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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02500.05 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1789 |
| Title | Land transfer |
| Date | 12 June 1789 |
| Author | Hacker, Hoysted (fl. 1775-1835) |
| Additional authors | Kelly, John (fl. 1789) |
| Document Type | Land transaction document |
| Content Description | Hacker, who previously served in the Continental Navy, signs as a witness. Signed by Thomas Cooper as a witness. Signed by John Kelly, who authorizes the land transfer to William Cockburn. States that Cockburn owns a parcel of land called Summervale with Theophylact Bache and Goldsbrow Banyar. |
| Subjects | Land Transaction Navy |
| People | Hacker, Hoysted (fl. 1775-1835) Kelly, John (fl. 1789) Cooper, Thomas (fl. 1789) Bache, Theophylact (1735-1807) Banyar, Goldsbrow (1724-1815) Cockburn, William (fl. 1789) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | Naval & Maritime; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | During the mid eighteenth century, Banyar served in various posts of the Province of New York such as deputy auditor-general, deputy secretary, and deputy clerk of the council, Supreme Court. Bache was elected president of the New York chamber of commerce in 1777. Benjamin Franklin's daughter Sarah married Richard Bache, Theophylact's brother, in 1767. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |