NEW YORK CITY GRAMERCY PARK]. An unusual archive relating to the ownership of lands comprising Gramercy Park and surroundings, developed by Samuel Ruggles (1800-1881), a Yale-educated entrepreneur who purchased lands about a swamp the Dutch called Crommashie, that he drained and divided into lots by 1845. Each landowner was granted access to a private central park; it remains the only surviving private park in New York. Several documents relate to lands owned by Free Negroes, one sold by the estate of Governor Peter Stuyvesant (1592-1672). CONTENTS: STUYVESANT, Judith. Manuscript document signed, New Orange, New Netherlands, 24 September 1674. 2pp., folio , in Dutch. The "worthy mistress Judith Stuyvesant widow and executor of the deceased Mr. Peter Stuyvesant" sells land to "Francis Bastiaense a free Negro" in "the Bouwery." -- GOUVERNEUR, Abraham. Autograph document signed ("Abrah: Gouverneur"), New York, 20 April 1725. 2pp., folio . English transscript of the preceding. -- Manuscript document signed, n.p., 12 May 1695. 1 p., folio . John Clapp sells "a certain lott...in the bowery ward of the Citty of New York" to Paul and Sarah Wright. -- Manuscript document signed, [New York], 27 July 1697. 1 p. John and Dorothy Clapp sell land in the Bowery Ward to John Hutchins. -- Manuscript Document signed, [New York], 12 May 1704. 1p., on vellum. John and Elizabeth Hutchins sell land in the Bowery Ward to Samuel Martyn. -- Manuscript document signed, [New York], 4 May 1723. 1 page, 14¾ x 23½ in . Francis Dosgrandgo sells land "in a Certain ward called the Bowery" to Anthony Duane. -- Manuscript document signed, [New York], 22 July 1761. 2½ pp., folio . The children of Anthony Duane transfer land bordering property of "Anthony the Free Negroe and the lott of Peter Lewis Free Negroe" to Thomas Jones who in turns transfers it to James Duane. -- Manuscript document, n.p., n.d. 1p., 4to . Notes on Duane v. Stuyvesant involving "a Slip of Land in the Bowry Lane," considering whether Mrs. Stuyvesant had legal right to sell the land to Francis Bastians in 1674. -- RUGGLES, Samuel. Autograph document signed ("S.B.R"), n.p., 1831. 1 p., folio . Ruggles discusses transactions for land on the Bowery Lane owned by the Duane family, now part of Gramercy Farm. -- RUGGLES, Samuel. Original paper wrapper in which the preceding were enclosed, with autograph indentification by Ruggles: "Deeds of the whole Gramercy farm and also some very Ancient documents relating to five acres of or near the Gramercy farm...rec'd...from Mr. James G. Duane in March 1831." [ With :] Receipt for dues paid by Samuel Ruggles to the New-York Historical Society and a bound transcript of all documents. Together twelve items . (12)
NEW YORK CITY GRAMERCY PARK]. An unusual archive relating to the ownership of lands comprising Gramercy Park and surroundings, developed by Samuel Ruggles (1800-1881), a Yale-educated entrepreneur who purchased lands about a swamp the Dutch called Crommashie, that he drained and divided into lots by 1845. Each landowner was granted access to a private central park; it remains the only surviving private park in New York. Several documents relate to lands owned by Free Negroes, one sold by the estate of Governor Peter Stuyvesant (1592-1672). CONTENTS: STUYVESANT, Judith. Manuscript document signed, New Orange, New Netherlands, 24 September 1674. 2pp., folio , in Dutch. The "worthy mistress Judith Stuyvesant widow and executor of the deceased Mr. Peter Stuyvesant" sells land to "Francis Bastiaense a free Negro" in "the Bouwery." -- GOUVERNEUR, Abraham. Autograph document signed ("Abrah: Gouverneur"), New York, 20 April 1725. 2pp., folio . English transscript of the preceding. -- Manuscript document signed, n.p., 12 May 1695. 1 p., folio . John Clapp sells "a certain lott...in the bowery ward of the Citty of New York" to Paul and Sarah Wright. -- Manuscript document signed, [New York], 27 July 1697. 1 p. John and Dorothy Clapp sell land in the Bowery Ward to John Hutchins. -- Manuscript Document signed, [New York], 12 May 1704. 1p., on vellum. John and Elizabeth Hutchins sell land in the Bowery Ward to Samuel Martyn. -- Manuscript document signed, [New York], 4 May 1723. 1 page, 14¾ x 23½ in . Francis Dosgrandgo sells land "in a Certain ward called the Bowery" to Anthony Duane. -- Manuscript document signed, [New York], 22 July 1761. 2½ pp., folio . The children of Anthony Duane transfer land bordering property of "Anthony the Free Negroe and the lott of Peter Lewis Free Negroe" to Thomas Jones who in turns transfers it to James Duane. -- Manuscript document, n.p., n.d. 1p., 4to . Notes on Duane v. Stuyvesant involving "a Slip of Land in the Bowry Lane," considering whether Mrs. Stuyvesant had legal right to sell the land to Francis Bastians in 1674. -- RUGGLES, Samuel. Autograph document signed ("S.B.R"), n.p., 1831. 1 p., folio . Ruggles discusses transactions for land on the Bowery Lane owned by the Duane family, now part of Gramercy Farm. -- RUGGLES, Samuel. Original paper wrapper in which the preceding were enclosed, with autograph indentification by Ruggles: "Deeds of the whole Gramercy farm and also some very Ancient documents relating to five acres of or near the Gramercy farm...rec'd...from Mr. James G. Duane in March 1831." [ With :] Receipt for dues paid by Samuel Ruggles to the New-York Historical Society and a bound transcript of all documents. Together twelve items . (12)
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