Sales records, 1784-1787.

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Sales records, 1784-1787.

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Records of sales, 1784-1787, of forfeited property in New York City and nieghboring counties, kept by the Commissioners of Forfeiture of New York State's Southern District. Volume of sales records for forfeited property in the City and County of New York, 1784-1787, records the name of the former owner, purchaser, date of sale, price, and precise location of the property. Records are certified by the Southern District's Commissioners of Forfeiture, Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip Van Cortlandt, and include an index of purchasers. Additional volume contains abstracts of sales of forfeited property, 1784-1787, for the greater Southern District. Entries include the acreage of the property, name of purchaser, name of forfeiter, the person to whom the property was conveyed, the price and date of sale, amount of money received, etc. Also included are seven individual documents addressed to the Commissioners by Dr. Charles McKnight, 1784 May-1784 Jul., applying for specified forfeited estates in New York City and vicinity and laid into the back of the volume. Volumes include numerous records for sales of properties formerly belonging to noted loyalists James DeLancey and Frederick Philipse.

2 v. (ca. 371 p.)

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Philipse, Frederick, 1720-1786.

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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 ...

De Lancey, James, 1732-1800

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Loyalist, colonial politician, and turfman of New York City, later removing to England at the outbreak of the American Revolution. After the war he became active in working to help get compensation from the British government for loyalists whose property was confiscated by the Americans. From the description of Family papers, 1735-1869 (bulk 1760-1800). (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58662750 James De Lancey served as Lieutenant Governor of the Province (Colony) ...

New York (State). Commissioners of Forfeitures, for the Southern District.

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Commissioners officially empowered in 1784 to take possession of and conduct public sales of lands confiscated from attainted or indicted New York loyalists. Isaac Stoutenburgh and Philip Van Cortlandt were the Commissioners of Forfeiture for New York's designated Southern District which included the counties of New York, Suffolk, Queen's, King's, and Richmond. From the description of Sales records, 1784-1787. (New York University). WorldCat record id: 58771736 ...

Stoutenburgh, Isaac, 1767-1859

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