Handwritten petition to the Mayor and Aldermen of New York requesting permission to keep food stalls, featuring citizen signatures.
open weekdays 9 AM - 12 PM & 1 PM - 4 PM
Handwritten document signed by NYC Mayor Jacob Radcliff granting a free Black woman permission to travel outside the state.
Handwritten statement to the town clerk announcing the birth of a child to an enslaved woman, signed and recorded as an official document.
Printed and handwritten bill of sale for an enslaved person, including signatures, witness names, and notary declaration.
1810 census document enumerating New York City residents, including enslaved people, by ward.
1728 handwritten petition requesting additional land for a Jewish burial ground in New York City.
1705 handwritten document signed by multiple Manhattan residents denouncing Catholicism.
Ornate handwritten deed with decorative title page and interior pages listing an itemized inventory of belongings.
1654 deed transferring Coney Island from the Nayack tribe to Gravesend settlers, signed by Chief Guttoquoh and tribal elders.
Parchment book titled “Freemen of the City of New York” with 17th-century handwritten entries of white male owners of property.