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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],
[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 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.
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Land Conveyances, 1825-1937],
[Box 2: Land Conveyances - Coudert Brothers, 1889-1893],
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Box 3: Land Conveyances - Mortgages Cancelled, 1837-1871],
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