Hedges Family Papers

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Title

Hedges Family Papers

Subject

Hedges, Daniel (c. 1740-1831)
Hedges, John Daniel (1783-c. 1856)
Hedges, Stephen (?-?)
Hedges, Wilkes (1775-c. 1849)
Clark, Moses (1960-1841)
Indentures.
Correspondence
Commercial correspondence.
East Hampton, NY
Sag Harbor, NY
Southampton, NY

Description

Members of the Hedges family (sometimes spelled “Hodges”) were among the original settlers of Southampton, Bridgehampton, and East Hampton, Long Island. This collection contains papers of Daniel, Huntting M., Wilkes, and John Hedges. Included are business letters/notes, deeds, indentures, and ledger sheets.

Creator

M. O’Connor

Publisher

Hofstra University Special Collections/Long Island Studies Institute

Date

1770 – 1868

Contributor

Michael Curtis

Rights

Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.

Collection Items

Indenture (1814)
An indenture obligating Moses Clark to repay Wilkes Hedges the sum of $200 dated June 21, 1814

Letter to John Hedges (1821)
A personal letter pertaining to the housing and room and board of a child, written by Isiah Dibble to John Hedges.

Indenture (1819)
An indenture obligating John Hedges to repay Stephen Hedges $1,400.

Business Correspondence from Albert Dibble (1794)
A letter pertaining to a shipment of wheat being shipped toe Daniel Hedges from Albert Dibble via Sag Harbor, NY

Hedges Family Papers Finding Aid
Finding aid for the Hedges Family Papers Collection.
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