Report of the trial before Judges Thompson and Betts, in the Circuit Court of the U.S. for the southern district of New-York : in the case of James Jackson, ex dem. Theodosius Fowler and others vs. James Carver : involving the claim of John Jacob Astor to lands in Putnam County : with the arguments of counsel, and the charges of Judge Thompson / by Edward V. Sparhawk.

Other author/creatorBetts, Samuel Rossiter, 1787-1868.
Other author/creatorThompson, Smith, 1768-1843.
Other author/creatorJackson, James, plaintiff.
Other author/creatorCarver, James, 1782-1837, defendant.
Other author/creatorUnited States. Circuit Court (2nd Circuit)
SeriesSabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926
Sabin Americana : History of the Americas, 1500-1926. UNAUTHORIZED
Local noteEarly Republic.
Local note2011AE28200.
General noteThis trial, one of the most important episodes in the modern history of Putnam County, was the result of John Jacob Astor's claim to the ownership of the revisionary rights to the lands included in lots 3, 5 and 9, which were the share of Mary Philipse Morris as one of the three owners of the Philipse patent.
General noteReproduction of original from The American Antiquarian Society.
General noteSabin no. 88951.
Reproduction noteElectronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Gale, a part of Cengage Learning, 2012. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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