Van Slyk, Tounis, fl. 1716 Testimony regarding assessors and collectors on the Manor of Livingston
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.01110 Author/Creator: Van Slyk, Tounis, fl. 1716 Place Written: Livingston Manor, New York Type: Manuscript document signed Date: 1716/02/29 Pagination: 1p. + docket 31.2 x 19.5 cm Order a Copy
Van Slyk testifies that Mr. Cuyler told him that it is not within the Governor's power to grant Robert Livingston the power to choose assessors and collectors to assess the inhabitants of the Manor. Signed with van Slyk's mark. This is followed by a similar testimony given and signed by David Salisbury, 22 March 1716.
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