Martha Bradstreet papers circa 1750-1877 1800-1840

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Martha Bradstreet papers circa 1750-1877 1800-1840

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/beinecke.bradstreet

The papers consist chiefly of handwritten copies of maps, survey reports, and other legal documents related to litigation by Martha Bradstreet to gain title to land throughout the Mohawk River Valley in New York State. The land, including portions of Cosby's Manor and Utica, was originally the property of Major General John Bradstreet (1714-1774), the stepfather of her father, Samuel Bradstreet. The papers served as evidence for litigation by Martha Bradstreet against owners and tenants of the land. Survey reports and maps in the collection document landownership in the regions, as well as partitions and subdivisions made during the early nineteenth century within the Mohawk River Valley communities, especially in Utica, as well as Deerfield, Masonville, and Tompkins. The papers include a holograph manuscript of Bradstreet's (1827). It details thirty-five cases she brought in federal courts and the unfavorable rulings made by Justice Alfred Conkling (1789-1874) of United States District Court for the Northern District of New York. A small amount of correspondence includes letters and draft letters pertaining to her litigation and personal letters from her friend Clarissa "Clara" Bartlett Gregory Catlin (1807-1845). An Offering at the Altar of Truth

0.63 linear feet (3 boxes, including 2 oversize boxes, and 23 broadside folders)

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6348947

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Bradstreet family.

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Bradstreet, Martha, 1780-

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Martha Bradstreet (1780- ). From the description of Papers, 1838-1862. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191317041 Claimant to land in Utica (N.Y.); member of a family which was prominent in Ireland and New York State. From the description of Martha Bradstreet papers, 1772-1868. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 475985026 Martha Bradstreet (1780-1871) was the step-granddaughter of Major General John Bradstreet (1714-1774). She ...

Conkling, Alfred, 1789-1874

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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 ...

Catlin, Clarissa Bartlett Gregory, 1807-1845.

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Bradstreet family.

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Bradstreet, Samuel, d. 1784.

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