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Sundrys Plundered from Philip Van Cortland of New Jersey

An Account of Sundrys plundered from Philip Van CORTLAND’s Family and destroyed by the Rebels before & after he was driven from his house for refusing to renounce his allegiance & to bear arms against his lawful Sov’reign, 1776, New Jersey

Cattle	Ł
1 Horse	30.
2 Mares & colts	100.
2 Colts	75.
12 Cows	72.
6 black cattle	36.
22 English Sheep & lambs	44.
	357.

Hay & Grain in barracks
17 Tons best English hay	68.
20 Tons bog hay	20.
3 loads flax	16. 10.
2 loads English Oats	12.
25 bushells hempseed	10. 10.
16 bushells flaxseed	6. 8.
60 bushells wheat & rye	22. 10.
2 loads wheat	16.
	171. 18.

Provisions in Store
2 barrels choice beef	10.
1 Cask Gammons	8.
2500 bushells Turnips on 6 Acres expecting the British Troops & fell into the Rebels hands	125.
1 Cask old Madiera wine	20.
1 Cask old Mettieglin	6.
	169.
1 Cask Spirits	5.
2 firkins butter & hogs fat	14. 10.
200 lb tallow	5
110 bushells potatoes	16. 10.
Cabbages, Cellory, Beets, & cask with garden seeds	15.
	56.

Farm Tools & carriages
1 Chair & Whisky	30.
1 Waggon, Corn Mill & farm tools	25.
	55.

Furniture
Kitchen furniture totally	50.
Furniture in the house destroyed by ye Rebels most wantonly in their nightly revels Vizt.
7 Mahogany chairs	10. 10.
Branches & Andirons	2. 16.
1 large family picture	15.
Clock & desk	15.
Tables & Escrutore	18.
Dashwood & Argyle, pictures	2. 16.
10 leather Chairs	7. 10.
1 Spinning Wheel	18.
	122. 8.
Children’s bed cloaths	7.
1 Mahagony & another chair	4.
1 large family dining table	10.
3 large loads containing wearing Apparel, bedding, servants & Childrens cloaths plundered from his Servants at Cecaucus ferry when they were coming to New York with Genl. Washington’s pass	325.
Linen, Blanketts, Gilt pictures, Mrs. CORTLAND’s & his Own pictures & cloaths taken near Pompton	235.
	581.

Arms &c.
1 Fuzee & Accoutrements	6. 8.
2 Musketts, Bayonets &c	6.
1 Drum, 3 fifes & bag flints	5. 10.
1 large jug with powder	2. 12.
	20. 10.

Sundrys
Expences for five months when obliged to furnish Rebel Officers & Servants with provisions and drink, in the most profuse manner during which time they destroyed a pipe Madeira & a Cellar fill’d with liquor exclusive of that in ye Store	250.
Paid for moving effects at night into Sussex for safety	66. 10.
Paid moving his Family, 22 in number to New York, when turned out of doors in a Snow Storm 40 miles from the City	79.
	395. 10.
Paid Storage & boatage on ye way	26. 10.
Paid Dutch Farmers carting at night for cattle in Sussex	3.
Paid Guides in ye Mountains during pursuit	6. 8.
Paid Expences during ditto	9.
30 yd wool	4. 10.
	49. 8.

Young Cattle & wood
Young cattle secreted with Dutch Farmers, discovered & sold. 1 beautiful Mare, 1 horse, 3 colts, 9 heifers & Steers, with a number of Sheep	260.
20 Acres wood cur down & destroyed	200.
80 cords Wood ready cut & corded which he paid for, & which they refused his family, tho’ greatly distress’d @ 5/ Pr. Cord	20.
	480.

Pearl Ash manufactory
2 large boilers	30.
2 Smaller ditto	24.
30 large Ash tubs	30.
2 large coppers	40.
3 pumps (1 copper box’d)	9.
4 cisterns	12.
2 hoes, 2 scrapers, hammers &c	5.
2 cedar troughs & 4 iron grates	8.
2 large iron coolers	6.
1 large iron refinery	10.
1 barrel pearl Ash	19.
2000 lives ashes in Ash house collected by Servants @ 8d Pr. Bushel	75.
	268.
Debts due Philip V Cortland in New Jersey & his books and which by means of his Attainder are irrecoverably lost	1913. 6. 8.
Deduct Ł 101 being the difference of light money reduced to Yk. Curry.	101.
	1812. 6. 8.
Farm sold in the County of Morris by Act of Assembly with improvements in Buildings & 20 Acres bog meadows newly ditched & reduced to English grass in high order	1200.
York Currency Ł	5788. 2. 8.
Estimate of New York Estate brought from page (6) N York Curry.	8774. 5. 7.
Ł	14512. 8. 3.

Which sum reduced to sterling is Ł 8465. 11. 6.

Samuel OGDEN Esquire late one of His Majesty’s Justices of the Peace for the County of Morris in East New Jersey & Lieut. Coll. of Militia of Said County and Richard KEMBLE Esquire of Mount Kemble in the Town of Morris, in the County aforesaid being duly Sworn on the holy Evangelist of Almighty God, depose & say that they were well acquainted with the Farm of Philip VAN CORTLAND Esquire on which he lived in Hanover in the County of Morris Aforesaid at the time he was driven from the same & joined the British Army, & that they verily believe the sum of Twelve hundred pounds to be the just value thereof & the Improvements thereon.

And Also that they were well acquainted with the personal Estate on said Farm, and that they verily believe the Account of the Articles mentioned to have been thereon in the within estimate to be right and just.

And they do further say the said Farm was confiscated and sold by a law of the State of New Jersey and is now in possession of the purchaser.

Saml. OGDEN
Richd. KEMBLE

Sworn to this Sixth day
of October 1783 before me
D Mathews MAYOR

Great Britain, Public Record Office, Audit Office, Class 13, Volume 112, folios 3-4.

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