Gravesend history, 1686-1891.

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Gravesend history, 1686-1891.

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Includes printed copy of an Indian deed for land from Narrumsum and Pootapeck to English settlers in 1665; charter for Gravesend signed by Gov. Dongan, 1686; deed from Jacobus Stryker to Richard Stillwell, 1741; photostat of militia roll of company under command of Capt. Richard Stillwell, 1761; photostats of letter and bill for legal advice by Aaron Burr in fishing dispute between Albert Voorhies and other inhabitants, 1789-1790; handwritten manuscript by William H. Stillwell entitled "Annals of the Town of Gravesend," covering the years 1524-1815, n.d.; and a title search for Gravesend property, 1891.

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library

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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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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...

Pootapeck.

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Stryker, Jacobus.

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Limerick, Thomas Dongan, Earl of, 1634-1715

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Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick, was appointed provincial governor of New York in 1682 by James, the Duke of York who had become the Lord Proprietor of the province. From the description of Order of Thomas Dongan to Benjamin Collier, 1684, Mar. 16. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 680379258 Colonial Governor of New York. From the description of Document signed, 1686 July 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2705...

Stillwell, Richard, 1899-1982

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Voorhies, Albert

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Stillwell, William Henry, 1858-1944.

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Narrumsum.

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