This letter was written by nineteen year old Samuel to his father Dr. John Bard. Samuel's ship was captured by the French as he sailed to England to pursue his medical education. Kept as a prisoner of war in the south of France, Samuel later...
In this letter written from a French prison, Samuel Bard reassures his parents that he is well, indicating that he has not yet been a victim of "seasoning," presumably a term of abuse. This letter was written during the fifth month of his...
Hyde Park Post Office Mural Panel 6. From "Murals in the Hyde Park, New York Post Office," published by Town of Hyde Park Historical Society: In the late 1780s. Dr. John Bard and Dr. Samuel Bard examine their new Italian melons, fertilized with...
Hyde Park Post Office Mural Panel 7. From "Murals in the Hyde Park Post Office": "The Bard Hosack Farm with the Red House (built 1764 by Dr. John Bard, located north of St. James Church, model for the present Post Office). Merino sheep imported to...
It is interesting to note that this land transaction document between John Carman and John Yelverton for 85 acres of land was not signed by John Yelverton. He died within a year of this indenture and perhaps that explains why it bears the...
Bridgett Jones gives one hundred and twenty pound mortgage to Abijah Yelverton, secured by Cromline Tract Lot three. Abijah Yelverrton satisfied this obligation in 1776.
This indenture documents the purchase by Abijah Yelverton of several lots in Newburgh for five shillings. But the next day, 12/28/1775, he purchases the same proporties for one hundred pounds.
This indenture documents the purchase by Abijah Yelverton of several lots in Newburgh for one hundred pounds that he appeared to purchase the day before for five shillings.
This indenture documents the sale by Samuel Gelston, a Gentleman and his Wife, Elizabeth of a 193 acre plot to Nehemiah Smith for five shilling plus one Pepper Corn to be delivered in and upon the Feast of St. Michael the Archangel.
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This document inscribed with a quill pen on parchment, records the sale of the 3066 acre Gray Court Plantation with certain personal property included in the sale. An attached paper memorandum of the chattels referred to in the primary document,...
Hector St. John (Michel-Guillaume Jean de Crevecoeur) formally sells his Pine Hill Farm, which he bought in 1769, to Thomas Moffatt.
During the American Revolution, he refused to take up arms against the British. Therefore, he was suspected of...
