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both which Provinces he was of the Governor's Coun- j

cil. He died in 1725, and was succeeded as Receiver- '

General in New York by Archibald Kennedy, who i

signs the last of the above receipts, in 1726. j

Subsequent to the divisions of 1732-33 among the ' heirs, the (]uit rents were paid j>roportionably by the different owners. During the Revolutionary war and after it nothing seems to have been ])aid, till the state

Comptroller advertised to sell the lands to pay the 1

arrears under a State law. The following correspond- a

ence with, and memoranda of, General Philip Van I

Cortlaiult will show how the (luit rents were settled. m

" Mamaroneck November 7, 1815 ■

Sir 1 In a conversation I had with Judge Purdy a few

days since, I understood from him that you had gone !■

to Albany to ascertain if the quit-rents now demand- M

ed for the Manor of Cortlandt had not already been |l

l)aid, if not on what i)art of the Manor those now de- jl

manded were due, and how the different propricstors 'm

are to proceed in estinuiting their respective pro])or- il

tions. As lam interested in a part of the Manor, I |H

will thank you for any information you cau give me ■

on this subject. I hope you will excuse the trouble I |l give you, and believe me, Sir

Respectfully Yours

J. P. dcLancey^

General Philip Van Cortlandt.

Manor House

Nov. 2!) 1S15