Mike, My simple question provided you a verbatim account from CBM, and asked you to place the events in chronological order. If you really need time to prepare a long explanation, then perhaps you should consider whether you truly are following the facts in your analysis.
Also, I am still waiting for straight answer to two more straightforward questions I asked you days ago. From the perspective of CBM and the developer:
- Were the building lots in the development convenient to NGLA, or not?
- Was the developer looking to generate business from NGLA's membership, or not?
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Jeff Brauer, Now that you are posting again, care to set the record straight regarding your bombastic accusations from the other night? If you've had a chance to reread the relevant portions of Scotland's Gift you know that my summary of the chronology is straight out of the book.
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For what it's worth the land assembly at NGLA looks to have more parts than I would have thought. So far, in searching the current tax rolls I've come up with six pieces of property than are taxed separately that are owned by NGLA or National Golf Club. The main piece is 185.3 acres. The second is 1.9 acres that appears to be behind the 9th green on Rt 39. The third is 52.6 acres at 394 Sebonac Rd (Pat might want to search that one on Google Maps). The other three are 1.4 acres, 7.4 acres, and 4.0 acres. The other four all have street addresses on Sebonac Inlet Rd.
There may be more pieces. There's a lot of properties on the tax rolls.
Now, if we can find the deeds for these properties ................
Thanks Bryan.
A few more transactions for you to consider:
From the Sag Harbor Express, 1907-11-28: The National Golf Club has bought from Capt. Hubert A. White four acres of land bordering on the west side of Sebonac Creek.
From the Sag Harbor Express, 1910-10-06: S. J. Raynor and wife to National Golf Links of America, lot west side of Ram Island Path, adjoining Sebonac, town of Southampton.
For what it is worth, CBM reportedly purchased much of his estate from the estate of Hubert A. White, so while it certainly could be, I am not sure that this is even golf course property. (According to the watershed website, It looks like Sebonac Creek curves way east and around that land.) (Keep in mind that according to something Sven posted earlier, CBM may have held the deed on the primary property before a certain date, so we might have to sort out what was CBM's estate and what was golf course for the early transactions.)
As for the different names, "National Golf Club" was the name used during development and (I believe) before incorporation, so the properties in the "National Golf Club" name may be properties acquired earlier. (Somewhere in these threads there is a discussion and an article about the name. I recall Travis takes credit for some aspect of the name.)