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Overview of the Records
Repository:
New York State Archives
New York State Education Department
Cultural Education Center
Albany, NY 12230
Summary:
These records were generated because of a claim by John Jacob Astor to lands forfeited by Roger Morris and wife Mary Philipse.
Included are abstracts of sales of land by the commissioners of forfeitures giving descriptions of lands; acreage; purchaser's
names; purchase date and price paid. Also included is a report prepared for the surveyor general providing information on
certain lots in Morris' estate.
Creator:
Title:
Report and abstract of sales of land forfeited to New York State by Roger Morris and claimed by John Jacob Astor
Quantity:
0.2 cubic feet
2 volumes
Inclusive Dates:
1781-1819
Series Number:
A4013
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