Cockburn family papers, 1703-1827.

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Cockburn family papers, 1703-1827.

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Correspondence, accounts, agreements, wills, maps, and other papers. The earlier papers (1703-1809) largely concern colonial land grants in which William Cockburn, surveyor, acquired an interest. The later papers consist of personal accounts of William Cockburn Jr. and James Cockburn. Includes contemporary copies of surveys and patents, accounts of land sales and material on surveys, sales, boundary disputes and land in Ulster County.

.4 cubic ft.

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Cockburn, James, Sir, 1728 or 1729-1804

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James Cockburn, surveyor, was the son of surveyor and land commissioner William Cockburn of Plattekill, Ulster County, New York. From the description of Survey map of Stephen Lush's land in Western, Oneida County, New York, 1789. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 86164606 Epithet: Secretary to the Master General of the Ordaance British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000174.0x0002cf Epithet: of Skirli...

Cockburn, William, Sir, -1782

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Cockburn, W. (William), 1773-1858

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William Cockburn was a colonial and New York State land commissioner and surveyor who resided in Plattekill, Ulster County, New York. From the description of Two survey maps of Livingston Patent, Montgomery and Herkimer Counties and Young Patent, Schoharie and Otsego Counties, New York, 1767. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145408052 William Cockburn was a Colonial and New York State Land Commissioner and surveyor who resided in Plattekill, Ulster County, New York. ...

Cockburn family.

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