All Items 1 Collection 1 Archives & Special Collections 1 Contributor 3 Amherst of Arracan, William Pitt Amherst, Earl, 1773-1857 1 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 1 Van Alen, John E., (John Evert), 1749-1807 1 Topic 3 Correspondence 1 Death and burial 1 Estate 1 Part Of 1 Jeffery Amherst Collection 1 Genre 1 Correspondence 1 Subject 3 Amherst of Arracan, William Pitt Amherst, Earl, 1773-1857 – Correspondence 1 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 – Death and burial 1 Amherst, Jeffery Amherst, Baron, 1717-1797 – Estate 1 William Pitt Amherst letter to John Van Alen, 1797 August 30 Amherst of Arracan, William Pitt Amherst, Earl, 1773-1857 A letter from William Pitt Amherst to John Evert Van Alen, dated August 30, 1797. William Pitt Amherst writes to inform Van Alen of the death of his uncle, Jeffery Amherst, and his inheritance of the Amherst title, estate and business. William Pitt requests that Van Alen conduct a survey of Jeffery Amherst's property in New York State so that he may determine the rent and duration of the current leases on the property. William Pitt Amherst letter to John Van Alen, 1797 August 30