.
By Alexandra Farrugia, Pratt School of Information Intern
Collection Overview
Title: Land Conveyances, 1825-1937
Extent: 3.0 Boxes
Arrangement: This series, 3 document boxes, is arranged by place and date. Contents in box 3 are in the original order.
Subjects: Briggs, Annie, Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)--History, Coudert Brothers, Dooley, James, Lawyers Westchester Mortgage & Title Co., Manhattan Railway Company, Martense, George, Martense Family, Tanenbaum, Nathan, Title Guarantee & Trust Company, Wyckoff, Peter
Forms of Material: Brooklyn (New York, NY)-- Maps
Languages: English
Abstract
Documents in this series contain information on properties bordering Green-Wood Cemetery.
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Documents in this series contain information on property outside of the cemetery. The land mentioned in these documents was either acquired by Green-Wood through foreclosure or were deeded to the cemetery transferring ownership. The majority of deeds are relative to land bordering Green-Wood and was purchased in the event of the cemetery expanding.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Processing Information:
Accession #: 014-2014
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Land Conveyances, 1825-1937],
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Box 2: Land Conveyances - Coudert Brothers, 1889-1893],
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Box 3: Land Conveyances - Mortgages Cancelled, 1837-1871],
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- Box 1: Land Conveyances, 1825-1937
- Folder 1: 8th Ward BK. William H. Hallock Deed & Kings County Clerk's Search, 1872
- Folder 2: 8th Ward 378 (2A, 3A, 3B) - Search for Taxes & Assessment, 1873
- Folder 3: 8th Ward Lots 231-233 - Legal Correspondence Concerning Hallock, 1873
- Folder 4: 8th Ward Lots 4-6, & 19-21 (Block B) - Kings County Records Search, 1891
- Rel. Peter Wyckoff
- Folder 5: Chester & Franklin Ave. - Mortgage/Bond - Ann Duffy to William Gee, 1875
- Folder 6: 22nd St. & 8th Ave. Edward Copeland & Anthony Bell - Abstract Bill Plots 24-36, 1852
- Folder 7: 1925 E. 37th St. BK - Deed in Foreclosure, 1936
- Oliver Williams to Green-Wood Cemetery
- Folder 8: 1917 E. 37th St. - Bond, 1926
- Folder 9: 1917 E. 37th St. Title Guarantee & Trust Co. - Title Insurance Policy & Ext. Agreement, 1931
- Folder 10: 1917 E. 37th St. - Appropriation & Tax Summary, 1936
- Folder 11: 1917 E. 37th St. - Deed in Foreclosure, 1937
- Nathan Tanenbaum to Green-Wood Cemetery
- Folder 12: 1278 Park Pl. Title Guarantee & Trust Co. - Mortgage & Assignment of Mortgage, 1926-1933
- Folder 13: 7th Ave. & 37th St. - Search for Taxes & Assessments, 1863
- Folder 14: 37th St. btwn 7th & 8th Ave. BK. - Search for Taxes & Assessment, 1874
- Folder 15: Correspondence Concerning Property of the Martense Family Heirs, Post 1871
- Folder 16: Martense Property (Town of Flatbush) Lots 256, 257, 324-327 - Corresponce Confirming Records Search, 1875
- Folder 17: Martense Lane & Ft. Hamilton Ave Correspondence from Rolfe & Snedeker to John W. Graynor, 1891
- Folder 18: 2403 8th Ave., Annie Briggs to Manhattan Railway Co. - Conveyance & Release, Consent by Mortgage, 1898
- Folder 19: Lawyers of Westchester Mortgage & Title Co. (w/ Certificate), 1933-1935
- Folder 20: James Dooley to GWC - Bargain & Sale Deed, 1825
- Folder 21: Gravesend Ave. & 20th St. - James Dooley Abstracts, 1929
- Folder 22: 21st St. & Gravesend Ave. James Dooley, 1929
- Folder 23: Gravesent Ave. (Parcel A Block E) - GWC to James Dooley Insurance Deed, 1929
- Folder 24: Elizabeth & Lewis C. Jones to GWC - Executors & Quit Claim Deeds, 1862
- Folder 25: Dauphine Hines to Pierrepont - Long Space Deed, 1872
- Folder 26: James How to Pierrepont - Long Space Deed, 1872
- Folder 27: Mr. Burke & Mr. McMahon Agree to Sell (Lots 256, 257, 324-327), 1874
- Folder 28: Burke & McMahon Agreement to Sell - Tax Documents, 1874
- Ref. Martense Map
- Box 2: Land Conveyances - Coudert Brothers, 1889-1893
- Documents in this box pertain to the Coudert Brothers. The Coudert Bros. Law Firm was founded in 1853 by the sons (Frederic R. Coudert Sr., Charles Coudert Jr., and Louis Leonce Coudert) of Charles Coudert Sr. The law firm was famous for their historical and international cases. They represented investors in the building of the Panama Canal and played an important role in the appeal of Selden Patent Case, to end Ford Motor's monopoly. Documents in this series were originally held in a correspondence envelope from the law firm and included a title search, warranty deed, deeds from the property bordering the Coudert Bros., and 2 maps of Green-Wood Cemetery property.
- Folder 1: The Title & Trust Guarantee Co. - Title Search 36th St. & 5th Ave., 1893
- Folder 2: Frederic R. Coudert & Tenants - Waranty Deed, 1889
- Folder 3: Charles Hart & Wife Deeds, 1893
- Folder 4: Map Copy of Lots Adjoining GWC Property of Coudert Bros.
- Oversized Item Sep. Folder #1 - Offsite property 5th Ave. & Centre of Old Road.
- Folder 5: Map of Land - Coudert Bros. to GWC & B. Deeded to Coudert Bros.
- Oversized Items Folder #2 - Property between 4th-5th Ave. & 35th-36th St.
- Box 3: Land Conveyances - Mortgages Cancelled, 1837-1871
- Contents remain in original order with the original envelope incorporated.
- Folder 1: Envelope - Mortgages Cancelled
- Folder 2: 20th St. & 10th Ave. - Mortgage, Bond & Deed - Elizabeth & Edward McLaughlin, 1869
- Folder 3: 8th Ward 21st St. & 10th Ave. - Mortgage & Bond - Elias B. Weidler, 1868
- Folder 4: 8th Ward (Lots 819, 820, 831, 832) - Mortgage John Oleaf to William R. McGrady, 1871
- Folder 5: Joseph Dean to William A. Chapman - Assignment of Mortgage, 1840
- Folder 6: William R. McGrady to Daniel L. Jones - Assignment of Mortgage, 1858
- Folder 7: 8th Ward Property - The Gowanus Estate - Mortgage to Secure, 1837
- Folder 8: 8th Ward Property (Rel. Peter Wyckoff Farm) - Mortgage & Bond to William Powell, 1870
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Land Conveyances, 1825-1937],
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Box 2: Land Conveyances - Coudert Brothers, 1889-1893],
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Box 3: Land Conveyances - Mortgages Cancelled, 1837-1871],
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