New York’s feudal manors survived until the mid-nineteenth century

Evidence

The whole system was an anomaly, and it bore bitter fruit, in the form of constant unrest, from dissatisfied tenants and from squatters. But the manors hung on until the middle of the nineteenth century; at that point, the antirent movement finally broke the power of the landlords. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 289

Categorization

• XREF: Direct evidence of English feudalism persisting on American soil and dying by political movement, not statute — connects to the book’s earlier theme that legal change comes through pressure, not overhaul. — connects to: Late-nineteenth-century courts functioned as a shield protecting established interests — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3602; Across nineteenth-century Europe the bourgeoisie integrated into aristocratic regimes rather than overturning them — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism: A Marxist…, 183
• SHARE: The Van Rensselaer manor at 850,000 acres persisting until the antirent movement is a striking concrete for anyone working on American land history.

Broader Connections

• Across nineteenth-century Europe the bourgeoisie integrated into aristocratic regimes rather than overturning them #corroborates (0.75) — Alex Callinicos, Against Postmodernism, 183
• Late-nineteenth-century courts functioned as a shield protecting established interests #corroborates (0.72) — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3602