Suffolk County Historical Society

A copy of the seal from the Andros Patent, 1677. It's unclear when the seal was made, but the ink appears to be more of a fountain pen or ink pen, suggesting a post-1800 [...]

A deed for a tract of land in Stony Brook sold by Eleazer Hawkins to George Muirson. Dated May 14th, 1744.

A deed for land Richard Miller sold to Benjamin Hallock, dated August 4th, 1750. Witnessed by Dorothy Mills and Sarah Miller.

This memorandum documents the bounds of property owned by George Wickham near Wading River road in Brookhaven. Dated 1766 and 1767. A note was written to accompany the do [...]

A copy of a mortgage owned by Vern Houck and given to Thomas Robinson.

These documents pertain to William Wickham's property in Suffolk County. These documents include letters from Wickham to William Wickham Mills, a power of attorney by Wi [...]

A receipt belonging to Alexander Hawkens for payment to Cyrus Punderson, dated July 3rd, 1779. The payment amounted to one pound and fifteen shillings, and was meant to r [...]

A transcript of the will of George Muirson, dated February 6, 1780.

This receipt was given to Jonathan Mills by Daniel Satterly, who was collecting all documents and items belonging to the estate of Isaac Hawkins. Dated February 26th, 178 [...]

A series of receipts from 1790-1794 reflecting payments from Jonathan Mills and his sons to Jonas Hawkins (1752-1817). The payments seem to reflect some portion of an est [...]

A transcript of a letter written by Captain Muirson to his sister, who lives in America. Muirson updates his sister on their brothers, James and Benjamin, and informs her [...]

A series of bonds between William Wickham and Jonathan Mills (1710-1798), dated 1762-1797. Also included are two letters regarding a bond given to Jonathan Mills by Willi [...]

A series of receipts for payments made by Jonathan Mills to his children or their heirs (grandchildren) from 1776-1795, as well as a note likely written later. Jonathan [...]

A copy of a letter written by B. Woolsey Muirson on February 25th, 1795. The letter is about Woolsey's confinement on a French prison ship, his many attempts at escape, [...]

A series of receipts from payments of Jonathan Mills to his son, Micah Mills, 1787-1796. Jonathan Mills paid his other children similar payments around the same time, and [...]

Two of these bills were paid for by William Wickham Mills on behalf of Gilbert Floyd. The other two were bills due by Mills, the first being a provisions bill from Smith [...]

A series of bonds, receipts and a letter belonging to William Wickham, dated 1793-1797. The letter is from Wickham's neighbor, who writes to ask about buying land adjoini [...]

A bond between Richard Helme and Thomas Bell, dated February 1st, 1799. The bond is for two hundred dollars plus interest.

This is the arbitration decision made by Jonathan Dickerson, Jonathan Mills, and Joseph Brewster regarding an incident between Nathaniel Tooker, Jr. and Samuel Thompson, [...]

A series of receipts belonging to William Wickham Mills (1760-1825), dated 1802-1819. The debts are owed by Timothy and Jonathan Mills.

A receipt belonging to Jonathan Mills from Morris Payne for receiving four deeds belonging to Richard Floyd's estate to John Biggs, Abraham Woodhull, Benjamin Floyd, and [...]

A receipt belonging to David Dickerson, likely from William Wickham Mills. Dated November 30th, 1803.

Receipts belonging to Jonathan Mills for payments to various Suffolk County residents. There are several receipts to Dr. George M. Punderson and Dr. Daniel Robert for med [...]

A receipt from William Blydenburgh to William Wickham Mills for fabric, molds, and a handkerchief.

An agreement between Benjamin Hamon and Samuel Bishop, wherein Hamon has two years to pay Bishop forty dollars plus interest.