Collection ID: 1977.594
Collection context
Summary
- Abstract:
- Photocopy of a typescript deed documenting the sale of land in the present-day Brooklyn neighborhood of Gravesend by the American Indian inhabitants of the region to incoming English settlers. The land is referred to in the deed by its English name (Gravesend), as well as its Indian names, Narrumsum and Pootapeck. The typescript, created in 1909, is a transcription of the original manuscript deed recorded in 1665.
- Extent:
- 0.01 Linear feet and in one folder.
- Language:
- Preferred citation:
Identification of item, date (if known); American Indians and English settlers Gravesend deed, 1977.594, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
Background
- Acquisition information:
- Gift of Edward D. Adams, date unknown. Formally accessioned in 1977.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Open to researchers without restriction.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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Identification of item, date (if known); American Indians and English settlers Gravesend deed, 1977.594, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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128 Pierrepont StreetBrooklyn, NY 11201, United States
- CONTACT:
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718-222-4111library@brooklynhistory.org