Testimonial extending the public thanks and presenting the freedom of the city to Andrew Hamilton 1735

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Testimonial extending the public thanks and presenting the freedom of the city to Andrew Hamilton 1735

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Testimonial extending the public thanks and presenting the freedom of the city to Andrew Hamilton for his "generous Defence of the Rights of Mankind and the Liberty of the Press in the Case of John Peter Zenger." Document is signed by clerk Will Sharpas "By order of the Common Council."

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New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6313525

New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division

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Zenger, John Peter, 1697-1746

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New York (N.Y.). Common Council

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New Amsterdam was founded by the Dutch in 1625 and quickly grew into a center of commerce between North America and Europe. In 1664, the British seized control of the island from Dutch Governor Peter Stuyvesant, and renamed it New York City. In 1686, British Governor Thomas Dongan received a royal charter for the city. Governor John Montgomerie's charter of 1730/1731 established the city as a local government and as a corporation, allowing the city to own land and to hold legislative authority o...

Hamilton, Andrew, approximately 1676-1741

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Sharpas, Will.

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