The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-08-02
CLARKE AND HIS TENANTS.
pROpERrr THIr vas TNHERIThD From
AZ v-LIEUTENINT GOJERNOR
r,,ht,ng AntI-Ecnters. nisg"iscd ~ Indinus'
an the Farms aud In the Courts View One
Family Expected &" Gain ~ victory The
Preparations to Montnuyc aud Ills story.


Mr. George Clarke. the land owner wh"
has had much property burned in Montgomery
c,nniv. presumably hy distir'ctrl wn1nia and
e,.,cn,nt-. end who has had Charlrs N'nlonye
arr. .i,g ~ % supposed accomplicc in tN" acts
NJ nacndari-m. relates th" following .ntor-
cs,int story NJ how the lands came iui his uos-
session end how the present troubles orig
.,,d. "Gan~r,, Clarke. Iiruiounu. Governor
ihW'"' ., i.. ,i,, uri,,.t, ,.,..,, from, -lG
Of New lorN "hu'I "'' h' l'S" ,,'"' Low
,ot-tg came 90 tbs country IN f' u" was /
.. ~ Vtit.,'e thr thcn Minister 81 Eus.-
V""~ -, ... ca. . t .f...t.,. ,..t...
land. H. hH" '"''''''' '''''N' 90 ""'
lived here great many years WIN rs laihcr /
,r,r HIS fathers return 10 Eh-lpnd and /
"h "'' 4. ,.... ~ ,h, r,.i,,.,,. . 3D.. ,t,.,.t .
who was N''r''"'' '' wv 'v"''f u.s. w. "'Vs,'" !
tb. Secretary of STINT, "a Albany.
u t ,.,,.it . L.. . i.t.s |
~" wealth. by whom he ha, one SON.
- u,t. tinrlo nftcr whom, iU,, son ia ,
"e'rs' n',. o.', c,"s,,' r',,trn', .....l,,,I
nam"" i''. ,-,, ~ '','''
arrr leaving Office in lI43 ami on iir death his /
.o. Inherited together the lands (which he !
sons t,,i ,,,,r,s in ,,h.,',,r..,..,,' D,.,,,,
n,,,in Montgomery. and Duichrs- counilOa. |
-. uyl, clarke had two SONS G.,r,,. and
Edward, lu' l"Tlh't ol whom WIS H' "'"'I' |
That l.t Edward WAS the one who Us known
'" tg. as Major r,y,rl h,..,,,... Ina !
IN our m"'' "
was made Malor Tor MS snl"nuy III
fhf fNhlNE ni UuNNuN 10y lI' f|N-l.~N
Wv s',,i,,ls s.r.,,r,. c........ ,.....l
from u' HIHn''i'''' '''i
~. ,nor ami his hrotror in Common MINOR
Edward brqucathcd his To his grandson. Ia
ward. In fee. Nv grandfather. Grora, HYDE
Ciorto re,.r baI any interest i'm Tho N.,y York
,"IN' T., i. ,.', H.. ,i'.i
'hndH M"l"r E"N"ru uU" tl' "''I '''' ''''''
within year of each other nh1W the tiu.' ~
the battle ot Lexington The iuurtor- o.. th"
properly were then nt school 80 lWr1. In.-
and NV father wns n clussmHtr with tluuIug.
and tho Duke of Wellington al-p attended ih.rr
NJ the same time Both my ftlrr and bis
brother were minors. In the trrn'y o' rrucr
between Great britain and DEER colonies 10
nropnrty i'm America should NOT hr subjected q,
conhsniion VI ihcir property. ana Congress
passed a law in its early DAYS 20 the cl.f tnai
Mo minor children of Brtish suhirrt- who
came III ngc within the United Statrs ol Amer
lea should be regarded as AmciIruu r'.1.us
h.r,inr " age in Albany y. y on ArriI Ok
l7sa Soon after he returned ID England. nlt.r
appdutius Gpdshoro Inuycr his attorney. and
longing To- my father and hi. lrnthcrt.-,tI..r.
he. for tho duration ~ three lives uuu.ri
i'm onch lcnsr tn continue moi loss th.u
iRirty.one years. The anls In nu' ~ s..
GooGpT wr1 ~ .or',c o@h Ir.
ANcr returning io England mr mr..r li.u.it
his brother IIWnri ont and lu i7.7 r..,ur,.d
a. this ...,,i,,,, -, Wiiln h,,r,. tlam H. ID. ,.,. d.,
rclrt the Dut.i'o-- comfy lands. Tf.n wont
home to England where nc r,nulurd untIl
Wm. Gilthrst The Romc-i ''' wi VIII, how
dwell at the hcnd II Ot-cro lake, ann settled
there permnnrntly He tbrn trootir,.l u sleoiai
act " tho I~gislaiur, enipowrrimc hin,
to hold tho land Inherited hy lin i'm
mi. state He iied i'm is35 In is55 h.
was nHturnli1.l under tho lrws of ina
State Of New York. and east his ,nte f'r An
drew Jackson inc only Pr,.il Ions be- yol.'l f,r
Trcmombrr thni went 10 tio uolls win h.r,
and old Gabe butcher. who lived on ih~ { irst-
nut farm chnileusol hI- Vot. l,....iis. l,. ,.tsl
for Jackson: ANA ile butchers were all WINGS.
and my fnthcr swore his vote through From
1907 downto his death-as tenants wrro ~ Il ..rg.
and he and they could asrrc-hr issu .i o., IS
eases. supcrsedinE the ginal ones gram ID
by Bauycr. at advanced rates 0f two. thr." or
four sh iliugs mn acre as they becnn. Oh, re-,
and moro valuable Many of those renewed
lenses were IN existence ~ late m 1854.
I'm lSiG the nnti-rrnt troubles broke ont
appointing Richard Coopsr-a nephew ~ tho
povelist, j. Fenimore Cooper who had long
else jurisdiction over the property during my
minority After became . ,i,o / .0n,inucl
easy, W to The hrenkiug ont %. thc niti-r, nj
troubles. consisting merely OF culloniinL tIr
agent up 20 his death During tic latrr years
al his life ] exercised myself ~ far H~
could 20 get the Otscsn county property
Der OF leascs. seeing To- the trrmluui iu
by limitation of others and had acood many
law suits ltigated iullyt0 conclusions bon ruu-
nection with those TRANSACTIONS. Much ~ 'l,
landlord aud tenant law Of New York To-day
has been settled in suits 10 which | have boon .
party.
The Legislature to please the ant-renters
passed bill entitled. An act 10 oartl.ze tavn.
ton All the leases on my property. both lIi
and new conlAincd claus" TINT 'h" tenants
were e. pay The taxes. The act lHs-od May
helandlord on personal property the amount
on which inc rent he rsr, iyrd ,woG,d h", ih'
ceivad 80 rsni was M pers np o
$40 being the legal Interest on n 900 Tint IuN
income. running up To- eighteen and twenty