Series II: Legal and Business Papers
Scope and Contents
This series includes legal papers and business papers dating from the early 18th century to the late 19th century. The legal papers largely concern legal cases and documents primarily relating to land issues in the area of Schectady, NY; such as deeds, leases, rents, surrenders and grants. The business papers include a variety of accountancy documents and letters relating to business matters. These papers primarily relate to James Duane, James C. Duane and George W. Featherstonhaugh.
Arrangement
Legal papers retain their original organization system: legal documents with clear case names are alphabetized by the plaintiff's last name; legal documents without clear case names but with dates are arranged chronologically; and legal documents without clear case names or dates (for example, case notes or summaries) have been categorized as assorted legal documents. There is also one folder of "cataloged" legal papers, which includes those documents which have been indexed in the original card catalog of the manuscript department, available to in-house researchers.
The various categories of legal documents have not been reviewed to identify related materials, so researchers should be aware that papers relating to the same case or controversy may appear in multiple folders.
Assorted legal documents (folder 1 of 6)
Box: 11, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted legal documents (folder 2 of 6)
Box: 11, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted legal documents (folder 3 of 6)
Box: 11, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted legal documents (folder 4 of 6)
Box: 11, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted legal documents (folder 5 of 6)
Box: 11, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted legal documents (folder 6 of 6)
Box: 11, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dated legal documents, 1666-1688, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dated legal documents, 1700-1763, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dated legal documents, 1764-1770, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dated legal documents, 1771-1773, inclusive
Box: 11, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dated legal documents, 1775-1785, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dated legal documents, 1786-1787, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dated legal documents, 1788-1797, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dated legal documents, 1804-1819, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Dated legal documents, 1820-1866, inclusive
Box: 12, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: A-B
Box: 12, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: C-D
Box: 13, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: E-F-G
Box: 13, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: H
Box: 13, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: I-J
Box: 13, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: K-L
Box: 13, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: M-R
Box: 13, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: S
Box: 14, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: T
Box: 14, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: V
Box: 14, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal cases: W-Z
Box: 14, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal papers (catalogued)
Box: 14, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
18th century New York sheriff's writs
Box: 14, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Deeds, releases, and other land papers, New York City (includes surveys of Grammercy), 1665-1765
oversize: large, Folder: Duane OS1-OS2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Saratoga Patent (Folder 1 of 3), 1687-1792, inclusive
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Saratoga Patent (Folders 2 and 3 of 3), 1687-1792, inclusive
oversize: large, Folder: Duane OS4-OS5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Saratoga Patent, Field Book, 1687-1721
Box: 14A, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hardenburgh Patent, 1749-1833, inclusive
oversize: medium, Folder: Duane OS6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Hardenburgh Patent, Field Book, 1792
Box: 14A, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Schuyler Patent, Otsego County, 1767-1820, inclusive
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Schuyler Patent, Field Book, undated
Box: 14A, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Deeds, assignments, and other land documents, Oneida County, 1769-1817, inclusive
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Leases, Duanesburg, 1765-1797, inclusive
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Leases, Duanesburg, 1803-1837, inclusive
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Surrenders and Grants, Duanesburg, 1791-1831, inclusive
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal papers and notes, Duanesburg
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal documents and papers, Princetown, Albany County, 1765
oversize: medium, Folder: Duane OS13 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Legal documents and papers, Albany County, 1731-1748, inclusive
oversize: medium, Folder: Duane OS14 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters patent, deeds and other legal documents, Ulster County, 1735-1754, inclusive
oversize: medium, Folder: Duane OS15 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters patent for land in the township of Socialborough, 1771 April 3
Box: 14B, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters patent for land in the township of Durham, 1773 January 7
Box: 14B, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Detached seal, undated
Box: 14B, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Deeds and other legal papers, Socialborough and Durham, 1767-1775, inclusive
oversize: medium, Folder: Duane OS16A (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted documents (primarily receipts and financial documents), 1777-1779, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted documents (primarily receipts and financial documents), 1780-1781, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted documents (primarily receipts and financial documents), 1782-1783, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted documents (includes letters and legal documents), 1790-1799, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted documents (includes letters, receipts and legal documents), 1800-1809, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted documents (includes letters and real estate papers), 1810-1812, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted documents (includes letters and real estate papers), 1815-1819, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted documents (includes letters, receipts and real estate papers), circa. 1830s - 1880s
Box: 15, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Assorted documents (letters, petitions, and legal documents), 1762-1778, inclusive
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS16 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Wills and related documents, 1663-1772, inclusive
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Appointments and commissions, James Duane (as Mayor and District Court Judge), 1779, 1785, 1789
oversize: small, Folder: Duane OS18 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Bank notes, bank book and proxy of James C. Duane's (Mohawk Bank, Schenectady), 1831-1846, inclusive
Box: 15, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters to George W. Featherstonhaugh, 1813
Box: 16, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters to George W. Featherstonhaugh, 1814
Box: 16, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters and notes relating to Featherstonhaugh family members, 1830-1899, inclusive
Box: 16, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Documents relating to the Sigma Phi Society of the State of NY, 1898
Box: 16, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
George William Featherstonhaugh's account book from Schenectady Bank
Box: 16, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Papers relating to the Northern Boundary (folder 1 of 3)
Box: 16, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Papers relating to the Northern Boundary (folder 2 of 3)
Box: 16, Folder: 7 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Papers relating to the Northern Boundary (folder 3 of 3)
Box: 16, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Undated letters, notes, and ledgers, circa. 1841
Box: 16, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Accountancy book ledger
Box: 17 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Accounts and receipts
Box: 17, Folder: 1 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters, legal and accounting documents (folder 1 of 3), circa 1820s
Box: 17, Folder: 2 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters, legal and accounting documents (folder 2 of 3), circa 1820s
Box: 17, Folder: 3 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Letters, legal and accounting documents (folder 3 of 3), circa 1820s
Box: 17, Folder: 4 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Documents relating to the purchase of the Bradshaw Farm
Box: 17, Folder: 5 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
Copy of lecture written by George W. Featherstonhaugh
Box: 17, Folder: 6 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)