Writ of Inquiry, 1786 May 6.

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Writ of Inquiry, 1786 May 6.

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A writ ordering the sheriff of the City and County of Albany to inquire into the costs incurred by William Rockefeller in providing "meat, drink and lodging" to Henry I. Van Rensselaer, Caspar Huyck, Jeremiah Muller, and twelve other men. The men apparently obtained the goods and services listed above from Rockefeller and refused to pay for them. Rockefeller requested the court pass a judgement against the men for the past due amount. The sheriff was ordered to ascertain the amount for the court's judgement.

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Huyck, Caspar.

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Henry I. (Hendrick) Van Rensselaer (ca. 1742-1813) was the son fo Johannes (1708-1783) and Engeltie (Livingston) Van Rensselaer who had inherited Claverack from his father Hendrick. Henry I. Van Rensselaer married Rachel Douw in 1765. In 1777 he was commissioned a Colonel of the Continental Forces. Johannes Van Rensselaer died in 1783 and in 1784 Claverack was divided between his children. Claverack originally encompassed lands south of Kinderhook, north of Livingston Manor, and west to the Huds...