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By Amy Belotti, Brandi Copher, and Emily Crouch, Pratt School of Information Students; Emily Chapin, Pratt Intern
Collection Overview
Title: Purchase of Land and Incorporation of Green-Wood Cemetery, 1837 - 1934
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: The collection consists of 1 document box (containing series 1-3) and 1 oversize box (containing series 4). The series are based on the types and subject matter of materials. Series 4 (Indentures) is organized alphabetically by name.
Subjects: Cemetery Development, Land contracts, Land Development, Legal Documents
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The documents in this collection date from 1837 to 1934 and relate to the creation and incorporation of Green-Wood Cemetery. The documents were stored in the vault of the sub-basement of the Chase Manhattan Bank. The majority of the collection consists of indentures--legal documents reflecting a debt. Another portion of the collection consists of documents related to the general development and expansion of the Cemetery, including minutes of Executive Committee meetings related to financial debts, the creation of the Board, and purchases of plots of land.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
The Green-Wood Cemetery
Processing Information:
Accession #: 009-2015
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Malone Family Documents],
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Series 2: Assessments and Sale of Land],
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Series 3: Jones Family Documents],
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Series 4: Indentures],
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- Series 1: Malone Family Documents
- Documents related to property of the Malone family
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Deed: Alexander Hadden to James Malone, November 1, 1835
- Folder 2: Contract of Sale: Josephine F. Malone to Green-Wood Cemetery, December 19, 1912
- Folder 3: Indenture: Josephine F. Malone to Green-Wood Cemetery, January 22, 1913
- Folder 4: Indenture: Cecilia A. Malone to Josephine F. Malone, January 17, 1913
- Folder 5: Policy of Title Insurance: Green-Wood Cemetery, January 22, 1913
- For the property previously belonging to Josephine Malone
- Folder 6: Envelope: Deed from the City of New York
- Series 2: Assessments and Sale of Land
- Sub-Series 1: Wills
- Box 1 (cont.)
- Folder 7: Last Will and Testament of Thomas Murphy, September 22, 1867
- Folder 8: Last Will and Testament of William Murphy, November 6, 1871
- Sub-Series 2: Documents Regarding Plots of Land
- Box 1 (cont.)
- Folder 9: Transfer of Land (Eliza Murphy?), August 9, 1871
- Folder 10: Letters from Mr. Perry regarding Mr. White's land, December 5, 1871
- Folder 11: Deed: Josephine and Caroline White to Henry Pierrepont, December 6, 1871
- Folder 12: Cancellation of Assessments, May 5, 1933
- Folder 13: Letter from Paul Owen to Mr. Henderson, January 27, 1934
- Folder 14: Title: William Augustus White, between Green-Wood and 36th Street
- Folder 15: Title: Green-Wood Cemetery, 13 lots in 8th Ward of Brooklyn
- Folder 16: Notes pertaining to deeds
- Folder 17: Note regarding Martense and Pierrepont land
- Series 3: Jones Family Documents
- Box 1 (cont.)
- Folder 18: Deeds, Searches, etc. re: land of Daniel L. Jones and wife to Green-Wood Cemetery
- Series 4: Indentures
- Box 2 (OS)
- Folder 1: Henry Abbotson, July 1, 1839
- Folder 2: William S. Alexander and Czar Dunning, October 9, 1875
- Folder 3: Ann Bannon, July 20, 1897
- Folder 4: Henry Beeckman, November 1, 1839
- Folder 5: Anthony N. Bell, July 2, 1839
- Folder 6: George Bennett, November 29, 1848
- Folder 7: John G. and Garret G. Bergen, April 10, 1847
- Folder 8: William Cartright, July 1, 1839
- Additional documents in folder: Handwritten and notarized note regarding searches for deeds pertaining to W. Cartright; two handwritten notes by Clerk Berkeley of Kings County, N. Hammond requests search on two judgments
- Folder 9: Alfred Cook, November 21, 1848
- Folder 10: Edward Copland, July 1, 1840
- Folder 11: James Craney and Charles W. Vultee, August 12, 1839
- Additional documents in folder: handwritten note for a search on records regarding judgements agains James Craney and Charles Vultee; official note from the Supreme Court Clerk's office
- Folder 12: Walter N. Degraw, August 4, 1844
- Folder 13: John F. Delaplaine, August 14, 1844
- Folder 14: John F. Delaplaine, March 4, 1864
- Folder 15: John Dimon, November 2, 1839
- Folder 16: James M. Duffield, December 30, 1839
- Folder 17: Ellen Fitzgerald, October 1, 1848
- Folder 18: Michael Gregory, July 1, 1839
- Folder 19: Valentine Hale, January 1, 1839
- Folder 20: Henry Heuchel, June 9, 1896
- Folder 21: Levi Hildreth, April 30, 1861
- Folder 22: Parnemus Johnson, May 1, 1839
- Folder 23: Bridget Kavanagh and others, September 20, 1897
- In reference to the widow and heirs of John Kavanagh, regarding land in Section 3, blocks 894/895 in the City of Brooklyn
- Folder 24: Eugene F. Kavanagh, September 17, 1897
- Folder 25: Joseph Kavanagh, September 21, 1897
- Folder 26: F. Margurand, July 3, 1869
- Folder 27: Joseph M. Marsh, September 30, 1848
- Folder 28: Robert Martin, June 23, 1842
- Folder 29: Benjamin North, July 25, 1839
- Folder 30: Joseph A. Perry and David B. Douglass, July 1, 1839
- Additional document in folder: Handwritten correspondence from A.S. Wheeler to Mr. Perry about a mortgage and deeds
- Folder 31: Abraham Schermerhorn, August 15, 1842
- Folder 32: Abraham Schermerhorn, August 12, 1845
- Folder 33: Abraham Schermerhorn, August 16, 1846
- Folder 34: Archibald Schermerhorn, June 1, 1855
- Folder 35: Jefre C. Smith, May 1, 1839
- Folder 36: George T. Swain, December 7, 1848
- Additional document in folder: Handwritten note penned by the Commissioner of Deeds regarding the deed of George T. Swain. Dated 12/7/1848
- Folder 37: Alexander M. White, February 1, 1898
- Folder 38: William Augustus White, June 19, 1856
- Folder 39: William Augustus White, April 16, 1859
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Series 1: Malone Family Documents],
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Series 2: Assessments and Sale of Land],
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Series 3: Jones Family Documents],
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Series 4: Indentures],
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