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Auction: 317 - The Collector's Series
Lot: 1001

Verplanck, Gulian (1698-1751). Quartet of papers: 1) Indenture between "Gulian Verplanck of the City of New York Merchant… and Cornelius Polhemus of Dutchess County husbandman" for the lease of a certain parcel of land, known as Lot Number two, in Dutchess County. One page, 13 x 16 ½", May 1, 1751. Signed "Guln. Verplanck" and "Cornelius Polhemus" at bottom right, a red wax seal by each signature. Rent notations from 1754 to 1773 on verso, some signed by Mary Verplanck. Some foxing and soiling; 2) Ledger "Account of Papers concerning Real Estate in the Province of New York". Three and one-quarter pages, folio. Entries from 1722 to 1773 list grantors and grantees including Gulian and a number of Verplancks, Livingstons, etc. Some tears and light smudge; 3) Document of the Trustees of the Town of Kingston concerning land and property held by Verplancks, Livingstons, etc. Three and one half pages, 10 x 7 7/8", "the thirteenth day of May in the nineteenth Year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George the Second". Signed "Johannes Janson President" (of the Trustees) and "Henry De Witt clerk"; 4) Similar document to last. Titled "Corporation of Kingston Bond" 1746 on verso. Both with nicks and tears, but intact. Good to About Fine. [4]

Estimate
$200 to $300