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Series VII: Legal, 1835-1879

Scope and Contents note

Legal documents include papers relating to heirs' claim to the share of George Bright Junior, and the last will and testament of Richard A. Varick. They also include a printed summons dated April 11, 1879, naming Frederic de Peyster and William T. Horn as plaintiffs relating to their claim to the Tontine Coffee-House as sole survivors of the tontine.

Summons - Frederic De Peyster & William T. Horn v. John Bright, etc., 1879

Box: 2, Folder: 8 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Papers Relating to Heirs' Claim to the Share of George Bright, Jr., 1835-1872

Box: 2, Folder: 9 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Will of Richard A. Varick, 1871

Box: 2, Folder: 10 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Documents Concerning John Charlton's Estate, 1789-1821

Box: 2, Folder: 11 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)

Legal Papers Regarding the Case of Doctor Charlton's Will and Estate, 1814-1821

Box: 2, Folder: 12 (Material Type: Mixed Materials)
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