I found an old deed for Manhattan and Long Island 1645 and 1649. Is it worth anything?
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I would take it to Christies Auction. I can bet it's really worthless since every square inch of Manhattan is spoken for. Maybe you could write Donald Trump and ask him about it too.
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You might want to check any of the large auction houses websites or just check with your local historic society for ideas on where you can check for something like this topic.
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Lenape and New Netherland: Prehistory:1613-1664\nMain article: History of New York City (prehistory-1664)\nPrehistory in the area began with the geological formation of the peculiar territory of what is today New York City. The area was long inhabited by the Lenape; Lenape in canoes met Giovanni da Verrazzano, the first European explorer to enter New York Harbor, in 1524. Giovanni da Verrazzano named this place New Angoulême in the honor of the French king Francis I. European settlement began with the founding of the Dutch fur trading settlement in Lower Manhattan in 1613 later called New Amsterdam (Nieuw Amsterdam) in the southern tip of Manhattan in 1624. Later in 1626, Peter Minuit established a long tradition of shrewd real estate investing when he purchased Manhattan Island and Staten Island from native people in exchange for trade goods. (Legend, now long disproved, has it that the island was purchased for $24 worth of glass beads.) Minuit's settlement was also a haven for Huguenots seeking religious liberty.\n\nIn 1640, Peter Stuyvesant was appointed governor, and ruled as a member of the Dutch Reformed Church. He curtailed the city's religious freedoms and closed all of the city's taverns. The colony was granted self-government in 1652. In 1664, the British conquered the area and renamed it New York. The Dutch regained it in August 1673, renaming the city "New Orange", before ceding New Netherland permanently to the English for what is now Surinam in November 1674.\n\nSee also: New Amsterdam \n\n[edit] British and Revolution: 1665-1783\nMain article: History of New York City (1665-1783)\nThis period began with the establishment of English rule over formerly Dutch New Amsterdam and New Netherland. As the newly renamed City of New York and surrounding areas developed, there was a growing independent feeling among some, but the area was decidedly split in its loyalties. The site of modern Greater New York City was the theatre of the New York Campaign, a series of major battles in the early American Revolutionary War. After early success in that campaign the city became the British political and military center of operations in North America for the remainder of the war. Nathan Hale was hanged in Manhattan after the Battle of Long Island. In addition, the British began to hold the majority of captured American prisoners of war aboard prison ships in Wallabout Bay, across the East River in Brooklyn. More Americans lost their lives from neglect aboard the prison ships than died in every battle of the war, combined. New York was greatly damaged twice by fires of dubious origin during the British occupation that followed the Battle of Brooklyn at the start of the American Revolutionary War. The occupation lasted until November 25, 1783. George Washington returned to the city that same November 25th as the last British forces left the United States. For about a century afterward the day was widely celebrated locally as "Evacuation Day". The Continental Congress met in New York City under the Articles of Confederation.\n\nCity of New York\nPopulation by year [1] \n1790 33,131 \n1800 60,515 \n1810 96,373 \n1820 123,706 \n1830 202,589 \n1840 312,710 \n1850 515,547 \n1860 813,669 \n1870 942,292 \n1880 1,206,299 \n1890 1,515,301 \n1900 3,437,202 \n1910 4,766,883 \n1920 5,620,048 \n1930 6,930,446 \n1940 7,454,995 \n1950 7,891,957 \n1960 7,781,984 \n1970 7,894,862 \n1980 7,071,639 \n1990 7,322,564 \n2000 8,008,278 \nIncluding the "outer\nboroughs" before the\n1898 consolidation \n1790 49,000 \n1800 79,200 \n1830 242,300 \n1850 696,100 \n1880 1,912,000 \n\n[edit] Federal and early American: 1784-1854\nMain article: History of New York City (1784-1854)\nNew York City became the first capital of the newly formed United States on September 13, 1788 under the U.S. Constitutional Convention. On April 30, 1789 the first President of the United States, George Washington, was inaugurated at Federal Ha
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your best bet would be to go to the court house where the deed is recorded. look up the current deed on the property. from that deed you can look up who the current owners bought that property from. from that deed you can see who they bought the property from and so on. go back about 60 years.
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You might check the city or county of issue's Historical Society. They might like to have it displayed in a museum. They can give its approximate value, and you can donate it for tax deduction or simply let them "borrow" it for a designated period of time. And you can always try e-bay.
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Ok, well to start, you'd have to check back in the title (public records of the county where the property is located) to see if the property was part of a probate.  \n\nA trustees deed means the house was foreclosed on.  (The number you're referring to is called an APN number by the way  :)\n\nGo back in the county records and see what information you can get from the recorded documents.  If there is a title insurer listed on the most recent deed, try to contact them.  If nothing else, the information you receive may be able to lead you to an attorney who handled your fathers estate and you can ask questions from there.
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Hmmm...it's not worth anything, really. You may as well just give it to me...lol. Honestly, I have no idea, but I imagine that a collector of Hemmingway might pay a good deal for it.
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http://newjersey.craigslist.org/med/170762714.html\nhttp://newjersey.craigslist.org/etc/159920680.html
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List it on Ebay for a penny and see if anyone bids - that's what it's worth....whatever the market is willing to pay.\n\nBest wishes,\n\npup
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If you are in Aurora, contact the local historical society to see if they have any information on the home.  You could also go to the town clerk's office and look at the historical land records for that house and that could give you a clue to it's history too.
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The county recorders office will likely have this on file. Otherwise, you can check the last MLS listing for the property address.
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You'll have to get it authenticated.  If it is, it's worth several thousand and up depending on the condition.  Look on E-bay for completed items similar to this, that would indicate a base price.
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The best thing to do would be to check with eBay. You can do a search of current auctions and also do past auctions, I believe 15 days give or take a litte. This will give you a pretty good idea of what the value is and possibly some more information on it.\n\nYou could also purchase a program that can look back further than you are able to do on eBay, of past auctions and you may be able to find one that was sold a while back.\n\nYou may also want to check with an auctioneer or someone that deals with this type of thing, they should be able to give you a better idea.
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Yes! You need to go to an antique specialist. They could be worth allot of money!
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Ask any realtor.  This information is readily available to them.  The title or deed for the house lists all of the previous owners, what improvements were made (such as when structures on the land were built), and dated records of how much it was sold for.  I believe there is a way to obtain this information from your county's courthouse as well.
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Put it on eBay and find out
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Could be worth a good bit of change.\nhttp://www.belgraviagallery.com/DetailWA147.htm\n\n"The Velvet Underground and Nico\n...\nSigned by Warhol (twice), Lou Reed, Mae Tucker and Nico.\n...\nwith unpeeled Banana sticker on back.\n...\nPrice framed: £8500"\n\nGranted, the above has the extra (very nice!) signatures, and is framed, but the jacket is what I would consider to be in good to fair condition.  £8,500 is around $15,000.