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Series III. Family, Organizational and Corporate Records, 1745-1953, undated, inclusive

Extent

5.5 Linear Feet 3 and a half record cartons, 6 flat boxes, 2 flat file folders.

Scope and Contents

This small series contains assembled and varied private records from New York City families, organizations and businesses. Records of families and individuals include correspondence from the Buttersworth and Krautkopt families, the latter of which discuss the family's experiences as refugees during World War II. Indentures from the 18th and 19th centuries document property sales, primarily in the Albany, NY region. Three folders of unattributed notes and recipes reflect medical practices in the mid-1800s. There are also several personal account books and an address book included in this series. Organization and corporate records in this series include a cash book, mortgage deeds (indentures) from the Albany African Church Association, posters and shares from the Tammany Society, assorted insurance policies, and a ship's crew list.

Arrangement

The material in this series has been grouped by subject, and arranged into two subseries, dividing family and organizational or corporate records, which are arranged alphabetically. This series is arranged in the following subseries:

Series III.A. Personal Papers, 1745-1953, undated

Series III.B. Organizational and Corporate Records, 1777-1955, undated

Folder titles have been supplied by the archivist.

Series III.A. Personal Papers, 1745-1953, undated, inclusive

Extent

3.25 Linear Feet in 2 and a half record cartons, 3 flat boxes, 1 flat file folder.

Scope and Contents

This subseries is an assembled grouping of personal records from New York City families and individuals. The subseries contains personal account and address books, correspondence of the Buttersworth and Krautkopt families, photographs, indentures, invitations, scrapbooks, and negatives possibly from the Valentine family. This subseries also contains portraits of unidentified individuals and families from the 1870s and a medical notebook and medical recipes.

Arrangement

This subseries was grouped by subject, then arranged alphabetically.

Astor Place Riot Damages — Checks, 1871, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Auctioneers' Licenses, 1814, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Barrell, Geo — Account Book, 1850-1863, inclusive

Box: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Barron Stackelberg — Safe Passage Document, 1832, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Bosworth, Charles — Bills and Receipts, 1900-1902, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 21 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Bridgeport, Connecticut — Photograph, 1868, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Buttersworth, Agnes — Correspondence, 1926, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Cantere, Matthew — Legal License, 1808, inclusive

Box: 42 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 box

Darley, Grace — Bills and Receipts, 1888-1900, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Ely Family — Address Book, 1878, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Goodman, William — Prison Identification, 1905, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Grant, Ulysses Tomb — Photograph, 1886, inclusive

Box: 27, Folder: 14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Indentures — Property in Albany, 1749-1802, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 27, 19 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 27, Folder: 16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Flat-File-Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

4 folders

Indenture — Property in Massachusetts, 1786, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 48 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Indentures — Property in New Jersey, 1745-1793, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 43, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

2 folders

Indentures — Property in New York City, 1747-1887, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 2, 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 62, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

3 folders

Invitations, 1813-1865, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Krautkopt Family — Correspondence, 1920-1953, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Medical Notebook — Obstetrics, 1860s, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 26 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Medical Notes, 1866-1891, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 27 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 37, Folder: 15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

2 folders

Medical Recipes — Notes, undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 28 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Medical Recipes — Scrapbook, 1870-1896, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 29 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Memorandum Book No 1, 1807, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 box

Merchants' Association of New York — Certificate, 1913, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 23 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Miscellaneous Legal Documents — Property, 1797-1833, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

New York City Building — Photographs, 1894-1936, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 24 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

New York City Building Photographs — Reproductions, undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 30 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Orr, William — Correspondence, 1915, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Portraits, 1871, undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 31 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Powells, William — New York State Artillery Membership, 1839, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Skenion, John — Overseer of the Poor, Account Book, 1866-1867, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 45 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Smith, Leo W. — Account Book, 1868, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 box

Unidentified Correspondence, unidentified, 1849, 1933, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Box: 13, Folder: 46 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

2 folders

Unidentified Evidence, 1881

Box: 48, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Unidentified Negatives — Possibly Valentine Family, undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 32 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Union Square Bank — Account Book, 1890, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 33 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Washington County — Land Purchase, 1793, inclusive

Box: 12, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Williams, Nathan — Account Book, 1798-1803, inclusive

Box: 34, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 box

Willis, J. M. — Patent, 1895, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Series III.B. Organizational and Corporate Records, 1777-1955, undated, inclusive

Extent

2.25 Linear Feet in a record carton, 3 flat boxes, and 1 flat file folder.

Scope and Contents

This small subseries is an assembled grouping of organizational and corporate business records. The subseries represents New York City corporate and organizational business concerns through a cash book, ship log, ledger, and receipts. This subseries also consists of organizational records, indentures, policies, memorabilia, and a ship's crew list.

Arrangement

This subseries is grouped by subject, then arranged alphabetically.

Albany African Church Association — Indentures, 1802-1822, inclusive

Box: 27, Folder: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Alms House Records, 1835

Box: 13, Folder: 44 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Deering, Bergin and Company — Receipts, 1893, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Greenwich Insurance Company — Cash Book, 1843, inclusive

Box: 22 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 box

Insurance Policies, 1810-1916, inclusive

Box: 27, Folder: 20 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

John Parsons and Brothers — Ledger, undated

Box: 13, Folder: 47 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Native American Republication Association, undated, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 40 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

New York City and County Charges, 1803-1805, inclusive

Box: 48, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

New York State Seal, 1777, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 34 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall and MacDonald — 70th Anniversary of the Founding Dinner Program, 1955, inclusive

Box: 55, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Ship Alabama — Ship Log, 1836-1837, inclusive

Box: 236 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 box

Ship Colossus — Crew List, 1828, inclusive

Box: 36, Folder: 25 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Tammany Society, 1857, inclusive

Flat-File-Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Tammany Society — Shares, 1810, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 35 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder

Temple Emanu-el, 1871, inclusive

Box: 13, Folder: 36 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Extent

1 folder
Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Labor Archives
Elmer Holmes Bobst Library
70 Washington Square South
2nd Floor
New York, NY 10012