Deed, dated May 19th, 1755, documenting the sale of 42 3/4 acres of one James Ensign to John Yelverton for the sum of 97 pounds and 4 shillings. This is most of the acreage on which the village of Chester developed.
Hand colored lantern slide showing Main Street in Tappan. The '76 House and the Dutch Reformed Church are both visible. There are people in the image, as well as telephone poles, wires and an automobile.
Official letter from Charles Broadhead, Ulster County Justice of the Peace to the Constable of New Paltz ordering Pieter Deyo to appear at the court in Kingston, NY to answer a complaint by Thoms Noyon, 1703.
This house on Western Highway, known as the Johannes I. Blauvelt House, has had several additions. The center portion has an unusual roof, part gambrel and part not. 1755 is the date for the center section, 1780 - for the north side, and 1862 for...