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Object ID |
2006.39.5.475-509 |
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 5 contains 3 folders, Folder 18: 475- Mr. Vreeland Bought of B. Bushnell 400 Plank 300 Boards (verso) Flat the Freight $11-50 cents paid for cutting wood for the house 21 shillings (June 30,1817) 476- Mr. Richard M. Vreeland Bought from William Coulter 60 lb 8-10 nails $6.25 (July 12,1817) 477- New York Mr. Richard Vreeland bought of J. Bonall 11 Bundles shingles $27.50 Rec'd payment Wm. Van Orden (August 1817) 478- New York Bot of Henry Bailman 100 Boards 1/8 8 pounds 7 shillings 8 pence (August 15,1817) 479- New York Wm. Bogert Bought of David Barker 6 Brick at $19 (verso) freight 12 Dollars (August 16, 1817) 480- Mr. Richard M. Vreeland bought of Joseph S. and John Watkins At the foot of Murray Street (North River New York) 8 yellow pine 30 white pine (August 16,1817) 481- New York Mr. Bogert bought of John Thorpe 12550 soft (pine) Received payment (August 16,1817) 482- Mr. Richard M. Freeland bought of James Jenkins 1 cask 8 cents (December 6,1817) 483- Sold to R.M. Vreeland 2 casks Lime Rec. payment one five dollar note G. Grotedas (1818) 484- Mr. Richard Vreeland Bought of Hyde Banta 2 doz 1/4 sash pullies 4 screws 1 pound 17 shillings [see Box 7 artifacts] (January 24,1818) 485- Mr. Richard Vreeland Bought of Hyde V. Banta 7 mortice locks $16.63 (February 17,1818) 486- Wm. Bogert for Mr. R. Vreeland Bot of Henry H. Gregory 32 loads lime $58 Rec'd payment (April 22,1818) 487- Richard Vreeland to 4 days work..Peter L. Cooper (May 9,1818) 488- Richard M. Vreeland Bot of Capt. Nathan Crawell eight thousand sand And Sammon Brick (June 12,1818) 489- Mr. Richard Freeland Bot of Joseph Buckbee 100 Board 5 pounds 16 shillings 8 pence (June 13,1818) 490- 50 planks 11 Dollars and three quarter 100 Boards 14 Dollars carting Boards and Planks 14 shillings (June 13,1818) 491- Mr. Vreeland to Eliza. D. Wolkeson 2 Oval lights at $9.25 each $18.50cents Received the above (July 1,1818) 492- (printed bill) Air Furnace Industry No.388 Greenwich Street, New York Mr. Richard Vreeland Bought of Joshua Barker one Fireplace back 170 lbs. 4 pounds 50 shillings (July 28,1818) 493- Richard M. Vreeland bought of Jacob Marsh 2000 soft Brick at $3.5 per $7.00...Samuel Coal Bot 3000 soft Brick at $10.50 (August 4,1818) 494- R.M. Vreeland Bot of S. Ranson 1000 Hard Brick $8.00 Rec'd. Z. Dederson (Sugust 4,1818) 495- Mr. Richard M. Vreeland Bot of Hyde Banta 24 pair shutter hinges 15 pounds (August 14,1818) 496- Mr. Vreeland you Please to lend me Six Dollars as lone till Saturday when I Bring [?] to Demarests then I will give it to you (see verso for list of items) Henry S. Carlough (August 27,1818) 497- Mr. Richard Vreeland Bought of Hyde V. Banta Inch lock Butts Screws (September 2,1818) 498- Mr. Richard Vreeland Bought of Hyde V. Banta sash cord 24 pr hinges Rivets 13 window springs (september 16,1818) 499- (printed bill) Bought of Joseph S. & John S. Watkins Lumber Yard at the foot of Murray Street 25 Boards 8 planks (October 23, 1818) 500- Mr. Rich. M. Vreeland Bot of James Jenkins 8 clasps (October 23,1818) 501- English Neighborhood Received from Richard Vreeland for Mason work the sum of 90 Dollars and fifty cents in full John Cole (November 17,1818) 502- Mr. Vreeland to Eliza. D. Wilkeson 1 fanlight $11.50 2 sidelights $5 each (November 24,1818) 503- English Neighborhood Recde. of Jacob Naugle the sum of 41 pounds 5 shillings in full of all Demands in behalf of Michael D. Vreeland....Amuel Connover (November 30,1818) 504- Mr Richard Vreeland Bought of Hyde V. Banta 1 Knob Lock 1 lot of latches & screws (December 8,1818) 505- Mr Jacob Naugle Bought of Hyde V. Banta 1 cup lock 1 draw lock 2 pr. Butts 16 screws 3 Esuitcheons 1 Bolt 2 Brass Handles (December 17,1818) 506- Mr. Richard Vreeland Bought of Hyde V. Banta 1 coffee mill 1 knob lock 2 steel files 1 pen knife (December 17,1818) 507- Mr Richard Vreeland Bought of Hyde V. Banta 76 sheets lead (December 18,1818) 508- James Dolson 46 feet 3 in Leader Heads $13.63 (December 18, 1818) 509- English Neighborhood Recd. of Michael D. Vreeland the sum of $700 in full of all Demands Jacob Naugle (December 23,1818) |
Creator |
Vreeland Family |
Collection |
Vreeland Papers |
People |
Bailman, Henry Banta, Hyde V. Barker, David Barker, Joshua Bogert, William Bpnsall, J. Buckbee, Joseph Bushnell, B. Carlough, Henry Coal, Samuel Cole, John Connover, Samuel Cooper, Peter Coulter, William Crawell, Nathan Capt. Dederson, Z. Demarest Dolson, James Gregory, Henry Grotedas Jenkins, James Marsh, Jacob Naugle, Jacob Ranson, S, Thorpe, John Vreeland, Michael Vreeland, Richard Watkins, John Watkins, Joseph Wilkeson, Elizabeth |
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. |