Document: Petition from the town of Flushing

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Document ID

NYSA_A1810-78_V12_52

Description

Petition. William Laurence, Tobias Feke and Robert Terrey, delegates from Flushing, complaining that the town of Hempstead encroaches on their lands. [1657]

Document Date

1657-01-26

Document Date (Date Type)

1657-01-26

Document Type

Petition

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Petition

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Translation

We whose names are vnderwritten being deputed by our towne of Flushing to Advise with the honored the gouernour & his Councell Concerning some perticulars Among other thinges we finding ourselves Agreaued that our neighbours of Hempsted does make intrusion vpon the bounds of our patient Concerning which some overture has bene made for redresse to the late gouemour Kiffet but nothing being done in the business & things of that nature being let run produceth great trouble & Contention we therefore at this time by the Aprobation of our Towne have had acsese to the gouemour & his Councell that they would se our rights Continued to vs According to our pattent & we shall Rest yours ever obliged in all due thankfullnes in the behalfe of the towne this 26th of January 1657.

William Lawrence
Tobias Feke
Robert Terrey

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/A1810/NYSA_A1810-78_V12_52.xml

Published bound volume is also available: Translated in: Correspondence, 1647-1653, trans. and ed. Charles T. Gehring ("New Netherland Documents Series") (Syracuse: Syracuse University Press, 2000).

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.