Description:
[Queens, New York]. Collection of Manuscripts documents relating to land purchases in Queens, New York by John Morrell. New York: 1729, 1741, 1762, & 1796. Four large folio sheets, one small folio sheets, and two sheets with diagrams, illustrating land purchases, docketed. Aging and browning to group, a little foxing or staining, remnants of wax seals, cloth tape repairs (and one small archival tape repair) along back of folds on some sheets, a few chips and tears, some folds in the margins. Overall about very good. Interesting group of documents that relate to land purchases by John Morrell, who appears to be a blacksmith in 18th century Queens. The first document is dated 1729, and this appears to indicate he inherits a small plot of land from his father in Newtown, which was in Queens County. Although it is not totally clear, Morell may have been adopted by a Samuel Albertus . Newtown was originally founded by the Dutch in 1652, and called Middleburgh, but became Newtown when the British took… Read More