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Title Petition of the several subscribers : to his excellency William Tryon esquire, captain, general & governor in chief in & over the Province of New:York...

Creator McIntyre, Donald, fl. 1771

Date 1771

Place New Hampshire, New York (State), New York (State)--Argyle, New York (State)--Washington County, New York--Washington County

Language English

Subjects Land grants, New York (State), Real property

Description Forms part of the Edward E. Ayer Manuscript Collection (Newberry Library)
For more information, consult the Special Collections Info. File.

Summary Petition submitted Aug. 1771 by Donald McIntyre and six other colonists to William Tryon, Governor of New York. In this document, the petitioners request the governor's assistance in resolving land grant disputes near Argyle in Albany County; county name later changed to Washington.

Biographical/Historical Note William Tryon (1729-1788) was transferred from the governorship of North Carolina to New York in 1771. During his tenure, Tryon encountered frontier disturbances caused by conflicting land claims between residents of New York and New Hampshire.

Extent 1 item (1 folded sheet (4 p.)) ; 32 cm

Format Manuscripts, Petitions, Records

Archival Collection Title Edward E. Ayer Collection

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Call Number Ayer MS 547

BibID 143016

Rights Status No Copyright - United States

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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IIIF Resource Type Canvas

Size 4797px × 7660px 105.16 MB

Filename 991430168805867_ayer_ms_547_001.tif

Unique Identifier NL11IBFE