field notes

Draft map made by surveyor Abel Ketcham of meadowlands divided into lots in western Lloyd Neck. Upper quarter torn; repaired with stitches.

Field notes made by a surveyor with directions, angles, and measurements.

This collection contains papers relating to the Duane family and associated families. The bulk of the collection concerns the papers of James Duane, a prominent New York lawyer, patriot, and land developer. James Duane (1733-1797) became the ward of Robert Livingston after his father's death around 1734 and married Livingston's daughter Mary in 1759. He made a number of profitable real estate investments and was a prominent lawyer by the time of the American Revolution.