Buttonwood Agreement
Dublin Core
Title
Buttonwood Agreement
Subject
New York (N.Y.)--History--Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Dutch Americans
Economic history--1600-1750
Description
The Buttonwood Agreement was signed by 24 merchants under a buttonwood tree outside of 68 Wall Street on May 17, 1792. It started the New York Stock & Exchange Board, which later became the New York Stock Exchange.
Creator
Unidentified Author
Source
The New-York Historical Society
Date
1792-05-17
Contributor
Tracy McFarlan and Kaitlyn Tanis
Rights
Public Domain
Format
JPG
Language
English
Coverage
New Netherland (1609 - 1664)
Manuscript Item Type Metadata
Citation
Buttonwood Agreement. Manuscript. From Museum of American Finance. http://www.moaf.org/exhibits/trading_street/index. (accessed November 2016).
Files
Citation
Unidentified Author, “Buttonwood Agreement,” Creating Digital History @ NYU, accessed September 17, 2026, https://aphnyu.org/creatingdigitalhistory/fall2016/items/show/20.
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