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Cockburn family papers

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: 935

Scope and content

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.

Dates

  • 1703-1827.

Creator

Extent

.4 cubic feet. (.4 cubic feet.)

Language of Materials

English

Bibliographic References

-- Described in REPORT OF THE CURATOR AND ARCHIVIST, 1948-50.
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Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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