John Bradstreet papers 1773-1795

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John Bradstreet papers 1773-1795

Papers dated 1773-1795 relating to the affairs of British Major General John Bradstreet and his lands near the Hudson River, including a certificate of indebtedness; a deed from Morgan Lewis; a letter to Colonel Oliver De Lancey; materials from Robert R. Livingston relative to the Indians; contemporary copies of proceedings of the Council of New York concerning lands and Indians, certified by Robert Harpur and Goldsborough Banyar; and a deed of Sir Charles Gould transferring the Bradstreet tract. One paper is endorsed with the initials of Alexander Hamilton

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Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

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Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757 – July 12, 1804) was an American revolutionary, statesman and Founding Father of the United States. Hamilton was an influential interpreter and promoter of the U.S. Constitution, the founder of the Federalist Party, as well as a founder of the nation's financial system, the United States Coast Guard, and the New York Post newspaper. As the first secretary of the treasury, Hamilton was the main author of the economic policies of the administration of P...

Lewis, Morgan, 1754-1844

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Lewis served in the American army during the Revolutionary War. He was a member of the New York Supreme Court from 1790-1804, and governor of New York from 1804-1807. Later, her served in the New York Senate and was a general in the War of 1812. From the description of Letter, 20 November 1832. (Harvard Law School Library). WorldCat record id: 234341743 ...

De Lancey, Oliver, 1718-1785

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Merchant, colonial politician and Loyalist soldier. From the description of Letter signed : New York, to Lieutenant-Governor James De Lancey, 1757 Sept. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270537875 Archibald Hamilton and Oliver De Lancey were New York loyalists who served on the side of the British during the American Revolutionary War. Hamilton was appointed Colonel Commandant of the Queens County Militia in 1778. De Lancey commanded three battalions, collectively known as ...

Livingston, Robert R., 1718-1775

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Livingston was a prominent landholder and Whig politician in New York State. His father (1688-1775) was also named Robert, as was his son (1746-1813), another prominent politican and 1st Chancellor of New York (1777-1801). From the description of [Letter] 1773 Dec. 2, Claremont, [New York to] Sir / Robt R. Livingston. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 259482513 ...

Banyar, Goldsbrow

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Goldsbrow Banyar (1724-1815) was a lawyer who served, for varying periods, as deputy secretary of the Province of New York, deputy surveyor and auditor of His Majesty's revenues arising in the Colony of New York, register of the colonial court of chancery, and register and principal surrogate of the prerogative court. A Loyalist during the Revolution, he lived afterwards in Albany as a wealthy landowner. From the description of Land papers, 1728-1868. (New York University). WorldCat ...

Harpur, Robert, 1731-1825

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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 ...

Gould, Charles, 1834-1893

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Government Geologist for Tasmania about 1862-1864. Came to Tasmania in 1859 to make a geological survey and prepare a book on the geology of Tasmania. He returned to London in 1873. From the description of OM72-53 Charles Gould Papers, 1872. (Libraries Australia). WorldCat record id: 755738657 Epithet: Chancellor of Salisbury British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000766.0x0003e5 Government Survey...

New York (State). Council.

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