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Real property -- New York (State)

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

John Lowther Johnstone land accounts

 Collection — Volume 1: [Barcode: 31924065435087]
Identifier: 1067
Scope and content

Records of land sales on the Pulteney Estate, New York State; entries indicate that contracts were made on the terms of two dollars per acre. Among the names appearing are Robert Troup, Dugald Cameron, Moses Lyon, Reverend John Niles, and Moses Van Campen.

Dates: 1808-1816.

Pulteney Estate letters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 1371
Scope and content

Letters sent by Robert Troup and other agents to Sir William Pulteney and his heirs in London concerning his investments in New York State lands, commenting on economic conditions and the local political situation; correspondents include the Countess of Bath, Mrs. Betty Johnstone, Sir John Lowther Johnstone, Sir James Pulteney, and Charles Williamson.

Dates: 1801-1812.