Fifty-seven early New York documents

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Description: This collection brings together various deeds, indentures, receipts, governmental reports, and other documents related to the early history of New York Colony and State (1673-1799). Among these items are papers from New York governors Richard Nicolls, Edmund Andros, Benjamin Fletcher, and Cadwallader Colden; Massachusetts Bay Governor William Burnet; and New York City Mayors Matthias Nicoll and Robert Walters, among others.
Names: Wells, Gabriel, 1862-1946 (Collector)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1673 - 1799
Library locations: Manuscripts and Archives Division; Shelf locator: MssCol 2176
Topics: New York (State) -- History -- Sources; New York (State) -- Politics and government
Genres: Indentures; Deeds; receipts (financial records); Documents; Correspondence
Notes: Funding: Digitization was made possible by a lead gift from The Polonsky Foundation.
Physical Description: Extent: .1 linear feet 1 volume
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b19523681; MSS Unit ID: 2176; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 8be62e90-def8-0133-60a3-00505686d14e

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