Deeds from Van Vorst to Colgate, 1827 to 1849

Series of deeds and emendations, from 1827 to 1849, by which Cornelius Van Vorst sold additional land to William Colgate, adjoining the "new factory now erecting." The Colgate Company was among the first and largest of the industries that would transform the former farming and fishing village of Van Vorst Township into the industrial center, Jersey City.