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Description

1. .1 linear feet (1 volume).

Summary

1. William H. Vanderbilt (1821-1885) was a wealthy American businessman who expanded the railroad system created by his father Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794-1887). The New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company was formed in 1869 with the merger of two Vanderbilt-controlled companies, the New York Central Railroad Company and the Hudson River Railroad Company. The manuscript (1 volume, 360 pages, partially blank, with tipped-in index and maps) is a comprehensive abstract of title of properties acquired by William H. Vanderbilt and the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company during the years 1878 to 1880, on the upper west side of Manhattan. The area encompassed 65th to 72nd Streets, between Eleventh (West End) Avenue and the westerly line of the City of New York in the Hudson River. The abstract addresses the City's title to soil under the Hudson River, associated with titles to adjacent upland properties originating in the Somarindyke, Harsen, and Boggs estates. Supporting records include abstracted colonial charters, deeds and other conveyances, wills, and court proceedings, as well as cadastral survey maps and street diagrams. The manuscript, written in a clerical hand, was probably prepared by a New York City law firm.

Subject

1. Vanderbilt, William H. 1821-1885
2. New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company
3. Abstracts of title -- New York (State) -- New York
4. Land titles -- New York (State) -- New York
5. Railroads -- New York (State) -- New York
6. Real property -- New York (State) -- New York
7. Riparian rights -- New York (State) -- New York

Genre/Form

1. Cadastral maps.
2. Manuscript maps.
3. Property records.

Call number

1. MssCol 24574

Note

1. An index to property owners and a portion of the maps is included.

Access (note)

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Provenance (note)

1. Purchased from High Ridge Books, Inc., 2018.

Title

1. Abstracts relating to lands from 65th to 72nd Streets owned by William H. Vanderbilt and the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company.

Production

1. circa 1878-1908.

Type of content

1. text

Type of medium

1. unmediated

Type of carrier

1. volume

Restricted access

1. Apply to Manuscripts and Archives Division for access at http://www.nypl.org/mssref

Provenance

1. Purchased from High Ridge Books, Inc., 2018.

Connect to:

1. Finding aid

Occupation

1. Businessmen.
2. Railroad executives.

Research call number

1. MssCol 24574