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Description: Near Fine. Signed in black ink by Garret Bleecker and James Morris. 8"x11" hand laid paper. Slight overall toning consistent with age. One can see the roller print shadow from the hand crank printer. Tiny chips ate edges of creases, where document had been folded centuries ago. Presently in protective sleeve held securely between two cardboard sheets for stability and to reduce light exposure. Garrat Noel (GN) Bleecker (1768-1833) was a New York City stockbroker and merchant and a founder of ... Read More
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: No Binding
Publisher: City of New York
Date published: 1809
Description: Very Good. LAND SALE AUCTION CONTRACT. Conditions of Sale of the Lots of Ground belonging to the Corporation of the City of New York. Broadside. A very good copy with some separation along old fold lines. As issued. The announcement of the sale and contract signed by the successful bidder James Morris and witnessed by George Washington (G.W. ) Bleecker. Morris purchased a lot with an alleyway behind just off Center Square on Broadway near Chambers Street. The purchase price was $3, 330. James ... Read More
Edition: 1st Edition
Binding: No Binding
Publisher: Manhattan, New York County, New York City
Date published: 1763
Description: Fine. Manuscript on vellum. Dated Oct 31, 1763, three years before the groundbreaking "Montresor-Ratzer-Sauthier Sequence of Maps of New York City, 1766-76". 72 x 41 cm. Signed by Hendrick Rutgers and James Delancy for a delineation of boundaries of their respective farm estates. An important early deed in New York City and American history for its context in the development of the Lower East Side in NYC and its relation to the American Revolution. James De Lancey (1746-1804) was a colonial ... Read More
