1 10 11 https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/60e5466187b480f6aa4a542b819936bd.png 3f99e58401613450fe030c2f966c6933 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Account between Matilda and Henry P. Dering, 1803 https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/b24cb0ebc64892de22d8c48807822b29.png 2d8c95867a7f2e84970c7ad6695a98aa Dataset Data encoded in a defined structure. Examples include lists, tables, and databases. A dataset may be useful for direct machine processing. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Inventory of Books Belonging to Mary Catherine Havens L'Hommedieu Subject The topic of the resource United States—History—Genealogy—18th century, 19th century, Shelter Island (N.Y.)—History, Sylvester Manor (Shelter Island, N.Y.), Plantation life—New York—Shelter Island, Slavery, Colonialism, Havens L'Hommedieu family—New York—Shelter Island—Books Description An account of the resource Mary Catherine Havens L'Hommedieu (1765-1843) Mary Catherine Havens L'Hommedieu was the daughter of Sarah Fosdick and Nicoll Havens. She was born on Shelter Island, NY on September 25, 1765. On June 15, 1803, Mary Catherine Havens married Ezra L’Hommedieu, making the wedding Ezra’s second marriage. The couple gave birth to their daughter in 1806 and named her after her mother. Ezra passed away on September 27, 1811 and willed the Sylvester Manor estate to Mary Catherine Havens, which was inherited by Mary Catherine L’Hommedieu Gardiner and Samuel Smith Gardiner when Mary Catherine Havens L’Hommedieu passed away in 1843. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive, MSS 208, Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1818 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596. Type The nature or genre of the resource Recordkeeping Marriage Mary Catherine Havens L'Hommedieu Nicoll Havens Recordkeeping Sarah Fosdick Sylvester Manor estate Wedding https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/582c6d12bc9e0cc69608324eb5309dcf.png 17ce74b8d844a15762c0ffa9415c0275 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photo of Sylvester Manor Grounds Subject The topic of the resource Photograph of Sylvester Manor Grounds —19th century, 20th century, Long Island (N.Y.)--History, Plantation life--New York-Shelter Island, Slavery--America--History Description An account of the resource Judah The earliest information about Judah is traced to a 1751 baptismal documentation found in the records of Presbyterian Church in Southold. Judah and her five children, Dorcas, Matilda, Violet, Thankful and Shuboul, were in the enslaved to John Corey. In his will, John Corey bequeathed Judah to his wife, Dorothy. Matilda and Violet were to become the properties of his daughters; Shuboul went to his son and the rest were sold. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available NYU Fales Library & Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596. Enslaved John Corey Judah Plantation life Presbyterian Church records slavery https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/b6f0196d9f9d2c505f63d12ce9145413.png 63b0ecb803acc9d8e5ca18059ba9e48a Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data photo Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Birch Tree in the Woods Subject The topic of the resource Birch Tree in the Woods —19th century, 20th century, Long Island (N.Y.)--History, Plantation life--New York-Shelter Island, Slavery--America--History Description An account of the resource Hope and Isabell Hannah, alongside her husband and daughter, Hope, were the first enslaved African family on Shelter Island. Although Isabell was born on the Island at about 1665, there is little information as to Hope’s age when she arrived the Island with her parents or her place of birth. Hope and Isabell grew up on the Island as the first generation of children born to enslaved African families. Both sisters learned about their African history and heritage on the island from their mother. After the death of Nathaniel Sylvester in 1680, Isabell was willed to Elizabeth Sylvester who was only 14 at the time. When Elizabeth married in 1686 and moved to Southold, Isabell left with her. Hope was also bequeathed to Elizabeth in 1687 when Grizzell died. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available NYU Fales Library & Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596. African Hope Isabell Plantation Shelter Island - NY slavery Southold Sylvester Manor https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/be6801ccb943340c8f0c47df2a5c889d.PNG c02c6b56019f9a1bbafb99ca0814bf80 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Photo of Sylvester Manor Description An account of the resource Matilda (c. 1748-1818) Matilda was born in Southold, Long Island circa 1748. Her mother Judah, was enslaved by John Corey, a prominent member of the Southold community. Matilda and her four sisters, Dorcas, Violet, Thankful and Shuboul were born into that enslavement. Upon Corey's death, Matilda was sold to Thomas Dering. Matilda was separated from her sisters, but her sister Violet was sold to Nicoll Havens who lived nearby. Records suggest that Judah may have moved between the two households, living with each of her daughters. Matilda was recorded in Thomas Dering's property inventory in 1765, and was manumitted by Dering's sons in 1785. Matilda's documentation at Sylvester Manor in that timeframe suggests that she was one of the enslaved people left behind to care for the property during the Revolutionary War when the British army invaded Shelter Island. Though this photo of the Manor is not from Matilda's lifetime, the fact that the Manor withstood the war and still stands today is a testament to the labor and care that Matilda and other enslaved people provided to the Manor. Audiences may consider the role of enslaved women during the Revolution, as well as the fact that many buildings in this country, like Sylvester Manor, were constructed and maintained by enslaved laborers. After her manumission, Matilda borrowed money from Henry Dering to build a house on land leased by Sylvester Dering, indebting herself to the men who enslaved her. She became a full member of the Shelter Island Presbyterian Church in 1814. She died in 1818, and church records list her burial in an unmarked grave in the Afro-Indigenous Burial Ground at Sylvester Manor. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available NYU Fales Library & Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596. Subject The topic of the resource Photographs, Dering, Sylvester, 1758-1820, Long Island (N.Y.)--History, Plantation life--New York-Shelter Island, Slavery--America--History, New York--History--Revolution, 1775-1783 18th century Dorcas Genealogy Henry Dering John Corey Judah Manumission Matilda Plantation life Presbyterianism Revolutionary War Shelter Island - NY Shuboul slavery Southold - NY Sylvester Dering Sylvester Manor Thankful Thomas Dering United States - History Violet https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/f97c935a3e7ac8f560600f3666cdfc2f.jpg d307e3f92a2a70b56ccbd8e68d6aea2f https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/7287ce44b46aaebc441962967bf47057.jpg 26281c6f772118c5e7d641bb7e44a87f Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Account Book of Mary Catherine L’Hommedieu Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Catherine L’Hommedieu Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available NYU Fales Library & Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 18, 1828 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596 Description An account of the resource Violet (1741-1831) Violet was born in Southold, Long Island in 1741. Her mother, Judah, was enslaved by John Corey, a prominent member of the Southold community. Violet and her sisters, Dorcas, Matilda, Thankful and Shuboul, were born into that enslavement. Upon Corey's death, Violet was sold to Nicoll Havens to care for the young Esther Sarah and Mary Catherine Havens. Violet was separated from her sisters, but Matilda was sold to the Dering family who lived nearby. Records suggest that Judah may have moved between the two households, living with each of her daughters. Esther Sarah eventually married Sylvester Dering, and she brought both Violet and Judah to Sylvester Manor with her. Violet was manumitted from slavery by Sylvester Dering in 1806 at age 65, but she continued to appear in family records until the end of her life in 1831. This scan of Mary Catherine L'Hommedieu's account book shows the cost of items that contributed to Violet's care later in life: firewood, flour, and food, among other items over many years. Mary Catherine recorded in her journal that she attended Violet's funeral, and that Violet was buried in an unmarked grave in Sylvester Manor's Afro-Indigenous Burial Ground. The continued care for Violet after her manumission suggests the profound impact that she had upon Mary Catherine and Esther Sarah, and invites audiences to consider the complex relationships that could form between the enslaver and enslaved. Subject The topic of the resource Photographs, Dering, Sylvester, 1758-1820, Mary Catherine L'Hommedieu, 1806-1838, Long Island (N.Y.)--History, Plantation life--New York-Shelter Island, Slavery--America--History, Account books, Personal papers 18th century Dorcas Esther Sarah Dering Genealogy John Corey Judah Manumission Mary Catherine L'Hommedieu Matilda Plantation life Shelter Island - NY Shuboul slavery Southold - NY Sylvester Dering Sylvester Manor Thankful United States - History Violet https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/768e684130b0c1e05eada6bd680683e4.png ceb3f19c76beb3ea583cbf9798b5d675 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Sketch of Girl with Practice Penmanship Subject The topic of the resource Sketches—19th century, Drawings—19th century, Pen and ink drawing—19th century, Women artists—19th century, Shelter Island (N.Y.)—History, Sylvester Manor (Shelter Island, N.Y.), Plantation life—New York—Shelter Island, Gardiner, Mary Catherine L'Hommedieu, Horsford, Mary L'Hommedieu Gardiner Description An account of the resource Mary Catherine L’Hommedieu Gardiner (née L’Hommedieu) (1806-1838) Many wealthy white women in the 19th century saw their worlds increasingly enriched by art. Mary Catherine L’Hommedieu Gardiner, the likely artist behind this sketch, was one such woman (it could have also been produced by her daughter, who was also named Mary. It is unclear.) While it would be years before they would be taken seriously as professional artists, drawing, painting, and writing were encouraged as leisure activities for women of this social class. As time went on and family capital increased, women had fewer domestic responsibilities than their predecessors. One might argue that the cultivation of creative hobbies provided evidence that a girl had excessive free time and, it follows, familial wealth; thus, being so “accomplished” made a young woman more eligible for marriage. This particular item was chosen not only because of its visual interest and singularity in relation to other archival materials, but because it demonstrates this increasing engagement with art, and thus the idleness and relatively carefree nature of the lives of white women at the Manor during this time. There is an intimacy and familiarity to the scribbles and signatures in the margins of the page. We also recognize this as something people (school-age girls in particular) still do today. Mary Catherine married Samuel Smith Gardiner in 1823, and they had three children together before she died at the age of 32. Her daughter Mary, the other possible creator of this work, also died in her early 30s. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Catherine L'Hommedieu Gardiner or Mary L'Hommedieu Gardiner Horsford Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive, MSS 208, Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated, circa 1810-1855 (estimated dates have been corrected) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596. Type The nature or genre of the resource Sketch 19th century Drawing Mary Catherine L'Hommedieu Gardiner Pen and ink Penmanship Plantation life Shelter Island - NY Sketch Sylvester Manor United States - History women's art https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/cac3833ae0edb408d94a214fa79149f7.png 2cbc613253a61354ad817eb326552fd6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Draft of Play About Sylvester Manor Subject The topic of the resource United States—History—Late 18th century, United States—History—19th century, Shelter Island (N.Y.)—History, Sylvester Manor (Shelter Island, N.Y.), Plantation life—New York—Shelter Island, Slavery, Colonialism, Horsford family, Manuscripts—New York—Shelter Island, Drafts (Manuscripts)—Plays Description An account of the resource Patience L’Hommedieu (née Sylvester) (1664-1719) Patience was the second daughter and fifth child of Grizzell and Nathaniel Sylvester. As is the case with her mother, surviving documentation of her life is scarce. However, we can assume that their lives would’ve been similar in many ways. Perhaps the most significant difference is that Patience did not move away from the place of her birth, and did not need to participate in setting up a new home in a foreign land the way her mother would have. She was also much older (around 30) when she married Benjamin L’Hommedieu in 1694. Together, they had five children, and she the matriarch of the latter descendants of the family who lived at the Manor. The document which we have selected to accompany Patience’s entry into the family tree is not contemporary to it. Though undated, it has been traced to c. 1870-1930s, and is the first page of a draft of a play about Sylvester Manor which imagines a conversation between Patience and her sister Grizzell (here spelled Griselle) as they return to a barely-recognizable Manor, presumably in the present day. To us, it reads as simultaneously comedic and nostalgic, and it has been included to demonstrate the ways in which the history of the Manor lived continuously in the imaginations of later generations and, more specifically, how the character of Patience was immortalized despite (or perhaps because of) the relative dearth of information about her. Unlike the enslaved women of the Manor – the memory of whom was intentionally erased by later generations of the Sylvester family – the memory of Patience and her sister was consciously preserved, though perhaps poked fun of in this case. Thus, the duality of subject-positions of white women in the 17th and 18th century, who occupied the status of both oppressed and oppressor, is made manifest in this piece of ephemera. The mention of there no longer being enslaved or Indigenous people on the property is particularly noteworthy. Transcript: Water Garden Patience: Griselle, Griselle, you said you’d meet me here Griselle: Patience, where are you / Are you coming dear? Patience: Is this the place? / How did you find the way? / I should not know our dear old / home today Griselle: I crossed the hill to / see the Indian town, / nothing was there, the hill was / bare and brown Patience: I came here through the / woods and hoped to see / The Quakers knitting where they used to be Griselle: I called for [Cuff?], but / not one slave I saw Patience: It’s very different / from the days of yore. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown member of the Horsford family Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive, MSS 208, Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated, circa 1870-1930s Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596. Type The nature or genre of the resource Manuscript Colonialism Draft Early 19th century Grizzell Sylvester Horsford family Late 18th century Manuscript Patience Sylvester Plantation life Play Shelter Island - NY slavery Sylvester Manor United States - History https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/7c018dd5ba82c3001548bbe00b37fed2.png 0e235335e28ed6b52c13ca1df64e25ff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource The Children of My Brother Nathaniel Sylvester Subject The topic of the resource United States—History—Colonial period, 17th century, Shelter Island (N.Y.)—History, Sylvester Manor (Shelter Island, N.Y.), Plantation life—New York—Shelter Island, Sylvester, Constant, Sylvester, Grizzell, Sylvester, Nathaniel, Genealogy, Birthdate lists Description An account of the resource Grizzell Sylvester (née Brinley) (1636-1687) The English-born Grizzell Brinley was only 16 years old when she married the 43-year-old Anglo-Dutch sugar merchant Nathaniel Sylvester in 1653. They were the first European settlers on Shelter Island, where they established a provisioning plantation to provide food and livestock to Barbados sugar plantations. As evidenced by the wills of both Grizzell and her husband, the Sylvesters were a slaveholding family. Compared to her male counterparts, there is little surviving archival evidence which provides direct insight into Grizzell’s time at Sylvester Manor. Most of what we know about her life there is common to what we know about the lives of most women of this time and place; namely, that pregnancy and childbirth played a central role. Grizzell gave birth to twelve children, eleven of whom survived into adulthood. It is highly likely that a wet nurse was needed to aid in the breastfeeding of so many infants. This role may have been filled by Hannah, or other enslaved women Grizzell brought to the plantation with her; or, by the indentured Irish and Indigenous servants who were additionally part of the household. This undated document, authored by Nathaniel’s brother Constant, lists the birthdays of the eldest nine Sylvester children. Especially considering the likelihood that she experienced one or more miscarriages, Grizzell would’ve been nearly constantly pregnant from the time of her late adolescence until the birth of her youngest child, Mary Mercy, in 1675. She died 12 years later, at the age of 51. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Constant Sylvester Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive, MSS 208, Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Fales Library and Special Collections, New York University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated, circa 1671-1749 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596. Type The nature or genre of the resource Research writing 17th century Birthdate list Colonial period Constant Sylvester Genealogy Grizzell Sylvester Nathaniel Sylvester Plantation life Shelter Island - NY Sylvester Manor United States - History https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/2024/sylvestermanor/files/original/71c7c2ab25fe12e4a2cfab54bf2adc2a.png a989e9fe4295e74263e2f527998f6e51 Still Image A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Slave Burying Ground Description An account of the resource Hannah Hannah was an enslaved woman who was brought to Sylvester Manor by Grizzell Brinley. Along with Hannah came her husband, Jacquero, and her daughter, Hope. Hannah gave birth to another daughter, Isabell, while living at Sylvester Manor. There is no documentation confirming Hannah's origin; it is believed that Hannah and her family were brought to Grizzell from Barbados, and Hannah's English name may indicate that she was creole born in Barbados. The historical record holds little information about the enslaved people of Sylvester Manor, but their memory lives on in the land and legacy of the Sylvester Family. Hannah's service to 16-year old Grizzell may have played a key role in the formation of the Sylvester family: Grizzell gave birth to twelve children at the isolated Sylvester Manor, and eleven of them survived to adulthood - a rarity for the time without the support of a midwife and wet nurse, or at least someone who would aid in child rearing and household support. As a woman with a family of her own, Hannah would have been knowledgeable in this area. Hannah and her family are considered the first African family of Shelter Island, and are honored today as Founders of the African community on Shelter Island. Hannah may be one of the earliest individuals to be buried in an unmarked grave in Sylvester Manor's Afro-Indigenous Burial Ground. This image invites audiences to view Place as historical evidence in the absence of Documentation, and to consider the mark of enslaved individuals upon the land. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Sylvester Manor Archive Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available NYU Fales Library & Special Collections Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Undated Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Permission to use materials must be secured from the copyright holder. Please contact the Fales Library and Special Collections, fales.library@nyu.edu, 212-998-2596. Subject The topic of the resource Photographs, Sylvester, Brinley, 1694-1752, United States--History--Colonial period, 17th century, Shelter Island (N.Y.)--History, Sylvester Manor (Shelter Island, N.Y.), Plantation life--New York--Shelter Island Barbados - History burial ground Grizzell Sylvester Hannah Hope Isabell Jacquero Shelter Island - NY slavery Sylvester Manor