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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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.
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Isaac and Richard Doty property records - Queens County, 1765, 1802-1828, inclusive
Receipts from 1791-1794 Isaac Doty account book, 1788-1815, inclusive
Isaac Doty account book, 1791-1794, inclusive
Isaac and Richard Doty account book, circa 1794-1828, inclusive
Doty and Seaman account book, 1797
Thomas Williams estate account book by Isaac Doty, 1799-1807, inclusive
Isaac Doty and Bank of New York account book, 1799-1815, inclusive
Isaac Doty documents, 1799, 1819, inclusive
Isaac Doty and Manhattan Company account book, 1800-1811, inclusive
Richard Doty certificates, 1805-1807, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Firemen of the City of New York, 18 April 1805. Certificate to Richard Doty. Signed: T. Woodman, Clerk.
Richard Doty appointed fireman, City of New York, 8 June 1807.
Richard Doty documents, 1818-1839, inclusive
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Public cartman certificate, 1818, and receipt, 1839.
Henry D. Young property records - 21 Cheapside Street (Manhattan), 1817
Biographical / Historical
Cheapside Street was renamed Hamilton Street in 1827. The city sold it to the developers of Knickerbocker Village in 1933 and it no longer exists.
Henry D. Young property records - Middagh Street, 1828
Henry D. Young property records - 24 Prospect Street, 1841-1875, inclusive
Henry D. Young property records - 13 Atlantic Avenue, 1843-1885, inclusive
Henry D. Young property records - 77 Fulton Street, 1849
Henry D. Young property records - 104 State Street, 1855-1886, inclusive
Henry D. Young property records - 26 Lafayette Avenue, 1861
Henry D. Young documents, 1854-circa 1860s, inclusive
Scope and Contents
Receipt, 1854, and undated blank property indenture form.
Programs and invitations, 1883-1910, inclusive
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Brooklyn Bridge opening ceremonies, 1883; 50th anniversary of the incorporation of the City of Brooklyn, 1884; Statue of Liberty inauguration, 1886; and more. Addressed to both Henry D. Young and Charles T. Young.
