1. Van Pelt Estate, miscellaneous Handwritten notes on family and holdings

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1 Reuben W. Van Pelt Estate Miscellaneous, Property Abstracts, Deeds, Legal Documents, Correspondence. Reuben W. Van Pelt died May 2, Emily S. Van Pelt (his daughter) became executrix of estate. Emily S. Van Pelt (his wife) died in Yonkers February 25, Reuben was attorney for New York Boston & Montreal Railway Company and the Putnam Division of the New York Central & Hudson River Railroad Company. 1. Van Pelt Estate, miscellaneous Handwritten notes on family and holdings 2. Abstracts of Van Pelt Property in Yonkers Abstracts of titles, Deeds, Grantee #1 to 20: Joseph H. & Elizabeth Ann Jennings to RWVP; Alfred Rovinson, Francis S. and Catharine Miles to RWVP; Stephen & Abby Chandler to RWVP; James C. & Maria P. Wicker to RWVP & Joseph H. Jennings; Henry & Mary Gale to RWVP; William & Catharine Dooley to RWVP; William H. Bard to RWVP; Benjamin Brown to RWVP; William Bleakely Jr., Sheriff, to RWVP; Jacob D. & Elizabeth Odell to RWVP; William Floyd Jones & John W. Mills, exec s for Philip R. Robert to RWVP; Staates Fowler by Peter U. Fowler to RWVP; Abraham Fowler to RWVP; Charlotte A. M. Blackwell to RWVP; Benjamin and Phebe Curser to RWVP; Abijah and Mary E. Curtiss to RWVP; Charles and Isabelle M. Runyon to RWVP; Anson B. & Martha I. Hoyt to RWVP; Deeds, Grantor: RWVP & Emily S., his wife, to: Alfred Robinson & Francis S. Miles; and to Henry Gale; and to Abraham Fredenburgh; and to William W. Woodworth; and to Thomas Foley; And to Samuel B. Jennings; and to Catharine Stuart Titus; and to Charles Runyon; and to Andrew and James B. Archibald; and to Martha J. wife of Anson B. Hoyt; and to George Banks; and to James and George Steward; RWVP and James C. & Maria P. Wicker to Edward W. Candee; and to Elias Smith; and to John Nash; and to Hester A. Candee; and to Joseph H. Jennings; James McKaye to James & Charlotte Blackwell; Frences E. Robert; John W. Mills and Willam Floyd Jones, Exec s of Philip R. Robert, and RWVP; Mortgages: RWVP to Joseph H. Jennings; and to Gordon Grant; and to John S. Fox; and to William Floyd Jones and John M. Mills, exec s of estate of Philp R. Roberts; and to Jonathan Odell; and to Elmira Tuttle; and to Abijah Curtiss; and to Thomas C. Cornell; RWVP & Emily S., his wife, to: Elisabeth Barker; and to Robert Purdy; and to Benjamin Brown; and to Frederick A. Coe; and to Noah Coe; and to NY Life Insurance Co.; and Joseph P. Disbrow; and to Barnet L. Solomon; and to Thomas C. Cornell; and to Albert Averill; and to Joseph B. Mills; and to Catharine A. B. Requa and Frances B. B. Dyckman and James H.B. Brown; Deeds, Grantee, to Emily S. Van Pelt, from: William W. Woodworth, ad Thomas C. and Jane E. Cornell; Stephen & Abby Chandler; Deeds, Grantor, from Emily S. Van Pelt: to Thomas C. Cornell; to Charles Runyon: to Andrew Shampnoy; from Emily S. Van Pelt & RWVP: to John Copcutt; Mortgages, from Emily S. Van Pelt, wife and RWVP; to William C. Woodworth and Thomas C. Cornell; to William W. Gurnee; to Ethan Flagg; To Isaac Barker; Frederick A. Coe; to Elisabeth Barker; to Thomas Radford; to Benjamin Rhead; to Emily S. Van Pelt, Daughter; from RWVP to Emily S. Van Pelt, daughter; from Emily S. Van Pelt to Halcyon Skinner: from James H. and Hannah Brown to Jacob Klinger; From Francis Quick to Jacob Klinger; from Catharine A.

2 B. Requa and Frances B. Dykman to Jacob Klinger; from Jacob Klinger; and wife Sophia to James C. Bell. 3. Abstracts of Title, Miscellaneous Properties Abstract of Title, Benjamin Curser to Charles Runyon, to Runyon Van Pelt & Underhill, 63 acres in N. Yonkers, Abstract of Title, Reuben W. Van Pelt for farm on Saw Mill River Road, Yonkers, 37 ½ acres Abstract of Title, , Jacob D. Odell and Ann Elizabeth his wife to Abijah Curtis, June , 21 ½ acres on Saw Mill River Rd., North Yonkers; Abijah Curtiss to Reuben W. Van Pelt etc. Abstract of Title, , Benjamin Brown to Reuben W. Van Pelt, etc. land on Saw Mill River Road (Roberts Avenue Property?) 4. Burial Plot Records, Van Pelt burial plots at St. John s Church Cemetery, Yonkers July 6, 1865, Deed for burial plot at St. John s Church, Yonkers, to R. W. Van Pelt August 31, 1903, Deed for sale of burial plot at St. Johns Church Cemetery, from Emily S. Van Pelt to [unsigned] Booklet, Rules and regulations of St. John s Cemetery, 1904 Letter, February 16, 1905, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt, re sale of St. John s Cemetery plot Invoice, 1905, St. John s Parish to Emily S. Van Pelt, for payment for care of lot Invoice, 1906, St. John s Parish to Emily S. Van Pelt, for payment for care of lot Note, Sarah Van Pelt is mother of Reuben, etc. June 20, 1906, Assignment of deed of Burial Plot, Emily S. Van Pelt to Peter H. Harvey Letter, August 7, 1906, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re cemetery plot of Sarah Van Pelt (mother of Reuben W.) at St. John s Church 5. Court Documents, Westchester Gas Light Co of City of Yonkers against the Yonkers Gas Light Company Opinion, c. 1880, Supreme Court, Westchester Gas Light Co of City of Yonkers against the Yonkers Gas Light Company 6. Court Documents, Published Abstract, 1879, N.Y. Supreme Court of Westchester: The Mutual Life Insurance Co against [long list including] Reuben W. Van Pelt and Emily s. Van Pelt, his wife, re nonpayment of mortgage and taxes for property adjacent to Hudson River Railroad company and Buena Vista Avenue; 7. Legal Documents/Judgments Farm of 100 acres on Saw Mill Road, Staates Fowler to Peter U. Fowler, 1871, to Reuben W. Van Pelt, June 22, 1871; mortgaged to Joseph B Mills; foreclosed, Staates Fowler against Reuben W. Van Pelt, 1876 Handwritten note re judgments in William C. Rhinelander against R.W. Van Pelt Notes taken from records of NY Supreme Court, NY County, May 31, 1897, John M. Clark Jr. against Reuben W. Van Pelt, Thomas Carey, John Kernell and Robert W. Hudspeth

3 87. Patent petition July 24, 1882, Petition to Hon. Commissioner of Patents, by Reuben W. Van Pelt, for patent for gas heater 9. Property documents, tax searches, payments, etc. Receipt, December 9, 1890, for payment of taxes on 376 Roberts Avenue by Emily S. Van Pelt Receipt December 9, 1890, for payment of taxes on 376 Roberts Avenue by Emily S. Van Pelt Henry B. Archer, City Clerk, Yonkers, certification that no taxes owed on [?]Nepperhan Avenue, w/ exceptions (partial document, c. 1894?) John Pagan, City Clerk, Yonkers, certification that no taxes owed on 920 Nepperhan Avenue. (partial document, no date) Tax Search requisition, 78 Elm Street, Yonkers, for Anson Baldwin, Esq Letter, September 14, 1905, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re tax assessments for Roberts Avenue and Nepperhan Avenue properties 10. Property holdings, & Mortgages, Van Pelt Listing of Mortgages & assets, Reuben W. and Emily S. Van Pelt, List of Property holdings of Van Pelt in Yonkers John H. Ferguson 11. Property Maps Hand drawn map, Nepperhan Avenue & Roberts Avenue, Yonkers Hand drawn map, properties in vicinity of Nepperhan Avenue & Roberts Avenue, Yonkers Hand drawn maps (2) property at Camelia Path and Main Avenue. 12. Railroad Land dispute Letter, April 1, 1905, Arthur Haviland, NY Hudson River Rail Road Co., Grand Central, to Emily S. Van Pelt, re obtaining papers from his estate April 5, 1905, documents borrowed by A. Haviland [and later returned] from J. H. Ferguson relating to Van Pelt property Letter, April 13, 1905, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re NY Central & Hudson River RR co wanting quit claim deed for Van Pelt property on Saw Mill River Road, Nepperhan Avenue and Roberts Avenue. Letter, May 6, 1905, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt, answering Ms. Van Pelt s questions re above Letter, May 12, 1905, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re NY Central & Hudson River RR co wanting quit claim deed for Van Pelt property on Saw Mill River Road Letter, May 24, 1905, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re her unwillingness to give quit-claim deed May 26, 1905, Quitclaim Deed signed by Emily S. Van Pelt Letter, May 24, 1905, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re enclosed contract with NY Central & Hudson River RR Letter, June 2, 1905, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re delaying her visit, re discovery of additional property which belongs to her

4 13. Stock holdings Handwritten notes re certificates of stock in Reuben W. Van Pelt Estate 14. Properties: 3 Mulford Street, Sixth Ward, City of Yonkers, unpaid taxes Document, Summons, Nov 20, 1923, City of Yonkers against Emily S. Van Pelt, Catherine O Brien heir of Jeremiah Cooney, and Mary Whalen; Letter, December 14, 1923, Emily S. Van Pelt to John H. Ferguson re receiving Summons re 33 Mulford Street and being mistakenly described as heir to Jeremiah Cooney. Notice, Dec. 26, 1923, by J. H. Ferguson that all papers be served to him as counsel of Emily S. Van Pelt in case re the City of Yonkers against Emily S. Van Pelt, Johanna and Thomas Troy, Catherine and John Welsh, etc. to Jeremiah Cooney Abstract of title, recorded Dec 26, 1923, the City of Yonkers against Emily S. Van Pelt, with Description of Premises, 33 Mulford Street, Yonkers; Johanna and Thomas Troy, Catherine and John Welsh, etc. to Jeremiah Cooney Letter, December 27, 1923, J.H.F. to E.S. Van Pelt, clarifying above summons Letter, February 19, 1924, City of Yonkers to J.H. Ferguson re filing notice of appearance for Emily S. Van Pelt Waiver of service, February 1924, unsigned, of all other papers to Emily s. Van Pelt in above case Notice of Motion for Reference, to be held February 29, 1924, in tax foreclosure for 33 Mulford Street, City of Yonkers against Emily S. Van Pelt, Catherine O Brien heir of Jeremiah Cooney, Mary Whalen. Document, foreclosure of tax lien, March 7, 1924, on 33 Mulford Street City of Yonkers against Emily S. Van Pelt, Catherine O Brien heir of Jeremiah Cooney, Mary Whalen. Notice of Sale, March 7, 1924, to be held April 3, in tax foreclosure for 33 Mulford Street, City of Yonkers agst Emily S. Van Pelt, Catherine O Brien heir of Jeremiah Cooney, Mary Whalen; 15. Properties: 3 Nepperhan Street granted to Osteheld and Eickemeyer, 1870 Land under water, Description of property, 3 Nepperhan Street Payment, June 21, 1902, Sherman Connolly, Skinner & Connolly, Engineers & Machinists, 3 Nepperhan Street, to J.H. Ferguson Letter, June 2, 1906, from NY State Attorney General re hearing postponement for applications to Land Board Letter, August 14, 1903, from NY State Attorney General to John H. Ferguson re request for info as to length of time granted to file briefs re grant of land Letter, June 8, 1906, James M. Hunt to John H. Ferguson, re argument before NY State Land Commission Letter, June 22, 1906, John H. Ferguson to Commissioners of Land Office, State of NY, re application of Benjamin L. Parr etc re grant of land to city of Yonkers Letter, June 25, 1906, from NY State Attorney General to John H. Ferguson re letter rec d. 16. Properties: 105 [or 1005] Nepperhan Avenue

5 Letter, December 21, 1906, Anson Baldwin, Attorney, to John H Ferguson, re proposed deed for execution by sole heir of R. W. Van Pelt, for 105 Nepperhan Avenue. Letter, December 26, 1906, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt, re quitclaim deed for property on Nepperhan Avenue. 17. Properties: 376 Roberts Avenue, Yonkers Mortgage, January 15, 1874, Reuben W. Van Pelt, and Emily S. Van Pelt, mortgaging property to Albert Averill; w notations of payments to 1880 Bond, January 15, 1874, Reuben W. Van Pelt, bound to Albert Averill of Pomfret Ct. for $2,000 Summons and Complaint, May 1892, Albert Averill against Reuben Van Pelt, John Sherwood, Am Lithographic Co, John M. Clark, Ann A. C. Barnes, Joseph B. Mills, Catharine A.B. Requa, Francis B. Dykman, James H. B. Brown and the New York Life Insurance Company, re nonpayment of mortgage. Notice of pendency of action, May 1892, Albert Averill against Emily S. Van Pelt, etc. Judgment, Albert Averill against Reuben W. Van Pelt, March, 1879, for payment of 1154 Summary of judgments against Reuben W. Van Pelt by above plaintiff and co-defendants, ; RWVP died May Notice, October 10, 1894, Office of the Receiver of taxes, to Mrs. Van Pelt, taxes of 1891 on 376 Roberts Avenue remain unpaid Statement, April 25, 1895Ellen Forshaw against Hugh Lawson and Trace Jones re cutting timber on Emily S. Van Pelt property, Robert Avenue Note, June 15, 1902, to J.H. Ferguson from Emily Van Pelt, about selling property at private sale Letter, February 20, 1903, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re repairs on Roberts Avenues property Statement of account, November 1, 1902, John H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt, re 376 Roberts Avenue. Discharge of mortgage, December 1, 1906, Albert Averill, Pomfret Ct., made to Reuben W. Van Pelt and Emily S. Van Pelt, January 1, 1874 Letter, May 25, 1907, J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re estimate for new roof on Robert Avenue property Receipt, June 17, 1907, Fielding Gower to Emily S. Van Pelt, for shingling roof on Roberts Avenue. Letter, March 24, 1913 J.H. Ferguson to Emily S. Van Pelt re security bonding Description of property from 1867 deed, Philip R. Roberts, to Reuben W. Van Pelt, with hand drawn map, 1921 Deed, March , Emily S. Van Pelt to James Chirsuli, (2 copies) Document, April 15, 1921, tax search, Westchester Title & Mortgage Co; Document, April 15, 1921, Examination of title, Mr. James Cerasuoli, Yonkers, Note on index card, re deed recorded Apr 30, 1921, Emily S. Van Pelt to James Cerasuoli Document and receipt, June 4, 1921, Westchester Title & Mortgage Company, Policy of Title Insurance to James Cerasuoli, for property purchased from Emily S. Van Pelt 18. Properties, Roberts Ave., lawsuit documents, Requa vs. Van Pelt, 1876 January 19, 1876, answer of Reuben W. Van Pelt, in Supreme Court Westchester County suit, Catharine A.

6 B. Requa, etc. against Reuben W. Van Pelt February 18, 1876, Supreme Court Westchester Cty, suit, Catharine A. B. Requa, etc. against Reuben W. Van Pelt May 20, 1876, Catharine A. B. Requa, etc. against Reuben W. Van Pelt, Stenographer s Minutes June 3, 1876, Catharine A. B. Requa, etc. against Reuben W. Van Pelt, Stenographer s Minutes July 31, 1876, Supreme Court Westchester County, Catharine A. B. Requa, etc. against Reuben W. Van Pelt, [very faint handwritten document]