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Guide to the Anita Lott Cruikshank collection of Kings County, N.Y., family papers
ARC.281
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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Cruikshank, Anita Lott |
| Title: |
Anita Lott Cruikshank collection of Kings County, N.Y., family papers |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
circa 1677 to 1892 |
| Abstract:
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The Anita Lott Cruikshank collection (circa 1677-1892) consists of documents concerning
various families, principally from Kings County (N.Y.) and principally concerning
land and estate transactions. It is surmised that the materials were accumulated by
various members of the Lott family, especially Jeremiah (1776-1861) and John A. Lott
(1806-1878), of Flatbush (now part of Brooklyn, a borough of New York City) in the
course of various private, public and professional activities. Many documents either
concern a Lott as a party to the transaction or indicate a Lott performing an official
responsibility or acting as estate executor, attorney, or in some other role as advocate.
Accordingly, though many of the papers concern the Lott family, most of the collection
concerns other families as well. The most important example of this is a set of papers
concerning the Ludlow-Willink family of New York and Flatbush. These papers include
documents regarding the commercial interests of Dutch merchant John Abraham Willink
(died 1852) and his estate. Willink was married to Cornelia Ann Ludlow (1788-1865);
documents from her family include estate, property, and professional papers for various
Ludlows and related family ancestors, among these Charles Crooke and Anthony Rutgers
of New York City. In addition to the towns of Kings County, documents in the collection
refer to matters in New York City, Dutchess County (N.Y.), and Middlesex County (N.J.),
among other places. Among the other surnames represented in the collection are Brownejohn,
Cortelyou, Couwenhoven, Lefferts, Lloyd, Stryker, Van Brunt, Van der Bilt, and Vanderveer.
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| Quantity: |
2.4 Linear feet in one manuscript box and one flat box |
| Language of Materials:
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Most materials are in English; some documents are in Dutch. |
| Call Phrase: |
ARC.281 |
