Transcription
CATALOG NUMBER S 962
OBJECT NAME reward to convict those guilty of timber theft
DATE January 7, 1772
AUTHOR Philip John Schuyler
RECIPIENT
MEDIUM Paper, ink
PEOPLE
PLACES Saratoga, Hudson River
KEYWORDS trespassers, timber, reward, various land lots,
Whereas I have received Information that / Persons great distruction is made of Timber On / the Saratoga pattent that part of the Saratoga / Pattent which belongs to me or of which I have / the Disposal, which is Contained In the following / Lotts[sic] viz.’ No.. 2. No.. 3, No..10. No.. 11. No.. 16. No.. 17. No.. 20. / No.. 23. No.. 26. No.. 27. on the west side of Hudsons / River, No.. 29. No.. 32. No.. 33. No.. 37. +40h-? No.. 40 / and No.. 41 on the East side of Hudsons River, I / do therefore hereby offered a reward of Five / pounds to any person whatever who shall make / Discovery of any Trespafser [^or trespafsers] on any of the said / Lotts, not disposed off so that he or they may be / thereof Convicted to the damage of ten pounds & / upwards Given under my hand this 7’h Day / of January 1772 Ph: Schuyler
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General Philip / Schuyler
[CALCULATIONS - not transcribed]Transcriber
Kathryn AlexanderLanguage
English
