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Archive Record
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Object ID |
2006.39.3.303-332 |
Title |
Vreeland Papers |
Catalog type |
Archive |
Scope & Content |
Archivist's Note: These documents contain as exact transcriptions as possible. Misspellings, incorrect grammar, improper punctuation and terminology that might be deemed offensive today have all been retained as written. It is our intention to preserve the historical record, and therefore leave the original words unchanged. Where first names only appear, these most likely were slaves. In 1784 slaves comprised almost one fourth of Leonia's population. The area around Broad & Lakewood Avenues was the site of a slave burial ground. For purposes of web page economy these are partial transcriptions. One of six flat boxes and one document box. Box 3 contains 4 folders (all un-dated), Folder 12: 303- Mary Terhune is had one hundred rye flower..Roulif Terhune fifty wait meat..folnder... 304- hundred wait flower..(verso) The account of Mr W. Wessels 305- Resid'de som 18 sellens for a coffen Jacob Bogert (verso) Roulif Terhune 306- The account of Mr Freeland wood 22 Loads of green Nut at 24/ $66.00...inpection 1.08...for freight 26.63 (verso) Dry nut 13 loads N. Waldrom 307- Hackensack July 30th Michael Vreeland Bot of John Anderson Nails...Taken by John Post 308- Addition of Whole Numbers 476321 7631091 etc. 309- (printed notice) DEMOCRATIC TICKET..For Governor: George C. Ludlow 310- call up Mr Childs at the Admiralty Office...(verso) Sergeant Willis 311- (printed page from a book) Don't rub the dirt out of your clothes... (verso) PYLE'S Pearline Washing Compound... 312- Richard Vreeland her master negro woman name is Mary aiged under forty years...English Neighborhood 313- New Jersey September 20th Richard Vreeland to John Myers for spirits cash paid... 314- (1/2 a printed card) FARMERS AND MECHAN (cut off) ASSOCIATION B (cut off) at Washington Mansion Hackensack... 315- (card with blue background, white printing) No.- EMPIRE STATE MILLS OF NEW YORK CITY Size 72 x 144 inches 316- (printed card with women's names) 8 Amelia (to) 127 Wilhelmina 317- and the said Jacob G. Van Waegene and Lea his wife do for themselves and their heirs...signed and Delivered In the presence of us... 318- ....man want to plough Rank He had no oxen for the plough..John Cole (verso) And Irishman first born..was than a deal he will eat a Hang caf and will call it good veal... 319- Mr Richard Vreeland Balance on the [?] piece 1 Day hoing corn..3 Days picking [?]..1/2 Day working in the hay and corn... 320- (scrap) Richard Vreeland Loan wt. 21 321- Notice Is hereby given that the Stockholders of the Horse Society are Requested to meet at the house of John Van Derbeek..Done by Order of the President..M Vreeland, Secretary (verso) Mr Ellsworth 322- Rolof Romine 15 pounds 6 shillings Peter Debon 3 pounds 12 shillings 6 pence Peter Terhune 10 shillings 3 pence The Whole Amount 323- (scrap) 1/2 poun of Indigo 1 lb of copper of stone Lime 1/2 an ounce of sallimiac[?] 324- Mr Michil Vreeland To Jotham Baldwin padding Saddle cloth 2 Grit straps 325- Westervelts work 45-12 Herrings work 30-11 Bells work 23-6 Christies work 47-1 Naugles work 4-4 326- (scrap) To D. Isaac Browne Esq. New Barbadoes 327- One Day Hamining the fence..one Day Scouting for cattle..Half Day collecting the tax 328- (scrap) 1 yard Half casing 1 yard calleco 1 yard muslin 3 scane Green silk 329- (scrap) (calculations and diagram in dotted lines) 330- Tuesday Mr Vreeland If you can make it convenient to send me a load of wood between this and Friday..F De Voe[?] 331- ...10 lb of coffee 10 shillings 28 lb of sugar 2 lb of tobacco 332- Mr Richard Vreeland Bot of H.H. Banta 20 plank 16 $3.20 1 bag nails..50 Board 12 1/2 $6.25 5 cork Hang brick |
Creator |
Vreeland Family |
Collection |
Vreeland Papers |
People |
Anderson, John Banta, H.H. Baldwin, Jotham Bell Bogert, Jacob Browne Esq. Childs Cole, John Christie Debon, Peter Devoe Dien, Richard Ellsworth F. Nancy Hell, Roal Herring Kipp, John Ludlow, George C. Myers, John Naugle Post, John S., Benjamin Terhune, Mary Terhune, Peter Terhune, Ralph Van Derbeek, John Van Waegene, Jacob Van Waegene, Lea Vreeland, Michael Vreeland, Richard Waldrom, N. Wassels, W. Westervelt, Willis, Sgt. |
Subjects |
Vreeland Papers Archives |
Source |
Anne D. Vreeland |
Admin/Biographical History |
The Vreeland Papers comprise 577 documents spanning the years 1705 to 1896. The bulk of the collection includes bills, receipts, deeds, wills, loans, indentures, promissory notes, list of students attending their school, lists of members of the local militia, letters, documents in Dutch. The Vreeland Family, of Dutch ancestry, inhabited Leonia and the local area beginning in the 17th century. The documents offer a window into the activities of several generations of the Vreeland Family, their friends, their business associates, their buying and selling of slaves, and the school they operated. Their property extended over a vast expanse of land at one time stretching as far east as the Hudson River. The first mention of Leonia is in a document dated 1882. |