Court of Common Pleas Law suit brought before the Court of Common Pleas
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03107.04929 Author/Creator: Court of Common Pleas Place Written: Albany, New York Type: Manuscript document Date: circa 1585-1763 Pagination: 1p. + docket 40.7 x 32.3 Order a Copy
In the law suit, Reyer Schermerhorn charged that Karel Hamsen Toll defamed his character by speaking ill of him in the Dutch tongue, not realizing that Schermerhorn could understand. Schermerhorn therefore sued Hansen for slander.
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