Documents; Contracts; Land; Land grants; Croplands; Farms; Cows; Cattle;
A seven year lease of 300 acres of farmland to John Kinner and Capt. Daniel Denton by Peter Clowes and William Holly in exchange for two fat cows at the end of each year.
This indenture document the sale of the store house of Leah L. Yelverton and Thomas Yelverton in uptown Chester in addition to a lot along the Warwick Valley Railroad to Joseph Durland. This store still stands at the
This indenture documents the sale of the lot on Main Street purchased by Francis Tuthill & John S. Seely together in 1847 to Francis Tuthill following the construction of a brick store building.
This indenture documents the sale of lots number 5 and 6 in the East division of the Township of Goshen, later, in 1845, to become part of the Town of Chester.
This document, filed with the Orange County Clerk, defines the boundaries of Hazzard J. Manning's 7 1/2 acre lot located on the road leading from Chester to Oxford, bounded by the farms of David G. Drake and the late Oliver Smith.
The "Articles of Copartnership" signed by Warren Delano for shares in Russell and Company. The document dictates the conditions of partnership in the company and how profits will be divided. Russell and Company traded in tea, silk, and opium in...
Undated contract listing names of workmen and the number of days they will be working on the Nyack Turnpike. The contract also includes their pay rate.
Certification, written in French in 1709, recognizing an earlier contract made in 1689 between Jean Cottin and the Village of New Paltz concerning land given to Cottin in compensation for his services as a schoolmaster.
Contract between schoolmaster Jean Cottin and members of the New Paltz Village Council, granting him permission to use a specific dwelling and adjoining farm land for he and his family as long as he remains their schoolmaster.
