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Guide to the William Decker Records
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Descriptive Summary | ||
| Creator | Decker, William | |
| Title | Guide to the William Decker Records, | |
| Dates: | 1882-1916 | |
| Abstract: | The William Decker Work Records document his work as an administrator of estates including the administration of two client's estates, Franklin Coles and Charles Conselyea. The Records are in the form of financial records and correspondence. The majority of the records pertain to the property owned by the two clients in Jersey City, New Jersey and Williamsburg, Brooklyn. | |
| Extent: | .5 cubic feet | |
| Identification: | D-10 | |
| Location: | The material is located in the Archives at Queens Library. | |
Historical/Biographical Note
The Archives at Queens Library obtained a small amount of information on William Decker from his Papers. His profession in unknown; however he did administer people’s estates from his office in Springfield Gardens, New York. William Decker used Robert McIlvaine Notary Public, Real Estate and Insurance, to administer the properties including rent collection, repairs and up keep.
The only information the Archives at Queens Library has on Franklin Coles is that he owned property in Jersey City, New Jersey.
Charles Conselyea was a relative of the Conselyeas of Brooklyn. The Family owned a farm in Williamsburg. Sometime in the Nineteenth Century they developed this land. In the early Twentieth Century the land owned by Charles Conselyea was administered by William Decker because Charles was labeled an “incompetent.” The Archives at Queens Library does not have any more information on Charles Conselyea.
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Scope and Content Note
The William Decker Work Records document his work as an administrator of estates including the administration of two client's estates, Franklin Coles and Charles Conselyea. The Records are in the form of financial records and correspondence. The majority of the records pertain to the property owned by the two clients in Jersey City, New Jersey and Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
The Franklin Coles Estate Papers document the administration of four of his properties in Jersey City, New Jersey. The series has one sub series Property Administration (1882-1888, 6 folders) and four sub sub series 735 New Jersey Ave. (1882-1885, 2 folders), 533 Monmouth St. (1884-1885, 2 folders), Lots 21 to 24 Bushwick St. (188-1887, 1 folder) and Financial Records (1886, 1888, 1 folder). The majority of the records are property tax bills and receipts. Similar to the other sub sub series, the sub sub series Lots 21-24 Bushwick St. contains tax bills and receipts, however it also contains receipts from the attempted sale of the property for unpaid Jersey City property taxes. The sub sub series Financial Records contains the receipt of interest on a bond and receipt for commission on the sale of 731, 731 1/2 and 733 Jersey Ave and 533 1/2 Monmouth St.
The Unidentified Accounts Records Series contains correspondence and financial Records from different accounts. The Financial Records are three bills one from a school, one from the Argus Printers, Binders, Electroptypers and Stereotypers and one from Charles O’Grady Plumbers, Heating, Roofing and Cementing. There are three pieces of correspondence including one from the Insurance Department of the State of New York denying Arthur M. Sanders coverage from two insurance companies because they are ineligible to provide coverage in New York State.
The largest series, the Charles Conselyea Estate Records is divided into two sub series Financial Records (1912-1916, 1 folder) and Charles Conselyea Estate Papers (1911-1924, 18 folders). The Financial Records sub series contains receipts from a variety of financial transactions, including a receipt for room and board for Charles Conselyea. The Property Administration sub series is divided into sub sub series by financial transaction (1911-1917, 4 folders) and by street address (1911-1915, 14 folders). Each street address sub sub series in this sub series contains receipts from taxes, repairs, maintenance, and rent collection.
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Arrangement
The records are divided into three series - the Franklin Coles Estate Papers (1882-1885, 6 folders), Unidentified Accounts Records (1887-1891, 1 folder) and the Charles Conseleyea Estate Records (1912-1916, 18 folders). The two Estate Records series contain sub series Administration of Property of which the majority are divided into sub sub series by address and then chronological order.
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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 William Decker Work Records, 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 show their photograph identification or Queens Borough Public Library card. 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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Inventory
[The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.]
