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2006.39.2.152-192 |
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 2 contains 4 folders. Folder 7: 152- The amount of Mr Freeland wood...25 loads at 22/$68.75, 12 12 loads at 18 $27.00..freight $14.88 1/2..(1826) 153- New York Act of Derrick Vreeland Wood 23 loads of nut wood at 22/$63.25..(Jan. 4, 1826) 154- Michael Terhune to Tunis Cooper weaving 57 Ells of Dia[?] at 2 pounds 17 shillings. (Jan. 18, 1826) Note: an "ell" was a former English unit of length equal to 45 inches. 155- Michael D. Vreeland to Jacob Naugh to shoeing 5 wood sleighs, to mending 1 wood sleigh to filing 3 saws (1826-May 3,1827) 156- Michael Vreeland Medical services from June 1825 to April 1826 rec'd payment in full $46.25 H. Kipp 157- Mr. Samuel Connover to Abraham Westervelt to drawing Bond Mortgage from Connover to Needland (May 10,1826) 158- Mikel Freland to Robert McCoubely one diner, 1 botell of wine, 12 glases...(July 4, 1826) 159- Michael Vreeland to Samuel Connover 1 days work at 8/per day $1.00, plough $1.50, yoke per day .50 (Apr.,Aug., Nov., 1826) 160- New York boughht of Green & Wetmore dealers in hardware and bar iron [printed receipt] (Feb. 24, 1827) 161- Michael Vreeland and Michael Day and other defendants decree on the 1st bond for $7747.69 Int. on the 17th..(May 1827) 162- English Neighborhood The managers of the mountain lot to Martin Demott to making fence (June 7, 1827) 163- New York Bot 1 [?] tar $2.00...(Dec.1, 1827) 164- Mr Richard Vreeland bot of Mr Green...rec'd payment (Apr.,10,1828) 165- Paterson received of Mr Richard M Vreeland the sum of one dollar for subscription to the Voice of Passaic up to No. 42 Thos. C. Metcalf (Nov. 18, 1828) 166- Michael Vreeland to Samuel Connover making oak yok... (1828-1829) 167- New York Rec...Mr. John Demarest thirty two dollars 65 cents in full W[?] Brooks (1829) 168- I do hereby certify that Richard M Vreeland has paid the sum of $30 first installment on 10 shares stock of Hackensack & Fort Lee Turnpike Rd (Sept. 7, 1829) 169- New York letter from Mr Terhune regarding the lot under the hill belonging to Nicholas Westervelt (Dec. 5, 1829) 170- New York Mr. Vreeland..wood 10 1/2 loads on nutwood at 18/$23... freight $12-75 (Dec. 30, 1829) [Note: any of various nut-bearing trees: walnut, hickory etc.] 171- Richard M. Vreeland, John Martineau agreement lease of ten years (Jan. 8, 1830) 172- Michael Vreeland to medical services $8.25 rec'd payment H. Kipp (Apr. 30, 1830) 173- Michael D. Vreeland to Jacob Naugle...mending a sleigh & foot stove..fixing a spade handle...filing a saw (May 1, 1830) 174- I do hereby certify that Richard Vreeland has...the sum of two dollars..for the 4th and 5th on ten shares subscribed by him to the stock...DeGroot (Aug. 7, 1830) 175- [Itemized payments] from Michael Vreeland to Jacob Naugle making sleighs, filing a saw, making a step ladder...(May 22, 1830-June 14, 1832) 176- Hackensack Mr Richard Vreeland Bot of D.V.J Anderson 26 plank $6.50, 5 [?] nails .37 rec'd pay (Apr. 23, 1831) 177- Mr Richard Vreeland five dollars and thirty three being in full for his part of the cost of the [?] ...John Par[?] (May 2, 1831) 178- New Jersey Richard Vreeland the sum of six dollars in full up to this date...(Sept. 26, 1831) 179- Rec'd from Jacob Naugle...six dollars in full for mason work at the school house...Thomas [?] (Nov. 4, 1831) 180- R. Vreeland bot 18 boards $3.19, 9 [?] nails .75...Rec'd pay D.J. Anderson (Nov. 4, 1831) 181- A list of scholars and the sums due from each...in the Upper School English Neighborhood (Jan. 20, 1832) 182- Due Miss Baily for 11 weeks tuition at 2 dol 69 cents per week [list of 10 students which includes Eliz. Moore, Isaac & Mary Vreeland (May 1, 1832) 183- Hackensack and Fort Lee Turnpike Company this certifies that Richard Vreeland...is the owner of ten shares of stock (June 6, 1832) 184- Richard Vreeland..one of the doctor's make use of the Alkahol Campine...repeated dose in one hour if no releaf but take one drop...(Aug. 10, 1832) 185- Mr Richard M. Vreeland to D. Demarest 1 bottle wine 1.50, 4 punch...(Jan. 9, 1834) 186- Hackensack Margaret Vreeland to C.B. Zabriskie (Aug. 26, 1834) 187- New York Richard M. Vreeland for subscription to the Weekly Messenger & Young Men's Advocate..William Clement for Burnett & Smith, Proprietors (Sept. 24, 1834) 188- Dear Sir We find two years interest due on you obligation.... from Martin Demott, executor of Michael Vreeland Enlish Neighborhood (sent to) Samuel Connover New York (May 16,1835) 189- Michael Vreeland to Wm. DeWolfe 7 white &.88, 2 green $.75, 1/2 blue &.47, oil & turpentine $.50, 1 days work $.88 (May 29, 1835) 190- English Neighborhood the first bill of market stuff was settled up ...I killed a four year old steer for beef and farley had half of it... I.R. Vreeland & John B[?] (1836-1838) 191- Inventory of goods and chattels of the widow Margaret Vreeland deceased taken by John Cole and James G. Brinkerhoff (Apr. 14, 1837) 192- I.R. Vreeland to Henry Carlock (itemized payments, 2 sides of this document) Harry Regan (Apr. 1, 1838) |
Creator |
Vreeland Family |
Collection |
Vreeland Papers |
People |
Anderson, D.V.J. Baily, Miss Brooks,W. Carlock, Henry Cole, John Connover, Samuel Cooper, Tunis Day, Michael De Groot Demott, Martin Demarest, D.D. Demarest, John De Wolfe, Wm. Farley Green Kip. H. Mc Coubley, Robert Martineau, John Metcalf, Thos. C. Moore, Elizabeth Naugle, Jacob Neeland Peterson Regan, Harry Terhune, Michael Vreeland, Derrick Vreeland, Isaac Vreeland, Margaret Vreeland, Mary Vreeland, Michael Vreeland, Richard Westervelt, Abraham Westervelt, Nicholas Zabriskie, C.B. |
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. |