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circa 1585-1763
Hyde, Edward, Lord of Cornbury, 1661-1723
Power of attorney
Docketed on verso.
GLC03107.04922
Court of Common Pleas
Case in the Court of Common Pleas
Jan Bronk charged Barent Gerritse and Marten van Bergen with the trespass of unlawfully cutting down his pine trees.
GLC03107.04923
The court case involves John Budd, John Bronck, and Thomas Ore. Due to damage, much of the document is illegible.
GLC03107.04924
Memorandum about a disputation of the Livingston title to the Manor
The memo discusses gathering witnesses and documents for a case involving the disputation of the Livingston's title to the Manor.
GLC03107.04925
Defense for a possible legal action
The author writes that it is possible that Mr. Rensselaer and Mr. Schuyler may bring a legal action against them.
GLC03107.04926
Williams, E., ?
Rejection of the petition of Petrus Polfer
The manuscript explains that in 1795, Petrus Polfer petitioned the Assembly to challenge the rights of the original proprieters of the Manor of Livingston. After investigating the charges, the Assembly concluded that the proprieter's had been in...
GLC03107.04927
Directions for running a boundary line according to a land patent of 1715
GLC03107.04928
Law suit brought before the Court of Common Pleas
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.
GLC03107.04929
Copy of a bail bond
GLC03107.04930
Vrooman, Adam/van Olinda, P., ?
Petition to purchase a tract of land
The petitioners Adam Vrooman and P. van Olinda ask the Mayor and Aldermen if they may purchase a tract of land currently used by Indians, as it would be a convenient settlement for their children.
GLC03107.04931
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