Opinion as to the Validity of John Tunicker's Will, 1784 June 2.

ArchivalResource

Opinion as to the Validity of John Tunicker's Will, 1784 June 2.

Woods renders his opinion that Tunicker's will is invalid and that the property of the estate, which was located in New York, N.Y. should be transferred to the eldest son and not shared equally by all the children. This opinion is corroborated by Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Smith.

2 p.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 6801285

Related Entities

There are 4 Entities related to this resource.

Hamilton, Alexander, 1757-1804

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67n11t3 (person)

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...

Woods, John Aubin.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6k07w9j (person)

Little is known about John Woods. From the description of John Woods papers 1770-1787 1770,1787. (Historical Society of W Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 47290814 Lawyer from New York, N.Y. From the description of Opinion as to the Validity of John Tunicker's Will, 1784 June 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122640998 ...

Tunicker, John.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6fx840v (person)

Smith, Thomas

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6js9nrv (person)

On August 21, 1775, the third revolutionary convention passed an ordinance establishing the office of state agent and commissary of stores to supervise the procurement, storage, and distribution of supplies needed by the army. William Aylett was appointed to the office. After he resigned in 1777 the office was divided, with Thomas Smith being appointed state agent and William Armistead commissary of stores. In 1776 assistant agents were appointed in Virginia, Europe, and the West Indies to overs...