Document: Order postponing the consideration of a petition of Gregory Dexter for land for himself and a few English families

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New York State Archives

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NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0038b

Description

Order. Postponing the consideration of a petition of Gregory Dexter for land for himself and a few English families.

Document Date

1655-05-13

Document Date (Date Type)

1655-05-13

Document Type

Order

Minutes

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Order

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Translation

13 May

At the session, having seen the petition of Gregory Dexter for a parcel of land in this province of New Netherland for him and some English families, together with letters of recommendation to this end given to him by Milady Deborah Mody and John Broune, after consideration the response was given that the petition be held until the return of the honorable director general Petrus Stuyvesant who is expected shortly. Ady ut supra.

References

From the collections of the New York State Archives, Albany, New York. https://www.archives.nysed.gov/

Translation link see: http://iarchives.nysed.gov/xtf/view?docId=tei/A1809/NYSA_A1809-78_V06_0038b.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translation: Scott, K., & Stryker-Rodda, K. (Ed.). New York Historical Manuscripts: Dutch, Vol. 4, Council Minutes, 1638-1649 (A. Van Laer, Trans.). Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc.: 1974.

Copyright to the published bound volume is held by the Holland Society of New York.
A complete copy of this publication is available on the New Netherland Institute website.