. Catalogue of manuscripts and relics in Washington's head-quarters. to Maj. Zachariah Dubois. Aug. Large Collection of Revolutionary Money. Return of men employed at Fishkill Laud-ing, Jan. 7th, 1782. Four Memorandums of Henry Shroff, , 1791. Two Antique Chairs. Chair of the First Congress. Map of Post Roads. Dutch Bible, American History, and sundryBooks, Papers and Relics not enumeratedspecifically. The foregoing- Inventory, taken by nie and compared witlioriginal lists in my possession, is believed to be correct, and toinclnde all relics, curiosities, and articles of p
. Catalogue of manuscripts and relics in Washington's head-quarters. to Maj. Zachariah Dubois. Aug. Large Collection of Revolutionary Money. Return of men employed at Fishkill Laud-ing, Jan. 7th, 1782. Four Memorandums of Henry Shroff, , 1791. Two Antique Chairs. Chair of the First Congress. Map of Post Roads. Dutch Bible, American History, and sundryBooks, Papers and Relics not enumeratedspecifically. The foregoing- Inventory, taken by nie and compared witlioriginal lists in my possession, is believed to be correct, and toinclnde all relics, curiosities, and articles of personal proper-ty, belonging to the late Enoch Carter at the time of his death,and conveyed and designed to be conveyed to the City of New-burgh under Agreement of Residuary Legatees herein-beforereferred to. Dated, Newburgh, June 29th, 1874. E. M. RUTTENBER, on the part of Trustees of Washingtons Head-quarters. Approved: JANE CARTER MAPES, on the part of Residuary Legates,CATHARINE CARTER RYER,LOUISE BLACKMAN,JANE CARTER MAPES,ANTOINETTE T. HJSTOlilCAL SKETCH. ^^kimtd jSblcl^. T^HE buildiiio- now so gonei-ally known as WashingtonsJ- Head-quarters at Newburgh, is situated in the south-eastpart of the city. It is constructed ol rouo-ji stone; is onestory hig-h, fifty-six feet front by forty-six feet in depth, and ish)cated on wliat was originally Lot No. 2, of the German Pat-ent. Tlie title to tlie lot was vested, by the Patent referred to,in Herman Schoneman, a native of the Palatinate of Germany,who sold, in 1721, to James Alexander, who subsequently soldto Alexander Coldkn and Burger Meynders, by whom the prop-erty was conveyed to Jonathan Hasbrouck. The south-eastcorner of the building-, more particularly shown by the wallsand the timbers of the roof remaining- in the attic, is tlieoldest portion, but by whom erected is not positively north-east corner of the house was erected by Hasbrouckin 1750. The west half was added by Hasbrouck in 1770,
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