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Guide to the Van Brunt v. Gifford arbitration judgment 1977.168

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Creator: Van Brunt family
Title: Van Brunt v. Gifford arbitration judgment
Dates [inclusive]: 1791-1794
Abstract: A four page document that records the 1791 judgment of a Kings County (N.Y.) panel of arbitrators in an unspecified dispute between the executors of the estate of Wilhemus Van Brunt and William B. Gifford of Flatbush. Van Brunt and Gifford were brothers-in-law. Col. Rutgert Van Brunt (Gravesend) and Rutgert W. Van Brunt (New Utrecht) were the executors. Surnames on the panel were Lefferts, Sands, Cortelyou, Couwenhoven, and Stillwell. The panel found in favor of the Van Brunt estate. The last page of the document includes the signed acknowledgements of the Van Brunts as having received payments in satisfaction of the award (1792-1794).
Quantity: 0.08 Linear feet in one folder
Text [Box]: A0086
Call Phrase: 1977.168