Report and abstract of sales of land forfeited to New York State by Roger Morris and claimed by John Jacob Astor, 1781-1819.
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New York (State). Dept. of Transportation.
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The Adirondack Highway Council was appointed by Governor Wilson in 1974 to preserve and enhance the special character of the Adirondack region while promoting cooperation among state agencies holding shared jurisdiction for transportation planning and environmental protection in the Adirondack Park. The Council included agency representatives from the Adirondack Park Agency (APA), the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), the Public Service Commission (PSC), and the Depart...
Livingston, Henry Alexander, 1776-1849
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Livingston was employed to complete this survey at the request of Amos Belden, agent of Frederick Philipse. The Philipse manor was forefited to New York State on the grounds of suspicion of complicity with the British army during the American Revolution by the Philipse family. From the description of Philipse Manor Survey Notebook, 1802. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122364396 This is a collection of family papers and land records assembled from single accessions relating t...
Morris, Roger, 1938-....
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New York (State). Surveyor General
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Through an 1819 law the legislature appointed Governor DeWitt Clinton, Surveyor General Simeon DeWitt, Secretary of State John V.N. Yates, Senator Martin Van Buren, Edmund C. Genet, George Tibbits, and Townsend McCoun as commissioners to study and report to the legislature on navigation of the Hudson River. From the description of Maps produced for the Commissioners to Report a Plan for Improving the Navigation of the Hudson River, 1820-1830, bulk 1820. (New York State Archives). Wor...
Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848
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John Jacob Astor organized the American Fur Company in 1808, and the Pacific Fur Company in 1810. In the spring of 1811 he established a post at Astoria on the Columbia River, but sold it to British interests in 1813. By 1817 Astor had gained control of all the Mississippi Valley posts of the Northwest and Southwest Companies. The Columbia Fur Company, one of Astor's major competitors, was absorbed in 1827. By 1834 Astor tired of the fur business and sold all of his interests. From t...
