Brooklyn Historical Society Mixed manuscript collection
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15 million 5 hundred thousand dollar bond issued to Drexel, Morgan and Co., 1863, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
15 million 5 hundred thousand dollar bond issued to Hamilton Fish, 1881, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
159th Regiment Volunteers, 1862
OS-42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Agreement signed by Joshua Cornnell and Moses Taylor, 1709, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Agreement to raise the salary of Rev. Martinus Schoonmaker (in Dutch), 1787
OS-38, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
American School Diary of William Robbins, 1876-1877, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
An Act to Preserve the Freedom and Indpendence of this State, 1784, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
An act to protect the contents of vessels wrecked at sea, February 16, 1787, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Anderfuhren, Albert last will and testimony, 1904, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Appointment of John Bergen to assist shipwrecks, February 16, 1787
OS-40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Blank bond issued by quartermaster general Timothy Pickering, 1780, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Book commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the Masonic Star of Bethlehem Grand Chapter, 1944-1964, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Broadsheets printed with Governor Charles S. Whitman's proclamation regarding a state military census, 1917-06-06
OS-41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Brooklyn Fire Brick and Clay Retort Works, June 26, 1869, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Buery, William recommendation letter from the Governor of Pennsylvania plus handwritten letter with unidentified sender and recipient, 1624-1923, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Certification of John B. Sammis contribution from Washington National Monument Society, 1850, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Certification of payment for those employed on the 1779 Expedition to Virginia, May 6, 1784, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Charter giving lands to "George Master of Rosse", September 1728
OS-41 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Copy of General Order No. 10, distributed by Admiral Farragut to the captains under his command, 1864-07-12
OS-38, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Declaration of belief in the sacrament and against adoration of saints, multiple signatures, undated
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Decree appointing Richard Waterman to Providence, RI Justice of the Peace, September 26, 1753, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Deed signed by John Scidmore of Huntington in Suffolk County, 1746, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Drawing and description of Samuel A. Willoughby, 1903, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Exiles' Property (probably from Terhune family papers), Revolutionary War era
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Grening, Paul C. deed to More, Jane E., December 19, 1887, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Harris, Sarah to Lady_Little (Brooklyn to Philadelphia letter), January 31, 1800, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Home insurance purchased by Sarah Milburn for 177 Hoyt Street, July 1, 1880, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Illuminated manuscript booklet (in Latin), 1750, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Indenture for land sold to Richard Bryan in Cornwall, England, 1748, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Indenture for lumber business for Charles L. Snow, April 25, 1859, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Indenture for property owned by Sarah J. and Charles L. Benedict to Edward J. Roberts, 1874, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Indenture of Samuel Thorne, 1722, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Indenture of William Bulby to George Morton, 1714, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Indenture of William Bulley and settling of account with Mordecai Harrison, 1714-1736, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Insurance for an addition to the house of Thomas Arden at 7 Franckfort Street by the Mutual Assurance Company, 1798-03-23
OS-38, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Interstate Commerce Commission papers, 1914-1925, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kings County nominations for the Provincial Congress, November 14, 1775, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Kings County notarized statements of pay, 1869-1877, inclusive
1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Labor contract for building of Southold Harbour wharf, 1786, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Last will and testimony in County Court of N. London, 1677, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letter from P. Schagen to the States General of the Dutch Republic about the purchase of Manhattan (in Dutch), November 1626, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letter from representatives of Queens County upholding Kings County congress nomination, February 19, 1789, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letter of recommendation for Mr. Sands for Senator, March 16, 1791, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letter of recommendation for Samuel Cloves as Judge for Queens County, March 22, 1792, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letter to assessors and collectors of Brookland from the town supervisors, 1729, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters from Frederick Douglass to H.M. Smith regarding a trip from D.C. to Brooklyn, February 10 and February 16, 1893, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters of patent for William Farris for improvements in propelling carriages, signed by John Adams and Timothy Pickering, 1797-04-29
OS-38, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
List of laws affecting altering streets, avenues, etc, in the City of Brooklyn, 1867, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Lynde, Charles W. deed to Mitchell, Clarence G., March 21, 1848, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Marstons, William and Haycock, William signed document (folded parchment), 1713, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Mayhew family tree
OS-37 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Ordination documentation for Samuel Niles, Thomas Prince and John Webb in Boston, March 7, 1732, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Papers of the Masonic Star of Bethlehem Grand Chapter, 1957-1992, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Pardon for treason issued by George III for Israel Howell, January 23, 1777, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Payroll documentation for judiciary, sheriff and city courts, April, 1892, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Petitions and accompanying documents of the Apalachian and Timuquan Indians of Florida (in Spanish), 1688, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Pettet family papers (3 legal documents), 1776-1782, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Photostat of Profession of Faith, undated
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Power of attorney notice of mariner Samuel Spragg, 1757, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Proof of Tory allegiance for the protection of Richard Hudson, 1776-1778, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Receipt and court release both endorsed by Aaron Burr, 1827-1828, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Receipt of goods for James Keenan from James Rorke and Co., November 30, 1869, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Records of Suffolk County court verdicts (William Smith, John Conklin), 1741-1756, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Red Cross Service Flag, 1919, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Resolutions on the death of General Joseph C. Pinckney of the Order of the American Star, April 6, 1881, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Royal order of leave for Daniel Hanton to appeal to the King in Council, February 11, 1757, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Sale of slave from Benajah Strong in the County of Suffolk to Thomas Tredwell of Huntington, November 3, 1793, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
School District 6 tax collection papers, 1896-1897, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Suffolk County court records (2 documents), 1666-1699, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Surrogate court ruling for Jane Anne and Charles C. Pinckney, March, 1892, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Westerly, RI town meeting notes, March 4, 1699, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Will and codicil of Robert Fulton, March 6, 1816, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Young family papers (6 miscellaneous documents, 2 in Latin), 1742-1774, inclusive
2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)