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- Call number
- MssCol 2265
- Physical description
- .21 linear feet (1 volume)
- Preferred Citation
- History of Brooklyn and Long Island notebook, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
This volume contains notes on the histories of Brooklyn and Long Island written some time after 1862. Topics discussed include General [Jeremiah] Johnson's reminiscences of his experiences during the American Revolution, loyalist in New York City, Lambert Suydam, the practice of changing Dutch family names to their English equivalents, and the tenacity of the Dutch in retaining possession of inherited estates
Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328