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Clinton, DeWitt, 1769-1828. Van Cortlandt House collection, 1648-1806.

Title: Van Cortlandt House collection, 1648-1806.

A collection of papers formerly in the possession of the museum at the Van Cortlandt House in the Bronx, with dates ranging from 1648 to 1806. The collection includes deeds, mortgages, letters, military returns, and maps. Much of the material relates to the affairs of the Van Cortlandt family. Seventeenth-century documents include three relating to Robert Williams of Oyster Bay: the 1648 deed recording his purchase of land in the area of Oyster Bay (N.Y.) from Pugnipan, sachem of the Matinnecock Indians; a confirmation of his purchase from Governor Robert Nicolls of New York, dated 1666/7; and letters of administration issued to his widow, Sarah, and his executors, in 1682, with a copy of his will. Other seventeenth-century documents include a certificate of survey dated 1661 (in Dutch), by Jacques Cortelyou, of a lot in Pearl Street, done for Jacques Cousseau, and a deed for property in New York City, signed by Ariaen Dircksen and dated 1679/80. Eighteenth-century deeds and mortgages relate mainly to property in New York City and New York State, with one 1800 deed for a lot in Washington (D.C.). There is also a grant from the City of New York to Augustus Van Cortlandt for a water-lot on the Hudson River, dated 1765. A few miscellaneous military documents include the morning report of the 17th British Regiment, in camp at Crown Point, June 17, 1760. Some letters relate to the Revolutionary War; writers include Horatio Gates, Leonardus Chester, and Benjamin Whitcomb. Other correspondence includes letters from DeWitt Clinton, Governor George Clinton, and the younger Pierre Van Cortlandt.

ArchivalResource: 0.5 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58780860 View

Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1762-1848. Pierre Van Cortlandt correspondence, 1787-1845.

Title: Pierre Van Cortlandt correspondence, 1787-1845.

Collection consists mainly of letters received by Van Cortlandt.

ArchivalResource: .4 linear foot (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122687132 View

Heath, William, 1737-1814. Papers.

Title: Papers. 1776-1782.

General, Continental troops. Peekskill, 23 November 1776, note to Pierre Van Cortlandt requesting a copy of the Continental Congress' resolution to muster an army; orders for the 9th Massachusetts Regiment to march to Peekskill in order to relieve the 7th Regiment.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7881414 View

Smith, Melancton, 1744-1798. Report of canvassing committees, 1792 June 12.

Title: Report of canvassing committees, 1792 June 12.

Report of the committee appointed to canvass the votes from the last election to determine the true winners. Their findings verified the election of George Clinton and Pierre Van Cortlandt as Governor and Lieutenant Governor and the election of Henry Cruger, John Schenck, Selah Strong, Joseph Hasbrouck, John Frey, Robert Woodworth, and John Livingston as Senators. Report is signed by Melancton Smith, Daniel Graham, Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr., David McCarthy, Jonathan N. Havens, David Gelston, and Thomas.

ArchivalResource: 2 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122629486 View

Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1721-1814. Autograph letter signed : "At Beekmans Mills," to his son, Pierre "In Congress", 1812 Jun. 3.

Title: Autograph letter signed : "At Beekmans Mills," to his son, Pierre "In Congress", 1812 Jun. 3.

On local and family matters.

ArchivalResource: 1 item (1 p.) ; (8vo)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/270574080 View

Van Cortlandt-Van Wyck family papers, 1759-1874.

Title: Van Cortlandt-Van Wyck family papers, 1759-1874.

Papers of the related Van Cortlandt and Van Wyck families include a letter from William Smith to Pierre Van Cortlandt, 1759, concerning arrangements for sale of land in Westchester County; accounts kept by Pierre Van Cortlandt concerning purchase and sale of flour, wheat, pork, shoes, hay, pasturage privileges, and other items, 1774-1775; letter from Pierre Van Cortlandt to his brother concerning prospective buyer of their mill for a comb factory, 1829; estate inventories of Philip Van Cortlandt, 1832; vendue lists of items sold from the estate of Philip G. Van Wyck, 1835; several letters between Pierre and Philip Van Wyck concerning land and money matters, 1830s-1840s; legal opinion on the complaint of Pierre Van Cortlandt concerning appraisal of his land along the Croton River which was condemned for use in the Croton Aqueduct, 1844; and miscellaneous land surveys, deeds, promissory notes, receipts, bonds, mortgages, insurance policy, and lists.

ArchivalResource: 73 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155543379 View

Van Cortlandt family. Van Cortlandt family papers, 1688-1846.

Title: Van Cortlandt family papers, 1688-1846.

Van Cortlandt family papers, ca. 1688 - ca. 1846, including wills, correspondence, maps, surveyors' field notes, legal documents (mostly related to their landholdings), and other miscellaneous papers. The collection includes papers related to the estate of Catharine Van Wyck (née Van Cortlandt); legal papers related to Philip Van Cortlandt, letters from him, and an inventory of his estate; letters and other papers of the elder and the younger Pierre Van Cortlandt; a letterbook of John Van Cortlandt, 1777-1786; John Van Cortlandt's notebook, 1746-1756; a list of 801 freeholders in Westchester County, dated 1763 and arranged by towns; Oloff (Oliver) Van Cortlandt's will; and deeds to properties in New York City and New York State, with dates ranging from 1688 to 1817, as well as other miscellaneous papers.

ArchivalResource: 0.8 linear feet (2 boxes, 1 oversize)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58780826 View

Papers, 1663-1932.

Title: Papers, 1663-1932.

Papers include bills, deeds, receipts, commissions, letters, agreements, mortgages, accounts, maps and land surveys, leases, inventories, military records, memoranda, slave documents, wills and estate papers, legal papers, lists, bonds, genealogy, and memorabilia. Persons represented include Philip Van Cortlandt, his son Pierre Van Cortlandt, and Pierre's sons Philip Van Cortlandt and Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. Correspondence, which includes many letters from Pierre (b.1721) to his sons Philip and Pierre Jr., 1777-1803, and a series from Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. to his farm manager William Miller, concerning household goods, land transactions, land rents, mills, ferries, the Revolutionary War, business affairs, finances, family news, political news, the War of 1812, personal estates, water rights at Croton, and farm management. Other items include journal, receipt book, and account book of Pierre Van Cortlandt (b.1721); school records, 1795-1798, and assessment rolls, 1808-1811, for the Town of Cortlandt; account books of Gertruyd Beekman (Mrs. Henry Beekman) with entries on her Cortlandt relatives, 1723-1766; receipts, accounts, returns, reports, and orders from the Revolutionary War and New York militia affairs, 1775-1825; and family correspondence and papers of the related Van Wyck family, 1825-1861.

ArchivalResource: ca. 8 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/155539622 View