Found 2 collections related to Estate administration records

William B. Astor (William Backhouse Astor, 1792-1875) was the son of German-born fur-trader, financier, and real estate investor John Jacob Astor (1763-1848). The William B. Astor papers, 1826-1931 (bulk 1826-1890), contain legal, financial, and property records relating to Astor's personal estate and its distribution after his death, as well as four photographic images of Astor family members and properties. Also present are business papers held by his uncle Henry Astor (1754-1833) as principal investor and later treasurer of the New York Association, which created and owned the New York Theatre (later the Bowery Theatre) in New York City; William B. Astor inherited Henry Astor's assets in the venture when the latter died in 1833. The business papers provide significant details on the construction and decoration of the first iteration of the New York Theatre, its reconstruction after a fire in 1828, properties used to stage productions, and its financial management. The collection also contains some loose letters and documents. less

Adolph Philipse (1665-1750) was a wealthy New York City merchant and politician with extensive landholdings in the lower Hudson River Valley. Baptised Adolphus, he was the second son of New York City merchant Frederick Philipse, first Lord of the Manor of Philipsborough in Westchester County, known as Philipsburg Manor. Adolph Philipse held important positions in the provincial government, serving as a member of the Governor's Council and as Speaker of the General Assembly. He died intestate on January 20, 1749 (1750 New Style). Joseph Reade (1694-1771), the estate's administrator, was a merchant, a member of the Governor's Council, and the husband of Adolph Philipse's niece Anna French. The Adolph Philipse estate records, dated 1749 to 1767, consist of a bound notebook maintained by Joseph Reade as administrator of the estate of Adolph Philipse, from January 24, 1749 (1750 New Style) to August 19, 1763, comprising a detailed inventory of the estate at properties in Manhattan and at Philipsburg Manor, with related accounts. The inventory lists cash and other valuables, outstanding debts, household belongings, and other property. Individual slaves at both locations are identified. Reade attested the records in 1767. less