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Fort, Jean, fl. 1700 Caveat against attaining a patent for land

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.00565 Author/Creator: Fort, Jean, fl. 1700 Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Autograph document signed Date: 1700/05/10 Pagination: 1p. + docket 30.4 x 20 cm Order a Copy

Caveat against anyone desiring a patent to aquire land behind Jean Libertse's house. Below the caveat is a letter from Fort to [Livingston] explaining the enclosed caveat.

Fort, Jean, fl. 1700

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