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Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776. Warrant to survey land, 1770 May 30.

Title: Warrant to survey land, 1770 May 30.

Warrant issued to Alexander Colden, Surveyor General of the Province of New York, to survey 37,000 acres for Charles McEvers, Theophylact Bache, Hamilton Young, and their associates for the purpose of granting land patents to them from His Majesty's Council by Cadwallader Colden. Signed by Cadwallader Colden at Fort George, New York, N.Y. Alexander Colden adds a signed directive to his Deputy Surveyor, William Cockburn, to carry out the survey.

ArchivalResource: 2 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122687834 View

Whiteside family. Whiteside family papers, 1769-1938.

Title: Whiteside family papers, 1769-1938.

This set of papers deals largely with the activities of Phineas and John Whiteside, pioneer farmers in Washington County, New York, who acted as agents (1785-90) in the handling of 3,756 acres of land for Henrietta Maria Colden and her son. The papers include deeds to Phineas Whiteside for 1,011 acres from Alexander Colden (1769) and Richard Nicholas Colden (1775) containing detailed information as to lots, names, rents, and terms, and with some rents fixed at 20 bushels of wheat per 100 acres; letters refusing rents in "the New Paper Money" and urging the payment of arrears, refusing payments in cash instead of kind but making an exception for the parsonage lease "in consideration of this being a public benefit"; and other papers relating to tenant landlord relationships. The papers dealing with Phineas Whiteside and his son John include labor accounts (1792, 1800-38), slave bills of sale (1800), general accounts (1807-18), inventories, and a series of letters (1819-30) from Thomas Whiteside of Champlain relating to mortgages, business, rents in Montreal, and the use of the herb scullcap to treat the victim of a rabid dog. Also, "A History of Phineas Whiteside and His Family," a pamphlet compiled by Ida Whiteside, as well as a supplement which deals with the Cambridge Committee of Public Safety, an anti-Tory group to which Phineas Whiteside belonged.

ArchivalResource: .4 cubic ft., 1 reel negative microfilm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/64074951 View

Colden, Cadwallader, 1688-1776. Cadwallader Colden Papers, 1677-1832 (bulk 1711-1775).

Title: Cadwallader Colden Papers, 1677-1832 (bulk 1711-1775).

Correspondence and papers (1692-1825) of Cadwallader Colden and other members of the Colden family. Many pertain to his activities and interests as Surveyor General of the Province of New York, Master in Chancery, Lieutenant Governor, moral philosopher, and scientist covering such topics as politics and government, Indian relations, physics, botany, etc.

ArchivalResource: 9.75 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476912237 View

Murray, Josephine L., Dr,. Autograph collection, 1771-1923.

Title: Autograph collection, 1771-1923.

Collection includes: cut signatures of John Quincy Adams (n.d.), Grover Cleveland (ca. 1904), Martin Van Buren (1859 May 2) and an early American forgery of George Washington's signature (ca. 1795), with a letter from Robert Spring (1863 March 17) regarding Washington autographs. Signed autograph letter from John Adams (1801 February 16) addressed to the United States Senate regarding property, typed signed letter from Calvin Coolidge (1923 December 8) to Major Stephen V.R. Crosby, signed autograph letter from Thomas Jefferson (1812 June 17) addressed to Mr. Gibson regarding debt Jefferson is unable to pay due to the failure of his tobacco crop. Signed typed letter from Woodrow Wilson (1913 March 7) addressed to Gordon Auchincloss, State Department, regarding maps received. Papers signed by John Murray Dunmore, Governor of the Bahamas (1787-1796) and Governor of Virginia (1771-1775) to Alexander Colden, surveyor of New York (1771 February 25) and document (1795 August 4) regarding Bahama Island. Collection also includes: engraved portraits of Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, John Adams, John Quincy Adams, and John Murray Dunmore. Photographs of: Coolidge, Cleveland, Van Buren, and Wilson.

ArchivalResource: 27 items, in box ; 27 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41392584 View

Cockburn, Will. A map of two tracts of land on the south side the Mohawk River the northernmost one granted to Philip Livingston & others 10th February 1762 and the other to Frederick Young & others 11th October 1765 a partition of which was made D 1767 / surveyed and run out accordingly D 1772 Will Cockburn, John Wigram, William Hume.

Title: A map of two tracts of land on the south side the Mohawk River the northernmost one granted to Philip Livingston & others 10th February 1762 and the other to Frederick Young & others 11th October 1765 a partition of which was made D 1767 / surveyed and run out accordingly D 1772 Will Cockburn, John Wigram, William Hume. 1772.

ArchivalResource: 1 map : ms., col., on parchment ; 76 x 63 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58670128 View

Colden, Cadwallader R., 1774-1839. Family papers, 1774-1844.

Title: Family papers, 1774-1844.

Deeds, correspondence, releases, a will, property maps, accounts, memoranda, court papers, etc. (1774-1844) which involve Colden, his brother Alexander (d. 1796), his mother Henrietta Maria Colden, and his wife Eliza. Most relate to property litigation, title, and sales of land in Newburgh, Lansingburg, Pittstown, and Cambridge, New York. Also included is a receipt book of Alexander Colden, a ship captain of New York City, recording expenses of his ship "Active" for May 1794-April 1796. In addition there are several later receipts pertaining to the settlement of his estate, Henrietta Maria Colden, executrix.

ArchivalResource: ca. 110 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58661255 View

Duane, James, 1733-1797. Duanesburg patent land papers, 1734-1835.

Title: Duanesburg patent land papers, 1734-1835.

This is a collection of papers relating to the lands in the Duanesburg Patent, recording several transfers of title by various speculators leading to the acquisition by Anthony and James Duane of some 100,000 acres. Included are deeds, leases, letters patent, legal papers and surveys. Persons owning property or involved in land title transactions include John Watts, William Cosby, Daniel Horsmanden, Walter Butler, George Harrison, Alexander Colden, Timothy Bagley, George Janeway, John Woodward, and Cadwallader Colden.

ArchivalResource: 76 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122582813 View

Survey map of Ten Eyck, Colden, Bleecker, Banyar, and Vrooman Lands, Schoharie County, New York, 1771.

Title: Survey map of Ten Eyck, Colden, Bleecker, Banyar, and Vrooman Lands, Schoharie County, New York, 1771.

A 1771 survey map of lands in Schoharie County, New York. The patent is unidentifed but may contain Myndert Schuyler's and shows Vroomans land as well as Jacob H. Ten Eyck, Alexander Colden, John R. Bleecker, and Goldsbrow Banyar. See Vrooman Family : survey map of Vrooman land, acc. no. 10258 and John R. Bleecker survey map of Myndert Schuyler Patent, acc. no. 4790.

ArchivalResource: 1 map : parchment, manuscript ; 33 x 67 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122574013 View

Brockett, Frank S.,. Brockett collection, 1773-1890.

Title: Brockett collection, 1773-1890.

Deeds, bonds, accounts, lists, scrapbooks, and letters pertaining to the Irvine family and Albany, Rensselaer and Washington Counties, New York. Deeds from Alexander and Cadwallader Colden. Also, papers pertaining to the Lourie family, of Washington County, including lists from "The Old Town" book (1773-1816) including slave owners, school districts, fire wardens, and town meetings of Albany County. Scrapbooks of John S. Crocker, Warden of the United States Jail in Washington, D. C., relating to President Garfield, Guiteau, the Jail, Washington, D. C. and other topics; letters from Crocker to his wife from Albany, Rikers Island, Libby Prison, Salisbury Prison, and from his stations with McClellan's and Burnside's armies, describing in detail the problems of his commands, his capture, a number of campaigns, and the Battle of Fredericksburg.

ArchivalResource: .3 cubic ft.; 4 v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/63937555 View

Cockburn, William. Two survey maps of Livingston Patent, Montgomery and Herkimer Counties and Young Patent, Schoharie and Otsego Counties, New York, 1767.

Title: Two survey maps of Livingston Patent, Montgomery and Herkimer Counties and Young Patent, Schoharie and Otsego Counties, New York, 1767.

Two 1767 maps by William Cockburn of Livingston Patent, Montgomery and Herkimer Counties and Young Patent, Schoharie and Otsego Counties, New York. One map gives land owners. The other map gives a description and survey figures. Young's Patent is outlined in blue.

ArchivalResource: 2 maps : manuscript, col. ; 95.5 x 77.5 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/145408052 View

A map of the bay from Tunderoga to Crown Point / Mr. Colden.

Title: A map of the bay from Tunderoga to Crown Point / Mr. Colden. [1759?]

ArchivalResource: 1 map on 2 assembled sheets : ms. ; 32 x 57 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/58670075 View

Banyar, Goldsbrow. Land papers, 1728-1868.

Title: Land papers, 1728-1868.

The collection consists of legal instruments for the acquisition and conveyance of real property, such as Letters Patent (civilian and military) and their supporting documents, deeds of many kinds (generally using the English procedure of Lease and Release), mortgages, bankruptcy indentures, a prenuptial agreement, and agreement settling an estate in new trustees but also intended to protect a woman's rights to her legacy, and a guardianship agreement by a Loyalist appointing trustees for his children. Various other papers relating to property and estates include tenant leases, bonds, surveys, maps, memoranda, lists, affidavits, powers of attorney, certificates, abstracts and exemplifications, indemnifications, and some correspondence. Encompassing the years 1728-1868, the documents were created primarily in two periods: 1761-1775 and the 1790's. There are only a few scattered items after 1829. Some dated after Banyar's death pertain to earlier proceedings; the remainder may be family papers.

ArchivalResource: 7.5 linear ft. (15 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/476520397 View

Colden, Alexander. Affidavit Regarding the Paltz Patent, 1750 September 24.

Title: Affidavit Regarding the Paltz Patent, 1750 September 24.

An affidavit sworn out in pursuance to the Governor's order of 1750 August 9 regarding the survey of the Paltz Patent. A significant point made in the affidavit is the location of Jeffrows Hook, a point of land on the Hudson River from which many measurements of the patent were made. Sworn at New York, N.Y.

ArchivalResource: 4 pages.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122611285 View

Colden, Alexander. Survey map of the south side of Stony Creek, Schoharie County, New York granted to Michael Byrne and others.

Title: Survey map of the south side of Stony Creek, Schoharie County, New York granted to Michael Byrne and others.

A survey map draft by Alexander Colden of land granted to Michael Byrne, Francis Rupert and others (including Lucas Vedder) in 1766-67, between the Brakabeen Creek and Stony Creek, near Fulton (formerly Middleburgh), Schoharie County, New York. The land was bordered by Adam Vrooman [Vrooman's Land] and north of the Schoharie Creek by Lawyer and Depeyster.

ArchivalResource: 1 map : manuscript ; 31 x 38 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122520175 View