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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
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New York (State)
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New York (State)--Washington County
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New York--Argyle
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New York--Washington County
Language
English
Subjects
Land grants
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New York (State)
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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, American
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Petitions
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Records and correspondence
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Sources
Archival Collection Title
Edward E. Ayer Collection
Rights Status
No Copyright - United States
Newberry Open Access Policy
The Newberry makes its collections available for any lawful purpose, commercial or non-commercial, without licensing or permission fees to the library, subject to
these terms and conditions.
Contributing Institution
Newberry Library
Link to Catalog
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Call Number
Ayer MS 547
BibID
143016
Size
4797px × 7660px 105.16 MB
IIIF Resource Type
Canvas
Filename
991430168805867_ayer_ms_547_001.tif
Unique Identifier
NL11IBFE
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