Minutes and observations relative to the estate of the late Major General John Bradstreet 1783-1786

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Minutes and observations relative to the estate of the late Major General John Bradstreet 1783-1786

This item document the mismanagement of John Bradstreet's estate by executor Philip Schuyler. The minutes and observations detail discrepancies in the estate accounts that John Charles Evans, husband of Agatha Bradstreet, discovered after numerous interviews with Schuyler and others familiar with the estate, between 1783 and 1786.

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Schuyler, Philip John, 1733-1804

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Philip John Schuyler (November 20 [O.S. November 9] 1733 – November 18, 1804) was an American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York. He is usually known as Philip Schuyler, while his son is usually known as Philip J. Schuyler. Born in Albany, Province of New York, into the prosperous Schuyler family, Schuyler fought in the French and Indian War. He won election to the New York General Assembly in 1768 and to the Continental Congress in 1775. He planned the...

Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774

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Epithet: Captain British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000473.0x000337 Army officer. From the description of John Bradstreet correspondence, 1763. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451224 John Bradstreet (1711-1774), a soldier who served with the British and colonial forces, 1735-1774, gained recognition for his extraordinary abilities with that class of irregulars known as "battoe-men." Governor ...

Bradstreet, Martha, b. 1780

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Bradstreet family

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Evans, Charles John

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This document was created by Charles John Evans, husband of John Bradstreet's daughter, Agatha Bradstreet. John Bradstreet (1714-1774) was a Major General in the British Colonial army who participated in the French and Indian War and other military engagements leading up to the American Revolution. He died in New York City in 1774, leaving his friend General Philip Schuyler as the executor of his estate. Schuyler mismanaged the Bradstreet's assets and entered into a protracted legal...