Old hotel brochures
such as this one for the Prospect House in Shelter Island, NY, are of great value to researcher and historians. This 1882 brochure is being offered by an eBay seller who describes the brochure this way: "The brochure is in great condition; archival tape was placed over fold long before it came to be part of my collection; very little corner wear; paper not brittle. This has been kept under glass, out of the sun in a smoke free home for many years."
Some of the items mentioned:
- New liberal management
- Sanitary condition
- Same owner as the Mansion House in Brooklyn, NY
- New electric lights
- Harry W. Avery proprietor
According to Wikipedia, Shelter Island is a town at the eastern end of Long Island. It forms the tip of Suffolk County and is separated from the rest of the county by water. Shelter Island was part of the original Plymouth Company land grant made by James I of England in 1620. On April 22, 1636 Charles I of England told that the colony which had not settled anywhere on Long Island it give the island to William Alexander, the Earl of Stirling. The grant gave Alexander all of Long Island and adjacent islands. Alexander gave James Farret power to act and his agent and attorney in settling Long Island. In reward Farret was allowed to chose 12,000 acres for his personal use. Farret chose Shelter Island and Robin's Island for his use. Farret in turn sold the islands to Stephen Goodyear, one of the founders of the New Haven Colony.
