1851 North Hempstead, LI "The Widow Burgin" Receipt / Estate Settlement
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1851 North Hempstead, LI "The Widow Burgin" Receipt / Estate Settlement. Best effort transcription: Johi?. Denton and Wm. Willson of the first part and Wm. B. Horton of second part William B. Horton. Families such as the Dentons, Hickses, Sands, Hewletts, and Cornells remained prominent throughout the region during this period. Showing only minor signs of age & wear. Expected fold creases from posting. N o major issues to note. B old attractive writing. Overall, in good to very good condition. You will receive the exact piece shown in the photos - please have a good look at the photos to access condition. It measures approx. 4 3/4" x 7 1/2" Best effort transcription: Johi? Reinden To Peter De Nicks Transcription (1851 Receipt / Estate Settlement) North Hampstead April 21st 1851 Received of Charles Denton Executor to the estate of the Widow Burgin the sum of $101.25 being in full on an inventory taken the 2d Day of March 1851 Between Ed. Denton and Wm. Willson of the first part and Wm. B. Horton of second part William B. Horton ==================================================== Observations & Historical Notes This 1851 manuscript receipt documents payment connected with the estate of “the Widow Burgin” in North Hempstead, Long Island, New York. The document records a settlement of $101.25 paid by Charles Denton, acting as executor of the estate. The wording indicates the payment was tied to an inventory taken on March 2, 1851, likely referring to the appraisal or disposition of estate property following a death. Such inventories commonly listed household furnishings, livestock, tools, land interests, crops, debts, and personal belongings for probate proceedings. North Hempstead, located in Queens County until Nassau County was created in 1899, was an active agricultural and maritime community during the mid-19th century. Estate settlements like this were routine legal instruments used to distribute property and resolve obligations among heirs, executors, creditors, and purchasers. The Denton surname is historically significant on Long Island, particularly in Queens and Nassau County, where members of the Denton family were present from the colonial period onward. The formal structure and legal phrasing are very typical of antebellum probate and estate-related financial documents from rural Long Island communities. ================================================================= During the 1850s and 1860s, North Hempstead on Long Island was a largely rural township in Queens County, New York (Nassau County would not be created until 1899). The area consisted of farming villages, mills, estates, small harbors, and developing transportation routes linking Long Island communities with Brooklyn and New York City. The phrase “North Hempstead Circuit” during this era most commonly referred to local court, legal, ministerial, or Methodist circuit activity. In legal contexts, circuit courts and traveling justices regularly moved through towns handling probate matters, debt cases, estate settlements, land disputes, and commercial claims. Religiously, Methodist “circuit riders” were also active throughout Long Island during the mid-19th century. Ministers traveled on horseback between scattered congregations in villages such as Roslyn, Manhasset, Great Neck, Westbury, and Hempstead, forming what were often called “circuits.” Economically, North Hempstead during the 1850s–1860s depended heavily on: farming and livestock oyster harvesting and coastal trade small shipbuilding and maritime commerce local mills and market gardening stagecoach and turnpike transportation By the Civil War era, railroads such as the Long Island Rail Road were beginning to reshape portions of the township, though many areas still retained their earlier agricultural and maritime character. Families such as the Dentons, Hickses, Sands, Hewletts, and Cornells remained prominent throughout the region during this period. ============================================ **Shipped securely in a new poly bag, sandwiched in chipboard, inside a new rigid mailer via USPS Ground Advantage service w/ tracking** Click HERE to see matchbooks I have available. 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