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Guide to the Queens County, N.Y. enslaved people bills of sale 1978.010
Descriptive Summary
| Title: |
Queens County, N.Y. enslaved people bills of sale |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
1751-1793 |
| Abstract: |
This collection contains bills of sale for the purchase of enslaved people in Queens
County, N.Y. from 1751 to 1793, prior to the abolition of slavery in New York State.
Three of the six bills of sale document the purchase of enslaved people by the Wyckoff
Family of Queens County, as well as John Van Wyck.
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| Quantity: |
0.08 Linear Feet in one folder. |
| Text [Box]:
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A0074 |
| Call Phrase: |
1978.010 |
| 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.
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