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Guide to the Henry Reed Stiles papers
ARC.218
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Stiles, Henry Reed, 1832-1909 |
| Title: |
Henry Reed Stiles papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
circa 1855 to 1884 |
| Abstract:
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The collection includes correspondence received by Henry Reed Stiles in response to
his requests for historical information in connection with his writing of
A History of the City of Brooklyn. The bulk of the correspondence concerns religious institutions and congregations
in Brooklyn, N.Y., including the areas of Williamsburg, Bushwick, and Greenpoint.
Baptist, Congregational, Episcopal, Jewish, Lutheran, Methodist Episcopal, Presbyterian,
Reformed Dutch, and Universalist congregations are represented in the correspondence.
A small number of institutions other than religious are represented in the collection.
Among these is correspondence from the African-American activist and educator William
J. Wilson concerning the history of Brooklyn's Colored Public School Number 1. Also
found here are financial data from Green-Wood Cemetery (1839-1868) and historical
information about the Brooklyn Academy of Eclectic Medicine. The collection also includes,
among other material, Jonathan Greenleaf's descriptive recollections of 1840s East
Brooklyn (the Wallabout area) and its subsequent growth to 1860 and correspondence
from Joseph Gardner Swift, the Chief Engineer of the Army responsible for the fortifications
built at New York and Brooklyn in 1814.
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| Quantity: |
0.13 Linear feet in one manuscript box |
| Language of Materials:
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Materials in English. |
| Call Phrase: |
ARC.218 |
