{"product_id":"c1769-exceptional-colonial-new-york-mortgage-for-manhattan-waterfront-property-abraham-p-lott-witnessed-by-abraham-de-peyster","title":"c1769 Exceptional Colonial New York Mortgage for Manhattan Waterfront Property – Abraham P. Lott – Witnessed by Abraham De Peyster","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"3342\" data-end=\"3470\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"3342\" data-end=\"3470\"\u003eExceptional Colonial New York Mortgage for Manhattan Waterfront Property – Abraham P. Lott – Witnessed by Abraham De Peyster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3472\" data-end=\"3715\"\u003eA rare original eighteenth-century New York manuscript mortgage documenting the conveyance of an undivided one-half interest in a valuable waterfront parcel on \u003cstrong data-start=\"3632\" data-end=\"3663\"\u003eDock Street at Hunter's Key\u003c\/strong\u003e, extending to the East River in colonial Manhattan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3717\" data-end=\"3900\"\u003eThe document is executed by \u003cstrong data-start=\"3745\" data-end=\"3764\"\u003eAbraham P. Lott\u003c\/strong\u003e, a member of one of New York's oldest Dutch families, in favor of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3831\" data-end=\"3849\"\u003eWilliam Astell\u003c\/strong\u003e, securing repayment of \u003cstrong data-start=\"3873\" data-end=\"3899\"\u003e£600 New York currency\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"3902\" data-end=\"4224\"\u003eParticularly desirable is the detailed legal description of the property, which identifies its location in the \u003cstrong data-start=\"4013\" data-end=\"4026\"\u003eEast Ward\u003c\/strong\u003e along the East River waterfront and names neighboring owners including \u003cstrong data-start=\"4098\" data-end=\"4114\"\u003eHenry Cruger\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong data-start=\"4119\" data-end=\"4136\"\u003eRobert Murray\u003c\/strong\u003e, placing the property within one of colonial New York's principal commercial districts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4226\" data-end=\"4255\"\u003eThe document is witnessed by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4257\" data-end=\"4300\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4257\" data-end=\"4275\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4259\" data-end=\"4275\"\u003eHenry Duyvis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4276\" data-end=\"4300\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4278\" data-end=\"4300\"\u003eAbraham De Peyster\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4302\" data-end=\"4558\"\u003eThe De Peyster family ranked among colonial New York's foremost merchant and political dynasties, producing mayors, provincial officials, and major landowners whose influence extended throughout the eighteenth century. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"4560\" data-end=\"4574\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"4560\" data-end=\"4574\"\u003eHighlights\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"4576\" data-end=\"4837\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4576\" data-end=\"4616\"\u003eOriginal colonial New York manuscript.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4617\" data-end=\"4652\"\u003eManhattan waterfront real estate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4653\" data-end=\"4684\"\u003eHunter's Key and Dock Street.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"4685\" data-end=\"4713\"\u003eSigned by Abraham P. 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