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Indenture between the four adventurers and Robert Coopy of North Nibley, Smyth 11

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Title
Indenture between the four adventurers and Robert Coopy of North Nibley, Smyth 11
Names
Smyth, John, 1567-1641 (Collector)
Throckmorton, William, 1579 - 1628 (Author)
Bearkley, Richard (Author)
Thorpe, George, 1576-1622 (Author)
Smyth, John, 1567-1641 (Author)
Coopy, Robert (Associated name)
Collection

Smyth of Nibley papers

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1619-09-07 (Questionable)
Place: London?
Library locations
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Shelf locator: MssCol 2799
Topics
Virginia -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Berkeley Hundred (Va.)
Genres
Documents
indentures
Notes
Biographical/historical: Berkeley Hundred was a Virginia Colony, founded in 1619, which comprised about eight thousand acres (32 km²) on the north bank of the James River... In 1622, following the Indian Massacre of 1622, the colony was for a time abandoned. -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkeley_Hundred, accessed 12/11/2023
Content: D.S., Ry Berkeley, Geo: Thorpe, John Smythe. With seals of the signers affixed. Endorsed by John Smyth: "Rob: Coopy he first to ye voyage:—by assent."
Biographical/historical: Robert Coopy of North Nibley, Gloucester, England, age unknown, signs a three-year indenture to work as a servant for the proprietors of the Berkeley Hundred plantation in Virginia. -- https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/indentured-servants-in-colonial-virginia/, accessed 12/11/2023
Physical Description
Extent: 1 page
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11985437
MSS Unit ID: 2799
Other local Identifier: Smyth 11
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): c76f0eb0-c602-012f-7814-58d385a7bc34
Rights Statement
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Item timeline of events

  • 1567: Creator Born
  • 1619: Created
  • 1641: Creator Died
  • 2018: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Indenture between the four adventurers and Robert Coopy of North Nibley" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1619. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c738f45-e534-75f7-e040-e00a18061204

Chicago/Turabian Format

Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. "Indenture between the four adventurers and Robert Coopy of North Nibley" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c738f45-e534-75f7-e040-e00a18061204

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Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library. (1619). Indenture between the four adventurers and Robert Coopy of North Nibley Retrieved from https://qa-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/8c738f45-e534-75f7-e040-e00a18061204

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Indenture between the four adventurers and Robert Coopy of North Nibley