Indenture/Joshua Travis, Constable/Jeremiah Travis, Charles Moore, Joseph Travis, Abraham Purdy and John Stevens, Principal Freeholders of the Manor of Cortlandt
Indenture/Joshua Travis, Constable/Jeremiah Travis, Charles Moore, Joseph Travis, Abraham Purdy and John Stevens, Principal Freeholders of the Manor of Cortlandt
Entry/Object ID
HHV 002.141
Scope and Content
an affidavit that the constable of the Manor of Cortlandt gave public notice and assembled the freeholders who, by a plurality, chose Pierre Van Cortlandt to "be the representative to assist... the commander in chief of the Province of New York in General Assembly for said Province"
Context
Feb 14, 1769
Collection
Van Cortlandt Manuscript Collection
Archive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
Feb 14, 1769
Subjects
Political activity
Search Terms
Pierre Van Cortlandt, Colony of New York, General Assembly
