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Paper presented to the Council to dispute William Smith's claims to authority

Abraham de Peyster, Samuel Staats, Robert Walters, & Thomas Weaver presented the paper to Council. The document is marked as a copy.

GLC03107.04847

Obligations of the Assembly after the death of the Earl of Bellomont

The manuscript states that since the death of the Earl of Bellomont, William Smith has claimed to be his successor, but has only hindered the work of the Assembly. Smith has delayed the realization of Bellomont's work, and the Assembly calls for his...

GLC03107.04934

Order to leave William Smith's papers out of the Council Book

The document declares material in William Smith's papers to be unjust and insulting, and therefore unfit to be recorded in the Council Book. The document was signed by Abraham de Peyster, Samuel Staats, Robert Walters, and Thomas Weaver. Marked as...

GLC03107.04935