The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-07-01
The trinity Church Property.
ONE OF THE ANNEKE JAMS BOUGHT OFF
FOR 81 ,oQO, ,o00-A GROCER OF IN
DIANAp0LIS THE LUCKY PERSON.

Indianapolis is steadily keeping pace
with her sister cities in the matter OF first
class sensations The last we have to
chronicle is in reference to settlement
OF so.ne New York property, by which
w. Fl Caldwell, well-known grocer OF
this city becomes possessed of cool
million. The following is brief history
of the ease: For the past thirty or forty
years the relatives of Mr. Caldwell have
been identified with the movement OF the
Anneke Jams heirs to obtain possession
of the Trinity Church property They
based their expectations upon the tact
that one or two Anuekes are IN the fam>
lily, and some deeds, leases and other pa
pers that have been handed down
through the family. Finally they all be-
came disgusted and gave up the claim,
refusing to have anything further to do
with the matter. These papers came into
the possession of Mr.. Caldwell, and when
he received letter from an uncle IN the
South, saying that a representative OF
the Anueke Jams heirs had called upon
him for Information which he was sup>
| posed to possess in reference to the claim,
he turned his whole attention to the mat
ter of looking up the record lie finally
became convinced that the papers he held
was of the greatest value to the Trinity
| Church corporation, aud accordingly.
! about five years since, he made propo-
/. sition to the trustees to sell ihem for
4 500 600, which was refused. Mr.. Cald-
/ we'll than made another examination aud
/ discovered that the papers he held refer
tred to eight acres of land Immediately
adjoining the Trinity Church property
! fronting on Fulton street and Broadway.
/ Further examination showed that in the
year 1773 John Cosine, his great grand
father, leased the property for 90 years,
previous to removing to Pennss lvanla.
/ In leases of this kind, seldom if any
thing is helrd of the property again by
the heirs of the original owner, but III
! this instance MIR. Caldwell clearly aud
fully established the record to the props
erty, the lease Oh which expired in 1868.
He made another proposition, this time
to the persous occupying the eight acres,
offering to sell his iniividual interest and
| the papers In is possession for 81 ,95o,-
600. After examining Mr.. Caldwell S
papers aud the records, the gentlemen,
/ through their agent, agreed to the terms,
! aud on last Friday Mr.. Caldwell lcft for
4 New York to clnse up the transfer es-
i tcrday he returned home, having in his
/ possession the authority of the occupants
/ tn draw Oh them for 5 900, 900. Mr..
Caldwell says that after arranging his
/ business matters in this city he will
spend the rest OF his days in Kentucky.
1 which is the native State OF himself and
wife. He takes his good fortune very
considerably, bur says he is hunt for
more While in New York { learned
/ Of 200 acres in Harlem that was in the
possession of John Cosinc at the time OF
the lease Of the eight acres referred to
1 above, and he is satisfied that he can
work cut fall and satisfactory claim to a
: possession OF that property. If he does.
and he speaks as though he believes it,
Cornelius Vanderbilt will have to pay
the balance of the purchase money on his
i;.mous Harlem freight depot site.-In-
/ diiaaupolts { Ind. Journal, jane 2d.