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Descriptive Summary

Historical/Biographical Note

Scope and Content Note

Administrative Information

Access Points

Inventory

Guide to the Alburtus Family Miscellaneous Documents
1761-1824
Control # A-4

Finding Aid prepared by: Falco, Nicholas

Archives at Queens Library
Queens Borough Public Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone: (718) 990-0770


Descriptive Summary

Creator Alburtus family
Title Alburtus Family Miscellaneous Documents,
Dates: 1761-1824
Abstract: Documents range from about 1761 to 1824. They include the will of Paul Alburtus dated Jun 18, 1780, and real estate deeds or related land documents. Basically, these involve several members of the family, such as Paul, Peter and John, and relate to land in Newtown. The only other name found among these documents is that of Stillwell.
Extent: 1 box, .2 cubic feet
Identification: A-4
Location: The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library.

Historical/Biographical Note

Judging from the documents in this very small collection which consists of about half a dozen documents, the Alburtus family were residents of the town of Newtown, There are one or two variant spellings of the name, namely, Allburtus and Albertis. On later documents, the name is also spelled Burtus.

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Scope and Content Note

Documents range from about 1761 to 1824. They include the will of Paul Alburtus dated Jun 18, 1780, and real estate deeds or related land documents. Basically, these involve several members of the family, such as Paul, Peter and John, and relate to land in Newtown. The only other name found among these documents is that of Stillwell.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Published citations should take the following form:

Creator of item, date of item (if known), identification of item, if a photograph its control number. The Alburtus Family Miscellaneous Documents, Archives at Queens Library, Queens Borough Public Library.

Provenance

The division does not know the provenance of the records.

Access Restrictions

Open for research without restrictions. Manuscripts are only available in the Archives at Queens Library, please call (718) 990-0770 for hours. Manuscript users will be required to complete the division's Manuscript Usage Form and deposit their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card with a staff member. The identification will be returned to the user after she/he has returned the material. Manuscript users will deposit all their personal items behind the reference desk. Manuscript users must use the division's loose sheets of paper for note taking. To reiterate, no pen of any type is permitted. Paper and a pencil are available upon request. Manuscript users may be required to use special handling procedures depending on the conditions of the material.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish materials must be obtained in writing from the:

Archives at Queens Library
Queens Borough Public Library
89-11 Merrick Boulevard
Jamaica, NY 11432
Phone: (718) 990-0770.

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Access Points

Subject Family Names:

  • Alburtus Family

Subject Places:

  • Newtown (Queens County, N.Y.)

Subject Topics:

  • Wills

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Inventory

[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]

Mortgages and Wills (1761-1813, 1 folder)
Box - Folder: 225h-1

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