Lloyd family papers, 1654-1822, Volume 2 | NYHS Digital Collections

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Mss Collection - BV Lloyd family (MS 1728.2)

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Lloyd family papers, 1654-1822

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New-York Historical Society

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Lloyd family papers, 1654-1822, Volume 2

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1716 to 1750

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Bill of lading signed by Samuel Emmes, March 1, 1715.

Bill of lading for 370 bushels of wheat shipped by Samuel Emmes for Henry Lloyd on the sloop Dolphin from Queen's Village to Boston to be received by David Johnson & Company.

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Robert Auchmuty letter to Henry Lloyd, April 16, 1717.

Letter from Robert Auchmuty, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, giving his legal opinion on property and conveyances. A fragment of another leaf is affixed with Auchmuty's opinion on Lloyd family property dated January 14, 1716 on one side and, in another hand, the end of the title history of Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck on the reverse.

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May Bickley letter to Henry Lloyd, January 16, 1716

Copy of letter from May Bickley, New York, giving his legal opinion on Henry Lloyd's right to the property of Queen's Village at Lloyd Neck based on the title history provided by Lloyd, attached here as A state of the case of Queen's Village at Lloydneck (pages [2-4]); original in Lloyd family papers, 1654-1822, volume 1, folder 2.

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Lloyd papers, Vol. II. [binding, top board]

Half-leather over pebble embossed cloth.

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Lloyd papers, Vol. II. [binding, top board, pastedown]

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Temple Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, October [6?], 1717.

Letter from Temple Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, with business news and family greetings.

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John Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, May 24, 1717.

Letter from John Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, with family news.

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Francis Brinley letter to Henry Lloyd, June 12, 1717.

Letter from Francis Brinley, Newport, R.I., to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, giving his legal opinion on Lloyd's dispute with John Eastwick regarding the property of Queen's Village at Lloyd Neck.

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John Nelson letter to John Eastwick, April 20, 1717, with an unsigned addendum to Peter Vallet, May 6, 1717.

Letter from John Nelson, Boston, to John Eastwick, Jamaica, relaying Robert Auchmuty's and Francis Brinley's legal opinions on Henry Lloyd's case for Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, and Lloyd's offer to Eastwick; followed by an unsigned note to Peter Vallet, New York, asking him to forward the letter to Eastwick. Torn at folds; repaired with silk tape obscuring several lines of text.

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John Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, October 14, 1717.

Letter from John Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, discussing John Eastwick's response to Lloyd's offer in his case for the property of Queen's Village, and enclosing a fragment of a letter from Eastwick to Nelson rejecting Lloyd's terms. Damaged at folds with loss of a few words.

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Margaret Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, August 31, 1719.

Letter from Margaret Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, with an accounting of expenses paid for Henry Lloyd, Jun. since arriving in Boston and family news and greetings. Damaged with loss to complimentary close.

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John Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, April 20, 1717.

Letter from John Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, giving progress of Lloyd's case for the property of Queen's Village and family greetings.

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Temple Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, May 16, 1720.

Letter from Temple Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, with business news and family greetings. Most of address torn away.

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Margaret Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, March 28, 1720.

Letter from Margaret Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, expressing her concern for Rebecca Lloyd following an illness.

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John Nelson indenture, May 10, 1720.

Indenture between John Nelson, Boston, and Addington Davenport and Edward Lyde, both of Boston, for Long Island, Boston Harbor, Mass. Witnessed by D. Foster, Benj. Baxter, and Margaret Cole.

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Fragment of John Eastwick letter to John Nelson, [1717?]

Fragment of a letter from John Eastwick, to John Nelson, Boston, rejecting the terms of payment of Henry Lloyd's settlement offer for Eastwick's interest in Queen's Village; enclosed with Nelson's October 14, 1717 letter to Lloyd.

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Temple Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, March 20, 1721.

Letter from Temple Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding money owed by Lloyd to a Capt. Clark.

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John Nelson letter to Rebecca Lloyd, May 9, 1720.

Letter from John Nelson, Boston, to Rebecca Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, expressing concern over her poor health and encouraging her to visit Boston; followed by a brief note to Rebecca from her sister, Mehitable Temple.

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John Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, July 4, 1720.

Letter from John Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding a visit of her brother Paschal to Queen's Village, and a visit of Rebecca to Boston, money owed by Lloyd to a Capt. Clark, and family news.

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John Nelson letter to Rebecca Lloyd, June 14, 1720.

Letter from John Nelson, Boston, to Rebecca Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding a visit of her brother Paschal to Queen's Village, and a visit of Rebecca to Boston; business calculations on verso.

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John Eastwick bond, February 4, 1719.

Bond of John Eastwick, Jamaica, and his wife, Grizzell, to Henry Lloyd who is to be paid 2000 pounds by Eastwick; witnessed by Daniel Masse and Thomas Kandall; attested by Masse and Kandall, April 7, 1719, before John Johnstone, Mayor of New York.

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Temple Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, July 4, 1720.

Letter from Temple Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding money owed by Lloyd to a Capt. Clark and inquiring about Rebecca Lloyd's health and encouraging Henry to permit her to visit Boston. Left side of sheet torn away with loss to address on verso.

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Temple Nelson letter to Henry Lloyd, October 10, 1720.

Letter from Temple Nelson, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding money owed by Lloyd to a Capt. Clark and expressing concern for Rebecca Lloyd's continued poor health.

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Margaret Nelson letter to Rebecca Lloyd, April 18, 1720.

Letter from Margaret Nelson, Boston, to Rebecca Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, expressing concern over her poor health and encouraging her to visit Boston.

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Henry Lloyd bond, August 30, 1743.

Bond of Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, to John Steel, Boston, in settlement for one seventh interest in Long Island, Boston Harbor belonging to the widow and children of Temple Nelson; witnessed by Richard Cary and Edward Winslow. Seal excised.

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Melancthon Taylor Woolsey deed, December 14, 1744.

Deed conveying ownership of three fifths of Dosoris, Glen Cove to Melancthon Taylor Woolsey from his parents, Benjamin and Abigail Woolsey for £2000; witnessed by John Lloyd and Benjamin Woolsey, Jun.; memorandum of David Jones dated April 30, 1759 confirming the attestation of Abigail Woolsey; recorded in the Secretary's Office, New York June 14, 1759 by Goldsbrow Banyar.

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Henry Lloyd quitclaim deed, August 30, 1743.

Quitclaim deed from Elizabeth Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, transferring her right to one seventh interest in Long Island, Boston Harbor to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck; witnessed by Paschal Nelson and Joseph Lloyd.

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John Denton lease, January 7, 1744.

Lease of a house on the manor of Queen's Village by John Denton, a weaver, from Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck; witnessed by Melancthon Taylor Woolsey and John or Joseph Lloyd.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. power of attorney, March 3, 1744.

Document giving Henry Lloyd, Jun., Long Island, Boston Harbor, power of attorney for Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, to effect the sale of Henry Lloyd's one seventh interest in Long Island, Boston Harbor; witnessed by John Lloyd and Sara Lloyd. Damaged and repaired at fold with loss of several letters.

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William Henry Smith letter to Henry Lloyd, May 5, 1744.

Letter from William Henry Smith, Manor of St. George, Setauket, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding difficulties he is having with his father, Col. Henry Smith.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. letter to Henry Lloyd, December 31, 1745.

Letter from Henry Lloyd, Jun., Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding finding James Lloyd a position, shipping clover seed, and recent weather.

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Addington Davenport will, February 1, 1744.

Copy of the will of Addington Davenport, Boston; witnessed by Timothy Cutler, Thomas Gunter, and B. Pollard.

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Henry Lloyd letter to the Supervisors of Queens County, July 29, 1746.

Copy of a letter from Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, to the Supervisors of Queens County disputing the tax rate levied upon Lloyd's property. Followed by a copy of a letter from Lloyd to Benjamin Whitehead, one of the Supervisors, on the same subject, with a note that the same letter was also sent to Samuel Fish, Samuel Lawrence, and Jacob Smith at Hempstead, all Supervisors. Followed by a copy of a letter from Lloyd to Benjamin Hinchman asking him to forward the letter to the Supervisors.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. letter to Henry Lloyd, September 30, 1746.

Letter from Henry Lloyd, Jun., Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, discussing Robert Temple's intention to buy Long Island, Boston Harbour, and business news including the effects of preparations for an attack by the French fleet.

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Nathaniel Lloyd letter to Henry Lloyd, December 16, 1746.

Letter from Nathaniel Lloyd, Stamford, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Elizabeth Lloyd's infatuation with Samuel Fitch, the lack of progress in his studies, and current events in the church including the resignation of Rev. Roger Price from King's Chapel in Boston.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. letter to Henry Lloyd, May 7, 1745.

Letter from Henry Lloyd, Jun., Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, discussing the siege of Louisbourg and possibly building a sloop.

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John Lloyd letter to Henry Lloyd, October 16, 1746.

Letter from John Lloyd, Stamford, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Henry Lloyd selling the Lloyd Neck property and the prospects of Elizabeth Lloyd finding a good match; with an inventory of Rebecca Woolsey's things.

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William Henry Smith letter to Henry Lloyd, April 14, 1746.

Letter from William Henry Smith, Manor of St. George, Setauket, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, thanking Lloyd for items sent, seeking assistance having other items shipped, describing his difficulties with livestock, and inquiring about purchasing a slave.

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Queen's County tax bill for Queen's Village, June 2, 1747.

Tax bill assessed by the Supervisors of Queens County for Henry Lloyd's Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck property signed by Samuel Fish, Samuel Lawrence, and Benjamin Whitehead; with a receipt signed by John Willett, Treasurer, for £9 6s 2p received from Benjamin Hinchman, October 6, 1747.

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Ebenezer Pemberton letter to Henry Lloyd, November 6, 1747.

Letter from Ebenezer Pemberton, New York, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, acknowledging payment for a bond from Mr. McGer.

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James De Lancey letter to Henry Lloyd, March 31, 1746.

Letter from James De Lancey, New York, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, asking for Lloyd's terms for the purchase of Lloyd Neck.

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Henry Lloyd letter to Robert Temple, September 1, 1746.

Copy of a letter from Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, to Robert Temple, Boston, regarding Temple's planned purchase of Long Island, Boston Harbor, and Lloyd's possible sale of Lloyd Neck to James De Lancey or Admiral Peter Warren.

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Robert Temple letter to Henry Lloyd, May 30, 1746.

Letter from Robert Temple, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, seeking power of attorney from Lloyd and his children in order to facilitate the sale of Long Island, Boston Harbor.

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St. John's Church, Huntington, subscriber list,

List of subscribers to the building fund organized by Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, for the first Anglican church in Huntington, St. John's Church.

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Robert Temple letter to Henry Lloyd, December 15, 1746.

Letter from Robert Temple, Charlestown, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Paschal Nelson's ill health, Temple's purchase of Long Island, Boston Harbor, and Admiral Peter Warren who had expressed an interest in purchasing Lloyd Neck.

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Robert Temple letter to Henry Lloyd, September 21, 1746.

Letter from Robert Temple, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Temple's purchase of Long Island, Boston Harbor; with postscript dated September 24, 1746 concerning Henry Lloyd Jun.'s misrepresentations in both the sale of Long Island and the proposed sale of Lloyd Neck, and a method for valuing Lloyd Neck. Followed by Henry Lloyd's response to Temple dated October 20, 1746 disputing Temple's allegations about Henry Lloyd Jun. Second leaf damaged affecting a few letters.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. letter to Henry Lloyd, April 18, 1746.

Letter from Henry Lloyd, Jun., Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, with an accounting of family business conducted by Henry Lloyd, Jun.

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Robert Temple letter to Henry Lloyd, July 20, 1746.

Letter from Robert Temple, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Temple's purchase of Long Island, Boston Harbor and encouraging Lloyd to sell Lloyd Neck. Followed by a letter from Charles Apthorp, Boston, to Henry Lloyd recommending Lloyd not invest in Massachusetts due to the weakness of the currency and uncertainty of the war with France.

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Henry Lloyd bond, August 30, 1743.

Bond of Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, to John Steel, Boston, in settlement for one seventh interest in Long Island, Boston Harbor belonging to the widow and children of Temple Nelson; witnessed by Richard Cary and Edward Winslow. Seal excised.

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Melancthon Taylor Woolsey deed, December 14, 1744.

Deed conveying ownership of three fifths of Dosoris, Glen Cove to Melancthon Taylor Woolsey from his parents, Benjamin and Abigail Woolsey for £2000; witnessed by John Lloyd and Benjamin Woolsey, Jun.; memorandum of David Jones dated April 30, 1759 confirming the attestation of Abigail Woolsey; recorded in the Secretary's Office, New York June 14, 1759 by Goldsbrow Banyar.

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Henry Lloyd quitclaim deed, August 30, 1743.

Quitclaim deed from Elizabeth Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, transferring her right to one seventh interest in Long Island, Boston Harbor to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck; witnessed by Paschal Nelson and Joseph Lloyd.

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John Denton lease, January 7, 1744.

Lease of a house on the manor of Queen's Village by John Denton, a weaver, from Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck; witnessed by Melancthon Taylor Woolsey and John or Joseph Lloyd.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. power of attorney, March 3, 1744.

Document giving Henry Lloyd, Jun., Long Island, Boston Harbor, power of attorney for Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, to effect the sale of Henry Lloyd's one seventh interest in Long Island, Boston Harbor; witnessed by John Lloyd and Sara Lloyd. Damaged and repaired at fold with loss of several letters.

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William Henry Smith letter to Henry Lloyd, May 5, 1744.

Letter from William Henry Smith, Manor of St. George, Setauket, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding difficulties he is having with his father, Col. Henry Smith.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. letter to Henry Lloyd, December 31, 1745.

Letter from Henry Lloyd, Jun., Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding finding James Lloyd a position, shipping clover seed, and recent weather.

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Addington Davenport will, February 1, 1744.

Copy of the will of Addington Davenport, Boston; witnessed by Timothy Cutler, Thomas Gunter, and B. Pollard.

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Henry Lloyd letter to the Supervisors of Queens County, July 29, 1746.

Copy of a letter from Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, to the Supervisors of Queens County disputing the tax rate levied upon Lloyd's property. Followed by a copy of a letter from Lloyd to Benjamin Whitehead, one of the Supervisors, on the same subject, with a note that the same letter was also sent to Samuel Fish, Samuel Lawrence, and Jacob Smith at Hempstead, all Supervisors. Followed by a copy of a letter from Lloyd to Benjamin Hinchman asking him to forward the letter to the Supervisors.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. letter to Henry Lloyd, September 30, 1746.

Letter from Henry Lloyd, Jun., Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, discussing Robert Temple's intention to buy Long Island, Boston Harbour, and business news including the effects of preparations for an attack by the French fleet.

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Nathaniel Lloyd letter to Henry Lloyd, December 16, 1746.

Letter from Nathaniel Lloyd, Stamford, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Elizabeth Lloyd's infatuation with Samuel Fitch, the lack of progress in his studies, and current events in the church including the resignation of Rev. Roger Price from King's Chapel in Boston.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. letter to Henry Lloyd, May 7, 1745.

Letter from Henry Lloyd, Jun., Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, discussing the siege of Louisbourg and possibly building a sloop.

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John Lloyd letter to Henry Lloyd, October 16, 1746.

Letter from John Lloyd, Stamford, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Henry Lloyd selling the Lloyd Neck property and the prospects of Elizabeth Lloyd finding a good match; with an inventory of Rebecca Woolsey's things.

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William Henry Smith letter to Henry Lloyd, April 14, 1746.

Letter from William Henry Smith, Manor of St. George, Setauket, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, thanking Lloyd for items sent, seeking assistance having other items shipped, describing his difficulties with livestock, and inquiring about purchasing a slave.

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Queen's County tax bill for Queen's Village, June 2, 1747.

Tax bill assessed by the Supervisors of Queens County for Henry Lloyd's Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck property signed by Samuel Fish, Samuel Lawrence, and Benjamin Whitehead; with a receipt signed by John Willett, Treasurer, for £9 6s 2p received from Benjamin Hinchman, October 6, 1747.

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Ebenezer Pemberton letter to Henry Lloyd, November 6, 1747.

Letter from Ebenezer Pemberton, New York, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, acknowledging payment for a bond from Mr. McGer.

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James De Lancey letter to Henry Lloyd, March 31, 1746.

Letter from James De Lancey, New York, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, asking for Lloyd's terms for the purchase of Lloyd Neck.

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Henry Lloyd letter to Robert Temple, September 1, 1746.

Copy of a letter from Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, to Robert Temple, Boston, regarding Temple's planned purchase of Long Island, Boston Harbor, and Lloyd's possible sale of Lloyd Neck to James De Lancey or Admiral Peter Warren.

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Robert Temple letter to Henry Lloyd, May 30, 1746.

Letter from Robert Temple, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, seeking power of attorney from Lloyd and his children in order to facilitate the sale of Long Island, Boston Harbor.

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St. John's Church, Huntington, subscriber list,

List of subscribers to the building fund organized by Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, for the first Anglican church in Huntington, St. John's Church.

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Robert Temple letter to Henry Lloyd, December 15, 1746.

Letter from Robert Temple, Charlestown, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Paschal Nelson's ill health, Temple's purchase of Long Island, Boston Harbor, and Admiral Peter Warren who had expressed an interest in purchasing Lloyd Neck.

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Robert Temple letter to Henry Lloyd, September 21, 1746.

Letter from Robert Temple, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Temple's purchase of Long Island, Boston Harbor; with postscript dated September 24, 1746 concerning Henry Lloyd Jun.'s misrepresentations in both the sale of Long Island and the proposed sale of Lloyd Neck, and a method for valuing Lloyd Neck. Followed by Henry Lloyd's response to Temple dated October 20, 1746 disputing Temple's allegations about Henry Lloyd Jun. Second leaf damaged affecting a few letters.

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Henry Lloyd, Jun. letter to Henry Lloyd, April 18, 1746.

Letter from Henry Lloyd, Jun., Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, with an accounting of family business conducted by Henry Lloyd, Jun.

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Robert Temple letter to Henry Lloyd, July 20, 1746.

Letter from Robert Temple, Boston, to Henry Lloyd, Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, regarding Temple's purchase of Long Island, Boston Harbor and encouraging Lloyd to sell Lloyd Neck. Followed by a letter from Charles Apthorp, Boston, to Henry Lloyd recommending Lloyd not invest in Massachusetts due to the weakness of the currency and uncertainty of the war with France.