Holland Land Company records 1796-1799

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Holland Land Company records 1796-1799

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These documents are records of the Holland Land Company's dealings with Aaron Burr in 1796 and 1799. Herman LeRoy, Jan Lincklaen, and Geritt Boon were Company agents. One document is a December 1, 1796 contract to sell Burr 100,000 acres of land in New York; it is signed by Burr and Herman LeRoy and witnessed by Alexander Hamilton and Theophile Cazenove. A second document is a cancellation of the contract, dated June 13, 1799. This cancellation is signed by Burr, Herman LeRoy, and Le Roy, Bayard & McEvers and witnessed by Theophile Cazenove and C. Hardoin. Attached to this cancellation is a plat drawing locating the land. The drawing, which has been mutilated, originally measured 15 x 19 inches

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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Burr, Aaron, 1756-1836

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Lincklaen, Jan

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Hardoin, C

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Cazenove, Théophile, 1740-1811

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LeRoy, Herman

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LeRoy, Bayard & McEvers (New York, N.Y.)

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Boon, Geritt

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Holland Land Company

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