Found 1 collection related to Slaves -- Emancipation -- New York (State) -- Queens County

Legal documents concerning the administration of personal estates signed by William Tryon as Governor of New York or officials on his behalf, 1773-1779; also, a clipped signature and signed fragment of a proclamation, undated. Documents concern the estates of Isaac Garnier and Daniel Chamier, New York City, and Kesia Dean, Jamaica, Queens County, whose will granted manumission to her slaves. less