Susannah Bassett Book of Common Prayer
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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 enslaved African Americans, dated from 1799 to 1808.
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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 enslaved African Americans, dated from 1799 to 1808.
The Howell, Jones, and Suydam families genealogical notes (1977.524) were originally found in this volume.
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Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Susannah Bassett Book of Common Prayer, 1974.108, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of James A. Kelly, 1964.
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The Howell, Jones, and Suydam families genealogical notes (1977.524) were found inside this volume and accessioned and processed as a separate collection.
Oppressive descriptive language was remediated from the abstract note in this finding aid as part of an anti-racist descriptive language audit performed in December 2020.
This finding aid was revised by Dee Bowers in December 2023.
