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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03107.03304 |
| From Archive Folder | The Livingston Family Papers [082] 1774-1775 |
| Title | Lease of land on the Manor of Livingston to John Crandell |
| Date | 14 April 1774 |
| Author | Crandell, John (fl. 1774) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | The document leases a tract of land on the Manor to John Crandell, but stipulates that Robert Livingston is to retain rights and access to all mines and minerals on the farm, "with liberty to search for, dig up, & carry away, all such ore minerals without the lett or hinderance of him the said John Crandell." Crandell is also obliged to clear the land and make it suitable to plant an orchard, and is required to give a certain quantity of his harvest to Robert as a part of his rent. With signed statement by Crandell on p.3, dated 7 September 1779, in which Crandell sells the farm back to Robert and relinquishes all rights to the property. Docketed on verso. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Landlord and Tenant Mining Finance Agriculture and Animal Husbandry |
| People | Crandell, John (fl. 1774) Livingston, Robert (1708-1790) |
| Theme | Merchants & Commerce; Agriculture |
| Sub-collection | The Livingston Family Papers |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |