Jacob Morris to John Rutherfurd, June 21, 1787

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Description

Jacob Morris wrote from Butternut Creek to John Rutherfurd, addressed to Broadway, NY. He described his journey to his land in New York that had been given to him to compensate for property loss during the Revolutionary War. He traveled from Albany and Schenectady up the Mohawk and Susquehanna Rivers. He described being the first settlers to travel up Butternut Creek, where he was to build his house, and his decision to build a frame house instead of a log cabin.

People Included: Lewis Morris, Richard Morris, and Monsieur DeVillers.

Author/Creator

Jacob Morris (1755-1844)

Recipient

John Rutherfurd (1760 - 1840)

Creation Date

6-21-1787

Document Type

Manuscript

Location

Butternuts, Otsego County, NY

Collection

Liberty Hall Collection, 1711-1847 (bulk 1790-1830)

Inventory Location

Bay 1, Column 2, LHC Series 3

Recommended Citation

Morris, Jacob. Jacob Morris to John Rutherfurd, June 21, 1787. Manuscript. From Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University, Liberty Hall Collection 1780s. https://digitalcommons.kean.edu/lhc_1780s/61

Rights

This collection is open to the public for research use. Copyright remains with Kean University. Credit this material. Personal photographs may be made for research purposes. Inquiries regarding publishing material from the collection should be directed to Lynette Zimmerman, Executive Director at the Liberty Hall Academic Center & Exhibition Hall at lzimmerm@kean.edu.

Publishing Repository

Special Collections Research Library and Archive, Kean University