About Augustus Van Cortlandt

Augustus Van Cortlandt was an American lawyer who served as the last Clerk of the City and County of New York under British rule, who hid the city records at his family's estate manor house in 1776.

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Occupation: politician, lawyer
Born: August 3, 1728
Died: December 20, 1823

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Augustus Van Cortlandt

American lawyer (1728–1823)

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