Platt Stratton correspondence and property advertisement
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One letter from Platt Stratton of Flushing Bay, Queens County, to Oliver H. Jones of New York City, regarding the printing of an advertisement for property on the east side of Flushing Bay that Stratton would like to sell. The letter is accompanied by the handwritten advertisement, describing the dimensions of the property, that Stratton would like to have printed.
Biographical Note
Platt Stratton (1787-1854) was a resident of Flushing, Queens County, and was a merchant in the cotton and shipping firm of Stratton and Winthrop. Stratton co-owned and operated the ships Selma and Tuscalusa between New York and the ports of London and Mexico. Stratton's estate in Flushing stretched 350 acres and spanned nearly the entire waterfront of Flushing Bay. He and his wife, Elizabeth Hewlett Jones (1813-1893), had four children.
Source:
- Stratton, Harriet Russell. A Book of Strattons: Being a Collection of Stratton Records from England and Scotland, and a Genealogical History of the Early Colonial Strattons in America, with Five Generations of Their Descendants. New York: Grafton Press, 1918.
Scope and Contents
One letter from Platt Stratton of Flushing Bay, Queens County, to Oliver H. Jones of New York City, regarding the printing of an advertisement for property on the east side of Flushing Bay that Stratton would like to sell. The letter is accompanied by the handwritten advertisement, describing the dimensions of the property, that Stratton would like to have printed. Items are undated but are presumed to date between 1840 and 1850.
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Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Platt Stratton correspondence and property advertisement, 1974.237, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown. The collection was formally accessioned in 1974.
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