Name/Title
Patent granted for 2600 acres to Richard Jerrard & William BullEntry/Object ID
002557Tags
Richard Gerrard, William BullScope and Content
This document is a formal receipt from the Auditor's Office in New York, dated April 24, 1788. It records a payment made by Daniel Bull to settle "Quit Rents" and a "Commutation" fee for a land patent originally granted in 1723.
Transcription
Patent granted Richard Gerard & William Bull for
2600 acres of Land in Orange County, dated 28 June 1723
at 2/6 per 100 acres
Whole Patent
2600 acres from 25 March 1765 to 29 September 1787
is 22 Yrs 6 m: 4 D:
deduct .... 8. [years]
14 Yrs 6 M: 4 d: à 65/ ............................ £ 47 : 3 : 2
14 Year Commutation ................................. £ 45 : 10 : --
Total: £ 92 : 13 : 2
Auditor’s Office New York 24 April 1788
Received of Daniel Bull Public Securities which with
Interest Calculated to the 29 September 1787, amounts
to ninety two pounds thirteen shillings and two pence
in full for Quit & Commutation on the above Patent.
Peter S. Curtenius State Audr.
Key Details
The Land: 2,600 acres in Orange County, NY, originally patented to Richard Gerard and William Bull.
The Payment: The total amount paid was £92 13s 2d (92 pounds, 13 shillings, and 2 pence).
Quit Rents: Under British colonial law, "Quit Rents" were small annual fees paid to the crown. After the Revolution, the State of New York allowed landowners to "commute" (pay a lump sum) to end these ongoing obligations forever.
The Official: The document is signed by Peter S. Curtenius, who served as the State Auditor of New York during this period.
