Collection ID: 1978.056

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Lester, Sarah Streeter
Abstract:
The Sarah Streeter Lester papers measure 0.08 linear feet and contain a 1731 bond between Joris Rapalje and Hendrick Suydam of Brooklyn; a deed for Benjamin Hildreth's purchase of New York City property from Benjamin Birdsall, 1788; and a resolution honoring Peter Wyckoff from his employees, 1855. Sarah Streeter Lester was the daughter of Milford B. and Sarah Maria Wyckoff Streeter, authors of The Wyckoff Family in America: A Genealogy.
Extent:
0.08 Linear feet and in one folder
Language:
Preferred citation:

Identification of item, date (if known); Sarah Streeter Lester papers, 1978.056, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

Background

Acquisition information:
Gift of Sarah Streeter Lester, date unknown. The papers were formally accessioned in 1978.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

Open to users without restriction.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Identification of item, date (if known); Sarah Streeter Lester papers, 1978.056, Box and Folder number; Brooklyn Historical Society.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
128 Pierrepont Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201, United States
CONTACT:
718-222-4111
library@brooklynhistory.org