Queens County, N.Y. enslaved people bills of sale
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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.
Arrangement
This small collection is housed in a single folder with no particular arrangement.
Scope and Contents
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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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
The materials in this collection are in the public domain. While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Queens County, N.Y. enslaved people bills of sale, 1978.010, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown. The collection was formally accessioned in 1978.
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Processing Information
Oppressive descriptive language was remediated from the title, finding aid title, preferred citation, and abstract in this finding aid as part of an anti-racist descriptive language audit performed in December 2020. The title of the related accession, EAD ID and location were not remediated.
This collection was rehoused and the finding aid revised by Dee Bowers in 2023.
