Timothy Matlack farm auction broadside 1823

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Timothy Matlack farm auction broadside 1823

http://dlib.nyu.edu/findingaids/html/bhs/arms_1978_190_matlack/arms_1978_190_matlack.html

A broadside, dated 1823, that advertises the auction of a farm locted in Flushing, Queens to be sold by Timothy Matlack. The farm was situated on 248 acres of land and was located on the banks of Little Neck Bay. The broadside provides detailed information on the characteristics of the property.

0.08 Linear feet; in one folder

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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Matlack, Timothy, 1736-1829

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Timothy Matlack (March 28, 1736 – April 14, 1829) was a brewer and beer bottler who emerged as a popular and powerful leader in the American Revolutionary War, Secretary of Pennsylvania during the war, and a delegate to the Second Continental Congress in 1780. He became one of Pennsylvania's most provocative and influential political figures, but he was removed from office by his political enemies at the end of the war; however, he returned to power in the Jeffersonian era. Matlack was known for...