Series XIV: Stuyvesant Institute
Scope and Contents note
The Stuyvesant Institute was a library, museum, and lecture hall in New York City. The institute was built on land donated by Peter Gerard Stuyvesant.
Subseries 1: "Stuyvesant Institute Papers" - Act of Incorporation 1836
"Stuyvesant Institute Papers" -- Act of Incorporation, 1836
Subseries 2: "Stuyvesant Institute Papers" - Correspondence 1839, 1840, 1842
Scope and Contents note
Includes Hamilton Fish writing to Peter Gerard Stuyvesant regarding the lawsuit of Theodosius G. Fowler et al. vs. Isaac Green Pearson et al.
"Stuyvesant Institute Papers" -- Correspondence, 1839, 1840, 1842
Subseries 3: "Stuyvesant Institute Papers" - Accounts, Bills, Receipts N.D., 1837-1842
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Most of the material concerns interest on bonds. An account book kept by Peter Gerard Stuyvesant from 1840 to 1842 records amounts received and paid to various persons.
"Stuyvesant Institute Papers" -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts, N.D., 1837 - 1842
"Stuyvesant Institute Papers" -- Account book of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant, 1840 - 1842
Subseries 4: "Stuyvesant Institute Papers" - Legal Papers N.D., 1837-1842
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Mostly bonds and deeds. An 1835 deed from Issac Green Pearson and others includes a survey map of the area of New York City where the Stuyvesant Institute was located.
"Stuyvesant Institute Papers" -- Legal Papers, 1835 - 1839
Subseries 5: "Stuyvesant Institute Papers" - Court Papers [1834]
Scope and Contents note
Assorted papers concerning the case of Theodosius G. Fowler et al. vs. Isaac Green Pearson et al. There are no motions or pleas, or material pertaining to the arguments in or character of the case.
"Stuyvesant Institute Papers" -- Court Papers, [1834]
Subseries 6: "Stuyvesant Institute Papers" -Deduction of Title of Mr. John McComb to Four Lots on Broadway [1832]
Scope and Contents note
Document tracing the ownership of land on which the Stuyvesant Institute stood, or in the vicinity of the Stuyvesant Institute.