Doty and Young family papers
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Abstract
This collection includes mortgages, deeds, and agreements relating to various Brooklyn properties owned by Henry D. Young (1841-1884).
Biographical Note
Isaac Doty (1764-1824) married Elizabeth Williams (1760-1820) in 1782. Isaac was the executor of the estate of Thomas Williams, Elizabeth's father, who was a New York City merchant. He was also a proprietor of Doty and Seaman Company, a hardware company, which was established between 1797 and 1801, and Doty, Willets, and Company, a brewery, which was established in 1806. Richard Doty (1783-1852), the son of Isaac, lived in New York City and Brooklyn. He worked with Doty, Willets, and Company and later became Ferry master for the Union Ferry Company. Elizabeth Doty (1810-1862), the daughter of Richard, married Henry D. Young (1841-1884), who was a Brooklyn grocer. Their son, Charles T. Young, was a Brooklyn businessman.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by family member, subject, and chronologically.
Scope and Contents
This collection includes mortgages, deeds, and agreements relating to various Brooklyn properties owned by Henry D. Young. There are also receipts and account books and programs and invitations that pertain to events in Brooklyn. Additional materials include two bank books, deeds, and legal papers of Isaac Doty; an account book for the estate of Thomas Williams; several account books, deeds, certificates and legal papers related to Richard Doty; a notebook of personal accounts with loose papers of the Young and Doty families; a recipe book; invitations and programs of Charles T. Young; and documents regarding the Brooklyn real estate of Henry D. Young.
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Conditions Governing Access
Open to users without restriction.
Conditions Governing Use
While many items at the Center for Brooklyn History are unrestricted, we do not own reproduction rights to all materials. Be aware of the several kinds of rights that might apply: copyright, licensing and trademarks. The researcher assumes all responsibility for copyright questions.
Preferred Citation
Identification of item, date (if known); Doty and Young family papers, 1977.203, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Public Library, Center for Brooklyn History.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source and date of acquisition unknown. Formally accessioned in 1977.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
If digital surrogates exist, they should be used in place of the originals whenever possible.
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Processing Information
This collection was originally minimally processed to the collection level. It was processed to the folder level in April 2023 by Dee Bowers upon discovery of two related certificates in the Brooklyn certificates collection (1977.307), which were added to this collection as part of reprocessing.
