Duffie Family papers
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The Duffie Family Papers consist primarily of legal documents concerning the development and sale of property in New York City in the mid-19th century and include information regarding the last will and testament of John Duffie and his heirs.
Chronology
Children of John (1763-1808) and Mary Duffie (1760-1821)
Maria Caroline, 1787-1857 (m. William W. Todd, b. April 7, 1781)
Cornelius Roosevelt Duffie, 1789-1827 (m. Helena Bache Bleecker, 1796-1821)
Margaret, d. 1874 (unmarried)
(Eliza) Matilda, d. 1881 (m. Gerard DePeyster, widower)
Cornelia Ann, d. 1873 (unmarried)
Jane Antoinette, born 1801-1889 (m. Capt. Miles Burke, 1832, died 1836, m. Isaac Gibson, 1842)
John Herring, died young (date unknown)
Children of Cornelius Roosevelt Duffie (1789-1827) and Helena Bache Bleecker (1796-1821)
Charles William Duffie (1817-1824)
Helena Bleecker Duffie (1818-1886)
Maria Roosevelt Duffie (1819-1876)
Cornelius Roosevelt Duffie (II) (1821-1900)
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by subject and then chronologically.
Scope and Contents
The papers of the Duffie family consist primarily of legal documents concerning the development and sale of the Kips Bay Farm property in the Murray Hill area. Contained within these documents, the majority dated May 15, 1851, is information regarding the last will and testament of John Duffie, and his heirs. Also included are bills and receipts regarding the building of St. John the Baptist Church and its rectory. One item is a notice to the restoration workers of the church reminding them that their behavior should be reverent while they are working in a "House of God."
Folders 1 and 2 pertain to the sale of property on May 15, 1851, predominantly in the 18th Ward of NYC in the area bounded by Third and Lexington Avenues and 38th and 39th Streets; folder 3 consists of papers relating to the building of St. John the Baptist Church; folder 4 consists of correspondence and receipts relating to the house at the corner of Lexington Avenue and 35th Street (probably the Rectory); and folder 5 contains four miscellaneous items, including 2 photographic images of a young boy.
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Preferred Citation
This collection should be cited as the Duffie Family Papers, MS 183, The New-York Historical Society.
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Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by John A. Duffie and Patricia E. Duffie, 2001.