Ornate handwritten deed with decorative title page and interior pages listing an itemized inventory of belongings.
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A 17th-century illustration of New Amsterdam paired with a modern photograph showing the waterfront’s transformation.
1705 handwritten document signed by multiple Manhattan residents denouncing Catholicism.
1728 handwritten petition requesting additional land for a Jewish burial ground in New York City.
1810 census document enumerating New York City residents, including enslaved people, by ward.
Handwritten statement to the town clerk announcing the birth of a child to an enslaved woman, signed and recorded as an official document.
Handwritten document signed by NYC Mayor Jacob Radcliff granting a free Black woman permission to travel outside the state.
Topographical survey map of Central Park showing the receiving reservoir, land plots in red, and areas taken for the Croton Reservoir.
Handwritten claim documents for Malvina and John Zuille listing inventories and costs of damaged property.
17th-century Queens County land record featuring Native American names and signature markings.