A letter to the Albany Committee likely authored by Peter Van Schaack. (This letter appears to be a later draft of the same letter written by Van Schaack, which is held by the New York Historical Society.) Van Schaack requested safe passage to a place of his choice and the right to "dispose" of his land "by sale or otherwise." He also addressed the "infamy" (underlined) of the "informers" (also underlined), perhaps a reference to individuals who informed the committee of his Loyalist political views.  In concluding his letter, he again revisted what he referred to as the "Immutable Laws of Nature" and the "Rights of Mankind."

Identifier
NYSA_A4016-77_V7_F139g

Date Original
January 1777

Contributor
Van Schaack, Peter.

Language
English

Source
New York State Archives, New York State Engineer and Surveyor. Records of Surveys and Maps of State Lands, 1686-1892. Series A4016-77, Volume 7, Folder 139, Item g.

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