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Rent For Province of New York 1766 For the King George III

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Rent For Province of New York 1766 For the King George III

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Auction Date:2014 Oct 24 @ 20:00 (UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT)
Location:4000 Ponce DeLeon Blvd. Suite #470, Coral Gables, Florida, 33146, United States
Important original Colonial document 1766-1767, An Historically Important Account Of The British Quit Rents Collected For The Province Of New York for His Majesty,For The Year Of September 29, 1766 to September 29, 1767.This document is Signed By the Receiver General Andrew Elliot. The document is The General Account of His Majesty's Quit Rents for the Province of New York. Covers the period from September 29, 1766 until September 29, 1767 and details rents paid by each county on New York lands to the Crown. Payments made on the Kings warrants by the Commissioners of the Treasury are detailed. the counties and cities listed are" For the city and county of New York Borrough and county of Westchester For city and county of Albany The county of Ulster The county of Orange From Richmond Couty From Kings County From Queens County From Duschess County The document is signed at the lower right by Receiver General. Andrew Elliot (1728 - 1797). Elliot was a Loyalist and served as Lieutenant Governor of New York, Port Customs Collector and Receiver General. During the American Revolution, Elliot was one of the party of three who met with General Washington to plead for the life of British spy John Andre.