contracts

Copy of a contract relating to a lease of the eastern end of Lloyd Neck to Joseph Davis, Brookhaven, from Thomas S. Strong and William Jayne, both of Brookhaven, and Benjamin and Joseph Strong and Henry Havens, all of New York, specifying the work Davis is to perform over the term of the lease; signed by Davis and Thomas S. Strong.

Page [4], blank, not digitized.

Unexecuted contract between John Lloyd, Jun., Queen's Village, Lloyd Neck, and Burnet Miller, Dutchess County, for the sale of one fourth of Henry Lloyd's estate.

Copy of a contract by Wadsworth & Carter to the purchase of grain for the French army from James Betts and Jabez Gregory, both of Norwalk, and Carll Ketcham, refugee from Long Island; witnessed by Zebulon Williams and John Lloyd, Jun.

Contract between James Weed, Canaan, and John Lloyd, Jun., Stamford, for the construction by Weed of five carts which Lloyd will supply to the Continental Army; witnessed by Henry Lloyd III.

Contract between Rebecca Woolsey, John Lloyd, and Joseph Lloyd, executors of the estate of Melancthon Taylor Woolsey, and Abigail Woolsey in which the executors agree to pay Abigail Woolsey £25 per year until the estate sells its property at Dosoris, Long Island; witnessed by David Jones and Samuel Clarke; receipt on verso dated April 12, 1760 for £23 12s 2p for 11 1/3 months. Lower right corner torn away with loss of signatures.

Copy of an option contract between Nathaniel Sylvester and John Richbell, both of Oyster Bay, giving Sylvester the right to purchase Lloyd Neck from Richbell within six months for 450 pounds (350 in provisions or sugar and 100 in cattle or horses); witnessed by Henry Townsend, Daniel Whitehead, and Francis Weeks.

Contract for employment on the Sloop Louisa, "bound from the Port of Newport, Rhode Island to Africa & from thence to Charleston and then back to said Newport." Includes the name of ship Master Samuel Taggart, first mate Benjamin Weaver, second mate Zephaniah Hathaway, and seamen Noel Allen, William Tayer, Abram Brouwer, Lenard Pieters, John Hermany, and James Murry. On back, multiple notations dated March 1, 1805, through September 24, 1805, detailing payments to crew.

This series contains a variety of legal documents arising from Varick's military, legal and political careers. These include court papers and documents from the investigation into Varick after Benedict Arnold's defection. The series also contains document pertaining to Varick's personal and family estate, including papers relating to the settlement of the estate of Derick Dey, Varick's maternal grandfather; the affairs of other members of the Dey family; and indentures. bonds, deeds, and mortgages held by Varick.

Richard Varick, born in New Jersey, 1753, served as Captain, deputy muster-master-general, and George Washington's secretary during the Revolutionary war. He was appointed one of the first mayors of New York and served from 1789-1801. He died in 1831. His papers pertain to a variety of subjects, including Varick's command of a company in Alexander McDougall's battalion at Ticonderoga and in Canada during 1775; his service on courts-martial in 1775; problems of the bateau service in northern New York State in 1776; his position as secretary to Gen.

Ebenezer Stevens (1751-1823) served as a soldier and officer in the Continental Army and the New York State Artillery Corps during the Revolutionary War. Post-war, he was an agent for the United States War Department as well as a successful merchant in New York City. This collection documents his activities as a merchant and as a commanding officer, focusing particularly on daily functions and the fortification of New York Harbor in the years 1802-1814. The papers do not contain much information about Stevens' Revolutionary War efforts, aside from two military orders.