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John Stites - Audit Office compensation application 1 Pg 612 To the Commissioners appointed by Act of Parliament to enquire into the losses and services of the American Loyalists The memorial of Mr John Stites late of the City of New York, Merchant. Sheweth...... That
your memorialist at the commencement of the late unhappy disturbance in America
was settled in New York, that he was with many other of the inhabitants of that
City obliged to leave it in 1776 being compelled thereto by the supporters of
the American Congress. (Signed) John Stites By his attorney - William Taylor, Castle Street, Oxford Markett N5 Feby 20 1784 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pg 613 & 614 Elizabeth Town October 28th 1782 An inventory of the real estate of Mr. John Stites, which has been confiscated and sold by a law of the State of New Jersey consisting of one farm situate about half a mile from Elizabeth Town in New Jersey. Valued by the subscribers (who live in the neighbourhood and are well acquainted with the premises) containing twenty seven acres and a half an acre with good improvements thereon at fourteen hundred pounds lawful money of New Jersey. As witness our hands the day and year abovesaid,
(Signed) Jonathan I. Dayton, Edward Thomas. Sworn before me to the above valuation, Isaac
Woodruffe, Justice of the Peace in Elizabeth Town.
John Stites personally appeared before me, And being duly
sworn did depose and say that the above Inventory of debts due him amounting to
three thousand two hundred and eighty eight pounds 15 p New York Currency, is
just and true, and that the same has been confiscated by a Law of the State of
New Jersey. And the deponent believes many of them have been actually paid into
treasury of the said State. By reason of his having joined the British Army. John Stites Sworn before me this 31 Oct 1783, Robt. N. Auchmuty, Not pub. (Notary Public) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- City of New York in North America.
Be it remembered that on the thirty first day of October in the year of
our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty three personally appeared before
me Robert Nicholls Auchmuty Esq., Notary and ? Public by Royal Authority duly
admitted sworn and residing in the said City of New York, the within named John
Stites of the same City Merchant and was by me duly sworn to the truth of the
annexed affidavit to which he has asigned his name, and subscribed my hand Inot testor manu et Sigil : Tabets (Signed) Robt N. Auchmuty, not pub. London, February 23d 1786 The foregoing are true copies of the originals deposited
in this Office. John ?? Acknowledgements to the National Archives - Audit Office ref :- AO/13/83 Note - As is so often the case with the Stites name it
has been incorrectly copied in the above document as Stiles. However it’s
sister documents AO/12/14 & AO/13/111 correctly spell the name as Stites,
and the latter includes a signature of John Stites with the correct spelling. To correct the first documents errors, and to try and
prevent perpetuating the incorrect transcribings, I have transcribed Stiles as Stites. |