Mixed manuscript collection 1666-1889

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Mixed manuscript collection 1666-1889

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This collection includes several 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 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 slave bill of sale. Specific individuals and families represented in the documents include Aaron Burr, Robert Fulton, 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.

0.25 linear feet; in 22 folders.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6329317

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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6nx07m0 (person)

Aaron Burr Jr. (February 6, 1756 – September 14, 1836) was an American politician and lawyer. A Founding Father, he served as the third vice president of the United States during President Thomas Jefferson's first term from 1801 to 1805. His role in helping form the nation, however, would be overshadowed when he killed fellow Founding Father Alexander Hamilton in an 1804 duel. The duel led to the collapse of Burr's political career and tarnished his legacy in American history. Burr was born t...

Young family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6cq2ntv (family)

Pettet family

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w60m7thb (family)

Fulton, Robert, 1765-1815

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qn651p (person)

Civil engineer, artist, and inventor. From the description of Letter : New York, to Edward P. Livingston, Clermont, [N.Y.], 1814 February 11. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50631960 Inventor, engineer, and artist. From the description of Papers, 1812-1815. (New York State Library). WorldCat record id: 50799372 Inventor. From the description of Robert Fulton papers, 1809-1838. (Columbia University In the City of New York). World...

Spragg, Samuel

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