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Object ID |
2006.39.567-577 |
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 6 contains 4 oversize folders, Folder 23 567- A Role of Inspection of the 3rd Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Bergen Brigade Militia made on the 1st Tuesday in MAY Martin Demott, Capt., Richard Vreeland, Lt., Henry Carlough, Sgt., Samuel Moore, Cpl., Jacob Naugle, Drummer (54 names see: people) (May 1817) 568- A Role of Inspection of the 3rd Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Regiment of the Bergen Brigade of Militia made on the 1st Monday in JUNE (40 names see: people) (June 1817) 569- For sawing (wood) Michael Vreeland to Martin Demott Recd. payment in full (May 19,1818) 570- A Role of Inspection of the 3rd Company of the 2nd Battalion of the 1st Bergen Brigade of Militia made on the 3rd Monday in APRIL (54 names see: people) (April 1820) 571- Articles of agreement between Michael Vreeland and John Post for a lot of land with buildings except the house and garden which is occupied by James Wadlron...witnessed by Agnes Fielding and Richard Vreeland (May 1,1825) 572- Richard Vreeland to George Schor (3 page bill from blacksmith) repairing iron ox yokes, horse shoes, harnesses and other metal tools (May 1844 to April 1845) 573- Isaac. Vreeland & Tommey settled up to date April 1,1855 for raking hay, mowing grass, shearing sheep, cutting wood, digging potatoes (1854 to 1855) 574- Harry Alyer account 1858 March 14,1859 Harry began work for Isaac Vreeland bushel potatoes 50 pounds of pork 2 loads of wood...(1858 to 1859) 575- Henry Carlocks account 10 bunches of straw 1 load of wood 1 bushel of corn setting fence (1859) 576- (letter) Dear Cousin, I arrived here safely at 2 o'clock had no one to accompany me. The boys ar all here (envelope addressed to) John Vreeland Esq. Englewood (postmarked) Midletown, Conn. (January 9,1866) 577- (letter) My Dear Sister From your Brother Jacob D. Schor (envelope addressed to) Mrs. John Vreeland Ridgely Caroline County Maryland (February 17, 1882) |
Creator |
Vreeland Family |
Collection |
Vreeland Papers |
People |
Ayler, Harry Banta, Cornelius Banta, John Becker, John Bennet, Asa Bloome, David Brinkerhoff, John Brinkerhoff, Nicholas Burn, Barney Carlough, Henry Christie, George Christie, William Church, Henry Cole, Abraham Cole, Jacob Cole, Peter Cooper, Peter Cooper, Tunis Covenhoven, Samuel Daniels, Oliver Demarest, Abraham Demott, Jacob Demott, Martin Durie, John Durie, Peter Ferdun, James Fielding, Agnes Guriean, Joseph Hyler, Peter King, Benjamin Luadore, Henry Luadore, Richard Lydecker, Abraham Lydecker, Garret Lydecker, John Moore, David Moore, Jacob Moore, Samuel Moore, Thomas Myers, Garret Myers, John Naugle, Jacob Norman, Fredrick Norman, William Peersall, Jarves Post, John Schor, George Schor, Jacob Terhune, Giliam Toms, Josey Toms, S. Van Derbeek, John Van Seiven, Peter Vreeland, Isaac Vreeland, John Vreeland, Michael Vreeland, Richard Waldron, James |
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. |