Miscellaneous legal documents collection, [ca. 1683-1930]

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Miscellaneous legal documents collection, [ca. 1683-1930]

Collection of miscellaneous legal documents including wills, deeds, mortgages, leases, title abstracts, bills, receipts, certificates, bonds, indentures, naturalization papers, and licenses concerning various Long Island and New York City localities, inhabitants, or events. Most of the documents are originals, but there are some photocopies of Indian deeds.

ca. 1000 items.

dut,

eng,

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Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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The Center for Brooklyn History was founded in 1863 by Henry Pierrepont (1808–1888) as the Long Island Historical Society, with a charter from the New England Historical Society in Boston. In 1985, the society changed its name to the Brooklyn Historical Society (BHS). In 2020, the BHS made an agreement to merge with the Brooklyn Public Library. As of October 2020, the organization is now part of Brooklyn Public Library and is known as the Center for Brooklyn History....