Flatlands land patents and military commission 1667-1787

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Flatlands land patents and military commission 1667-1787

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Two land patents issued by colonial New York Governors Richard Nicolls and Thomas Dongan, dating from 1667 and 1685, for the Town of Amersfort (Flatlands) in Kings County. Also included is a commission of appointment to the Kings County Militia issued to Nicholas Schenk of Gravesend, dated 1787.

1.5 Linear feet; in two folders in one oversize box.

Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)

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New York (Colony). Governor (1664-1668 : Nicolls)

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Richard Nicolls (1624-1672) was the first English colonial governor of New York. He served from 1664, when the English won control of the province from the Dutch, to 1668. From the guide to the Richard Nicolls Breuckelen patent, 1667, (Brooklyn Historical Society) ...

Kings County (N.Y.) |x Militia. Militia.

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Schenck, Nicholas

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Nicolls, Richard, 1624-1672

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Limerick, Thomas Dongan, Earl of, 1634-1715

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Thomas Dongan, 2nd Earl of Limerick, was appointed provincial governor of New York in 1682 by James, the Duke of York who had become the Lord Proprietor of the province. From the description of Order of Thomas Dongan to Benjamin Collier, 1684, Mar. 16. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 680379258 Colonial Governor of New York. From the description of Document signed, 1686 July 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 2705...