Guide to the Brooklyn Historical Society Mixed manuscript collection 1974.037
Brooklyn Historical Society
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Brooklyn 11201
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Brooklyn Historical Society
Collection processed by Nicholas Pavlik
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on January 20, 2021
eng using Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Updated by Mary Mann to reflect incorporation of additional materials Revised by Amy Lau, Archivist, to remediate oppressive language from abstract note. , March 1, 2019 , January 2021
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Brooklyn Historical Society |
|---|---|
| Title: | Brooklyn Historical Society Mixed manuscript collection |
| Dates [inclusive]: | 1626-1957 |
| Abstract: | This collection handwritten documents of various provenance that had been artificially assembled by librarians at the Long Island Historical Society (now the Brooklyn Historical Society) in the 19??s. Documents primarily 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 enslaved person's bill of sale. Specific individuals and families represented in the documents include Aaron Burr, Robert Fulton, Frederick Douglas, 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. |
| Quantity: | 1 Linear Feet in 2 manuscript boxes and one oversize box (OS-38). |
| Call Phrase: | 1974.037 |
| Sponsor: | This collection was processed and described as part of the project, "Uncovering the Secrets of Brooklyn's 19th Century Past: Creation to Consolidation," funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources, with additional support from The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation. |
Access Points
Subject Names
- Spragg, Samuel
- Fulton, Robert
- Burr, Aaron
Document Type
- Military records
- Judicial records
- Legal documents
- Bonds (legal records)
- Family papers
- Bills of sale
- Indentures
- Letters of recommendation
- Patents
Subject Organizations
- American Red Cross
- United States. Navy
Subject Topics
- Indians of North America -- New York (State) -- New York
- Slavery -- New York (State) -- Long Island
- Deeds
- Elections
- Masonry -- New York (State) -- Kings County
- African Americans
- Insurance -- New York (State) -- Kings County
Subject Places
- United States |x Politics and government
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- United States |x History |y Revolution, 1775-1783
- Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)
- Massachusetts
- Rhode Island
- Suffolk County (N.Y.)
- Queens County (N.Y.)
Family Name(s)
- Pettet family
- Young family
- Schoonmaker family
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Brooklyn Historical Society Mixed manuscript collection, 1974.037, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown. Formally accessioned in 1974.
Processing Information
This collection was processed to the item level.
Processing Information
Oppressive descriptive language was remediated from the abstract note in this finding aid as part of an anti-racist descriptive language audit performed in January 2021. Folder titles were retained to maintain record of descriptive language of collection creators.
Container List
| Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box: 1 | 15 million 5 hundred thousand dollar bond issued to Drexel, Morgan and Co. |
1863 | ||
| Box: 1 | 15 million 5 hundred thousand dollar bond issued to Hamilton Fish |
1881 | ||
| Box: OS-42 | 159th Regiment Volunteers |
1862 | ||
| Box: 1 | Agreement signed by Joshua Cornnell and Moses Taylor |
1709 | ||
| Box: OS-38 | Folder : 1 | Agreement to raise the salary of Rev. Martinus Schoonmaker (in Dutch) |
1787 | |
| Box: 1 | American School Diary of William Robbins |
1876-1877 | ||
| Box: 1 | An Act to Preserve the Freedom and Indpendence of this State |
1784 | ||
| Box: 1 | An act to protect the contents of vessels wrecked at sea |
February 16, 1787 | ||
| Box: 1 | Anderfuhren, Albert last will and testimony |
1904 | ||
| Box: OS-40 | Appointment of John Bergen to assist shipwrecks |
February 16, 1787 | ||
| Box: 1 | Blank bond issued by quartermaster general Timothy Pickering |
1780 | ||
| Box: 1 | Book commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Masonic Star of Bethlehem Grand
Chapter |
1944-1964 | ||
| Box: OS-41 | Broadsheets printed with Governor Charles S. Whitman's proclamation regarding a state
military census |
1917-06-06 | ||
| Box: 1 | Brooklyn Fire Brick and Clay Retort Works |
June 26, 1869 | ||
| Box: 1 | Buery, William recommendation letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania plus handwritten
letter with unidentified sender and recipient |
1624-1923 | ||
| Box: 1 | Certification of John B. Sammis contribution from Washington National Monument Society |
1850 | ||
| Box: 1 | Certification of payment for those employed on the 1779 Expedition to Virginia |
May 6, 1784 | ||
| Box: OS-41 | Charter giving lands to "George Master of Rosse" |
September 1728 | ||
| Box: OS-38 | Folder : 4 | Copy of General Order No. 10, distributed by Admiral Farragut to the captains under
his command |
1864-07-12 | |
| Box: 1 | Declaration of belief in the sacrament and against adoration of saints, multiple signatures |
undated | ||
| Box: 1 | Decree appointing Richard Waterman to Providence, RI Justice of the Peace |
September 26, 1753 | ||
| Box: 1 | Deed signed by John Scidmore of Huntington in Suffolk County |
1746 | ||
| Box: 1 | Drawing and description of Samuel A. Willoughby |
1903 | ||
| Box: 1 | Exiles' Property (probably from Terhune family papers) |
Revolutionary War era | ||
| Box: 1 | Grening, Paul C. deed to More, Jane E. |
December 19, 1887 | ||
| Box: 1 | Harris, Sarah to Lady_Little (Brooklyn to Philadelphia letter) |
January 31, 1800 | ||
| Box: 1 | Home insurance purchased by Sarah Milburn for 177 Hoyt Street |
July 1, 1880 | ||
| Box: 1 | Illuminated manuscript booklet (in Latin) |
1750 | ||
| Box: 1 | Indenture for land sold to Richard Bryan in Cornwall, England |
1748 | ||
| Box: 1 | Indenture for lumber business for Charles L. Snow |
April 25, 1859 | ||
| Box: 1 | Indenture for property owned by Sarah J. and Charles L. Benedict to Edward J. Roberts |
1874 | ||
| Box: 1 | Indenture of Samuel Thorne |
1722 | ||
| Box: 1 | Indenture of William Bulby to George Morton |
1714 | ||
| Box: 1 | Indenture of William Bulley and settling of account with Mordecai Harrison |
1714-1736 | ||
| Box: OS-38 | Folder : 3 | Insurance for an addition to the house of Thomas Arden at 7 Franckfort Street by the
Mutual Assurance Company |
1798-03-23 | |
| Box: 1 | Interstate Commerce Commission papers |
1914-1925 | ||
| Box: 1 | Kings County nominations for the Provincial Congress |
November 14, 1775 | ||
| Box: 1 | Kings County notarized statements of pay |
1869-1877 | ||
| Box: 2 | Labor contract for building of Southold Harbour wharf |
1786 | ||
| Box: 2 | Last will and testimony in County Court of N. London |
1677 | ||
| Box: 2 | Letter from P. Schagen to the States General of the Dutch Republic about the purchase
of Manhattan (in Dutch) |
November 1626 | ||
| Box: 2 | Letter from representatives of Queens County upholding Kings County congress nomination |
February 19, 1789 | ||
| Box: 2 | Letter of recommendation for Mr. Sands for Senator |
March 16, 1791 | ||
| Box: 2 | Letter of recommendation for Samuel Cloves as Judge for Queens County |
March 22, 1792 | ||
| Box: 2 | Letter to assessors and collectors of Brookland from the town supervisors |
1729 | ||
| Box: 2 | Letters from Frederick Douglass to H.M. Smith regarding a trip from D.C. to Brooklyn |
February 10 and February 16, 1893 | ||
| Box: OS-38 | Folder : 7 | Letters of patent for William Farris for improvements in propelling carriages, signed
by John Adams and Timothy Pickering |
1797-04-29 | |
| Box: 2 | List of laws affecting altering streets, avenues, etc, in the City of Brooklyn |
1867 | ||
| Box: 2 | Lynde, Charles W. deed to Mitchell, Clarence G. |
March 21, 1848 | ||
| Box: 2 | Marstons, William and Haycock, William signed document (folded parchment) |
1713 | ||
| Box: OS-37 | Mayhew family tree |
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| Box: 2 | Ordination documentation for Samuel Niles, Thomas Prince and John Webb in Boston |
March 7, 1732 | ||
| Box: 2 | Papers of the Masonic Star of Bethlehem Grand Chapter |
1957-1992 | ||
| Box: 2 | Pardon for treason issued by George III for Israel Howell |
January 23, 1777 | ||
| Box: 2 | Payroll documentation for judiciary, sheriff and city courts |
April, 1892 | ||
| Box: 2 | Petitions and accompanying documents of the Apalachian and Timuquan Indians of Florida
(in Spanish) |
1688 | ||
| Box: 2 | Pettet family papers (3 legal documents) |
1776-1782 | ||
| Box: 2 | Photostat of Profession of Faith |
undated | ||
| Box: 2 | Power of attorney notice of mariner Samuel Spragg |
1757 | ||
| Box: 2 | Proof of Tory allegiance for the protection of Richard Hudson |
1776-1778 | ||
| Box: 2 | Receipt and court release both endorsed by Aaron Burr |
1827-1828 | ||
| Box: 2 | Receipt of goods for James Keenan from James Rorke and Co. |
November 30, 1869 | ||
| Box: 2 | Records of Suffolk County court verdicts (William Smith, John Conklin) |
1741-1756 | ||
| Box: 2 | Red Cross Service Flag |
1919 | ||
| Box: 2 | Resolutions on the death of General Joseph C. Pinckney of the Order of the American
Star |
April 6, 1881 | ||
| Box: 2 | Royal order of leave for Daniel Hanton to appeal to the King in Council |
February 11, 1757 | ||
| Box: 2 | Sale of slave from Benajah Strong in the County of Suffolk to Thomas Tredwell of Huntington |
November 3, 1793 | ||
| Box: 2 | School District 6 tax collection papers |
1896-1897 | ||
| Box: 2 | Suffolk County court records (2 documents) |
1666-1699 | ||
| Box: 2 | Surrogate court ruling for Jane Anne and Charles C. Pinckney |
March, 1892 | ||
| Box: 2 | Westerly, RI town meeting notes |
March 4, 1699 | ||
| Box: 2 | Will and codicil of Robert Fulton |
March 6, 1816 | ||
| Box: 2 | Young family papers (6 miscellaneous documents, 2 in Latin) |
1742-1774 | ||