ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION    

Title
George Strong Collection

Collection Number
SC 491

OCLC Number
1460327104

Creator 
George Strong (TBD)

Provenance 
Purchased from Antipodean Books, Maps & Prints in August 2024. 
Acquisition made possible by the Dorothy J. and Ronald W. Siegel Rare Book Fund.

Extent, Scope, and Content Note 
Extent: 1 leaf (sheet)
Date: June 15, 1805; East Hampton, New York.
Dimensions: 21 x20 cm.
Signed: John Strong, Peirson Strong and one other, possibly George Strong (indecipherable). 
Original folds, remnant of the original red seal, ruffled at edges, hand written.

Summary: Autographed signed record of a land transfer from George Strong of East Hampton, yeoman; sale 1 acre of land known as "Millers ground" to David Hedges (1767-1830 ) for the sum of $4. Land is "buted and bounded as follows East" by David Hedges (1767-1830)  west by John Miller south by Elisha Osborn (1765-1839).

Arrangement and Processing Note
Finding aid by Kristen J. Nyitray and Lynn Toscano, October 2024. 
Transcription by Olivia Nissen, September 2024.

Language
English

Restrictions on Access
The collection is open to researchers without restriction.

Rights and Permissions 
Stony Brook University Libraries' consent to access as the physical owner of the collection does not address copyright issues that may affect publication rights. It is the sole responsibility of the user of Special Collections and University Archives materials to investigate the copyright status of any given work and to seek and obtain permission where needed prior to publication.  

Citation 
George Strong Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Stony Brook University Libraries.

Historical Note
In the early 1800s, land transfers in East Hampton, New York, were formalized through the execution of written deeds, which detailed the terms of the transaction, including the names of the parties, property description, and the sale price. These deeds required signatures from both the buyer and seller, and often needed to be witnessed to validate their authenticity. Once executed, the deed was recorded in the local county clerk’s office, in this case, the Suffolk County Clerk's office, which ensured that the transfer was publicly documented and legally recognized.

The process was shaped by both local customs and state laws, evolving from colonial practices. Property descriptions in deeds used landmarks and natural features to define boundaries, which was crucial in an era before precise surveying technology. While formal legal requirements provided a framework, local practices and community familiarity often influenced transactions, reflecting the close-knit nature of East Hampton's early 19th-century society.

Subjects
Miller, John
Osborn, Elisha
Strong, Peirson
Strong, John, Junior
Hedges, David, active 1805
Land titles -- Registration and transfer -- New York (State) -- East Hampton
Real property -- New York (State) -- Suffolk County
Miller's ground (East Hampton, N.Y.)

INVENTORY

Transcription

Know all men by these Presents that I 

George Strong of Easthampton of the County

of Suffolk & State of new york yeoman

for and in Consideration of the sum of four 

Dollars to me in hand paid by David Hedges 

have granted & Low? to afore David Hedges 

to his heirs and asigns for ever one acre of wood 

Land lying at what is called Millers ground

buted and bounded as follows East by David Hedges

west by John Miller south by Elisha Osborn 

to have & to hold from all incumbrances in witness 

????of I have set any hand & seal this fifteenth

day of June in the year of our Lord one

Thousand-eight hundred & five Signed sealed 

and delivered in presence of

John Strong Jr.?
Pearson Strong
George Strong