Van Cortlandt-Van Wyck family papers, 1759-1874.

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Van Cortlandt-Van Wyck family papers, 1759-1874.

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Papers of the related Van Cortlandt and Van Wyck families include a letter from William Smith to Pierre Van Cortlandt, 1759, concerning arrangements for sale of land in Westchester County; accounts kept by Pierre Van Cortlandt concerning purchase and sale of flour, wheat, pork, shoes, hay, pasturage privileges, and other items, 1774-1775; letter from Pierre Van Cortlandt to his brother concerning prospective buyer of their mill for a comb factory, 1829; estate inventories of Philip Van Cortlandt, 1832; vendue lists of items sold from the estate of Philip G. Van Wyck, 1835; several letters between Pierre and Philip Van Wyck concerning land and money matters, 1830s-1840s; legal opinion on the complaint of Pierre Van Cortlandt concerning appraisal of his land along the Croton River which was condemned for use in the Croton Aqueduct, 1844; and miscellaneous land surveys, deeds, promissory notes, receipts, bonds, mortgages, insurance policy, and lists.

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Van Cortlandt (Family)

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Members of the Van Cortlandt family were major Westchester County landowners and New York politicians from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century, and Revolutionary War soldiers. ...

Van Wyck, Pierre Cortlandt, -1827

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Van Wyck, Philip, 1903-

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Van Cortlandt, Philip, 1749-1831

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Revolutionary officer and N.Y. legislator. From the description of Autograph letter signed : "Tunkanock Creek," to General Edward Hand, 1779 May 23. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270574076 ...

Van Wyck, Philip G.

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Philip G. Van Wyck. From the description of Library catalog, 1839. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 191275413 ...

Van Cortlandt, Pierre, 1762-1848

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Pierre Van Cortlandt, Jr. (1762-1848) was a soldier and politician from Westchester County, New York. He was a U.S. Congressman from 1811-1812 and a brigadier general in the Westchester militia during the War of 1812. His first wife, Catharine Clinton Taylor, was the daughter of George Clinton, governor of New York from 1777 to 1795 and 1801 to 1804, and vice-president under Jefferson and Madison, 1804-1812. Van Cortlandt was the son of Pierre Van Corlandt (1721-1814) wh...

Smith, Will

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William Smith was a Philadelphia general merchant. From the description of Letterbook, 1771-1775. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122584914 Moses Greenleaf, Jr., was a surveyor, cartographer, writer, and pioneer Maine settler. William Smith was an agent for Eastern Lands. From the description of Autograph letter, signed, to Moses Greenleaf, 1815 Feb. 15. (Maine Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 732317151 ...