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James Hunt was one of four men who were appointed Commissioners of Sequestration for Westchester County. The Commissioners of Sequestration “paid for bringing in the effects of the Disaffected; took firewood, timber &c from Sequestered Estates for the use of the Army; and assessed small amounts, generally not exceeding £3., on farms formerly owned by those who had gone to the Enemy” (New York in the Revolution as Colony and State Supplement, Albany, N.Y.: 1901, 251). Hunt issued this receipt to Gold Bowton (possibly Gould Bouton, who was born in 1733 and died in 1814) who purchased wheat from the Commissioners of Sequestration in 1777.
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Document Title: Receipt for purchase of wheat from James Hunt to Gold Bowton. Dated Bedford, N.Y., May 27, 1777.
Call Number: Mss. #61
Creator/Author: Hunt, James
Creation Date: 1777
Coverage: 1777
Format: Handwritten manuscript
Location: Bedford, N.Y.
Cite As: Courtesy of the Westchester County Historical Society.
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