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Call Number: 1977.180
Extent: 1.6 Linear feet, in two folders and one oversize flat box
The Andrew J. Provost collection of Bushwick, N.Y., family papers includes documents compiled by Provost and his son likely in connection, at least in part, with their genealogical research and writings. The documents include deeds, indentures, wills, and property maps ranging from 1653 to 1835, some with certifications and other official notations ranging to 1859. The earliest original document is 1709; documents dated from the 1600s are nineteenth century certified copies. The materials concern Bushwick (Kings County, N.Y.) families and property, including that in the Greenpoint section (now part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn). Surnames appearing in the collection include Arundius, Bennet, Calyer, Cappoens, Meserole/Miserol, Praa, Provost, and Volckertsen, among others.
Names:
- Provost, Andrew J., 1834-1925
- Bennet family
- Calyer family
- Meserole family
- Praa family
- Provost family
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Bushwick (New York, N.Y.)
- Bushwick (New York, N.Y.) — Manuscript maps
- Greenpoint (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Genealogy
- Real property — New York (State) — Kings County
Types of material:
- Cadastral maps
- Deeds
- Family papers
- Indentures
- Manuscript maps
- Wills
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Call Number: ARC.282
Extent: 0.5 Linear feet, in one manuscript box and one flat box
The Luquer and Payne families papers (1822-1980) center on the Reverend Lea Luquer (1833-1919) and his wife, Eloise Elizabeth (nee Payne) (1834-1894), with material related to earlier and later generations of their family and related families, including Low, Lynch and Pierrepont. The collection includes Eloise’s journal of her 1874 travels in Western Europe with Lea. There are several editions of “The S.S.S.S. Gazette” (1876-1879), handwritten collections of poems and stories authored principally by the children of Lea and Eloise Luquer. There are nineteenth century indentures and other agreements concerning property in Brooklyn Heights, New York City, and Westchester County (N.Y.). Many of these relate to the estates of Nicholas Luquer (1810-1864) and Thatcher Taylor Payne (died 1863). The collection includes Payne and Luquer family genealogical documents compiled in the twentieth century, and records of burial plots at Green-Wood Cemetery for members of the Low, Luquer, Lynch, and Pierrepont families, among others. There is correspondence from Henry Evelyn Pierrepont to his wife (1865-1866) and documents concerning Seth Low Pierrepont’s disposition of property from the family home at One Pierrepont Place in Brooklyn, circa 1941. The collection holds a few Civil War era documents related to the Confederate States of America, including bonds and military correspondence.
Names:
- Luquer family
- Luquer, Eloise Elizabeth
- Luquer, Lea
- Luquer, Nicholas
- Luquer, Thatcher T. P.
- Lynch family
- Overmyer, Grace
- Payne family
- Payne, John Howard, 1791-1852
- Pierrepont family
- Pierrepont, Henry Evelyn, 1808-1888
- Pierrepont, Seth Low
- Green-Wood Cemetery (New York, N.Y.)
- White Star Line
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- Europe — Description and travel
- New York (N.Y.)
- Southern States — History — Civil War, 1861-1865
- Westchester County (N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Cemeteries — New York (State) — Kings County
- Decedents’ estates — New York (State)
- Genealogy
- Ocean travel
- Real property — New York (State)
Types of material:
- Bonds (legal records)
- Correspondence
- Diaries
- Family papers
- Indentures
- Invoices
- Journals (accounts)
- Manuscripts (document genre)
- Receipts (financial records)
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Call Number: ARC.263
Extent: 94.55 Linear feet, in 7 manuscript boxes and 85 flat boxes
The Pierrepont family papers (1761-1918) document the intersection of commercial, civic and personal interests across three generations of one of the most prominent and influential families of nineteenth century Brooklyn, New York. The bulk of the collection concerns the business dealings of Henry Evelyn Pierrepont from 1838 to his death in 1888. This especially includes an extensive set of accounting and transactional records concerning the Pierrepont Stores, the family’s warehouse on Brooklyn’s East River waterfront; these include records of ships arriving at the Stores and their cargoes delivered. Additionally, there are substantive correspondence, legal documents and other materials concerning the Union Ferry Company, of which Henry was an officer. In addition to commerce and shipping, a major theme of the collection is that of land acquisition in Brooklyn Heights and at the adjacent waterfront in the early nineteenth century, and the development of that property over the course of the century. Included in the collection are correspondence, deeds, indentures, leases, accounting records, diaries, maps, invoices, receipts, business proposals, legal filings, clippings, and historical and genealogical manuscripts.
Names:
- Pierrepont family
- Pierpont, Hez. B., 1768-1838
- Pierrepont, Henry Evelyn, 1808-1888
- Pierrepont, Henry Evelyn, 1845-1911
- Pierrepont, John Jay, 1849-1923
- Brooklyn Heights Railroad Company
- Covered Tube Cable Railway Co. (Brooklyn, New York, NY)
- Long Island Historical Society
- Nassau Cable Railway Company of Brooklyn (Brooklyn, New York, NY)
- Pierrepont Stores (Brooklyn, New York, NY)
- Union Ferry Company (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Maps
- Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
- East River (N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Bonded warehouses and goods — New York (State) — New York
- Business enterprises — New York (State) — New York
- Ferries — New York (State) — New York
- Imports — New York (State) — New York
- Landowners — New York (State) — New York
- Real estate development — New York (State) — New York
- Real property — Ownership — New York (State) — New York
- Shipping — New York (State) — New York
- Waterfronts — New York (State) — New York
Types of material:
- Account books
- Cadastral maps
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Daybooks
- Deeds
- Diaries
- Indentures
- Invoices
- Journals (accounts)
- Ledgers (account books)
- Manuscript maps
- Manuscripts (document genre)
- Scrapbooks
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Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims and Henry Ward Beecher collection, 1847- 1980. 28 cubic feet in 75 boxes (32 document boxes, 38 flat boxes, and 5 small boxes)
Call number: ARC.212
The Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims and Henry Ward Beecher collection traces the career of the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher, the well known 19th century preacher, and the history of Plymouth Congregational Church, of which Beecher was the first pastor. Plymouth Church was a major institution in 19th century Brooklyn, first gaining recognition on national and international levels as Beecher’s pulpit. Beecher was well known for his oratorical ability and for his vocal opposition to slavery and support of the Northern cause during the Civil War. He also spoke out on subjects ranging from women’s suffrage and evolution to organized labor and temperance. Beecher was a popular figure despite controversy that surrounded his activities, including a charge of adultery that resulted in a widely reported trial in 1875.
The collection relates principally to Beecher’s pastorate at Plymouth Church from 1847 until his death in 1887. Other materials, ranging through 1980, concern the church’s other pastors and the history of Plymouth Church itself, which consolidated with the Church of the Pilgrims in 1934. The papers provide insight into the church congregation’s various activities, illustrate the history of Beecher’s influence on his congregation and on 19th century congregationalism, and shed light on both the public and private life of a major American personality of the 19th century.
Access Points:
Personal Names
Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
Beecher, Henry Ward, Mrs., 1813-1897
Beecher, William Constantine, b. 1849 – Correspondence
Durkee, J. Stanley, (James Stanley), 1866-1951
Ellinwood, T. J., (Truman Jeremiah), 1830-1921
Fifield, Lawrence Wendell, b. 1891
Hibben, Paxton, 1880-1928
Hillis, Newell Dwight, 1858-1929
Hunt, Rose Ward
King, Horatio C., (Horatio Collins), 1837-1918
Tilton, Elizabeth M. Richards, b. 1834
Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907
Subject Organizations
Bethel of Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).
Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). Sunday School.
Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).
Henry Ward Beecher Literary and Debating Society (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).
Henry Ward Beecher Missionary Circle (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).
Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.). Sunday School.
Plymouth Church (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).
Plymouth Church of the Pilgrims (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).
Plymouth Institute (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.).
Titles
Plymouth chimes (Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.)
Subject Places
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Church history
Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.) — Religious life and customs
Brooklyn Heights (New York, N.Y.)
United States – Religion
Subject Topics
Abolitionists — New York (State)
Adultery — New York (State) — Kings County
Antislavery movements — United States
Authors, American
City clergy — New York (State) — New York
clergy as authors
Congregational churches — New York (State) — Kings County |x Clergy
Congregationalists — New York (State) — Kings County
Lectures and lecturing — New York (State) — Kings County
Pews and pew rights
Reformers — United States
Religious education of children — New York (State) — Kings County
Religious institutions — New York (State) — Kings County
Sunday schools — New York (State) — Kings County
Trials (Adultery) — New York (State) — Kings County
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Pelletreau family papers, 1662-1921. 1 linear foot in one manuscript box and one oversize flat box
Call number: ARC 142
The Pelletreau family papers relate to multiple members of the Pelletreau family of Southampton, NY. A large portion of materials relate specifically to Elias Pelletreau and William S. Pelletreau as well as other members of the Southampton community. This collection is rich with legal and financial documentation that provide insight into the economic and political life of Southampton in Suffolk County, Long Island from the late seventeenth century to the early twentieth century. Document types include wills, deeds, indentures, indentures for apprenticeship, account books, maps and certificates. This collection also contains correspondence, some of which is in French, of the personal and family matters of the Pelletreau family. References to the American Revolution, land deals with the Shinnecock Native American Tribe, sea merchants and whaling as well as African-Americans appear in the collection in various genres of material.
Access Points:
Personal Names
Pelletreau, Elias, 1726-1810
Pelletreau, Elias, 1757-1831
Subject Organizations
New York (State). Militia
Subject Places
Haverstraw (N.Y.)
Long Island (N.Y.)
Long Island (N.Y.) — History — Revolution, 1775-1783
Orange County (N.Y.)
Smithtown (N.Y. : Town)
Southampton (N.Y.)
Southampton (N.Y.) — History — 17th century
Southampton (N.Y.) — History — 18th century
Southampton (N.Y.) — History — 19th century
Suffolk County (N.Y.)
Suffolk County (N.Y.) — History — American Revolution 1775-1783
Subject Topics
African Americans — New York (State) — Suffolk County
County courts — New York (State) — Suffolk County
Genealogy
Indians of North America — New York State — Suffolk County
militia
Real property — New York (State) — Haverstraw — Maps
sailors
Shinnecock Indians — New York State — Suffolk County
Silversmiths — New York State — Suffolk County
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Crown Heights Oral History – Listen To This, 2010. Sound recordings: 22 CDs (80 minutes each)
2010.020
This collection of 43 oral history interviews with Crown Heights residents was donated to the Brooklyn Historical Society by project director Alex Kelly. The interviews were conducted in 2010 with the help of the Crow Hill Community Association and five students from Paul Robeson High School who came to the project through the Brooklyn College Community Partnership (BCCP).
Recordings of these interviews and an accompanying guide are available in the library.
Portrait Collection, 1700-2000
25 boxes (10.42 linear feet)
Photographs and printed matter, including reproductions of drawings, engravings, and paintings, featuring people from Brooklyn and beyond ranging from the 18th to 20th centuries. Organized alphabetically by last name of the person featured in the portrait.
Subjects:
- Portraits
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
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Crown Heights Oral History – Bridging Eastern Parkway, 1993-1994. Sound recordings: 40 cassettes (90 minutes each)
ArMs 1994.006
In 1993-1994, the Brooklyn Historical Society collected interviews with residents of the Brooklyn neighborhood of Crown Heights. Thirty-three interviews were conducted by Craig Wilder, Jill Vexler, and Aviva Segall. The subtitle, Bridging Eastern Parkway, refers to racial tensions expressed during the 1991 Crown Heights riots. Narrators are of African American, Caribbean, Jewish, Polish, and Russian descent and include members of the Lubavitch community.
Transcripts of 24 interviews from this collection may be read in the library. Recordings are not currently available to researchers; we anticipate that recordings will be available for researchers to listen to in the library in the Spring of 2010.
Pfizer Brooklyn Oral History, 2007. Sound recordings: 27 wav files
2008.029
The Brooklyn Historical Society and Pfizer, Inc., initiated the Pfizer Brooklyn Oral History project in June 2007. 25 in-depth interviews were conducted with past and current employees. The Pfizer pharmaceutical company was founded in Brooklyn in 1849, and in 2007 the company planned to close this founding plant location over the next two years (by 2009).
Recordings of these interviews may be listened to in the library. Transcripts of the interviews may be read in the library.
Morgan-Parry Family Papers, 1861-1909. 2 document boxes (0.8 cubic feet).
ArMs 1990.006
Henry C. Morgan was the son of N.D. Morgan, President of the North America Life Insurance Company in New York, and the nephew of Edwin Denison Morgan, who served as Governor of New York and later was a United States Senator. Henry worked as clerk for the Manhattan Life Insurance Company before being enlisted to serve in the Civil War as a Recruiting Officer on October of 1861.
While recruiting service in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, Henry met his future wife, Augusta “Gussie” Parry. After being wounded in Virginia in 1864, requiring amputation of his left leg above the knee, Henry left service, and he and Augusta were married in April of 1865. The couple had three daughters and settled in Brooklyn on Clinton Street, later moving to Connecticut.
The Morgan-Parry Family Papers include the Official and Personal papers of Henry C. Morgan and Augusta Parry. Materials of an official nature include documents and correspondence of Henry C. Morgan relating to his work as a 1st Lt. in the 12th infantry of the U.S. Army, and later as Captain in the 30th Regiment of the Infantry. Personal materials include correspondence and letters relating to Henry and Augusta, as well as their daughter Mary and Augusta’s father, Edward O. Parry. The collection also contains a contract for Henry and Augusta’s residence on Clinton Street dating from December 1870.
Access Points:
Personal Names
Morgan, Henry C. (Churchill)
Morgan, N.D. (Nathan Denison), 1818-1895
Morgan, Edwin D. (Edwin Denison), 1811-1883
Morgan, Augusta Parry, Mrs.
Parry, Edward O. (Owen)
Topics
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Desertions
United States History Civil War, 1861-1865 Equipment and supplies
United States. Army. Subsistence Dept.
United States. Army. Infantry, 12th.
United States. Army. Infantry, 30th.
Geographic Terms
Brooklyn (N.Y.)–Streets-Clinton Street
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