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

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)--Washington County, New York--Argyle, 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, American, Petitions, Records and correspondence
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 View record
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