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circa 1585-1763
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
Court of Common Pleas
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
Clute, Johan, fl. 16th-17th century
Petition of Johan Clute to the Court of Common Pleas
In his petition, Johan Clute stated that he paid all of his late uncle's debts.
GLC03107.04932
1701/07/28
Financial document [in French]
GLC03107.04933
1701/04/14
Peyster, Abraham de, fl. 1768
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
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