Manuscripts

Indentures, advertisements for runaway indentured and enslaved persons, powers of attorney, apprenticeships

Description: Some documents signed by Stephen Duryea and Abraham Duryea (1742-1802); includes printed forms, filled in. Some material fragile and damaged, with loss of text.
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date: 1772-1845
Call number: mssDuryea
Creator: Duryea (Family : (1685-1803))(Opens in new tab)
Provenance: Purchased for the Huntington from Carmen D. Valentino by the Library Collectors' Council, March 2024.
Restrictions: Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
Rights: The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people: Niblo, William (1790-1878,)
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