Deeds for Brooklyn Navy Yard Property


Object ID
13922
Date
December 16 1870
creator
U.S. House of Representatives
Description
U.S. House of Representatives, 41st Congress, 3rd Session, Ex. Doc. No. 15. Letter from the Secretary of the Navy transmitting copies of the following deeds: 1) John Jackson and Sally, his wife, to Francis Childs, February 7, 1801; 2) Francis Childs and his wife to the United States, February 23, 1801; 3) State of New York to the United States, jurisdiction of land in front of the navy yard, April 3, 1810; 4) The corporation of New York to the United States, grant of soil from high to low water marks in the East River, May 18, 1801; 5) Frederick Griffin and his wife to the United States, August 14, 1848; 6) The mayor, aldermen, and commonality of New York to the United States, May 2, 1863; 7) Exchange of land between the United States and the city of Brooklyn, December 21, 1865; 8) William Ruggles and others to the United States, May 1, 1867.
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