Fragments of the deed from Indians to Lion Gardiner
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Lion Gardiner (1599-1663) was an English colonist who founded the first English settlement on Long Island, New York. In 1639 he purchased an island from the Montaukett tribe on the eastern end of Long Island (today known as Gardiners Island). The collection contains fragments of what is believed to be a deed from the Indians to Lion Gardiner, circa 1639-1663. Presumably the deed is for Gardiners Island or other nearby property.
Biographical note
Lion Gardiner (1599-1663) was an English colonist who founded the first English settlement on Long Island, New York. In 1639 he purchased an island from the Montaukett tribe on the eastern end of Long Island (today known as Gardiners Island).
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This collection consists of fragments of a single document.
Scope and Contents
Fragments of what is believed to be a deed from the Indians to Lion Gardiner, circa 1639-1663. Presumably the deed is for Gardiners Island or other property on the eastern end of Long Island. There are nine pieces in total. Included in the file is a Long Island Historical Society envelope which once contained the fragments.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
This material is in the public domain.
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Preferred Citation
Fragments of the deed from Indians to Lion Gardiner, circa 1639-1663, 2016.009, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown. Formally accessioned in January 2016.
Custodial History
Based on notation found with the fragments, the deed was acquired by the Long Island Historical Society (now Brooklyn Historical Society) sometime prior to April 1865.
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This finding aid was revised by Dee Bowers in 2025. Portions of the revised description were written by Cecilia Wright as part of a project to assess and improve access to archival collections in CBH's holdings that relate to Long Island, made possible thanks to the generosity of The Robert David Lion Gardiner Foundation.
