Marquand, Hetty
Places:
- Africa, North — Description and travel
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Europe — Description and travel
- Middle East — Description and travel
- New York (N.Y.)
- Northeastern States — Intellectual life
- Northeastern States — Politics and government
- Northeastern States — Social life and customs
- United States — Description and travel
- United States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865
Subjects:
- African Americans — Connecticut — Fairfield
- Slavery — Connecticut — Fairfield
- Voyages and travels
Types of material:
- Certificates
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Drawings (visual works)
- Engravings
- Memorabilia
- Photographs
- Printed ephemera
- Programs (documents)
- Scrapbooks
- Visiting cards
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