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Henriques family papers, 1725-1834, bulk (ca. 1775-1820)
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Creator
Henriques family.
Location
Manuscripts and Archives Division
Extent
- 2.25 linear feet (5 boxes, 2 v.)
Access Restrictions
Restricted access; Manuscripts and Archives Division; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Scope/Contents Note
Collection consists of correspondence, legal papers, cash and account books, receipts, newsclippings, tracts, writings, and other documents representing four generations of the Henriques family. Bulk of the papers pertains to Philip Henriques's various business ventures in Nova Scotia and New York City, as well as his membership in the Methodist Church. Correspondence, 1740-1831, is mostly between Jane Henriques, the principal heirto the estate of her father, David Lopes Henriques, and attorney James Murray and between Jane and her brother Philip. David Lopes Henriques's papers, 1732-1777, consistof estate papers, ship insurance policies, and other documents. Janet Henriques's papers, 1745-1759, are primarily legal papers. Also, some papers of Jane Henriques, 1759-1796, and Jacob Lopes Henriques, 1732-1777; medical recipes and prescriptions for the family; and school and navigation books belonging to Philip Jr. and William.
Biographical/Historical Note
The Henriques family, a mercantile family originally from Portugal, lived in England, Scotland, Nova Scotia, and theU.S.
Controlled Access Terms
- Henriques family.
- Renton family.
- Methodist Church.
- Education -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Marine insurance.
- Practice of law -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Decedents' estates -- New York (State) -- New York.
- Medicine -- Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
- New York (N.Y.) -- Commerce.
- Nova Scotia -- Commerce.
- Grocers.
- Lawyers.
- Merchants.
Additional Creator Names
- Henriques, David Lopes, d. 1775.
- Henriques, Jacob Lopes.
- Henriques, Jane, 1754-1794.
- Henriques, Janet Fish Home.
- Henriques, Philip, 1775-1834.
- Murray, James.

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