
Guide to the Rutherfurd Family Papers
1721-1879
MS 532
New-York Historical Society
170 Central Park West
New York, NY 10024
Phone: (212) 873-3400
New-York Historical Society
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Finding Aid is written in English.
Descriptive Summary
Title: | Rutherfurd Family Papers |
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Dates [inclusive]: | 1721-1879 |
Abstract: | The Rutherfurd Family Papers is one of four discrete but closely related collections, known together as the Alexander-Stuyvesant-Rutherfurd Collections. The Rutherfurd Family Papers contain material created by or pertaining to members of the Rutherfurd and Alexander families of New York City and New Jersey, and the Reid family of New York City and Great Britain. The collection is arranged into series for each of the members of the respective families represented in the collection. The principal subseries within each of these series are: Correspondence; Legal Papers; Accounts, Bills, Receipts; and Surveys. |
Quantity: | 8.6 Linear Feet |
Call Phrase: | MS 532 |
Biographical / Historical note
Timeline for Alexander, Stuyvesant and Rutherfurd Collections | |
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1691 | James Alexander born in Scotland, May 27 |
1693 | Mary Spratt born in New York, April 17 |
1711 | Mary Spratt marries Samuel Provoost, October 15 |
1715 | James Alexander arrives in New York |
[1719] | Samuel Provoost dies |
1721 | Mary Spratt Provoost marries James Alexander, June 5 |
1721 | Mary Alexander II born |
1722 | Susanna Alexander born |
1726 | William Alexander born |
1729 | Catherine Alexander born |
[17--] | Elizabeth Alexander born |
[17--] | Walter Rutherfurd born in [Edgerston, Roxburghshire] Scotland |
1739 | Mary Alexander II marries Peter Van Brugh Livingston |
1748 | William Alexander marries Sarah Livingston |
[17--] | Elizabeth Alexander marries John Stevens |
1756 | James Alexander dies |
1756 | Walter Rutherfurd arrives in America. Serves in the Royal American Regiment |
1758 | Catherine Alexander marries Walter Rutherfurd |
1760 | Mary Alexander dies, April 18 |
1760 | John Rutherfurd born September 20 |
1767 | Mary Alexander Livingston dies |
1782 | John Rutherfurd marries Helena Morris October 30. Walter Rutherfurd presents John Rutherfurd with Tranquillity [sic] Estate in Allamuchy, Warren County, New Jersey |
1783 | William Alexander dies, January 15 |
1788 | Robert Walter Rutherfurd born in May |
1800 | Elizabeth Alexander Stevens dies |
1801 | Catherine Alexander Rutherfurd dies |
1804 | Walter Rutherfurd dies January 10 |
1807 | Gen. John Reid dies February 6, at the age of 86 |
1808 | John Rutherfurd moves to Edgerston on the Passaic River |
1809 | Robert Walter Rutherfurd marries Sabina Morris |
1809 | Helena Rutherfurd marries Peter Gerard Stuyvesant |
1816 | Lewis Morris Rutherfurd born November 25 to Robert Walter Rutherfurd and Sabina Morris Rutherfurd |
1841 | Lewis Morris Rutherfurd marries Margaret Chanler July 22 |
1842 | Stuyvesant Rutherfurd born to Lewis Morris Rutherfurd and Margaret Chanler Rutherfurd |
1847 | Peter Gerard Stuyvesant dies August 16 |
[1847] | In accordance with a provision of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant's will, Stuyvesant Rutherfurd changes his name to Rutherfurd Stuyvesant |
1854 | Margaret Rutherfurd born |
1859 | Louisa Morris Rutherfurd born March 31 |
[1860] | Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr. born |
1862 | Winthrop Rutherfurd born |
1863 | Rutherfurd Stuyvesant marries Mary Pierrepont |
1870 | Robert Walter Rutherfurd dies |
1873 | Helena Rutherfurd Stuyvesant dies |
1879 | Mary Pierrepont Stuyvesant dies |
1879 | Margaret Rutherfurd marries Henry White, December 3 |
1892 | Louisa M. Rutherfurd dies |
1902 | Rutherfurd Stuyvesant marries Countess Matilde E. de Wassanaer (nee Matilde Lowenguth), June 16 |
1903 | Lewis Rutherfurd Stuyvesant born |
1906 | Alain Stuyvesant born |
1907 | Stuyvesant Rutherfurd dies July 4 |
1916 | Margaret Rutherfurd White dies |
1925 | Lewis Rutherfurd Stuyvesant marries Rosalie Pillot |
1927 | Henry White dies at the age of 77 |
[19--] | Lewis Morris Rutherfurd Jr. dies |
1944 | Winthrop Rutherfurd dies |
1944 | Lewis Rutherfurd Stuyvesant dies, September 7 |
1948 | Matilde Lowenguth Stuyvesant (in 1948, Princess Alexandre de Caraman Chimay) dies, July 10 |
1954 | Alain Stuyvesant dies, Februrary 9 |
Historical Resources:
Dictionary of American Biography. James Alexander, William Alexander, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd
American National Biography. James Alexander, Mary Alexander, William Alexander, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, Henry White
Dictionary of National Biography. John Reid
Rutherfurd, Livingston. Family Records and Events. New York : De Vinne Press, 1894.
Valentine, Alan Chester. Lord Stirling. New York : Oxford University Press, 1969.
Scope and Content note
Scope and Content for the Alexander - Stuyvesant - Rutherfurd Collections
The Rutherfurd Family Papers is one of four discrete but closely related collections. The largest and the smallest of the four collections, the Alexander Papers and the John Rutherfurd Papers, were originally a single donation, made in the late 19th Century. The remaining two collections, the Rutherfurd Family Papers and the Stuyvesant-Rutherfurd Papers, were donated separately in the 1970's.
Together, these collections chronicle seven generations of an extended family in New York and New Jersey over the course of two centuries. The founders of the family were James and Mary Alexander, who married in 1721. James Alexander had a merchant business, but was primarily active as an attorney and government official in New York and New Jersey. Most of the material in the Alexander Papers derives from James Alexander's legal practice in both colonies, and from his tenures as Surveyor General of New Jersey, and Attorney General of New York. Other material in the Alexander Papers documents Mary Alexander's merchant business in New York, and the business activities and pre-Revolutionary military service of their son, William Alexander (Lord Stirling).
While the daughters of James and Mary Alexander are underrepresented in these collections,their husbands are represented to a greater or lesser extent in each of the collections described below. The Alexanders' four daughters married men who were or would become leading figures in New York and New Jersey. Mary married Peter Van Brugh Livingston, Susanna married John Reid, and Elizabeth married John Stevens. Catherine Alexander married Walter Rutherfurd.
The marriage of Catherine and Walter Rutherfurd also produced a son, John Rutherfurd, who evidently inherited the bulk of his father's and grandfather's papers. In 1847, Stuyvesant Rutherfurd (a grandson John Rutherfurd and nephew of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant), changed his name to Rutherfurd Stuyvesant in accordance with a provision of Peter Gerard Stuyvesant's will. Rutherfurd Stuyvesant evidently inherited at least some of the papers of his uncle. The Rutherfurd collections contain material created by or pertaining to the Alexander family, and the Stuyvesant-Rutherfurd Papers contain material created by or pertaining to the Alexanders and the Stuyvesants.
The material the Rutherfurd collections relates primarily to the landholdings and business undertakings of a wealthy and socially prominent family. The Stuyvesant-Rutherfurd Papers documents the activities of later generations of that family. By the mid-nineteenth century, the family had become more occupied in strictly leisure activities.
Various descendants of John Rutherfurd donated the collections described in these finding aids to the New-York Historical Society, and the collections extensively document the business dealings, professional activities, and family relationships of the Alexanders during the 18th Century, and the Rutherfurds from the 18th until the early 20th centuries.
For finding aids to the other three collections, click on the following links:
The Alexander Papers, 1668-1818 (bulk 1717-1786)
The John Rutherfurd Papers, 1726-1835 (bulk 1775-1835)
The Stuvesant-Rutherfurd Papers, 1647-1917 (bulk 1840-1917)
Scope and Content for the Rutherfurd Family Papers
This collection contains material created by or pertaining to members of the Rutherfurd and Alexander families of New York City and New Jersey, and the Reid family of New York City and Great Britain. The inclusive dates of the collection are 1721-1879. The bulk dates are 1765-1840. The Alexander, Rutherfurd, and Reid families were related by marriage. Walter Rutherfurd was married to James Alexander's daughter Catherine, and John Reid was married to James Alexander's daughter Susanna.
The Rutherfurd family is represented primarily by Walter Rutherfurd (1724-1804), and by his son, John Rutherfurd (1760-1840). Most of the material relating to the Alexander family pertains to or was created by James Alexander (1691-1754). The Reid family is represented by General John Reid (1722-1807), by his daughter, Susanna Reid Robertson, and Susanna's husband, Dr. John Stark Robertson.
The collection is arranged into series for each of the members of the respective families represented in the collection. The principal subseries within each of these series are: Correspondence; Legal Papers; Accounts, Bills, Receipts; and Surveys. Other material is contained in subseries specific to given persons as needed.
The Correspondence subseries for each family member contains those letters received by that person, as well as any letters written by that person to unidentified recipients. Legal Papers consists of deeds, contracts, agreements, or any legally binding document. Accounts, Bills, Receipts is self-explanatory. Surveys includes surveys of tracts, and field books associated with the production of surveys. All subseries are arranged chronologically.
The other principal series in the arrangement is entitled Other Persons. This series contains material pertaining to persons other than members of the Alexander, Rutherfurd, or Reid families. Letters received by the persons in this series are in folders titled [Addressee] - Letters Received. This includes letters to the addressee from members of the Alexander, Rutherfurd, or Reid families. Other formats in the Other Persons series, such as Legal Papers; Accounts, Bills, Receipts; and Surveys are not sorted by the names of individual persons, and are arranged together chronologically.
The remaining series in the collection consist of small amounts of material having to do with specific institutions or geographical locations. Which family members (if any) these items pertain to, is not clear. Consult the container list for the names of the other series in the collection.
Much of the material has to do with the families' land holdings. Most of the post-Revolution items relating to Gen. John Reid concern his efforts to retain ownership of his American properties, which were under the threat of confiscation because of his service in the British Army during the Revolution. (Reid had been stationed on the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel.) Members of the families owned some tracts as individuals, and some were owned jointly, sometimes with persons outside the families. In addition to discrete tracts of land, members of all three families held shares in the Propriety of the Eastern Division of New Jersey, and in the Second Nine Partners tract in colony/state New York.
The collection supports research examining the business affairs of the propertied class in the late colonial and early republic periods, and relations within families whose members assumed opposing sides in the Revolution. There is very little material in the collection concerning specific political or military matters associated with the Revolution.
Arrangement
The Rutherfurd Family Papers are organized into the following twelve series:
Missing Title
- Series 1: John Rutherfurd
- Series 2: Walter Rutherfurd
- Series 3: Mary Rutherfurd/Estate of John Rutherfurd
- Series 4: James Alexander
- Series 5: William Alexander
- Series 6: John Reid
- Series 7: Susannah Reid Robertson
- Series 8: John Stark Robertson
- Series 9: Rutherfurd Family
- Series 10: Other Persons
- Series 11: Court Papers
- Series 12: New Jersey Proprietors
Access Points
Subject Names
- Alexander, William
- Reid, John
- Penn, Thomas
- Morris, Robert
- Morris, Robert Hunter
- Morris, Lewis
- Hunter, Robert
- Rutherfurd, Walter
- Rutherfurd, John
- Robertson, Susanna
- Rutherfurd, John
- Reid, John
- Alexander, James
- Colden, Cadwallader
Document Type
- Land grants
- Wills
- Deeds.
- Correspondence.
- Account books
Subject Organizations
- Great Britain. Army. Royal American Regiment (60th)
Subject Topics
- Real property -- New York (State)
- Real property -- New Jersey
- American loyalists
Subject Places
- New York (State) -- Social life and customs.
- Ramapo Tract (N.J.)
- New Jersey -- Social life and customs
- Little Nine Partners Patent (Dutchess County, N.Y.)
- United States -- History -- French and Indian War, 1755-1763
Family Name(s)
- Alexander family
- Reed family
- Rutherfurd family
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Open to qualified researchers.
Use Restrictions
Permission to quote from this collection in a publication must be requested and granted in writing. Send permission requests, citing the name of the collection from which you wish to quote to: Manuscript Curator, The New-York Historical Society, 170 Central Park West, New York, NY 10024
Preferred Citation note
This collection should be cited as the Rutherfurd Family Papers, MS 532, The New-York Historical Society.
Provenance
Donation of John Rutherfurd Jr., 1978
Container List
Series 1: John Rutherfurd, 1784-1846 and Undated
Scope and ContentsSeries I consists of the papers of John Rutherfurd (1760-1840). |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
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Box: 1 | Folder : 1 | John Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1784-1791 | |
Box: 1 | Folder : 2 | John Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1792-1800 | |
Box: 1 | Folder : 3 | John Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1801-1806 | |
Box: 1 | Folder : 4 | John Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1807-1816 | |
Box: 2 | Folder : 1 | John Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1817-1835 | |
Box: 2 | Folder : 2 | John Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1836-1839 | |
Box: 2 | Folder : 3 | John Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Retained Copies of Letters |
1826, 1830 | |
Box: 2 | Folder : 4 | John Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Drafts of Letters, Recipients Unknown |
1806 and Undated | |
Box: 2 | Folder : 5 | John Rutherfurd -- Legal Papers |
1785-1786, 1792-1828 | |
Box: 2 | Folder : 6 | John Rutherfurd -- Legal Papers |
1832-1841 | |
Box: 3 | Folder : 1 | John Rutherfurd -- Surveys |
1785-1814 | |
Box: 3 | Folder : 2 | John Rutherfurd -- Surveys |
1816-1834 | |
Box: 3 | Folder : 3 | John Rutherfurd -- Surveys in Franklin, Pompton, W. Milford, Vernon |
Undated | |
Box: 3 | Folder : 4 | John Rutherfurd -- Surveys -- Field Book of Sussex Allotments |
1802-1808 | |
Box: 3 | Folder : 5 | [John Rutherfurd] -- Surveys -- [Deductions of Title] |
Undated | |
Box: 3 | Folder : 6 | John Rutherfurd -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1787-1839 and Undated | |
Box: 3 | Folder : 7 | John Rutherfurd -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts -- Bank Book |
1836-1840 | |
Box: 4 | Folder : 1 | [John Rutherfurd] -- "Sussex Memos" |
1838-1840 and Undated | |
Box: 4 | Folder : 2 | [John Rutherfurd] -- "Sussex Memos" |
1841 | |
Box: 4 | Folder : 3 | [John Rutherfurd] -- "Sussex Memos" |
1843-Jun. 1844 | |
Box: 4 | Folder : 4 | [John Rutherfurd] -- "Sussex Memos" |
Nov. 1844-1846 | |
Box: 4 | Folder : 5 | John Rutherfurd -- Codicil to Will |
18-- | |
Box: 4 | Folder : 6 | John Rutherfurd -- Memoranda |
Undated | |
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Series 2: Walter Rutherfurd, 1750-1894 and Undated
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 5 | Folder : 1 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1765-1774 | |
Box: 5 | Folder : 2 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1775-1784 | |
Box: 5 | Folder : 3 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1785-1788 | |
Box: 5 | Folder : 4 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1789-1792 | |
Box: 5 | Folder : 5 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1792-1799 | |
Box: 6 | Folder : 1 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1800 | |
Box: 6 | Folder : 2 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1801-1804 | |
Box: 6 | Folder : 3 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Sent, Recipient Unknown |
Undated | |
Box: 6 | Folder : 4 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Retained Copies to Multiple Recipients |
1781, 1790 | |
Box: 6 | Folder : 5 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Legal Papers |
1750-1798 | |
Box: 6 | Folder : 6 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Legal Papers |
1800-1894 | |
Box: 6 | Folder : 7 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Surveys |
1774-1792 | |
Box: 6 | Folder : 8 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1765-1804 | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 1 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts -- Military |
1755-1762 and Undated | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 2 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Muster Rolls & Tallies of 4th Bn. 60th Royal Americans |
1756-1758 and Undated | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 3 | Walter Rutherfurd -- [Estates of] William & James Rutherfurd |
1762 and Undated | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 4 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Memoranda |
[1764]-1791 | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 5 | Walter Rutherfurd -- Will |
1804 | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 6 | Estate of Walter Rutherfurd -- Letters Testamentary to John Rutherfurd |
1804 | |
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Series 3: Mary Rutherfurd/Estate of John Rutherfurd, 1841-1862
Scope and ContentsSeries 3 consist of papers of Mary Rutherfurd, who was the executrix of John Rutherfurd's will. The accounts, bills, and receipts appear to have been kept by her as a unit. It is sometimes unclear which of the items have to do with Mary Rutherfurd in her capacity as executrix, and which have to do with her in her own right. Therefore, all items having to do with her have been consolidated in this series. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 7 | Mary Rutherfurd/Estate of John Rutherfurd -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1842 | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 8 | Mary Rutherfurd/Estate of John Rutherfurd -- Legal Papers |
1841-1853 | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 9 | Mary Rutherfurd/Estate of John Rutherfurd -- Survey |
1841 | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 10 | Mary Rutherfurd/Estate of John Rutherfurd -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1843-1845 | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 11 | Mary Rutherfurd/Estate of John Rutherfurd -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1846-1847 | |
Box: 7 | Folder : 12 | Mary Rutherfurd/Estate of John Rutherfurd -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1848-1849, 1862 | |
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Series 4: James Alexander, 1721-1764 and Undated
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 8 | Folder : 1 | James Alexander -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1721-1754 | |
Box: 8 | Folder : 2 | James Alexander -- Legal Papers |
1728-1744 | |
Box: 8 | Folder : 3 | James Alexander -- Legal Papers |
1747-1753 | |
Box: 8 | Folder : 4 | James Alexander -- Surveys |
1741-1750 | |
Box: 8 | Folder : 5 | James Alexander -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1731, 1746-1748 and Undated | |
Box: 8 | Folder : 6 | James Alexander -- Warrant of Attorney |
1732 | |
Box: 8 | Folder : 7 | Divisees of [James & Mary] Alexander -- Accounts |
1764 | |
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Series 5: William Alexander, 1750-1768
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 1 | William Alexander -- Letters Received |
1755 | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 2 | William Alexander -- Letter Sent, Recipient Unknown |
1755 | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 3 | William Alexander -- Legal Papers |
1750-1768 | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 4 | [William Alexander] -- List of Provisions for Niagara Expedition |
[1759] | |
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Series 6: John Reid, 1762-1806 and Undated
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 5 | John Reid -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1769-1805 and Undated | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 6 | John Reid -- Correspondence -- Letters Sent, Recipients Unknown |
1774, 1779 | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 6 | John Reid -- Legal Papers |
1762-1763 | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 7 | John Reid -- Legal Papers |
1767-1798 | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 8 | John Reid -- Legal Papers -- Affidavits re General Reid's Lands in Pennsylvania |
[1783] | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 9 | John Reid -- Surveys |
1769-1801 | |
Box: 9 | Folder : 10 | John Reid -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1765-1805 and Undated | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 1 | John Reid -- Account Book |
[1773] | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 2 | John Reid -- [Petition re Lands in New York] |
[1783] | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 3 | John Reid -- Will |
1806 | |
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Series 7: Susanna Reid Robertson, 1769-1838 and Undated
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 4 | Susanna Alexander Reid -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1769 | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 5 | Susanna Reid Robertson -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1784-1838 and Undated | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 6 | Susanna Reid Robertson -- Legal Papers |
1808 | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 7 | Susanna Reid Robertson -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1793-1811 | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 8 | Susanna Reid Robertson -- Will |
1815 | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 9 | Estate of Susanna Reid Robertson -- Legal Opinions and Memoranda |
1838 | |
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Series 8: John Stark Robertson, 1771-1832 and Undated
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 10 | John Stark Robertson -- Correspondence -- Letters Received |
1794-1808 | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 11 | John Stark Robertson -- Correspondence -- Letters Sent, Recipient Unknown |
1796, 1800 | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 12 | John Stark Robertson -- Legal Papers |
1793, 1799-1801 and Undated | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 13 | John Stark Robertson (and Estate) -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1771, 1794-1832 and Undated | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 14 | John Stark Robertson -- Surveys |
1794 | |
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Series 9: Rutherfurd Family, 1792-1874 and Undated
Scope and ContentsSeries 9 includes small amounts of correspondence, and legal papers from John Rutherfurd Jr. (1810-1871), Charlotte Rutherfurd, Lewis Morris Rutherfurd, and Sara Rutherfurd. It also includes cancelled checks from various members of the Rutherfurd family. These checks almost certainly relate to the estate of John Rutherfurd, and appear to have originally been kept together. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 1 | Rutherfurd Family -- John Rutherfurd Jr. -- Letters Received |
1845-1874 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 2 | Rutherfurd Family -- John Rutherfurd Jr. -- Legal Papers |
1842-1870 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 3 | Rutherfurd Family -- [Charlotte] Rutherfurd -- Letters Received |
1874-1884 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 4 | Rutherfurd Family -- Charlotte Rutherfurd -- Legal Papers |
1872 and Undated | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 5 | Rutherfurd Family -- Catherine Rutherfurd -- Letters Received |
1792 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 6 | Rutherfurd Family -- Lewis Morris Rutherfurd -- Legal Papers |
1841, 1854 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 7 | Rutherfurd Family -- Sara Rutherfurd -- Letter Received |
Undated | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 8 | Rutherfurd Family -- Estate of Robert W. Rutherfurd -- Probate Document |
1852 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 9 | Rutherfurd Family -- Cancelled Checks |
1839-Jan. 1840 | |
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Series 10: Other Persons, 1680-1879 and Undated
Scope and ContentsThis series consists of material not created by or pertaining to members of the Rutherfurd family. The series includes letters to Cadwallader Colden, regarding the boundary between New Jersey and New York; to Lemuel Cobb, mostly relating to surveys of lands in New York State; the London firm of Thomas Coults & Co., who corresponded with John Rutherfurd regarding the affairs of Susanna Robertson and William Jauncey; and James Morris, who received letters from John Rutherfurd and John Stark Robertson concerning their land holdings in New York State. The series also includes accounts, bills, receipts, legal papers, and surveys of persons not related to the Rutherfurd family, and of unknown persons. For the most part, all such material is interfiled regardless of its original creator or possessor. Legal Papers and Accounts, Bills, Receipts are arranged chronologically. Surveys are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the owner of the tract surveyed. David Provoost, because of the volume of material pertaining to him, is the only individual person in the series to be assigned a folder of Accounts, Bills, Receipts. Wills and inventories of estates are also foldered according to the names of the testators. Note that two items from the Other Persons series are in Box 20. One is labelled Other Persons -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts -- Account Book of Unidentified Person. The other is labelled Surveys - A Record of Surveys of the Ramopock Tract in Bergen County in the Province of New-Jersey. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 10 | Other Persons -- William Abbot -- Letters Received |
1794-1804 | |
Box: 10 | Folder : 11 | Other Persons -- Gen. Alexander Adamson -- Letters Received |
1838-1839 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 12 | Other Persons -- William Alexander (of Edinburgh) -- Letters Received |
1743-1746 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 13 | Other Persons -- Sir Edmund Antrobus -- Letters Received |
1833, 1836-1837 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 14 | Other Persons -- William Bard -- Letters Received |
1834, 1836 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 15 | Other Persons -- Baring Bros. & Co. -- Letters Received |
1813 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 16 | Other Persons -- R. Boggs -- Letters Received |
1807 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 17 | Other Persons -- Daniel Brent -- Letters Received |
1837 and Undated | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 18 | Other Persons -- Duncan Brown -- Letters Received |
1750 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 19 | Other Persons -- Gen. [...] Clarkson -- Letters Received |
1803 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 20 | Other Persons -- Lemuel Cobb -- Letters Received |
1795-1805 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 21 | Other Persons -- R. Cocks -- Letters Received |
1839 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 22 | Other Persons -- Cadwallader Colden -- Letters Received |
1741, 1749-1750 | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 23 | Other Persons -- Thos. Coults & Co. -- Letters Received |
1814, 1830-1838 and Undated | |
Box: 11 | Folder : 24 | Other Persons -- John Cutter -- Letters Received |
1767 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 1 | Other Persons -- Farner & Co. -- Letters Received |
1839 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 2 | Other Persons -- Gen. [...] Hamilton -- Letters Received |
1821 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 3 | Other Persons -- James A. Hamilton -- Letters Received |
1831 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 4 | Other Persons -- George Harrison -- Letters Received |
1754 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 5 | Other Persons -- James Jauncey -- Letters Received |
1835 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 6 | Other Persons -- Peter Augustus Jay -- Letters Received |
1831 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 7 | Other Persons -- Isaac A. Johnson -- Letters Received |
1833 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 8 | Other Persons -- Philip Kearny -- Letters Received |
1838 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 9 | Other Persons -- John Kirkbride -- Letters Received |
1816 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 10 | Other Persons -- Benjamin Kissam -- Letters Received |
1765 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 11 | Other Persons -- Peter van Brugh Livingston -- Letters Received |
1755 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 12 | Other Persons -- Robert Livingston -- Letters Received |
1756 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 13 | Other Persons -- William Lunsden -- Letters Received |
1734-1735, 1747 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 14 | Other Persons -- Edward Marjoribanks (et al.) -- Letters Received |
1808, 1838-1839 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 15 | Other Persons -- Samuel Mitchelson -- Letters Received |
1772 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 16 | Other Persons -- James Morrell -- Letters Received |
1748-1750 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 17 | Other Persons -- James Morris -- Letters Received |
1796, 1800-1804 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 18 | Other Persons -- [...] Parkinson -- Letters Received |
1839 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 19 | Other Persons -- Benjamin Pitney -- Letters Received |
1800 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 20 | Other Persons -- Frederick [Preine] -- Letters Received |
1835 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 21 | Other Persons -- Archibald Russell -- Letters Received |
1839-1844 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 22 | Other Persons -- Alexander Rutherfurd, Lord Advocate of Scotland -- Letters Received |
1839 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 23 | Other Persons -- John Shoolbred -- Letters Received |
1788 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 24 | Other Persons -- John Smyth -- Letters Received |
1774 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 25 | Other Persons -- James Stephens -- Letters Received |
1726 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 26 | Other Persons -- Richard Stockton -- Letters Received |
1807 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 27 | Other Persons -- Herman Thorn -- Letters Received |
1833 and Undated | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 28 | Other Persons -- [...] Van Arsdale -- Letters Received |
1826 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 29 | Other Persons -- Elias Van Arsdale -- Letters Received |
1832 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 30 | Other Persons -- William Watson -- Letters Received |
1747-1753 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 31 | Other Persons -- George Willcocks -- Letters Received |
1720 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 32 | Other Persons -- William Wilson -- Letters Received |
1799, 1803-1804 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 33 | Other Persons -- John Budd -- Will |
1749 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 34 | Other Persons -- John J. Christie -- Will |
1818 | |
Box: 12 | Folder : 35 | Other Persons -- Robert Hunter -- Will |
1718 | |
Box: 13 | Folder : 1 | Other Persons -- David Provoost -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1701 and Undated | |
Box: 13 | Folder : 2 | Other Persons -- David Provoost -- Inventory of Estate |
1701 | |
Box: 13 | Folder : 3 | Other Persons -- Arent Sonmans -- Abstract of [Right in Propriety] |
1738 | |
Box: 13 | Folder : 4 | Other Persons -- John Spratt -- Inventory of Estate |
1697 | |
Box: 13 | Folder : 5 | Other Persons -- Correspondence, Recipients Unknown |
1747-1874 and Undated | |
Box: 13 | Folder : 6 | Other Persons -- Legal Papers |
1680-1737 and Undated | |
Box: 13 | Folder : 7 | Other Persons -- Legal Papers |
1740-1764 | |
Box: 14 | Folder : 1 | Other Persons -- Legal Papers |
1748-1853 | |
Box: 14 | Folder : 2 | Other Persons -- Surveys -- A-O |
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Box: 14 | Folder : 3 | Other Persons -- Surveys -- P-Z |
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Box: 14 | Folder : 4 | Other Persons -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
1753-1879 and Undated | |
Box: 14 | Folder : 5 | Unidentified Persons -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts |
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Box: 14 | Folder : 6 | Unidentified Persons -- Memoranda |
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Box: 14 | Folder : 7 | Surveys -- Unidentified Tracts & Multiple Owners |
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Box: 14 | Folder : 8 | Surveys -- Maps |
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Box: 20 | Folder : 2 | Surveys -- A Record of the Surveys of the Ramopock Tract in Bergen County in the Province
of New-Jersey (envelope) |
1767 | |
Box: 20 | Folder : 3 | Other Persons -- Accounts, Bills, Receipts -- Account Book of Unidentified Person(envelope) |
1803-1818 | |
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Series 11: Court Papers, 1704-1832 and Undated
Scope and ContentsThis series consists of papers relating to court cases adjudicated in New York and New Jersey in the 18th and 19th centuries. The cases are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the plaintiff. In those cases in which there was more than one plaintiff, the surname of the first named plaintiff is used. In two of the cases, members of the Rutherfurd family were defendants, and in one, John Stark Robertson appears to have been the defendant. Note that one item from this series, labelled Court papers -- Answer of Walter & CatherineRutherfurd -- Unidentified Suit is in Box 20, with other oversize material and volumes. For a list of the cases, consult the container list. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 1 | Court Papers -- Chalmers et al. vs. Clintock et al. |
1840 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 2 | Court Papers -- Samuel & Meirs Fisher vs. Walter Rutherfurd |
Undated | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 3 | Court Papers -- Hunt vs. Stirling et al. |
1767 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 4 | Court Papers -- Jackson ex Dem. Halsey vs. Vail |
1740 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 5 | Court Papers -- Medina vs. Het |
Undated | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 6 | Court Papers -- Ormstein vs. Sonmans |
1704 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 7 | Court Papers -- Pinhorn vs. van Buskirk |
1731 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 8 | Court Papers -- Provoost vs. DePeyster |
1704 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 9 | Court Papers -- John Stark Robison [sic] vs. James Scott Smith |
1799 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 10 | Court Papers -- Eliza Smith et al. vs. John Rutherfurd et al. (1 of 2) |
1832 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 11 | Court Papers -- Eliza Smith et al. vs. John Rutherfurd et al. (2 of 2) |
1832 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 12 | Court Papers -- Deposition of Robert Emleyin in Unidentified Proceeding |
1800 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 13 | Court Papers -- Deposition of Thomas Gordon in Unidentified Proceeding |
1720 | |
Box: 15 | Folder : 14 | Court Papers -- State of Case & Opinion re Unidentified Proceeding |
1772 | |
Box: 20 | Folder : 1 | Court Papers -- Answer of Walter & Catherine Rutherfurd -- Unidentified Suit |
Undated | |
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Series 12: New Jersey Proprietors, 1723-1771
Scope and ContentsThis series consists of assorted material having to do with or created on behalf of the Proprietors of the Eastern or Western Divisions of New Jersey. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 1 | New Jersey Proprietors -- Eastern Division -- Minutes & Resolutions |
1723-1793 | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 2 | New Jersey Proprietors -- Eastern Division -- Warrants to Survey |
1749-1771 | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 3 | New Jersey Proprietors -- Eastern Division -- Advertisement |
1743 | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 4 | New Jersey Proprietors -- Western Division -- Resolutions |
1771 | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 5 | Colony/State of New York -- Petition to Gov. Montgomerie |
Undated | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 6 | Colony/State of New York -- Land Patents |
1688, 1750 | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 7 | NewJersey/New York Boundary -- Certificate of Survey |
1774 | |
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Remaining Series, [1707]-1803 and Undated
Scope and ContentsThe remaining series in the collection consist of small amounts of material having to do with specific institutions or geographical locations. Which family members (if any) these items pertain to, is not clear. |
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Container 1 | Container 2 | Title | Date | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 8 | Colony/State of Connecticut -- Grant of Land for New Fairfield |
[1707] | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 9 | Presbytery of Albany -- Minutes & Resolutions |
1803 and Undated | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 10 | Schedule of Post Days at New York |
1793 | |
Box: 16 | Folder : 11 | Fragments, Scrap & Wrappings (1 of 2) |
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Box: 16 | Folder : 12 | Fragments, Scrap & Wrappings (2 of 2) |
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Container 1 | Title | Date | ||
Box: 17 | Oversize Legal Documents on Parchment (material is not foldered) |
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Box: 18 | Oversize Legal Documents on Parchment (material is not foldered) |
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Box: 19 | Oversize Legal Documents on Parchment (material is not foldered) |
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