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Title |
Ann Perine's Loyalist Memorial |
Collection Name |
Perine Family Papers |
Date |
April 1, 1788 |
Description |
This document is Ann Perine's Loyalist Memorial to the "Honorable William Pitt, Minister of the Court of Great Brittain [Britain]." The document refers to the "unhappy contest between this and the Mother Country" and her "faithful performance of her duty to the Crown of Great Brittain." It asks for a response to her request for compensation for cutting woodland for "Works made on the Heights at the Narrows for defense of this Island, during the late War." It is related to the Billiou-Stillwell-Perine house and its property and is referenced in Phillip Papas, "That Ever Loyal Island: Staten Island and the American Revolution," pp. 93-94. (Keywords: HRT, New York, Revolutionary War) (This is a description of a single item within the Perine Family Papers, MS179.000) |
Biography and History |
The Billiou-Stillwell-Perine House, built ca. 1663, is the oldest house on Staten Island. It stands at 1476 Richmond Road in Dongan Hills, and is owned by the Staten Island Historical Society, Historic Richmond Town. |
Legal Status |
Items represented here are from the collections of the Staten Island Historical Society. Materials reproduced for personal non-commercial use must credit the Staten Island Historical Society. Commercial licensing is available. |
Catalog Number |
MS179.000.ITEM.0049 |
Object Name |
Document |
Archival Description Level |
Item |
Parent Record |
MS179.000 |
Earliest Date |
1788 |
Latest Date |
1788 |
Lexicon Sub-category |
Documentary Artifact |
Associated People |
Perine, Ann (Holmes) |
Support Acknowledgment |
Online Collections Database record made possible by the Staten Island Historical Society, July 2019. |